back inside cover colonial country club founded in 1913, colonial has established itself as the premier club in the greater mid-south region. Sitting on 385 acres of meticulously manicured and peaceful grounds in eastern shelby county, colonial offers 36 holes of golf, including the third ranked course in the state of Tennessee and the top-ranked course in the Memphis area by memphis business journal. colonial was the founding club and home to the danny thomas memphis classic for 30 years. the par-72 south course served as the home of the fedex st. jude classic and was the site of al geiberger's historic 59 as well as president gerald ford's hole-in-one during the event's 1976 pro-am.
