Medinah, Illinois · Parkland
5 major championships hosted since 1949
Established
1925
Designer
Tom Bendelow; Roger Packard (redesign)
Par
72
Championship Yardage
7,657 yds
Medinah Country Club's Course No. 3, west of Chicago, is a long, tree-lined parkland test bordered by Lake Kadijah. It has hosted three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships and the unforgettable 2012 Ryder Cup.
Tiger Woods won two PGA Championships at Medinah, in 1999 and 2006, while Hale Irwin's 1990 U.S. Open playoff win there made him, at 45, the oldest U.S. Open champion of the modern era.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Medinah Country Club.
Course Record (round)
63
Major rounds
Lowest 72-Hole Total
271 (−17)
Major eras
First Major Hosted
1949
Total Majors Hosted
5
Every major championship staged at Medinah Country Club, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 3 | 1949, 1975, 1990 |
| PGA Championship | 2 | 1999, 2006 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Medinah Country Club.
Lou Graham won the U.S. Open in an 18-hole playoff over John Mahaffey.
Hale Irwin holed a 45-foot birdie on the 72nd hole, then won a playoff to become the oldest modern U.S. Open champion.
Tiger Woods won the PGA as a 19-year-old Sergio García chased him down the stretch with a famous shot from behind a tree.
Tiger Woods won his second PGA at Medinah.
Europe rallied from 10–6 down on the final day to win the Ryder Cup in one of the event's greatest comebacks.
Three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990) and two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), both PGAs won by Tiger Woods.
The 2012 Ryder Cup, when Europe came from 10–6 behind entering Sunday singles to retain the Cup.
Hale Irwin, who won at Medinah in 1990 at age 45.