Merion Golf Club
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Merion Golf Club is a historic private golf club in suburban Philadelphia renowned for its two championship courses and for hosting numerous major golf tournaments, including multiple U.S. Opens.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merion Golf Club East Course | 0 |
| Merion Golf Club West Course | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf club
ⓘ
golf course ⓘ private golf club ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | private ⓘ |
| clubType | members-only ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courseType |
championship course
ⓘ
championship course ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Hugh Wilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
challenging narrow fairways
ⓘ
small, fast greens ⓘ |
| founded | 1896 ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Golf Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourse |
Merion Golf Club East Course
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merion Golf Club West Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
clubhouse
ⓘ
practice range ⓘ putting green ⓘ |
| hasGrassType |
bentgrass fairways
ⓘ
bentgrass greens ⓘ |
| hasHostedMajorChampionship |
Curtis Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Open NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Women’s Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the classic American golf clubs ⓘ |
| hasTournament |
Curtis Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Girls’ Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Open NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Senior Open NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Women’s Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Haverford Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic golf architecture
ⓘ
hosting multiple U.S. Opens ⓘ strategic course design ⓘ |
| numberOfHoles |
18
ⓘ
18 ⓘ 36 ⓘ |
| region | suburban Philadelphia ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.