The Columbia Country Club is the successor of the Columbia Golf Club, which was organized on September 29, 1898 by nine men. Originally there were twenty members. The first location of the Club was on the east side of Brightwood Avenue, afterwards
known as Georgia Avenue, in the neighborhood of Schuetzen Park.
The present site was purchased in 1909 from the Chevy Chase Land Company. The certificate of incorporation is dated August 25, 1909. The design of Frederick B. Pyle for the club house was selected from among four submitted. The golf course was designed
by Walter J. Travis, a noted golfer of the day. Although there is no newspaper record of the event, the opening of the new Club occurred on January 6, 1911. Early Club minutes were lost.
The U.S. Golf Open was held at the Club in 1921. With the exception of the eighth hole, there have been changes (for the better) on all holes of the course. Several acres were added to the original 126 acres in the thirties.
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