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and

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in the central

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, located in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb northwest of

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. It hosted the U.S. Senior Open in August 2016.

History

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, including two majors. One of its co-founders was

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, the paternal grandfather of

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George H. W. Bush (and great-grandfather of President George W. Bush). Scioto is one of only four courses to host the U.S. Open, the

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, the

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, and the U.S. Amateur. The other three are

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(east), Oakland Hills Country Club (south), and Pinehurst Resort (#2): all four courses were designed by Ross.

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learned to play the game at Scioto in the early 1950s, mentored by

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, and Bobby Jones won the second of his four U.S. Open titles there in 1926. Its championship golf course was renovated in 2008 by Nicklaus and Michael Hurdzan. Over $6 million in improvements to its facilities are underway, and it was announced on April 17, 2012 that the course would host the 2016 U.S. Senior Open. From the championship tees, Scioto is par 70 at ; the rating is 75.4 and the slope is 140.

Course layout

2016 U.S. Senior Open * The U.S. Senior Open in

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was played as a par-71 at .

Rankings

Scioto is consistently ranked as one of the best courses in the United States. Currently, ''

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'' ranks Scioto as the 53rd best Classic Course in the United State

It was ranked #49 in 2005. ''

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'' has Scioto ranked 59t

while ''

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'' lists it as the 43rd best course (ranked 42nd in 200

''Golf Digest'' rated this 36th best out of "America's 100 Greatest Courses" for 1995-96, and 32nd best for 1997-98. The same publication rated it as the 4th "Best in State" course for 1995-96, and 3rd best for 1997-98. In the category of "Top 100 Courses in the U.S." it was selected 29th by ''Golf Magazine'' in 1995, 33rd in 1997 and 43rd in 1999. ''Golf Week'' rated it 38th among "America's 100 Best Classical Courses" for 1997, 45th in 1998 and 47th in 1999. Scioto is also ranked the 6th best course in Ohio by ''Golf Digest'' for 2005-200

Tournaments hosted

* 1926 U.S. Open (golf), 1926 U.S. Open – Bobby Jones (

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) *

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–

defeated

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, 9–3 * 1950 PGA Championship –

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* 1968 U.S. Amateur – Bruce Fleisher *

U.S. Senior Open – Dale Douglass *

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U.S. Senior Open –

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References

External links

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