The Country Club (The Main Course)

America's oldest golf-oriented country club and site of Francis Ouimet's 1913 U.S. Open upset, the 1999 Ryder Cup and four U.S. Opens.

The Country Club was formed in 1882 for riding and outdoor sports, and golf arrived in 1893 when members laid out six holes. Scottish pro Willie Campbell expanded it to nine holes in 1894 and to 18 by 1899. It was one of five charter clubs of the USGA, and the course grew in stages rather than from one architect's plan.

The Main Course, the Clyde and Squirrel nines, is what members play. For championships the club uses a composite routing that borrows holes from the nine-hole Primrose course and stretches past 7,200 yards, as it did for the 2022 U.S. Open. Francis Ouimet, a former caddie who lived across the street, beat Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff at the 1913 U.S. Open. Justin Leonard's long putt on the 17th green won the 1999 Ryder Cup, and the club hosted U.S. Opens in 1963, 1988 and 2022.

Holes to know

17

Par 4 · 370 yd

The green where Ouimet effectively clinched the 1913 U.S. Open and Justin Leonard holed his 45-foot putt in the 1999 Ryder Cup.

12

Par 3 · 131 yd

The shortest hole on the Main Course scorecard.

Championships

• U.S. Open 1913, 1963, 1988, 2022
• Ryder Cup 1999
• U.S. Amateur 1910, 1922, 1934, 1957, 1982, 2013
• U.S. Women's Amateur 1902, 1941, 1995
• Walker Cup 1932, 1973

Design history

• 1908: Three new holes designed by members after a land purchase
• 1988: Rees Jones renovation before the U.S. Open
• 2021: Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner renovation before the 2022 U.S. Open