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7. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Country: USA

Founded: 1881

Shinnecock Hills holds several prestigious claims, among them that of the oldest golf club in the United States and the first club to allow women (which it did since it was founded). It hosted the US open in three different centuries (1896, 1995, and 2004) and is scheduled again for 2018. The club house was built in 1892, and the members like to brag that it is the oldest one in the USA. However, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club lands are under dispute by the Shinnecock Indian Nation, who claims that it is the real owner, so you might want to hold on with that application until that dispute is resolved.

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