A long effort to rebrand the municipal golf course in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, recently bore fruit when city officials renamed it Rock Creek Golf Course on Historic Route 66.
The former Charles C. Hamilton Sapulpa Municipal Golf Course sits along Oklahoma Route 66 (aka old Route 66) on Sapulpa’s west side, near the historic Rock Creek Bridge.
According to a report by the Sapulpa Times, golf course director David McBride urged the change to make it more marketable:
McBride presented a sample of a decorative rock to be placed at tee markers adorned with a simple, sophisticated, curved line representing the eponymous creek. With the passing of the recent GO Bond and a focus on developing and marketing the City’s Route 66 corridor, he says now is the perfect time to “bring the rebrand into play” and to have “something we can promote outside Sapulpa and across the state.”
Numerous current and past discussions about possible names with City and golf course staff mentioned Rock Creek. It “flows right through the course and affects 11 holes,” explained McBride, and “fits with what we have thought about logo-wise.”
City Attorney David Widdoes said that there is no requirement that the name stay the “Charles C. Hamilton Sapulpa Municipal Golf Course,” and that it is indeed “good timing” for a Route 66-inspired name.
The Council unanimously approved the name change to the “Rock Creek Golf Course on Historic Route 66.” Mayor Craig Henderson deemed it “a very cool idea.”
According to GolfLink.com, the Sapulpa course is a par-70 course at 6,675 yards. It opened in 1981. Water hazards, including Rock Creek, will snare many errant tee shots.
(Aerial image of Rock Creek Golf Course on Historic Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, via Facebook)