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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Established | August 25, 1909 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | 1921 U.S. Open, 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship, 2021 United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship |
| Website | www |
| Designed by | Herbert Barker |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,900 yards |
| Course rating | 72.3 |
| Slope rating | 139 |
The Columbia Country Club is a private country club in unincorporated Chevy Chase, Maryland.
The club was founded in 1909 as an offshoot of the 11-year-old Columbia Golf Club in Washington, D.C. Its golf course, which opened in 1911, was designed by Herbert Barker.[1][2]
The club hosted the U.S. Open golf tournament in 1921. Its members, who for eight decades kept themselves all-white and all-male, have included U.S. President Richard Nixon,[3] former president Barack Obama,[4] and five-star generals Omar Bradley and Hap Arnold.
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- ^ "Was Columbia Country Club's 16th the inspiration for Augusta's 12th? It's just part of its incredible history". Yahoo Sports. 2021-07-15. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.