Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
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Blue Mound Golf & Country Club is a country club in the north central United States, located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. The golf course was designed by Seth Raynor.
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Coordinates | 43.0675°N 88.041°W / 43.0675; -88.041 |
Location | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Elevation | 700 feet (215 m) |
Established | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Type | Private |
Total holes | 18 |
Website | bluemoundgcc.com |
Designed by | Seth Raynor |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,672 yards (6,101 m) |
Course rating | 72.0 |
Slope rating | 131 |
The club hosted the PGA Championship in 1933, the Western Open in 1916, and the Women's Western Open in 1940, where Babe Zaharias defeated Mrs. Russell Mann in the 36-hole final of match play, 5 and 4.[1][2][3] In the late 1990s, the course was restored by Tom Doak's Renaissance Design under the supervision of architect Bruce Hepner.[citation needed]
Blue Mound hosted the 2010 Western Junior, won by Patrick Rogers. It was also the second course for the first two rounds of the U.S. Amateur in 2011; the primary venue was Erin Hills, site of the U.S. Open in 2017.