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Coordinates | 41°27′43″N 71°20′49″W / 41.462°N 71.347°W |
Location | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Elevation | 10–50 feet (3–15 m) |
Established | 1893 |
Type | Private |
Total holes | 18 |
Events hosted | U.S. Open (1895) U.S. Amateur (1895, 1995) U.S. Women's Open (2006) U.S. Senior Open (2024) |
Designed by | William "Willie" Davis (1894, 1899) A. W. Tillinghast(1923)[1] |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,075 yards (6,469 m) |
Course rating | 75.4 |
Slope rating | 135[2] |
Clubhouse, ca. 1897 |
Newport Country Club, is a historic private golf club in the northeastern United States, located in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded 131 years ago in 1893, it hosted both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open in 1895.