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Worcester, MA
Worcester Country Club
Worcester Country Club traces its roots to Worcester Golf Club, founded in 1900. A move in 1913 brought a new property and a commission for Donald Ross.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70 · Opened 1914
- Original architect
- Donald Ross
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
Worcester’s early championship years
The Club hosted the first Ryder Cup in 1927, when Walter Hagen’s United States team defeated Ted Ray’s British side. The 1925 U.S. Open and 1960 U.S. Women’s Open also formed part of its championship history.
Championships
Results and dates 3 editions
Ryder Cup
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United States (Ryder Cup)
U.S. Open
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William Macfarlane
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U.S. Women's Open
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Betsy Rawls
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes7 references
Sources for this story
- History Worcester Country Club
History and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 1960 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org
- Ryder Cup official history The official Ryder Cup history data records the 1927 course and result.
- PGA TOUR 2011 Official Guide, Ryder Cup historical table (printed 4-9; PDF page 568) The official historical results table identifies Worcester Country Club as the 1927 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 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1925 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 Dated USGA host wording Worcester (Mass.) C.C. is explicitly reconciled to Worcester Country Club in Worcester, MA. 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