{"id":23910,"date":"2026-11-05T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/23910\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:00:43","slug":"the-hyde-park-golf-club-is-a-jacksonville-gem-that-has-endured-for-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/23910\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hyde Park Golf Club is a Jacksonville gem that has endured for a century"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 11, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Hyde Park Golf Club on Jacksonville’s Westside will celebrate its 100th anniversary later in 2025.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"A<\/p>\n

A tee sign marks the beginning of the 18 holes at Hyde Park. The par-4 hole is a dogleg left, which is a feature of the course designed in 1925 by Canadian Stanley Thompson.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Billy<\/p>\n

Billy Maxwell, holding the medal he won in 1951 for the U. S. Amateur golf championship, owned the Hyde Park Golf Club with partner Chris Blocker from 1971 to his passing in 2021.<\/p>\n

Times-Union File\"Hyde<\/p>\n

Hyde Park Golf Club general manager Garrett Bevill (left) and superintendent Dan Rineberg talk course changes coming to the nearly 100-year old Westside facility.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"A<\/p>\n

A heavy equipment operator moves earth as part of the renovation of the 14th tee of the Hyde Park Golf Club, on Jacksonville’s Westside.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"The<\/p>\n

The Hyde Park Golf Club clubhouse renovation is taking shape at the Westside Jacksonville facility. It will be finished to coincide with the course’s 100th anniversary later this year.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"The<\/p>\n

The rear portion of the new Hyde Park clubhouse and the interior will be finished later in 2025.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Chris<\/p>\n

Chris Blocker was the co-owner of Hyde Park Golf Club with Billy Maxwell from 1971 until his passing in 2016.<\/p>\n

Times-Union File\"Two<\/p>\n

Two 400-foot radio towers belonging to Clear Channel reach into the summer sky on July 1 at the Hyde Park Golf Club on Jacksonville’s Westside.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"More<\/p>\n

More parking space is being cleared at the Hyde Park Golf Club on Jacksonville’s Westside.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Stanley<\/p>\n

Stanley Thompson designed, remodeled or constructed 145 courses in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and South America and designed the Hyde Park Golf Club in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

Provided By The Stanley Thompson Society\"A<\/p>\n

A scorecard for the Hyde Park Golf Club depicting Donald Ross as the architect. Research has since shown that Stanley Thompson of Canada was the designer.<\/p>\n

Times-Union File\"Mark<\/p>\n

Mark McCumber, the 1988 Players Champion who grew up at the Hyde Park Golf Club owned by Billy Maxwell, speaks at a Celebration of LIfe service for Maxwell at the club on Sept. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Ben<\/p>\n

Ben Hogan famously made an 11 at the Hyde Park Golf Club’s par-3 sixth hole during the third round of the 1947 Jacksonville Open. A plaque with the shot-by-shot account is on the wall at the temporary pro shop at Hyde Park.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"The<\/p>\n

The par-3 sixth hole of the Hyde Park Golf Club shows the large bunker on the right and the edge of the pond on the left that led to World Golf Hall of Fame member Ben Hogan making an 8-over 11 during the 1947 Jacksonville Open.<\/p>\n

Times-Union File\"A<\/p>\n

A group finishes their round at the par-4 18th hole of the Hyde Park Golf Club on July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Trees<\/p>\n

Trees frame the seventh green of the Hyde Park Golf Club.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Alan<\/p>\n

Alan White, who said he has played at Hyde Park since 1961, gets ready to tee off at the 14th hole of the Westside Jacksonville golf course.<\/p>\n

Garry Smits\/The Times-Union\"Charles<\/p>\n

Charles Raulerson of Jacksonville, a two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner and former PGA Tour member, grew up playing at the Hyde Park Golf Club.<\/p>\n

Times-Union File\"The<\/p>\n

The Bevill Family is keeping the Hyde Park Golf Club going into its second century. From the left and owners Melanie and Tommy Bevill and their son, Hyde Park general manager Garrett Bevill.<\/p>\n

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