ROSEMONT, Ill. – The 2017 and 2018 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships will be played at the Five Farms East Golf Course at Baltimore Country Club the conference office announced Monday.
The 2017 Big Ten Championships will be held from April 28-30, while the 2018 dates will be announced at a later date.
“We are very excited to bring the Big Ten Men's Golf Championships to Baltimore Country Club in 2017 and 2018,” said Big Ten Associate Commissioner for Sports Administration Wendy Fallen. “It's a club with a rich history, and we're confident that our students and coaches will have a great experience.”
“We're excited to bring the Big Ten Championships to the east coast and in particular the state of Maryland,” head coach Jason Rodenhaver said. “Baltimore Country Club is one of the preeminent clubs in the Mid-Atlantic and the Five Farms East Course will provide a stern test in determining our conference champion.”
The Big Ten Men's Golf Championships have been played since 1920, with 10 current Big Ten institutions having won at least one conference championship. The Terrapins finished third in this year's Big Ten championships and sophomore David Kocher finished tied for sixth.
“The Baltimore Country Club Board of Governors, Golf Committee and membership are honored to be selected as the 2017 and 2018 host for the Big Ten Men's Golf Championships,” said Baltimore Country Club President Mark Dumler. “We look forward to hosting some of the world's greatest young championship golfers for the three days of competition on our challenging championship East Course designed by renowned architect A.W. Tillinghast. In partnership with the Big Ten Conference and Baltimore County, the Club is intent upon executing one of the premier amateur golf championships in the country.”
The Baltimore Country Club was founded in 1898 and is listed by the USGA as one of the first 100 club's established in the United States and is one of only seven clubs nationwide to operate two campuses. Today the Club is some 3,000 members strong and is widely recognized as one of the top 50 country clubs in the nation and was featured as one of the 100 “Most Prestigious Clubs in the World” by LINKS Magazine. The Club's A.W. Tillinghast designed Par 70 Five Farms East Course, with back-to-front pitched greens, limited water hazards, and 96 bunkers, has received many honors including making Golfweek's list of “America's Top 100 Classic Courses” (pre 1960) numerous times. It is also listed as the best Classic or Modern (post 1960 design) Course in the state of Maryland. Baltimore Country Club has hosted a Men's U.S. Open, a PGA Championship, a Men's U.S. Amateur, a U.S. Walker Cup, a U.S. Women's Open and a Champions Tour Major. For more information, visit www.bcc1898.com.
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