Brookline Country Club, Main Course

Detailed description of Brookline Country Club, Main Course

Brookline Country Club is a Private, 27 hole golf facility located in Brookline, Massachusetts. The facility has two courses, they are 18-hole Main Course aka "The Country Club" and the 9-hole, Primrose Course.

Brookline Country Club is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. It was one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the 1913 U.S. Open won by the then-unknown Francis Ouimet.

The first six holes were laid out by club members in 1893. In 1894 Willie Campbell was brought in as the club professional. He oversaw the expansion to nine holes that summer, and to a full 18 holes by 1899. Around 1902 the Haskell golf ball became widely used, necessitating a further lengthening of the course. Club members designed three new holes which opened in 1908. Rees Jones renovated the course further in preparation for the 1988 U.S. Open.

The Main Course's nines are named the Clyde and the Squirrel. The club has hosted 15 USGA events including three U.S. Opens and the 1999 Ryder Cup. When hosting these "big-league" events, the club does not use the Main Course's 9th, 10th, and 12th holes. Instead, it weaves in the 1st hole (playing to the 2nd green), 8th hole, and 9th hole from the Primrose course. While the three holes left out of the Clyde/Squirrel course are solid, the holes brought in from the Primrose course are nothing short of spectacular. 

Part of the tradition at The Country Club is the mandatory walking policy on the Clyde/Squirrel course and being provided a caddie to carry your clubs and assist you throughout your round.

#7, a 197-yard par 3 is the signature hole at The Country Club due to its quality and the fact that it is the oldest hole on the property and the only hole remaining from the original six holes built in 1893. The raised green has a challenging double plateau and is protected by bunkers left and right.