Newport, RI

Newport Country Club

Newport Country Club was founded in Rhode Island in 1893 and became one of the five founding members of the USGA. Whitney Warren designed its permanent clubhouse, built during the winter of 1894–95.

Course: 18 holes · par 70
Original architect: William F. Davis
Club website: Visit website

The course

Newport Country Club18 holes · par 70

Course design

A.W. TillinghastRedesign · Newport Country Club

Gil HanseRenovation · Newport Country Club · 2017–2018

Ron ForseRestoration · Newport Country Club · 1998–2004

William F. DavisOriginal design · Newport Country Club · 1894–1897

Where the first USGA championships were played

In October 1895, Newport hosted the first USGA Amateur and Open championships. Charles B. Macdonald won the Amateur; Newport assistant professional Horace Rawlins won the Open, played over nine holes four times. A century later, Tiger Woods won the 1995 U.S. Amateur here.

Championships

View all 17 past editions

Results and dates 17 editions

NYNEX Commemorative

1980
Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
Sam Snead
1981
Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
Doug Ford
1982
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
Billy Casper
1983
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
Miller Barber
1984
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
Roberto de Vicenzo
1985
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
Lee Elder

Newport Cup

1987
The Newport Cup
Miller Barber
1988
The Newport Cup
Walt Zembriski
1989
The Newport Cup
Jim Dent
1990
The Newport Cup
Al Kelley
1991
The Newport Cup
Larry Ziegler
1992
The Newport Cup
Jim Dent

U.S. Amateur

1895
Charles B. Macdonald
October 1–3, 1895
1995
Tiger Woods
August 22–27, 1995

U.S. Open

1895
Horace Rawlins
October 4, 1895

U.S. Senior Open

2024
Richard Bland
June 27–July 1, 2024

U.S. Women's Open

2006
Annika Sorenstam
June 30–July 3, 2006

In the archive

Clubs in RI

Sources and editorial notes10 references

Sources for this story

Our History Newport Country Club
Founding; 1895 championships; Davis correction; Tillinghast and Forse
Consulted 2026-09-17
Passages:Introduction Where the first USGA championships were played, paragraph 2

Record sources9 references

Club mark source
Newport Country Club history
PGA Tour: U.S. Senior Open verified results PGA Tour leaderboard records the June 27 start; the July 1 PGA Tour/AP final report explicitly records the rain-delayed Monday finish and fourth playoff hole. End date is the actual finish, not the advertised June 30 end. Leaderboard: www.pgatour.com Host-club evidence: www.usga.org.
LPGA: 2006 U.S. Women’s Open final leaderboard Season 2006, final positions 1 and 2/T2. Completed result; tournament dates from the selected season. LPGA records actual June 30-July 3 play including Monday playoff; USGA retrospective retains scheduled June 29-July 2.
USGA: 2024 U.S. Amateur Record Book Printed/PDF page 10, 1995 result row. Tiger Woods d. George “Buddy” Marucci Jr., 2 up. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals. Actual dates from the retrospective result table.
PGA TOUR: official 2006 Champions Tour media guide PDF page 249, printed 5-31, 1992 entry: The Newport Cup. Exact competitive-day boundaries remain unverified.
PGA TOUR: official 1991 Senior PGA TOUR media guide PDF page 193, printed 191, 1981 entry: Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am. Exact competitive-day boundaries remain unverified. The source marks this edition unofficial in the Champions Tour record; the championship was played.
2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1895 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.
USGA championship host record Official Club or regional association evidence corroborates the historical host identity for Newport Cc; the dated USGA venue wording and canonical locality are retained separately. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org