Philadelphia Country Club

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Philadelphia Country Club
Philadelphia Country Club
Club information
Location Gladwyne, PA
Lower Merion Township
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Established1890
TypePrivate
Total holes27
Events hosted1899 U.S. Women's Championship
1939 U.S. Open
2003 U.S. Women's Amateur
2005 U.S. Men's Amateur (co-host)
Website Philadelphia Country Club
Spring Mill course
Designed by William S. Flynn
Par 71
Length6,976 yards
Course rating 73.9
Slope rating 135
Centennial Nine
Designed by Tom Fazio
Par 35
Length3,312

Philadelphia Country Club is a private country club located in the Gladwyne suburb of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It has 27 holes of regulation golf including one 18-hole championship course, a nine-hole course, an Olympic-sized and baby pool, shooting lodge and range, squash facility, tennis, and paddle courts, a bowling alley, and a 100,000-foot clubhouse that includes four dining rooms, a terrace for outdoor seating during the warmer months and ballroom for weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs.

Contents

The heart of the club is the clubhouse, which includes four dining rooms and an outside terrace during warmer weather. There is also a ballroom that can accommodate up to 400 people, and numerous multi-purpose rooms that can be used for parties or meeting rooms. The clubhouse includes a fitness center, golf pro shop, and multiple locker rooms.

Philadelphia Country Club was one of the first six members of the USGA, and the golf course hosted the U.S. Open in 1939. It also hosted the 1899 U.S. Women's Championship and the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur and co-hosted the 2005 Men's Amateur. Golf includes an 18-hole golf course, as well as a nine-hole golf course added in 1990 to celebrate the club's one hundredth anniversary. The 18-hole championship golf course is known as the Spring Mill Course and the 9-hole golf course is called Centennial.

The club has three practice areas. 1) The main practice area features a driving range, putting green and separate short game chipping area. 2)The second practice area features a practice hole and practice putting green. 3) In 2021, the Philadelphia Country Club opened a new full length driving range and training center.

There are four other buildings at Philadelphia Country Club. One is a squash building that includes singles and doubles courts, viewing areas along with a party space and a pro shop. Philadelphia Country Club has hosted multiple U.S. Open Squash tournaments, including one as late as 2013 with another planned for 2015. The squash building includes four bowling alleys and a party area. Another building is the "summer house" that includes the snack bar, drink bar and dining area for the pool, along with a tennis and paddle hut on the other side of the building that includes a pro shop and lounge. The view from the summer house is aligned along the side of the fairway of the 18th hole of the Spring Mill course. There is also a shooting lodge for both trap and skeet shooting. The shooting lodge includes a large stone fireplace, a bar and party area. The club's grounds maintenance facility was renovated from the old clubhouse.

Scorecard

Spring Mill Course [1]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
BlackM: 74.7/136325353585470167500211391416341843719258038047722540347239235586976
BlueM: 73.6/132313341559455167491195380404330541718154236543621439144438133716676
WhiteM: 72.1/130
L: 77.8/144
302320526439155462180368391314339317050834942020037443536932186361
ParMen's445435344364354434443571
SI Men's179311571311510186821612414
SI Ladies'175311131157910184212148616
ParLadies'445535344375354434543774
GreenM: 69.3/128
L: 74.9/135
276288473378133445135339361282838216245431536919033942530729435771
GoldM: 67.0/125
L: 72.0/130
263244435375128376130335356264234015744131531818033634230027295371
Centennial Nine Course [1]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Total
Black4204154005171903853952254003347
Blue4124003924971553753872173963231
White3903803754651353653702053803065
ParMen's44453443435
SI Men's427198653
SI Women's425198736
ParWomen's44453443435
Green3753453504201203353101753402770
Gold3303203104001152653051702752490

References

  1. 1 2 "Scorecard" (PDF).

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