Scioto Country Club, is a private country club and golf course in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb northwest of Columbus. Designed by Donald Ross, the golf course opened in 1916 and has hosted five PGA/USGA tournaments, including two majors.
Scioto is one of only four courses to host the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup, and the U.S. Amateur. (The others are Oak Hill Country Club (east), Oakland Hills Country Club (south), and Pinehurst Resort (#2): all four courses were designed by Donald Ross.) Jack Nicklaus learned to play the game at Scioto, mentored by Jack Grout, and Bobby Jones won the second of his four U.S. Open titles there in 1926.
Its championship golf course was renovated in 2008 by Nicklaus and Michael Hurdzan. Over $6 million in improvements to its facilities are underway, and Scioto is scheduled to host the U.S. Senior Open in 2016.
From the championship tees, Scioto is par 70 at 7,140 yards (6,529 m); the rating is 75.4 and the slope is 140.
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