George Wright Golf Course
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George Wright Golf Course was designed by the great Donald Ross as one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in the 1930s. It was founded in 1938.
The course is named for George Wright, who was a Hall of Fame baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds along with being one of the leaders of introducing golf to the Boston area around the turn of the century.
The course is a municipal course managed by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The course is open seven days a week from April 1 through November 30. This par 70 layout measures 6,440 yards from the back tees.
The course is located at 420 West Street in the Hyde Park section of Boston.
