Aronimink Golf Club

Aronimink Golf Club
Club information
Aronimink Golf Club is located in the United States
Aronimink Golf Club
Location in the United States
Aronimink Golf Club is located in Pennsylvania
Aronimink Golf Club
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′40″N 75°24′32″W / 40.01111°N 75.40889°W / 40.01111; -75.40889
LocationNewtown Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Established1896 (1896)
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hosted
GreensBentgrass[1]
FairwaysBentgrass[1]
Websitearonimink.org
Designed by
Par70
Length7,237 yards (6,618 m)
Course rating75.5
Slope rating138 [2]
Course record62 Nick Watney (2011)[3]
62 Tiger Woods (2018)[4]
62 Rory McIlroy (2018)[4]
62 Kevin Na (2018)
62 Tommy Fleetwood (2018×2)

Aronimink Golf Club is a private country club in the eastern United States, located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. Its championship layout is consistently rated among the nation's top golf courses. Aronimink is currently ranked 78th in Golf Digest's "Greatest Courses," 44th in "Toughest Courses" and 55th in Golfweek's "Classic Courses."[5][6] In 2010, Aronimink was ranked #4 among the toughest courses on the PGA Tour by Links magazine.[7]

The club has been host to multiple USGA and PGA championships in its history. Additionally, Aronimink has indoor and outdoor tennis and paddle courts, trap shooting, three swimming pools, a fitness center and a classic Tudor clubhouse with multiple dining options.

  1. ^ a b "BMW Championship" (PDF). GCSAA. (Tournament fact sheet). September 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Aronimink Golf Club". USGA. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Geoghegan, Neil; McNichol, Tom (July 3, 2011). "AT&T Notes: Course record falls several times at Aronimink". Delco Times. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Harig, Bob (September 6, 2018). "Tiger Woods racks up best round of year with 62 at BMW Championship". ESPN.
  5. ^ "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses". Golf Digest. April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "2011 Golfweek's Best Classic Courses". Golfweek. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "Above Par". Links. November 2010. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.

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