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Ligonier, PA
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Laurel Valley’s own brochure recalls land once used for hunting grouse and pheasant. In the 1950s, business leaders chose it for a golf retreat, hiring Dick Wilson and beginning construction in June 1958. The course opened the following summer.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 72 · Opened 1959
- Original architect
- Dick Wilson
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
A retreat in the Laurel Highlands
Arnold Palmer’s association with the Club reached an international stage in 1975. He captained the United States at Laurel Valley as the team defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 21–11, in the Ryder Cup.
Championships
Results and dates 4 editions
PGA Championship
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Dave Marr
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Ryder Cup
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United States (Ryder Cup)
Senior PGA Championship
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Mike Reid
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U.S. Senior Open
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Orville Moody
In the archive
Sources and editorial notes9 references
Sources for this story
- Accommodations brochure Laurel Valley Golf Club
Opening narrative and Nature’s Bounty section, PDF pages 2–4.
Consulted 2026-09-21Passages:Introduction - Arnold Palmer’s Ryder Cup career record Ryder Cup / PGA of America
1975 captaincy and Laurel Valley result.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- PGA TOUR: official 2006 Champions Tour media guide PDF page 258, printed 5-40, 2005 entry: Senior PGA Championship. Dated detailed final report on PDF page 177 establishes May 26–29.
- 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: Host States and Clubs, 1895 to Present (as of October 13, 2025) Gold club identity reviewed against the source host entry Laurel Valley G.C., Ligonier, 1989 Senior Open. Exact physical course and round scope remain unresolved; no single-course inference is made.
- Ryder Cup official history The official Ryder Cup history data records the 1975 course and result.
- PGA TOUR 2011 Official Guide, Ryder Cup historical table (printed 4-9; PDF page 568) The official historical results table identifies Laurel Valley Golf Club as the 1975 Ryder Cup venue. This record verifies the club and year only; it does not infer a physical course, composite routing, unchanged layout, tees, or all-round use.
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 47th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.
- PGA Championship host record The 1965 PGA record names Laurel Valley. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.