US Open venues: Clubs that have hosted one? Or those who have hosted multiple?

[Jeff Shelman]

I recently played a couple of courses that hosted the US Open once in their history. It got me thinking: If you had to choose between playing the all of courses that have hosted multiple US Opens, but couldn't play the clubs that hosted only once or playing all of the courses that have hosted once, but you can't play those who have played multiple Opens, which would you choose?

For reference

Clubs that have hosted multiple US Opens:

Oakmont Country Club

9 2016, 2007,1994,1983,1973,  1962,1953,1935,1927 PA

Baltusrol Golf Club

7

1993,1980,1967,1954,  1936,1915,1903

NJ

  Oakland Hills Country Club

6

1996,1985,1961,1951,  1937,1924

MI

  Merion Golf Club

5

2013,1981,1971,1950,  1934

PA

  Olympic Club

5

2012,1998,1987,1966,  1955

CA

  Pebble Beach Golf Links

5

2010,2000,1992,1982,  1972

CA

  Winged Foot Golf Club

5

2006,1984,1974,1959,  1929

NY

  Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

4

2004,1995,1986,1896

NY

  Inverness Club

4

1979,1957,1931,1920

OH

  Myopia Hunt Club

4

1908,1905,1901,1898

MA

  Pinehurst Resort

3

2014,2005,1999

NC

  Congressional Country Club

3

2011,1997,1964

MD

  Southern Hills Country Club

3

2001,1977,1958

OK

  Medinah Country Club

3

1990,1975,1949

IL

  Oak Hill Country Club

3

1989,1968,1956

NY

  Cherry Hills Country Club

3

1978,1960,1938

CO

  The Country Club

3

1913,1963,1988

MA

  Chicago Golf Club

3

1911,1900,1897

IL

  Bethpage State Park

2

2009,2002

NY

  Olympia Fields Country Club

2

2003,1928

IL

  Hazeltine National Golf Club

2

1991,1970

MN

  Canterbury Golf Club

2

1946,1940

OH

  Philadelphia Cricket Club

2

1910,1907

PA

Courses that have hosted just once:

Chambers Bay

1 2015 WA

Torrey Pines Golf Course

1

2008

CA

  Atlanta Athletic Club

1

1976

GA

  Champions Golf Club

1

1969

TX

  Bellerive Country Club

1

1965

MO

  Northwood Club

1

1952

TX

  Riviera Country Club

1

1948

CA

  St. Louis Country Club

1

1947

MO

  Colonial Country Club

1

1941

TX

  Philadelphia Country Club

1

1939

PA

  North Shore Country Club

1

1933

IL

  Fresh Meadow Country Club

1

1932

NY

  Interlachen Country Club

1

1930

MN

  Scioto Country Club

1

1926

OH

  Worcester Country Club

1

1925

MA

  Inwood Country Club

1

1923

NY

  Skokie Country Club

1

1922

IL

  Columbia Country Club

1

1921

MD

  Brae Burn Country Club

1

1919

MA

  The Minikahda Club

1

1916

MN

  Midlothian Country Club

1

1914

IL

  Country Club of Buffalo

1

1912

NY

  Englewood Golf Club

1

1909

NJ

  Onwentsia Club

1

1906

IL

  Glen View Club

1

1904

IL

  Garden City Golf Club

1

1902

NY

  Baltimore Country Club

1

1899

MD

  Newport Country Club

1

1895

RI

[Josh Stevens]

No idea what that means.

But perhaps the question is, why did some clubs only host once?

Were they not good enough, or not long enough, or just not enough parking?

[Bill Shamleffer]

I would probably have more fun on most of the courses that were only 1x hosts of the US Open.  But I would have to go with the list of multi US Open hosts.  The best courses on this list are too great to want to pass up.


For me these include - Merion, TCC, Winged Foot, Olympic Club, Shinnecock, Myopia Hunt, Pebble Beach, Chicago GC, and some others.


Newport & Garden City are the only two big misses if I go with the first list.

[Kalen Braley]

Newport & Garden City are the only two big misses if I go with the first list.

Riv and Chambers are chopped liver? 

[Sean_A]

Gotta go with the multiple open list because of one course...Myopia.  It is on my "list" and thats enough for me.

Ciao

[Steve Lang]

   Yep all the once off choices are chopped liver, please pass the Ritz crackers:   by my initial numbers count,One gets to visit 28 single sites in 15 states versus the 23 multi-x sites in 12 states, give me the wider exposure please and I want to play Chambers again, visit friends in Seattle, taste fresh Tumwater products, and take a side trip down the Oregon coast for good measure.