‘The Jewel of the Ozarks’ Fourché Valley Golf Course Celebrating 30 Years of Golf in Washington County

February 17, 2022

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS – Fourché Valley Golf Course marks its 30th Anniversary in 2022. The course is a Hale Irwin Company designed 9 hole that lays beautifully in the valley as the Fourché Renault begins to run through it on Highway 8 West of Potosi. The course was a project of Sunnen Corporation and the local community in conjunction with the Y.M.C.A. of the Ozarks / Trout Lodge. The course has seen few changes over the years and offered challenging play to thousands of golf enthusiasts. The Staff and Board at Fourché Valley Golf Course are planning several special events during the year and will kick things off as the weather allows, hopefully in March or early April with a special tournament to start the year’s play. Memberships are available and the public is welcome to come visit the course, call 573-438-7888 (438-PUTT). (Course Photo)

The Fourché Valley Golf Course opened to play in May of 1992 after lengthy design and construction by the Hale Irwin Golf Services, Inc.

An ‘Open House’ was held on Friday, May 15th, 1992 at 2 p.m. and everyone was invited. A large group gathered to enjoy a course dedication and course tours with food and prizes.

The course was developed by Sunnen Products Company of St. Louis and leased to the Fourché Valley Public Golf Association.

The first description of the course, that went with the opening, said, “Nestled in the wooded Ozark hills, Fourché Valley Golf Course features a gently rolling terrain, natural rock outcroppings and waterfalls and a spring-fed creek which meanders lazily through the course.”

Ron Suchanek, Director of Corporate Administration at Sunnen, said that ‘great care was taken to preserve the natural surroundings’.

Fourché Valley Golf Course has seen some changes yet the footprint of the original course and facility is all still intact.

Several holes have become golfer’s favorites and also, perhaps, their biggest challenge.

The course offers a good variety of challenges on the nine hole layout and also has a fully stocked golf shop that has food and refreshments readily available when the course is open for play.

The Potosi High School Trojans field a golf team based at the course and there have been numerous benefit tournaments over the years that have helped support the community.

Watch for details as we head to warmer weather and the grass gets green!

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