US Open venues I know nothing about

[JSlonis]

The current Fresh Meadow CC is located very near Deepdale CC in Lake Success, NY.  There is a pretty good history of the club on their website under the "About FMCC" in the "Guest" section of the site.

http://www.freshmeadow.org/

[Garland Bayley]

The current Fresh Meadow CC is located very near Deepdale CC in Lake Success, NY.  There is a pretty good history of the club on their website under the "About FMCC" in the "Guest" section of the site.

http://www.freshmeadow.org/

Thanks Jamie,

The old site "became a housing development". So a Tillinghast course where Gene Sarazen was the pro that hosted a PGA Championship and a  US Open succombed to housing. Now I don't feel so bad about the talk of my home course possibly being sold for housing development.  as oppsed to 

An interesting side note. After Sarazen lost the PGA Championship there in a back-and-forth struggle with Tommy Armour, he resigned the club before the open there in order to avoid the "home club jinx". Apparently, it worked, becasue he won the open with a record tying 286. 

[Brad Klein]

Tom, I've seen old aerials of the place and now it's housing. Not that close by Queens standards to World's Fair Grounds.

[Mark Chaplin]

I had a particular interest in Englewood NJ which hosted the 1909 US Open, this course is no longer. If anyone knows where the Englewood members ended up I'd be very interested to find out.

[Gerry B]

also the baltimore cc that hosted a  us open  is called roland park and has nothing to do with 5 farms east - if i am correct - ala country club of buffalo.

[Jay Flemma]

Inwood's really enjoyable.

http://jayflemma.thegolfspace.com/?p=744

[Mark Smolens]

The work done at Onwentsia made it one of the most fun courses on the North Shore (strong words I know).  It's also one of the least populated courses in the District.  Three groups on Saturday morning is often a lot.  At their monthly men's guest days (of which I have had the privilege of playing many), I think they waive the guest fee and you pay for your guests' lunch -- it used to work out to about $75 per guest.   Imagine doing that at any other club in the Chicago District (except for maybe a place like Old Elm or Shore Acres).  The place would be mobbed.

I used to get on at Skokie in an annual Rotary outing, but that's gone by the wayside.  Caddied for a friend at a Senior Am qualifier 2 or 3 years ago.  The Prichard renovation is very nice.  The fairway bunkers are extremely penal -- hit one and you're wedging out.  There's a stone memorializing Sarazen's birdie on 18 to defeat Bobby Jones (and 1 other?) in whatever year their Open was. . .

[SL_Solow]

Onwentsia is much improved.  Lots of work around the greens and a lot of tree clearing.  However I wouldn't rate it as highly as Mark.  Skokie is very very good.  Ranked in GW top 100 for its age.  Distinct 9s as most of the Langford and Moreau is concentrated.  A better site than many in Chicago.  Pritchard did a very good job.  Midlothian was much better when I first played it in the early 70's.  Whether it was reflective of the Open venue I can't say.  However some greens committee in (I am guessing) the 70's planted about 2 rows of trees down each side of almost every fairway.  Almost all variety and strategy has been removed.  Sadly, you can still see what is there.  It really needs a chainsaw.