Saucon Valley Country Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA postal address |
| Established | 1920 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 60 |
| Tournaments hosted |
U.S. Amateur (1951) U.S. Senior Open (1992, 2000) U.S. Women's Open (2009) |
| Website | Saucon Valley Country Club |
| Old Course | |
| Designed by | Herbert Strong |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,126 |
| Course rating | 74.6 |
| Grace Course | |
| Designed by | William Gordon |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,091 |
| Course rating | 74.2 |
| Weyhill Course | |
| Designed by | David Gordon and William Gordon |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,928 |
| Course rating | 73.7 |
Saucon Valley Country Club is a country club located near Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The club's facilities include three 18-hole golf courses and a six-hole beginners course. The Old Course has hosted six United States Golf Association (USGA) tournaments, including the 1992 and 2000 U.S. Senior Opens. In 2009, it was the site of the U.S. Women's Open. Saucon Valley Country Club is also the home site of the Lehigh University golf team. Two of Saucon Valley's 18-hole courses have made appearances on golf magazine rankings of top courses.
Saucon Valley Country Club was founded in 1920 by a group of local businessmen, mostly from Bethlehem Steel. Architect Herbert Strong was hired to design the Saucon Course, now known as the Old Course. Construction of the course concluded in 1921, and it was opened the following year. A fire destroyed Saucon Valley's clubhouse in January 1928; construction on a replacement building began shortly after the fire, and was finished in 1929. The club elected to build a second course after World War II, due to an increase in membership. William Gordon was the architect, working with his son David. The first nine holes of the Grace Course, named after founding member Eugene Grace, were finished in 1953; five years later, the last nine holes were completed. The Weyhill Course, the third 18-hole course built at the club, opened in 1968.
The Old Course used to be a 6,799-yard course, but after renovations that added more than 300 yards of length, it is now 7,126 yards with a par of 71. Among its holes are three par-fives that are more than 550 yards. The Grace Course is a 7,091-yard par 72, which Links Magazine describes as "a big hitters' paradise". The Weyhill Course is a par-72 that measures out to 6,928 yards.
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