Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania pin flag Hugh Wilson top 100 pga open ryder

Description

Merion Golf Club
is a private
golf
club located in
Haverford Township, Delaware County
,
Pennsylvania
, a suburb 15 miles northwest of
Philadelphia
. The club has two courses: the East Course, and the West Course. The East Course has been consistently rated in the top 10, #5 in 2015, by
Golf Digest
in the annual "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses", and it has hosted five
U.S. Opens
, most recently in
2013
.
Tournaments at Merion
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Major championships
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Year
Tournament
Winner
Winner's
share (
$
)
1934
U.S. Open
Olin Dutra
1,000
1950
U.S. Open
Ben Hogan
^
4,000
1971
U.S. Open
Lee Trevino
^
30,000
1981
U.S. Open
David Graham
55,000
2013
U.S. Open
Justin Rose
1,440,000
^ 18 hole playoffs: 1950, 1971
Amateur championships
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Year
Tournament
Winner
1904
U.S. Women's Amateur
Georgianna Bishop
1909
U.S. Women's Amateur
Dorothy Campbell
1916
U.S. Amateur
Chick Evans
1924
U.S. Amateur
Bobby Jones
1926
U.S. Women's Amateur
Helen Stetson
1930
U.S. Amateur
Bobby Jones
1949
U.S. Women's Amateur
Dorothy Porter
1966
U.S. Amateur
Gary Cowan
1989
U.S. Amateur
Chris Patton
1998
U.S. Girls' Junior
Leigh Anne Hardin
2005
U.S. Amateur
Edoardo Molinari
East Course opened in 1912, first used in 1916 U.S. Amateur
International team competitions
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Year
Tournament
Winner
1954
Curtis Cup
United States
1960
Eisenhower Trophy
United States
2009
Walker Cup
United States