This photo was taken on the 18th green at Merion. Another perfect weather day on my Top 100 Golf Odyssey. My Dad’s friend who hosted us, Birch, is on the left, my brother next to him, then me and then on the right my Dad. Note the basket atop the stick rather than a flag.
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Merion Golf Club . . . so much history has happened here that a book could be written on that alone. With a current count of 17 USGA events having been contested over Merion’s East Course that is more than any other course in the United States. Bobby Jones’ first major was the 1916 US Amateur played here, he won the US Amateur here in 1924 and of course his historic US Amateur win for the Grand Slam in 1930. Ben Hogan executed a miraculous comeback to the game here at the 1950 US Open after a near death automobile accident just 1 year earlier.
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Once I had confirmed a tee time at Merion Golf Club’s East Course for June 20th I decided to try to find another course nearby that I could tie into the same trip. Several months back I had exchanged emails with a fellow golf blogger who is playing the Top 100 in the World. His blog is located here and is quite a good read. He likes to maintain his anonymity so I’ll just refer to him at Bill.
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