River Crest Country Club

About River Crest Country Club:

The club’s 6368-yard golf course, which borders homes designed by leading architects of yesteryear, has hosted legends of the game. Ben Hogan enjoyed the privacy of River Crest as he regained his form and stamina following a near-fatal highway crash in 1949. Byron Nelson was a regular in the River Crest gangsome. Olympic superstar Babe Didrikson Zaharias took golf lessons at River Crest and became such a fixture that the ladies created a tournament for her—the Texas Women’s Open, which brought top competitors to River Crest from 1935 to 1955. Home-grown golfing greats from River Crest include Polly Riley and Aniela Goldthwaite, who were players and captains on the U.S. Curtis Cup Team. Hollywood came to River Crest to film a scene for the Ben Hogan story, "Follow the Sun." More recently, the course and clubhouse have figured in the novels of sportswriter Dan Jenkins.