Birmingham Country Club (Michigan)

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Birmingham Country Club, located in Birmingham, Michigan, was founded in 1916 as Birmingham Golf Club. The golf course at the club hosted the PGA Championship in 1953 [ citation needed ], which Walter Burkemo won, as well as the 1968 United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship. [1]

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References

  1. "Event listing". www.uswamateur.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.

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