Philadelphia Country Club

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.

Philadelphia Country Club
Club information
LocationGladwyne, 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)
WebsitePhiladelphia Country Club
Spring Mill course
Designed byWilliam S. Flynn
Par71
Length6,976 yards
Course rating73.9
Slope rating135
Centennial Nine
Designed byTom Fazio
Par35
Length3,312

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

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Spring Mill Course[1]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 74.7/136 325 353 585 470 167 500 211 391 416 3418 437 192 580 380 477 225 403 472 392 3558 6976
Blue M: 73.6/132 313 341 559 455 167 491 195 380 404 3305 417 181 542 365 436 214 391 444 381 3371 6676
White M: 72.1/130
L: 77.8/144
302 320 526 439 155 462 180 368 391 3143 393 170 508 349 420 200 374 435 369 3218 6361
Par Men's 4 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 36 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 35 71
SI Men's 17 9 3 1 15 7 13 11 5 10 18 6 8 2 16 12 4 14
SI Ladies' 17 5 3 11 13 1 15 7 9 10 18 4 2 12 14 8 6 16
Par Ladies' 4 4 5 5 3 5 3 4 4 37 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 37 74
Green M: 69.3/128
L: 74.9/135
276 288 473 378 133 445 135 339 361 2828 382 162 454 315 369 190 339 425 307 2943 5771
Gold M: 67.0/125
L: 72.0/130
263 244 435 375 128 376 130 335 356 2642 340 157 441 315 318 180 336 342 300 2729 5371
Centennial Nine Course[1]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Black 420 415 400 517 190 385 395 225 400 3347
Blue 412 400 392 497 155 375 387 217 396 3231
White 390 380 375 465 135 365 370 205 380 3065
Par Men's 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 35
SI Men's 4 2 7 1 9 8 6 5 3
SI Women's 4 2 5 1 9 8 7 3 6
Par Women's 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 35
Green 375 345 350 420 120 335 310 175 340 2770
Gold 330 320 310 400 115 265 305 170 275 2490


References

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  1. ^ a b "Scorecard" (PDF).
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