Medinah Country Club
The clubhouse and putting green (2008)
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| Club information | |
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| Location | Medinah, Illinois, U.S. |
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 54 |
| Tournaments hosted |
Ryder Cup: (2012) PGA Championship: (1999, 2006) U.S. Open: (1949, 1975, 1990) U.S. Senior Open: (1988) Western Open: (1939, 1962, 1966) |
| Website | www |
| Golf Course 1 | |
| Designed by | Tom Bendelow |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,713 yards (6,138 m) |
| Course rating | 73.2 |
| Slope rating | 134 |
| Golf Course 2 | |
| Designed by | Tom Bendelow |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,210 yards (5,678 m) |
| Course rating | 70.1 |
| Slope rating | 126 |
| Golf Course 3 | |
| Designed by | Tom Bendelow |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,657 yards (7,002 m) |
| Course rating | 78.3 |
| Slope rating | 152 |
 Club Logo |
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Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois, with nearly 600 members and 640 acres (260 ha) containing three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italian architectural aspects. Medinah is widely known for its Course 3, now at 7,657 yards (7,002 m), which has hosted five major championships: three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990) and two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), as well as the Ryder Cup in 2012.
The club was founded in 1924 by the Medinah Shriners (named after an Arabian city) and by the late 1920s had approximately 1,500 golfing and social members. The Great Depression brought severe financial hardship and many members left. The club responded by waiving initiation fees, lowering dues, holding fundraising events, and (significantly) hosting professional golf tournaments. Eventually, non-Shriners were allowed to apply for membership. World War II exacerbated the club's financial woes and membership fell far below capacity. Course 2 was closed and members helped with upkeep on the two remaining courses. During the post war era Medinah entered a period of gradual recovery and membership growth. The Duke of York once visited the club and remarked, "I've never seen such a place, it is quite strange, yet attractive."
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