Club History

Once upon a time, familiar opening for a story. This case is no different. Tom Pieratt, Bill Elliott, Jerry Saelens, Mac Bankroft and Art Smullen, the latter being the sub, worked downtown and played golf on Saturday at Reeves Golf Course. The year was 1962 when Art obviously uncomfortable with the substitute role, decided it was time to enroll more golfers. So these 5 fearless golfers decided it was time to start soliciting fellow golfers and before long there were 16 members. Upon retirement that happened for all of them during the year 1963, it was decided the group needed a structure and so in April of 1963 the Par Hopers Golf Club came to be. Pieratt became the president and Elliott the treasurer, membership fees were assessed @ $2.00/year. Before long and perhaps due to the layout of Reeves golf course which seems ideal for senior golfers, the group grew. There has been a Par Hopers golf season at Reeves ever since. In fact, the Par Hopers were actually instrumental years ago in the renovation of the present Reeves Club House. Today, as stated elsewhere, there are 136 members and there seems to be room for more. Of course this is only a synopsis of the story. If we have elicited your interest, when you are finished perusing about, please click on the Membership button from any page. Thanks