Well gents I just recently had the pleasure of playing the East course at Merion Golf Club a couple weeks ago. I think my host summed it up best. He's a member at both Oakmont & Merion. He said, "Oakmont is magnificent. Merion is magical." I could not agree more! I live in NE Ohio and we've had a record year for precipitation, but Ardmore PA has received way more rainfall than we have here. So in the days leading up to when we were going to play, I couldn't help but keep an eye on what the weather was doing over in the city of brotherly love. Long story short, I was able to play golf at Merion for two days in October in what could only be descirbed as perfect conditions! Mid 70's and sunny and the golf course was getting firmer and faster by the hour. Here are just a few of the 300 or so pictures that I took while there...
The sign by the entrance, Please... Love it
Teeing it on #1 during lunch time. Nervous much?
2 tee. You can see that they're starting to narrow some fairways in prep for the 2013 US Open
From 3 green looking down at #5
The approach to #4. Awesome
Looking back up #4
from the fairway on #5. Very severe slope on the green from right to left. Great par 4
looking back on #6
Me picking the ball out of the hole after dunking it from 105 yards for a 2. Unbelievable feeling!
The view from 10 tee, looking over #9 green and #4 in the distance
Looking back on #11. Bobby Jones hole, or as our member called it "God's Hole"
14 green with the brooms behind the green
from the quarry on #16. Maybe my favorite hole at Merion
short right of the green on the par 3 17th
behind the green looking back at the quarry on 17
Looking back at 18. Perfect