Llanerch Country Club

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Llanerch Country Club
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Coordinates 39°58′12″N75°18′45″W / 39.97000°N 75.31250°W / 39.97000; -75.31250 Coordinates: 39°58′12″N75°18′45″W / 39.97000°N 75.31250°W / 39.97000; -75.31250
Established1919
TypePrivate
Tournaments hosted
Website www.llanerchcc.org
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The Llanerch Country Club is a private club in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA (postal address Havertown, Pennsylvania).

The Llanerch Country Club has been operating under its present name since 1919 and under other names since 1901. [1] It has hosted numerous championships, including the first PGA Championship to be conducted in its modern stroke play format, won by Dow Finsterwald in 1958. World Golf Hall of Fame member Denny Shute was the head pro there from 1933 until 1936 when he resigned to become a full-time touring pro.[ citation needed ]


Scorecard

Llanerch Country Club [2]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Blue73.7 / 140403432467205556416393221492358543845717636145632154015029631956780
White71.3 / 136376401411196524391383203471335641540615733344631348214429129876343
Yellow68.9 / 128344373386178490365368181421310639738112930440230144712624727345840
Red73.6 / 131341372381173475349359168417303539337612629739529540410824726415676
Par4443544353644344453435/3771/73
Handicap Men's915131537111726141841281016
Handicap Women's117151339117510121884621614

Notes

  1. Finegan, James W.: "A Centennial Tribute to Golf In Philadelphia." Golf Association of Philadelphia, 1996.
  2. "Llanerch Country Club" . Retrieved 13 February 2019.


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