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Flourtown, PA
Philadelphia Cricket Club
University of Pennsylvania alumni founded Philadelphia Cricket Club in 1854 to continue playing together after graduation. The Club settled in Chestnut Hill on land provided by Henry H. Houston in 1883.1
- Location
- Flourtown, PA
- Courses
- 3 courses
- Club website
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Cricket, tennis and then golf
Its sporting history extends beyond golf. The first U.S. Women’s Lawn Tennis Championship was held here in 1887, followed by national women’s doubles and mixed doubles competitions. Cricket itself declined in the 1920s before a revival in the early 1990s.1
Courses
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Championships
Results and dates 3 editions
U.S. Open
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Alex Ross
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Alex Smith
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Truist Championship
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Sepp Straka
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Sources and editorial notes8 references
Sources for this story
- History Philadelphia Cricket Club
Main historical narrative and course descriptions; stale future-event language excluded.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- Philadelphia Cricket Club archival history
- Philadelphia Cricket Club archival profile
- Philadelphia Cricket Club
- PGA TOUR official tournament record Official PGA TOUR Edition record identifies the competition, year, completed result, and published champion.
- Truist, PGA TOUR, Quail Hollow Club, and Philadelphia Cricket Club joint announcement The official announcement names The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course as the 2025 venue.
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1910 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.