Locust Hill Country Club

Detailed description of Locust Hill Country Club

Locust Hill Country Club is a Private, 18 hole golf course located in the towns of Henrietta and Pittsford approximately five miles southeast of Rochester, New York.

Locust Hill Country Club first opened for play in 1928 as a nine hole course designed by Seymour Dunn. The course was expanded to 18 holes and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1931. The course was rennovated in by Ron Pritchard 1999-2000.

In addition to the championship golf course, the club offers its members complete practice facilities, three hard surface tennis courts, two platform tennis courts, olympic sized swimming pool, a complete state-of-the-art fitness center, and full service dining room and banquet facilities.

Locust Hill Country Club is the home of the Wegman’s Rochester International, an annual event on the LPGA Tour. The LPGA has competed on Locust Hill’s championship course every year since 1977. The course will host the 2011 LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans.

The traditional course has small greens and narrow fairways. Par for the course is 70. From the back tees the course plays to 6,615 yards. From the foward tees the course plays to 5,628 yards and a par-74. The longest hole on the course is # 11, a par-5 that plays to 527 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 15, a par-3 that plays to 142 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 4, a 515 yard par-5 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at Locust Hill Country Club is # 15, the 142 yard par-3

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