Newport Country Club

Newport Country Club is a prestigious private golf club in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. It was one of the five clubs which founded the United States Golf Association in 1894. At that time Newport was at the peak of its prestige as the favourite summer colony of America's east coast elite, and this accounts for it having had one of America's earliest golf clubs since the sport was played almost exclusively by the rich when it was first introduced to the U.S. In 1895 the club hosted both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open. It will be the venue of the 2006 U.S. Women's Open.

Related Topics:
Golf - Newport, Rhode Island - United States - United States Golf Association - Summer colony - U.S. Amateur Championship - U.S. Open - U.S. Women's Open

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