A 100 Year celebration is planned for Saturday, July 23rd to showcase Eaton County Club’s historic Clubhouse, its 9-Hole golf course and to recognize the contribution it has had to the local community.

A full day of activities is planned and the public is encouraged to participate.  Plans are for a 9-hole scramble golf outing and an Open House celebration in the ballroom with light refreshments provided.

ECC dates to 1915 when a lease taken on land of which part was seeded into a few primitive holes along Hillcrest Rd and Rt. 732. Sheep were used as mowers and Hole 1 was the current hole 5. As time passed, in 1924 the green for Hole 9 was built.  So Eaton CC does not have one original date for the course, but it does for the Clubhouse, which is 1922. 

In 1920, the 40 acres were purchased and the course started to be similar to what is there today. Soon thereafter Dayton Ohio Pro Nipper Campbell redesigned and over seeded all the greens and is given credit for the design of the course. In 1954 17 acres of what is now hole 9 and the practice range was added; before that Hole 1 and 9 shared the same fairway. Many improvements have been made over the years, but overall, the layout of the course has nearly been the same for the last 100 years.

Should you wish to participate or donate your time or finances for the event, contact Barb Rohl via email at: barbrohl@msn.com or Barb Garber via email at: bgarber03@yahoo.com.