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Union League Golf Club at Torresdale

Philadelphia, PA
🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴5/5 grail
Designed by Donald Ross  ·  4.7★ players
✈ PHL 19 mi · Philadelphia 12 mi
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Why it’s a grail

Donald Ross's classic parkland design, Union League Golf Club at Torresdale has a storied history as a frequent host of the Philadelphia Amateur.

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About the course

Union League Golf Club at Torresdale is a private club located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by the esteemed Donald Ross and opened in 1921, the course originally operated as Torresdale-Frankford Country Club before being acquired by The Union League of Philadelphia in 2014. It is known for its classic parkland layout, featuring Ross's signature green complexes and strategic bunkering. While not a major championship venue, it has a rich history of hosting significant regional championships, particularly the Philadelphia Amateur.

Course timeline

  1. 1921Opened as Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
  2. 1925Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  3. 1928Hosted the Philadelphia Open
  4. 1933Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  5. 1940Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  6. 1947Hosted the Philadelphia Open
  7. 1948Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  8. 1957Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  9. 1963Hosted the Philadelphia Open
  10. 1964Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  11. 1973Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  12. 1980Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  13. 1986Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  14. 1993Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  15. 2000Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  16. 2006Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  17. 2013Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur
  18. 2014Acquired by The Union League of Philadelphia
  19. 2018Restored by Stephen Kay
  20. 2019Hosted the Philadelphia Amateur

Player reviews

Google 4.7★ · 267 ratings
5★ · Hanna Ivanchenko · 4 months ago

There’s such a lovely golf club right behind my grandchildren’s school. What on earth are you lot on to? Do you live in a parallel universe? Can’t we do anything at all for these children? The people who send them to school have to pay for taxis – can’t you sp

5★ · Helena Mitchell · 5 years ago

A family member was celebrating her 50th birthday, well she could not have picked a better place. It is beautiful there and the service was excellent. From the time you walk in you are served the most delicious appetizers crab cakes pig in the blanket crab sou

5★ · Stephan · a year ago

An iconic NE Philly property now owned and operated by the Union League. Excellent food, drink and ambience. We have been enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner here for the past few years. The staff are always wonderful and happy to accommodate special needs.

Ross green complex toward the clubhouse
Courtesy of Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
Clubhouse at golden hour
Courtesy of Union League Golf Club at Torresdale
5th green (featured hole)
Courtesy of Union League Golf Club at Torresdale

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