Nestled on 209 well-manicured acres, Conway Farms Golf Club is a walking-only private club located in the northern Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. The course, designed by Tom Fazio, opened in 1991, and six years later it hosted the 1997 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship won by Pepperdine. A year later, the U.S. Junior Amateur was conducted at Conway Farms, where James Oh edged future PGA Tour winner Aaron Baddeley in the championship match.

The 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur will be the club’s second USGA championship.

Conway Farms also was the host site for the 2009 Western Amateur, sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open in 2008 and the American Junior Golf Association’s Canon Cup in 2002 and 2006.

PAR AND YARDAGE: The course at Conway Farms Golf Club will be set up at 7,078/6,996 yards and will play to a par of 35-36—71. Knollwood Club, which will serve as the companion course for the two days of stroke-play qualifying, will be set up at 7,148 yards and will also play to a par of 35-36—71. (Note: Yardages subject to change) 

ARCHITECT: Conway Farms Golf Club was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1991. Knollwood Club was designed by Captain Alison and opened in 1924. It underwent major renovations in the early 1970s and mid-1980s.

WHO CAN ENTER: The championship is open to any amateur golfer who is 25 years old by Sept. 8 with a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 3.4. The USGA received 3,743 entries for the 2011 championship. The record of 5,271 entries was set in 1997.

 

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