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East

At Merion Golf Club

Merion’s East Course opened on September 14, 1912, to a design by Hugh Wilson. Its championship history belongs to a particular landscape within Merion Golf Club, one that can be followed from Wilson’s commission to the 2013 U.S. Open.34

Merion Golf Club club mark Open the Club record
Original design
Hugh Wilson
Design history
Opened
1912
Holes
18
Par
70
Club location
Ardmore
Pennsylvania

The ground beneath the championship

The closing landscape helps explain its demands. The landmark nomination describes an approach across a quarry at the sixteenth and a drive across quarry ground at the eighteenth, with out of bounds on the left.2

The wicker baskets are recognizable; their origin is less certain. Merion’s history records William Flynn’s patent approval in 1915 and baskets on the course that autumn, while explicitly acknowledging the missing evidence behind their introduction.1

For the 2013 U.S. Open, the PGA TOUR listed Merion at par 70 and 6,996 yards. Justin Rose finished at one over par, two strokes clear.4

Course design

  1. Original design

    Hugh Wilson

Hosted competitions

U.S. Amateur

  1. 2026 U.S. Amateur
  2. 2005 U.S. Amateur
  3. 1989 U.S. Amateur
  4. 1966 U.S. Amateur
  5. 1930 U.S. Amateur
  6. 1924 U.S. Amateur
1 more edition
  1. 1916 U.S. Amateur

U.S. Open

  1. 2013 U.S. Open
  2. 1981 U.S. Open
  3. 1971 U.S. Open
  4. 1950 U.S. Open
  5. 1934 U.S. Open

World Amateur Team Championship

  1. 1960 World Amateur Team Championship

Curtis Cup

  1. 1954 Curtis Cup

U.S. Women's Amateur

  1. 1949 U.S. Women's Amateur
  2. 1926 U.S. Women's Amateur

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record
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Tee register

Tee Gender Par Rating Slope Front yards Back yards Total yards Front par Back par
Championship Men 70 75.1 151 3,761 3,185 6,946 36 34
Back Men 70 73.6 149 3,525 3,074 6,599 36 34
Back-Middle Men 70 72.2 148 3,385 2,922 6,307 36 34
Middle · Men Men 70 71.4 145 3,261 2,842 6,103 36 34
Middle · Women Women 74 77.1 152 3,261 2,842 6,103 38 36
Middle-Forward · Women Women 74 76.1 149 3,228 2,700 5,928 38 36
Middle-Forward · Men Men 70 70.5 143 3,156 2,700 5,856 36 34
Forward · Men Men 70 69.5 138 3,052 2,646 5,698 36 34
Forward · Women Women 74 74.8 147 3,052 2,646 5,698 38 36
Forward-Green · Women Women 74 71.6 140 2,818 2,297 5,115 38 36
Forward-Green · Men Men 70 67.1 132 2,818 2,297 5,115 36 34
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTot
Championship3585892506225014843683582313,7613063583951284114154292415023,1856,946
Back3585542195954124303683582313,5253063583621284113774292414623,0746,599
Back-Middle3585541705953944123683581763,3853063583621283803773982084052,9226,307
Middle · Men3355261705573944123543371763,2612883453401173803613982084052,8426,103
Middle · Women3355261705573944123543371763,2612883453401173803613982084052,8426,103
Middle-Forward · Women3355261565573943933543371763,2282883453191173643333511943892,7005,928
Middle-Forward · Men3354671565383814123543371763,1562883453191173643333511943892,7005,856
Forward · Men3144671565383813933363221453,0522633263191073643333511943892,6465,698
Forward · Women3144671565383813933363221453,0522633263191073643333511943892,6465,698
Forward-Green · Women3144671404213493932673221452,8182632562721073053033061942912,2975,115
Forward-Green · Men3144671404213493932673221452,8182632562721073053033061942912,2975,115
Par453544443364443444343470
Hcp153139151117716101418268124
Front nine Holes 1-9
Tee or hole123456789Out
Championship3585892506225014843683582313,761
Back3585542195954124303683582313,525
Back-Middle3585541705953944123683581763,385
Middle · Men3355261705573944123543371763,261
Middle · Women3355261705573944123543371763,261
Middle-Forward · Women3355261565573943933543371763,228
Middle-Forward · Men3354671565383814123543371763,156
Forward · Men3144671565383813933363221453,052
Forward · Women3144671565383813933363221453,052
Forward-Green · Women3144671404213493932673221452,818
Forward-Green · Men3144671404213493932673221452,818
Par45354444336
Hcp1531391511177
Back nine Holes 10-18
Tee or hole101112131415161718In
Championship3063583951284114154292415023,185
Back3063583621284113774292414623,074
Back-Middle3063583621283803773982084052,922
Middle · Men2883453401173803613982084052,842
Middle · Women2883453401173803613982084052,842
Middle-Forward · Women2883453191173643333511943892,700
Middle-Forward · Men2883453191173643333511943892,700
Forward · Men2633263191073643333511943892,646
Forward · Women2633263191073643333511943892,646
Forward-Green · Women2632562721073053033061942912,297
Forward-Green · Men2632562721073053033061942912,297
Par44434443434
Hcp16101418268124
Sources and record notes7 references

Sources for this history

  1. Merion History Merion Golf Club

    History: the 1910 commission, early routing, 1912 visit and wicker baskets.

    Consulted 2026-09-14
  2. Merion Golf Club landmark nomination National Park Service

    Sections 7 and 8: original golf grounds, terrain, Wilson’s background and design work. PDF pages 3, 5, 8–9.

    Consulted 2026-09-14
  3. Club Information Merion Golf Club

    East and West opening dates; Jones at the 1930 U.S. Amateur and Hogan in 1950.

    Consulted 2026-09-14
  4. 2013 U.S. Open results PGA TOUR

    Event dates, par and yardage; Rose, Day and Mickelson results.

    Consulted 2026-09-14

Course record sources

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