Scioto Country Club

Scioto Country Club

Scioto in October 1918
Club information
Location Upper Arlington, Ohio
Established 1916, 100 years ago
Type Private
Total holes 18
Website sciotocc.com
Designed by Donald Ross
Par 70
Length 7,140 yards (6,529 m)[1]
Course rating 75.4 [2][3]
Slope rating 140
Scioto CC 
Location in the United States
Scioto CC
Location in Ohio

Scioto Country Club, is a private country club and golf course in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb northwest of Columbus. It hosted the U.S. Senior Open in 2016 in August.

History

Designed by Donald Ross, the golf course opened 100 years ago in 1916 and has hosted five PGA/USGA tournaments, including two majors. One of its co-founders was Samuel P. Bush, the paternal grandfather of President George H. W. Bush (and great-grandfather of President George W. Bush).[4]

Scioto is one of only four courses to host the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup, and the U.S. Amateur. The other three are Oak Hill Country Club (east), Oakland Hills Country Club (south), and Pinehurst Resort (#2): all four courses were designed by Ross.

Jack Nicklaus learned to play the game at Scioto in the early 1950s, mentored by Jack Grout,[5] and Bobby Jones won the second of his four U.S. Open titles there in 1926.

Its championship golf course was renovated in 2008 by Nicklaus and Michael Hurdzan. Over $6 million in improvements to its facilities are underway, and it was announced on April 17, 2012[6][7][8] that the course would host the 2016 U.S. Senior Open.

From the championship tees, Scioto is par 70 at 7,140 yards (6,529 m); the rating is 75.4 and the slope is 140.[1][2]

Course layout

2016 U.S. Senior Open

HoleYardsPar HoleYardsPar
14344 104244
24604113624
33844125505
42003134714
54524142503
65605154474
73784164264
85024172023
91623184764
Out3,53235In3,60835
Source:[3] Total7,14070

Rankings

Scioto is consistently ranked as one of the best courses in the United States. Currently, Golf Week ranks Scioto as the 53rd best Classic Course in the United States . It was ranked #49 in 2005. Golf Digest has Scioto ranked 59th , while Golf Magazine lists it as the 43rd best course (ranked 42nd in 2005).

Golf Digest rated this 36th best out of "America's 100 Greatest Courses" for 1995-96, and 32nd best for 1997-98. The same publication rated it as the 4th "Best in State" course for 1995-96, and 3rd best for 1997-98. In the category of "Top 100 Courses in the U.S." it was selected 29th by Golf Magazine in 1995, 33rd in 1997 and 43rd in 1999. Golf Week rated it 38th among "America's 100 Best Classical Courses" for 1997, 45th in 1998 and 47th in 1999.

Scioto is also ranked the 6th best course in Ohio by Golf Digest for 2005-2006.

Tournaments hosted

Upcoming

References

  1. 1 2 "Course Tour". Scioto Country Club. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Scioto Country Club". USGA National Course Rating Database. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Course overview". 2016 U.S. Senior Open. (USGA). 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. Bush, George W. (2014). 41: A Portrait of My Father. London: Ebury Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9780553447781. OCLC 883645289.
  5. Nicklaus, Jack (June 26, 2008). "Confidence Game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  6. "Scioto C.C. to Host 2016 U.S. Senior Open". Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  7. "Scioto CC to host 2016 U.S. Senior Open". Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  8. "Scioto Country Club to host 2016 U.S. Senior Open". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  9. "Douglass collects record, 4-shot Senior Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 29, 1986. p. 9B.
  10. "Bobby Jones wins National Open golf title". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. July 10, 1926. p. 1C.
  11. Rice, Grantland (June 28, 1931). "U.S. golfers win Ryder Cup". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 2.
  12. Gundelfinger, Phil, Jr. (June 28, 1950). "Chandler beats Williams for PGA title, 4-3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23.
  13. "Fleisher says he's retiring". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. September 2, 1968. p. 2C.
  14. "Player hands Senior win to Douglass". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 30, 1986. p. 5B.

Coordinates: 40°00′07″N 83°04′30″W / 40.002°N 83.075°W / 40.002; -83.075

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