USGA Selects Brookline Country Club for 2022 U.S. Open

USGA Press Release…

FAR HILLS, N.J. (July 22, 2015) – The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the site of the 2022 U.S. Open Championship. The dates of the championship are June 16-19.

“We are thrilled to bring the 122nd U.S. Open Championship to such a storied golf course and a great club, one of the five clubs that founded the USGA in 1894,” said Thomas J. O’Toole Jr., USGA president. “Arguably the most significant event in American golf happened there in 1913, when the young local amateur Francis Ouimet defeated the top pros of the day, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, in the first U.S. Open played at The Country Club.”

The 2022 U.S. Open will be the fourth U.S. Open at The Country Club, which most recently hosted the 2013 U.S. Amateur, won by Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England.

The three previous U.S. Opens conducted at the club – all of which were decided in 18-hole playoffs – were in 1913 (won by Ouimet), 1963 (won by Julius Boros) and 1988 (won by Curtis Strange).

“We had a wonderful experience there with the U.S. Amateur in 2013,” said Diana Murphy, USGA vice president and Championship Committee chairman. “All of New England is enthusiastic about their sports, especially golf. We know they will be very supportive of the U.S. Open in 2022.”

The Country Club’s hosting of the 2013 U.S. Amateur coincided with the centennial of Ouimet’s victory in the 1913 U.S. Open at the historic club. Ouimet, a 20-year-old amateur who grew up across the street, defeated Vardon and Ray, the greatest English golf professionals of the day, in an 18-hole playoff. The victory marked the first time an amateur won the U.S. Open and is widely credited with spreading the popularity of golf in America. Ouimet won the U.S. Amateur in 1914 and 1931 and was a six-time USA Walker Cup Team captain.

“The Country Club has a long-standing, valued partnership with the United States Golf Association, so our membership is very excited and proud to have been chosen as the host site of the 2022 U.S. Open,” said Will Fulton, The Country Club’s general chairman for the 2022 U.S. Open. “We have been fortunate to have held 16 USGA events and to have witnessed some of golf’s great moments, including Francis Ouimet’s historic 1913 U.S. Open victory. Along with our gracious co-hosts, the Town of Brookline, we look forward to welcoming golf fans from New England and around the world."

The 2022 U.S. Open will be the 17th USGA championship hosted by The Country Club, second-most among U.S. clubs to Merion, with 18. Other USGA championships played at the club include five U.S. Amateurs: 1910, won by William C. Fownes Jr.; 1922, won by Jess Sweetser; 1934, won by W. Lawson Little Jr.; 1957, won by Hillman Robbins Jr.; and 1982, won by Jay Sigel; as well as the following championships: the 1902, 1941 and 1995 U.S. Women’s Amateurs, the 1932 and 1973 Walker Cup Matches, the 1953 U.S. Girls’ Junior and the 1968 U.S. Junior Amateur. It also hosted the 1999 Ryder Cup, won by the USA in a rousing final-day rally capped by Justin Leonard’s clinching putt.

The Country Club’s championship course has evolved. In 1893, the first six holes were designed by the club's first golf committee. After becoming the club’s professional in 1894, Willie Campbell added three holes and redesigned the original six. The club was expanded to 18 holes in 1899. In 1927, William Flynn designed a third nine called Primrose.

The course used for championships, including the U.S. Open, is a composite that incorporates three-and-a-half holes from Primrose. Golf course architect Geoffrey Cornish made revisions before the 1963 U.S. Open, and Rees Jones later oversaw renovations in preparation for the 1988 U.S. Open.

To download video of the announcement, including interviews with USGA and The Country Club officials, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2p81efgip8xhdmt/AAC1hWNZ218lNXvCvHdq0427a?dl=0.
Images related to the announcement can be found here. 

The 2016 U.S. Open will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Other future U.S. Open sites are: June 15-18, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.; June 14-17, 2018, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.; June 13-16, 2019, at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links; June 18-21, 2020, at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.; June 17-20, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif.; June 15-18, 2023, at The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club; and June 13-16, 2024, at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2) in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

USGA Championships at The Country Club
Championship Years and Winners
1902 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Genevieve Hecker def. Louisa A. Wells, 4 and 3
1910 U.S. Amateur: William C. Fownes Jr. def. Warren K. Wood, 4 and 3
1913 U.S. Open: Francis Ouimet def. Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, 304 (72) – 304 (77) – 304 (78)
1922 U.S. Amateur: Jess Sweetser def. Charles Evans Jr., 3 and 2
1934 U.S. Amateur: W. Lawson Little Jr. def. David Goldman, 8 and 7
1941 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Elizabeth Hicks def. Helen Sigel, 5 and 3
1953 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Mildred Meyerson def. Holly Jean Roth, 4 and 2
1957 U.S. Amateur: Hillman Robbins Jr. def. Dr. Frank M. Taylor, 5 and 4
1963 U.S. Open: Julius Boros def. Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer, 293 (70) – 293 (73) – 293 (76)
1968 U.S. Junior Amateur: Eddie Pearce def. W.B. Harman Jr., 6 and 5
1982 U.S. Amateur: Jay Sigel def. David Tolley, 8 and 7
1988 U.S. Open: Curtis Strange def. Nick Faldo, 278 (71) – 278 (75)
1995 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Kelli Kuehne def. Anne-Marie Knight, 4 and 3
2013 U.S. Amateur: Matthew Fitzpatrick def. Oliver Goss, 4 and 3

USGA International Competitions at The Country Club
Competition Years and Winners
1932 Walker Cup: USA def. Great Britain & Ireland, 8-1
1973 Walker Cup: USA def. Great Britain & Ireland, 14-10

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