USGA Championships: U.S. Amateur

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Few golf clubs in America offer up the tradition and pedigree of The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. It was here in 1913 that a young 20-year-old amateur named Francis Ouimet stunned the golf world by upsetting British professionals Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to claim the U.S. Open, a victory that would transcend the game in America. Ouimet had grown up across the street from the club and had risen from the caddie ranks to become a champion.

Founded in 1882, The Country Club is one of the five original clubs of the USGA, along with Newport (R.I.) Country Club, Shinnecock Hills, Chicago Golf Club and St. Andrews Golf Club. The original club was focused on horseback riding and other outdoor pursuits; the golf course was not created until 1893.

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PAR AND YARDAGE: The Country Club (http://www.2013usamateur.com) will be set up at 7,310 yards and will play to a par of 34-36–70. The companion stroke-play qualifying course, Charles River Country Club (http://www.charlesrivercc.org), will be set up at 6,548 yards and will play to a par of 35-34–69. (All yardages subject to change)

ARCHITECTS: The Country Club evolved as a collaborative design. In 1893, the first six holes were designed by the club’s first golf committee, which comprised members Arthur Hunnewell, Laurence Curtis and Robert Bacon. Willie Campbell was hired as the professional in 1894 and helped add three new holes and redesign the original six. The club expanded to 18 holes in 1899. William Flynn designed a third nine in 1927, which is called Primrose.

The course used for championships, including the 2013 U.S. Amateur, is a composite that incorporates three-and-a-half holes from the Primrose. Geoffrey Cornish made changes before the 1963 U.S. Open. Rees Jones supervised revisions to the course before the 1988 U.S. Open. Gil Hanse has also done some recent restorations to the course. Charles River Country Club was designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1921.