South of downtown in the Cedar Crest neighborhood, the course was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and was the site of the tenth PGA Championship in 1927, won by Walter Hagen in early November.

[2][3] It was his fourth consecutive PGA title and fifth overall, the ninth of his eleven major championships.

Cedar Crest also hosted the Dallas Open in 1926, won by Macdonald Smith in late January.

[4][5] Established in 1916 and opened 106 years ago in 1919, the course is where a young Harry Cooper (1904–2000) honed his skills.

[7] It hosted the United Golf Association Negro National Open in 1954, and the USGA's Public Links later that year.