Merion Golf Club

Merion Golf Club
Club information
LocationHaverford Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Established1912 - East Course
1914 - West Course
TypePrivate
Total holes36
Events hosted
List of USGA Tournaments
WebsiteMerion Golf Club
East Course
Designed byHugh Irvine Wilson
Par70
Length6,946 yards (6,351 m)
Course rating75.1
Slope rating151 [1]
West Course
Designed byHugh Irvine Wilson
Par70
Length5,989 yards (5,476 m)
Course rating69.9
Slope rating122 [2]
Merion Golf Club, East and West Courses
Merion Golf Club is located in Pennsylvania
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club is located in the United States
Merion Golf Club
LocationArdmore, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′04″N 75°18′43″W / 40.001°N 75.312°W / 40.001; -75.312
Built1912
ArchitectHugh Irvine Wilson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.89002085[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1989
Designated NHLDApril 27, 1992[4]

Merion Golf Club is a private golf club which is located in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a township bordering Philadelphia to the northwest along the historic Main Line. 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.

  1. ^ "National Course Rating Database: Merion GC, East Course". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ "National Course Rating Database: Merion GC, West Course". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 23 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Merion Golf Club". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2008.