Toledo, OH

Inverness Club

At the 1920 U.S. Open, Inverness welcomed competitors into its clubhouse. Its history describes this as a break with the exclusion of tournament professionals from private clubhouses.¹

Location: Toledo, OH
Course: 18 holes · par 71
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A clock for an open clubhouse

The players pooled money to give the members a cathedral clock in gratitude. Still displayed in the clubhouse lobby, the clock turns a change in hospitality into a physical object that the Club can point to more than a century later.¹

The course

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CourseInverness Club18 holes · par 71 · Scorecard and course history

Championships

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Results and dates 6 editions

U.S. Open

1920
Ted Ray
August 12–13, 1920
1931
Billy Burke
July 2–6, 1931
1957
Dick Mayer
June 13–16, 1957
1979
Hale Irwin
June 14–17, 1979

PGA Championship

1986
Bob Tway
August 7–10, 1986
1993
Paul Azinger
August 12–15, 1993

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Sources and editorial notes6 references

Sources for this story

1920 U.S. Open Championship Inverness Club
Vardon/Ray finish and clubhouse clock.
Consulted 2026-09-21

Record sources

Club mark source
2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 75th 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 1993 PGA record names Inverness. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.
2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1979 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 Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio is explicitly reconciled to Inverness Club in Toledo, OH. 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