Baltimore Country Club pin flag A. W. Tillinghast 1898 PGA Ryder open british

Description

Baltimore Country Club
is a private club in
Baltimore
,
Maryland
, with two campuses, one in the city's
Roland Park
neighborhood (
39°21′20″N
76°38′43″W
) and the other in the north suburb of
Lutherville
(
39°26′32″N
76°39′59″W
). The club was founded on January 12, 1898, and hosted the
U.S. Open
later that year.
Its current golf facility at Five Farms has two courses, its East Course was designed by
A. W. Tillinghast
. It hosted the
PGA Championship
in
1928
, the
U.S. Women's Open
in
1988
, the
U.S. Amateur
in 1932, the
Walker Cup
in 1965, and the
Champions Tour
's
Senior Players Championship
.
The Club was a success from the start, with 600 members enjoying its 150-acre facility less than five miles from downtown Baltimore. Just one year after opening, the Club hosted the fifth United States Open Championship, which was won by Willie Smith of Scotland. By the 1920s the decision was made to acquire land to the north of the city and expand the popular golfing amenities to a second location. The East Course at Five Farms, designed by A. W. Tillinghast, officially opened in September 1926.