{"id":60,"date":"2023-06-29T11:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T11:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip.teeitup.com\/00068385\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:24:47","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip.teeitup.com\/00068385\/club\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Echo Valley Country Club was founded by two of Des Moines\u2019 most prominent businessmen of the 1960s, E.C. \u201cEddie\u201d Coppola and Hy Diamond. They shared a dream of providing a first-class country club with an inclusive atmosphere welcoming to any who wished to join. The dream of Echo Valley stood in stark contrast to the exclusionary policies of some area clubs at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The land on which Echo Valley was built had been used by Coppola to raise quarter horses including Hall of Fame Member, Coy’s Bonanza. Edward L. Packard of LaSalle, IL designed the 18 holes which now comprise the Vale and Creek courses and construction began in 1967. The Clubhouse was designed by James Paxon Architects, with interior designer Kenneth Melton providing the very chic interior design, with included orange shag carpets. Don\u2019t worry\u2013the carpet has since been replaced and much of the Clubhouse was redesigned in an extensive 1994 renovation and subsequent 2007 facelift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an August 30, 1970 article about the Club\u2019s opening titled \u201cSomething for Everyone,\u201d The Des Moines Register observed, \u201cIt appears that nothing has been left out in Des Moines\u2019 newest addition to the country club scene, Echo Valley Country Club.\u201d We believe this remains true today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n