Tualatin Country Club History: Beyond Expectations

The untold story of Oregon golf - recovered from archives, told for the first time.A richly illustrated history of Tualatin Country Club and its extraordinary legacy in Pacific Northwest golf, Jewish community heritage, and American sporting culture.Tualatin Country Club was built on a foundation that defied expectations - and so was this book. What began as a search for a club's history became something far greater: the recovery of over 120 pages of "lost" history, the life's work of Oregon Golf Association historian Bob McReynolds, dormant for 25 years until discovered at OGA headquarters. This is not just a golf book. It is a story of land, community, faith, and legacy.From the ancient Missoula Flood that shaped the Tualatin Valley floor, to the Jewish community of Portland who built and sustained a world-class golf club through the Great Depression and two world wars, to the caddies who became champions - every chapter reveals a story that has never been fully told.The roots of Pacific Northwest golf run directly through Tualatin Country Club. Chandler Egan, the architect who defined golf on the West Coast and reshaped Pebble Beach, built his earliest Oregon layout here. John Fought, a Tualatin caddie, became Oregon's first U.S. Amateur champion, a world-ranked player, and eventually followed Egan's footsteps as a celebrated course architect. The Oregon Amateur's century-long relationship with Tualatin is documented here in full for the first time.This book covers:The ancient land history of the Tualatin Valley and the Confederated Tribes of Grand RondeThe founding of TCC by Portland's Jewish community - politicians, a governor, military officers, and business leaders - and their enduring legacy of TzedakahChandler Egan's design career and his connection to Pebble BeachJohn Fought's journey from Tualatin caddie to U.S. Amateur champion and PGA Tour winnerOver a century of Oregon Amateur and major tournament records at TCCRecovered historical documents, photographs, timelines, and club leadership records spanning more than 100 yearsAuthor Christopher Myrvold, PGA - Tualatin's Club Historian and Pacific Northwest PGA Section Assistant Pro of the Year - spent over three years in archives, tribal libraries, historical societies, and private collections to bring this history to life. The result is a book fitting of the Hebrew principle of Tzedakah: giving not because you must, but because you are led by something greater than yourself.Rich with photographs, timelines, tournament records, and the names of those who gave everything to this club - this is the history Oregon golf has been waiting for. The perfect gift for golfers, Oregon history enthusiasts, members of Tualatin Country Club, and anyone who believes a golf course is more than eighteen holes - it is a living, breathing legacy.