KickingBird Golf Club, built in 1971, is Edmond’s oldest golf course. It was designed by Floyd Farley and opened on May 29, 1971. On opening weekend over 950 rounds of golf were played over three days. KickingBird Golf Club has received many awards as the best public golf course in the state and is still recognized as one of the best public courses in the Oklahoma City area. It has been chosen as Edmond’s Favorite Golf Course for several years running.

Origin of the Name

The City of Edmond acquired the land to develop the golf course from the Reynolds family and the name “Kickingbird” traces back to Milton Reynolds. Milton Reynolds was the founder of the Edmond Evening Sun. His close friend was a Kiowa Indian Chief by the name of KickingBird, which Reynolds used as his pen name when writing of Indian Affairs.

Via EdmondOK.gov