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Erin Hills

Coordinates: 43°14′55.95″N 88°23′40.62″W / 43.2488750°N 88.3946167°W / 43.2488750; -88.3946167
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Erin Hills
Club information
LocationErin, Wisconsin
Established2006
TypePublic
Owned byAndrew Ziegler
Total holes18
Events hosted2011 U.S. Amateur,
2017 U.S. Open
WebsiteErin Hills
Designed byDr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Par72
Length7,823 yards
Course rating77.9

Erin Hills is a golf course located in Erin, Wisconsin. Construction began in 2004 and the course officially opened in 2006. It has been selected for the 2017 U.S. Open, which was announced on June 10, 2010. It also makes it the first USGA regular men's event ever awarded to a course owned by one person. The 2011 U.S. Amateur was also held at Erin Hills.

Erin Hills was built by Wisconsin developer Robert "Bob" Lang who used his own money to fund the course. Designers included Dr. Michael John Hurdzan, his partner Dana Fry and Ron Whitten. Determined to bring the U.S. Open to Erin Hills and at the suggestion of USGA officials, Lang made many changes to the layout of the course, dramatically changing several holes. Lang's ultimate goal of bringing the U.S. Open forced him to sell the course, due to financial difficulties, in 2009. Andrew Ziegler purchased the course.

As part of Ziegler’s commitment to upgrading the conditioning of the golf course, Ziegler said that Erin Hills would be operated on a “walking-only” basis starting in 2010. Unlike most modern courses, Erin Hills was not outfitted with paved cart paths.[1]

The course included a manor home specifically built as a hotel which includes a pub, and a refurbished barn available for private events. The grounds have been upgraded to include cottages for overnight stay.

Major tournaments hosted

Year Tournament Winner
2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Tiffany Joh
2011 U.S. Amateur Kelly Kraft
2017 U.S. Open TBD

Bolded years are major championships on the PGA Tour.

Scorecard

Erin Hills
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 77.9 / 145 615 363 478 439 507 236 605 490 165 3898 504 409 466 215 609 370 200 481 660 3914 7812
Blue 75.0 / 139 563 341 433 439 439 208 574 439 150 3586 476 359 432 193 505 359 184 445 637 3590 7176
Green 73.2 / 135 539 322 404 398 406 188 549 411 143 3360 450 315 388 170 505 346 163 434 620 3391 6751
White 70.5 / 129 480 322 404 385 362 172 480 359 138 3102 427 315 388 170 469 290 143 385 539 3126 6228
SI Men's 3 13 7 11 9 15 1 5 17 4 14 10 18 2 12 16 8 6
Par 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 36 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 36 72
SI Women's 3 11 7 9 5 17 1 13 15 4 12 8 18 2 10 16 14 6
White 75.5 / 131 480 322 404 385 362 172 480 359 138 3102 427 315 388 170 469 290 143 385 539 3126 6228
Gold 69.2 / 118 392 231 302 283 320 122 389 250 135 2424 298 274 317 152 435 252 126 325 506 2685 5109

References

43°14′55.95″N 88°23′40.62″W / 43.2488750°N 88.3946167°W / 43.2488750; -88.3946167