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The Columbia Country Club is a private country club in unincorporated Chevy Chase, Maryland. The club was founded in 1909 as an offshoot of the 11-year-old Columbia Golf Club in Washington, D.C. Its golf course, which opened in 1911, was designed by Herbert Barker. [1] [2] The club hosted the U.S. Open golf tournament in 1921.
The club's finances in its early years were precarious and badly impacted by the Great Depression. By the late 1930s, it was unable to meet its obligations. In 1940, the club's lien holder foreclosed and held a public auction of its assets. Several members reorganized themselves as Congressional Country Club, Inc. and offered the sole bid of ...
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Columbia Edgewater Country Club is a private golf course in the northwest United States, located in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1924, it has hosted numerous tour events on the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour. It is located immediately west of the Portland International Airport.
The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th U.S. Open, held July 21–22 at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Jim Barnes won his only U.S. Open, nine strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod, both former champions. [1] [2] It was the third of Barnes' four major championships.
A country club is a privately-owned club, [1] often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining.