Herbert Barker was a successful English amateur golfer in the early 1900s who emigrated to the States to take up the head professional position at Garden City. Perhaps influenced by another well-known Garden City native, founding member and architect Walter Travis, Barker became interested in design and went on to create around a dozen original designs, including Druid Hills.

Barker did an excellent job of routing the course, especially given the severity of some of the slopes and its relatively small size. The course has a wonderful feel, thanks to the dramatic contour, creeks and scattered copses of trees, and while the course is already sound, there is an opportunity to dramatically elevate the quality of the architecture and the reputation of the course. Druid Hills plays host to the major amateur event, the Dogwood Invitational, each April and was briefly the home of Bobby Jones, who won the club championship as a 15 year old. OCM commenced a Masterplan for the course in 2026.