Lancaster Country Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Established | 1900 |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Member-Owned |
| Total holes | 27 Holes |
| Events hosted | 2015 U.S. Women's Open 2024 U.S. Women's Open |
| Greens | Bent (A1/A4) |
| Fairways | Bent |
| Website | www.lancastercc.com |
| Meadowcreek, Dogwood and Highlands | |
| Designed by | William Flynn |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6840 yards |
| Course rating | 73.0 (Meadowcreek/Dogwood from Championship Tees) |
| Slope rating | 140 (Meadowcreek/Dogwood from Championship Tees) |
The Lancaster Country Club is a private American country club that is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This club was the host venue for the U.S. Women's Open in 2015 and 2024.[1]
History and notable features
[edit]The Pennsylvania Open in 2002 and 2007, local qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Women's Open, and many amateur tournaments have also been held at the club.[2]
The course was designed by William Flynn. Wayne Morrison, Flynn historian and author of The Nature Faker, named the Lancaster Country Club as Flynn's first great golf course.[3]
Lancaster has three distinct nine-hole courses named Meadowcreek, Dogwood, and Highlands. The Old Course, which the U.S. Women's Open was contested, is made up of the Meadowcreek and Dogwood nines. In 2007, golf architects Ron Forse and Jim Nagle restored Lancaster's design back to Flynn's original plans.[4][5]
The club is located outside the northeast limits of Lancaster city, partly in Manheim Township and (across the Conestoga River) partly in East Lampeter Township, both in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
References
[edit]- ^ "Championship to Return to Lancaster Country Club in 2024" (Press release). USGA. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Lancaster Country Club to host 2015 U.S. Women's Open". Golf Channel. February 7, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Feature Interview with Wayne Morrison December, 2009". Golf Club Atlas. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Lancaster C.C.s restoration is a tribute to architect William Flynn". Lancaster Online. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Brown, Thomas (27 December 2020). "What was the best golf hole you played for the first time in 2020?". Golf Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2022.