Merion Golf Club East
Ardmore, PA
Merion Golf Club East is a private 18-hole, par-70 golf course in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, playing 6,946 yards with a course rating of 75.1 and slope of 151. It is ranked #6 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Hugh Irvine Wilson (1896); William Flynn (renovation); Gil Hanse (restoration, 2014); Perry Maxwell (renovation, 1938)
The East Course at Merion Golf Club opened in 1912, designed by club member Hugh Wilson after he spent seven months studying courses in Britain. It has hosted five U.S. Opens, most recently in 2013, and is known for wicker basket flagsticks instead of flags.
Accolades
- Ranked #6, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #2, Best in Pennsylvania (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #8, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #7, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 450 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 70 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 12 par 4s, 2 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 4, 622 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 13, 128 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 5 (par 4, 501 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 4, about 65 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on hole 9
- Doglegs: 2 left, 3 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 358 | 15 | dogleg right, 13 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 589 | 3 | 13 bunkers, plays about 40 ft uphill |
| 3 | 3 | 250 | 13 | 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 4 | 5 | 622 | 9 | 16 bunkers, plays about 65 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 501 | 1 | 10 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 6 | 4 | 484 | 5 | 10 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 7 | 4 | 368 | 11 | 5 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 358 | 17 | 5 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 9 | 3 | 231 | 7 | water in play, 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| Out | 36 | 3,761 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 306 | 16 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 358 | 10 | 7 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 395 | 14 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 13 | 3 | 128 | 18 | 5 bunkers |
| 14 | 4 | 411 | 2 | dogleg left, 7 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 15 | 4 | 415 | 6 | dogleg right, 14 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 16 | 4 | 429 | 8 | 12 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 241 | 12 | 6 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 502 | 4 | 8 bunkers |
| In | 34 | 3,185 | ||
| Total | 70 | 6,946 |
Scorecard from the Championship tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merion Golf Club WestArdmore | 1.2 | 18 | 70 | 69.9 / 129 | Private |
| Llanerch Country ClubHavertown | 2.3 | 18 | 71 | 73.5 / 143 | Likely private |
| McCall Golf and Country ClubUpper Darby | 2.7 | 18 | 66 | 62.9 / 119 | Likely private |
| Radnor Valley Country ClubVillanova | 3.0 | 18 | 70 | 72.7 / 137 | Private |
| Cobbs Creek Golf Course OldePhiladelphia | 3.1 | 18 | 71 | 70.5 / 126 | Public |
| Overbrook Golf ClubBryn Mawr | 3.2 | 18 | 70 | 73 / 133 | Public |
| Walnut Lane Golf ClubPhiladelphia | 3.5 | 9 | 62 | 61.2 / 107 | Public |
| Rolling Green Golf ClubSpringfield | 4.0 | 18 | 70 | 74.8 / 144 | Private |
| Paxon Hollow Golf ClubMedia | 4.3 | 18 | 71 | 67.7 / 121 | Public |
| Philadelphia Country ClubGladwyne | 4.5 | 18 | 69 | 72 / 131 | Private |
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