"This corner of the course comprises No. 6, a crazily downhill 120-yard par-3; No. 7, a 280 par-4 where your only goal is to finish with the ball with which you started; and No. 8, a 240-yard par-4 up a suburban mountain. Some of the local high schools play their events at Merion West. It’s perfect. Herb Wind, you may know, did invent the phrase Amen Corner for that nook of Augusta. The same Herb Wind once told me that the U.S. has three great golf capitals: Chicago, New York and Philadelphia."

Tags: Donald Ross, Gil Hanse, Pennsylvania, PGA Championship, Private Golf, Ron Prichard

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"Opened on Memorial Day, 1928, the course was designed by the most prolific architect of his era, Donald Ross, who brought his full toolkit to bear: bold, crowned greens that punish imprecision, reverse-cambered fairways, demanding and varied approaches, and a routing that makes the most of rolling former Pennsylvania farmland."

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"The second men’s Major, the PGA Championship, takes place at Aronimink Golf Club and to give golf enthusiasts a flavour of the challenge that the professionals face, the Shot Scope data experts took a closer look at the par 3 17th."

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"Designed by Donald Ross in 1928, Aronimink stands out amongst a crowded Philadelphia golf scene by employing a cleverly varied routing, bold bunkering, and a brilliant set of greens."

Tags: Donald Ross, Gil Hanse, Pennsylvania, PGA Championship, Private Golf, Ron Prichard

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"Built on rugged farmland outside Philadelphia, the course is bold and demanding holes tumble across natural valleys, fairways bank and shift, and greens reject anything less than a precise shot. Bunkers are everywhere—clustered, strategic, and punishing—and the greens are classic Ross, full of tilt, shoulders, and subtle movement that keep players guessing."

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"Designed by legendary architect Donald J. Ross, the 1928 layout is widely considered his masterpiece. Aronimink rewards precision over power, with rolling fairways, strategic bunkering, and classic green complexes that demand thoughtful shot-making. It’s a course that challenges every part of a player’s game and is bound to provide a challenge to the best players in the world during the 2026 PGA Championship."

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"Historic Donald Ross-designed Bradenton Country Club is working with golf course architect Brandon Johnson to lead a restoration of the course, bringing it back to Ross’s original vision while enhancing it for today’s game. Johnson is currently in the early stages of planning and is expected to present his recommendations to the club later this year."

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"Donald Ross had one of the most prolific, impressive careers in the history of golf architecture. Yet his design methods and ideas are not as widely and precisely understood as those of, say, Alister MacKenzie or C.B. Macdonald. So in this episode, Garrett sits down with Bradley Klein, a longtime golf architecture writer and golf course consultant, to answer some Ross-themed questions asked by members of Fried Egg Golf Club."
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"Sara Bay figures prominently in American golf history. Its golf course, which opened in 1926, has long been regarded as one of the best Donald Ross-design layouts in the country. Recent renovation work overseen by architect Kris Spence restored the greens, green surrounds, and angles of play Ross originally designed, but that were changed over the course of a century of play. In 1926, the course famously hosted the “Match of the Century” between Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones."

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"The new clubhouse, under construction since December 2023, is expected to be completed ahead of schedule. Members will be the first to step into the facility, which looks much like the original building, for an April 5 brunch."

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