The Milwaukee Country Club is a golf club located in River Hills, Wisconsin. It is the home club of the late renowned teaching pro Manuel de la Torre[1]
The golf course features a 6,875 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 73.8 while the slope rating is 135 on Bent grass. Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd designed the course when it opened in 1929.[citation needed]
Notable events hosted
edit- 1903 Western Open[2]
- 1969 Walker Cup[3]
- 1988 U.S. Senior Amateur[4]
- 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur[5]
References
edit- ^ "Milwaukee Country Club - Private, River Hills". Milwaukee Country Club - Private: Worldgolf.com. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=63UxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nSAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3048,3145065&dq=1903+western-open+golf&hl=en [dead link ]
- ^ "Walker Cup 1969". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Milwaukee Country Club To Host 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur". USGA. 2007-10-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Official Website Of The 2009 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship | Past Champions". Usmidam.org. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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