Club information | |
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Location | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Established | 1900 |
Type | Private |
Owned by | Member-Owned |
Total holes | 27 Holes |
Events hosted | 2015 U.S. Women's Open 2024 U.S. Women's Open |
Greens | Bent (A1/A4) |
Fairways | Bent |
Website | www.lancastercc.com |
Meadowcreek, Dogwood and Highlands | |
Designed by | William Flynn |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6840 yards |
Course rating | 73.0 (Meadowcreek/Dogwood from Championship Tees) |
Slope rating | 140 (Meadowcreek/Dogwood from Championship Tees) |
The Lancaster Country Club is a private American country club that is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This club was the host venue for the U.S. Women's Open in 2015 and 2024 [1]
The Pennsylvania Open in 2002 and 2007, local qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Women's Open, and many amateur tournaments have also been held at the club. [2]
The course was designed by William Flynn. Wayne Morrison, Flynn historian and author of The Nature Faker, named the Lancaster Country Club as Flynn's first great golf course. [3]
Lancaster has three distinct nine-hole courses named Meadowcreek, Dogwood and Highlands. The Old Course, which the U.S. Women's Open was contested, is made up of the Meadowcreek and Dogwood nines. In 2007, golf architects Ron Forse and Jim Nagle restored Lancaster design back to Flynn's original plans. [4] [5]
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