Columbus, OH
Scioto Country Club
Scioto opened in 1916 as the Upper Arlington community was taking shape. Bobby Jones won the 1926 U.S. Open there, adding the American title to his British Open victory that season.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70 · Opened 1916
- Original architect
- Donald Ross
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
Scioto Country Club history
The Club also shaped a much younger golfer. Jack Nicklaus began winning its junior events under professional Jack Grout’s guidance, establishing the relationship between teacher and player that became central to his development.
Championships
Results and dates 7 editions
U.S. Senior Open
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Dale Douglass
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Gene Sauers
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Padraig Harrington
PGA Championship
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Chandler Harper
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Ryder Cup
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United States (Ryder Cup)
U.S. Amateur
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Bruce Fleisher
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U.S. Open
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Robert T. Jones Jr.
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes11 references
Sources for this story
- Scioto | Club History Scioto Cc
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources10 references
- Club mark source
- Scioto Cc
- 2026 · PGA Tour: U.S. Senior Open verified results PGA Tour final leaderboard identifies Scioto Country Club and Padraig Harrington, 268 (-12), four strokes ahead of Stewart Cink. Event dates remain unassigned pending actual-day verification. Host-club evidence: www.pgatour.com.
- Scioto Country Club: Club History The owner history explicitly enumerates this championship and year on the continuing Scioto course. Its current hole-by-hole tour independently locates the 1926 U.S. Open and 1931 Ryder Cup on the property. The existing 1916 Ross course identity is retained; neither an unchanged historical routing nor round-level usage is asserted. This citation is used for venue identity only, not to overwrite winners, dates or scores. Retained source SHA-256 08747300b0753c5596dc6eb3d96268da593135ec47cc45fce1584e9413060a63.
- 2016 · PGA Tour: U.S. Senior Open verified results PGA Tour final leaderboard, first-place row establishes a completed championship and named winner. No event dates are inferred from advertised schedules. Host-club evidence: www.usga.org.
- 1986 · PGA Tour: U.S. Senior Open verified results PGA Tour 2015 Champions media guide, PDF page 213 / printed page 212, year row establishes a completed championship and named winner. No event dates are inferred from advertised schedules. Host-club evidence: www.usga.org.
- USGA: 2024 U.S. Amateur Record Book Printed/PDF page 10, 1968 result row. Bruce Fleisher, 284; Marvin “Vinny” Giles III, 285. This edition was contested at stroke play; totals are separate from any playoff round. Actual dates from the retrospective result table.
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 32nd playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 4&3 over Henry Williams, Jr.
- Ryder Cup official history The official Ryder Cup history data records the 1931 course and result.
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1926 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.