Lancaster Country Club (Founded in 1900) held its first Major championship from July 9-12, 2015. The tournament, which carried a then women’s golf record purse of $4.5 million, attracted 135,000 spectators, a Championship record.
The then twenty-year-old In Gee Chun of South Korea won the championship, her first Major, with a score of 272, eight below par, shooting rounds of 68 and 66 over the weekend.
![Lancaster Country Club 2nd Hole tee](https://golfbusinessmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lancaster-country-club-hole-2-tee.jpg)
Rory Connaughton, the club’s greens chair, says
“We see ourselves as a venue for championship women’s golf. The area, community and club embraces women’s sport, and our club has seen it as a great opportunity to be a community asset. The USGA estimates a $25-$30 million economic impact from a Women’s Open.
In 2016, the club installed a new irrigation system on the main course, and some new tees and the adjustment of fairway mowing lines accompanied this.
Around 2019, they built a 14,000+ sq ft putting ‘playground’ right out in front of the clubhouse, with a fire pit and outdoor dining. That allowed us to eliminate the practice putting green we had built in 2013.
Most recently, the bunkers – they were aging, and the liner in them was failing – on the Old Course was rebuilt in 2021 and 2022. The Lancaster Country Club restored eleven of William Flynn’s original bunkers.
![Lancaster Country Club 14th Hole landing zone](https://golfbusinessmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lancaster-country-club-hole-14-landing-zone.jpg)
The Lancaster Country Club worked with architect Jim Nagle of Forse Design.
The 2024 US Women’s Open will be held between May 28 and June 2. The prize will be $11M.