Interlachen's history dates from November 16, 1909, when several members of the Bryn Mawr Golf Club decided to found a new golf club and purchased farmland alongside a suburban Minneapolis streetcar line. The club was officially incorporated on December 31, and the original golf course was opened on July 29, 1911. It was a nine-hole course, and was designed by Willie Watson, a well-known course architect of the time. George Sargent, who won the 1909 U.S. Open and was later president of the PGA of America, was the head professional for a few years.[1]
In 1919, the club decided to redesign the course. The new 18-hole course, which is largely the same today, was designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1921. Robert Trent Jones made some alterations in 1963, and Geoffrey Cornish renovated it in 1986. The course is consistently ranked Golf Digest's list of the 100 best courses in the United States (#44 in 2005, #62 in 2007), and #1 in Minnesota. The course is about 6,900 yards long, and is a par 72.
The first major tournament held at Interlachen was the Western Open in 1914. In July 1930, the club was the site of the U.S. Open championship. Bobby Jones had already won the British Amateur and the British Open that year, and continued his run by winning at Interlachen by two strokes over Macdonald Smith. Jones completed his unprecedented Grand Slam by winning the U.S. Amateur later in the year. The club was scheduled to host the 1942 U.S. Open, but the event was cancelled after the outbreak of World War II.[1]
The 2002 Solheim Cup was held at Interlachen, with the United States retaking the cup by a score of 15½ to 12½. Europe was ahead 9-7 heading into the last day, but the U.S. staged a comeback in the singles matches for the narrow win.
^ ab"Interlachen Country Club history". Retrieved 2007-03-31.
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Official site
October 21, 2023
interlachen, country, club, private, country, club, edina, minnesota, which, hosted, several, national, golf, tournaments, including, 1930, open, bobby, jones, winning, grand, slam, 2002, solheim, 2008, women, open, club, informationshow, united, statesshow, m. The Interlachen Country Club is a private country club in Edina Minnesota which has hosted several national golf tournaments including the 1930 U S Open won by Bobby Jones on his way to winning the Grand Slam the 2002 Solheim Cup and the 2008 U S Women s Open Interlachen Country ClubClub informationShow map of the United StatesShow map of MinnesotaCoordinates44 54 55 N 93 22 47 W 44 9153 N 93 3797 W 44 9153 93 3797LocationEdina Minnesota U S Elevation900 feet 275 m Established1909 114 years ago 1909 TypePrivateTotal holes18Website 1 Designed byDonald RossPar72 70Course rating74 3Slope rating141 Contents 1 History 2 Course 3 Tournaments 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditInterlachen s history dates from November 16 1909 when several members of the Bryn Mawr Golf Club decided to found a new golf club and purchased farmland alongside a suburban Minneapolis streetcar line The club was officially incorporated on December 31 and the original golf course was opened on July 29 1911 It was a nine hole course and was designed by Willie Watson a well known course architect of the time George Sargent who won the 1909 U S Open and was later president of the PGA of America was the head professional for a few years 1 In 1919 the club decided to redesign the course The new 18 hole course which is largely the same today was designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1921 Robert Trent Jones made some alterations in 1963 and Geoffrey Cornish renovated it in 1986 The course is consistently ranked Golf Digest s list of the 100 best courses in the United States 44 in 2005 62 in 2007 and 1 in Minnesota The course is about 6 900 yards long and is a par 72 The first major tournament held at Interlachen was the Western Open in 1914 In July 1930 the club was the site of the U S Open championship Bobby Jones had already won the British Amateur and the British Open that year and continued his run by winning at Interlachen by two strokes over Macdonald Smith Jones completed his unprecedented Grand Slam by winning the U S Amateur later in the year The club was scheduled to host the 1942 U S Open but the event was cancelled after the outbreak of World War II 1 The club also hosted the 1935 U S Women s Amateur Championship which was won by Glenna Collett Vare 3 amp 2 over Patty Berg Berg was a 17 year old member of Interlachen and was playing in her first national tournament She went on to an illustrious amateur and professional career and was a founding member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association LPGA The 2002 Solheim Cup was held at Interlachen with the United States retaking the cup by a score of 15 to 12 Europe was ahead 9 7 heading into the last day but the U S staged a comeback in the singles matches for the narrow win Inbee Park won the U S Women s Open at Interlachen on June 29 2008 Course EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Interlachen Country Club news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Back tees Hole Yards Par Hole Yards Par1 531 5 4 10 347 42 396 4 11 458 43 226 3 12 557 54 575 5 13 190 35 186 3 14 440 46 345 4 15 414 47 360 4 16 318 48 455 4 17 225 39 530 5 4 18 428 4Out 3 604 37 35 In 3 377 35Total 6 981 72 70Tournaments Edit1914 Western Open won by Jim Barnes 1916 Trans Mississippi Amateur won by Harry Legg 1930 U S Open won by Bobby Jones 1935 U S Women s Amateur won by Glenna Collett Vare 1986 U S Senior Amateur won by R S Williams 1993 Walker Cup won by the United States over Great Britain amp Ireland 19 5 2002 Solheim Cup won by the United States over Europe 15 12 2008 U S Women s Open won by Inbee Park 2016 Junior Ryder Cup won by team USA 15 8 References Edit a b Interlachen Country Club history Retrieved 2007 03 31 External links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Interlachen Country Club amp oldid 1112711306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
