Erin Hills is a golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

 located in Erin, Wisconsin

Erin, Wisconsin

Erin is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,664 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community ofThompson is located in Erin...

. Construction began in 2004 and the course officially opened in 2006. It has been selected for the 2017 U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

, which was announced on June 10, 2010. It also makes it the first PGA Tour

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 event ever awarded to a course owned by one person.
The 2011 U.S. Amateur will also be held at Erin Hills.

Erin Hills was built by Wisconsin developer Robert "Bob" Lang who used his own money to fund the course. Designers included Dr. Michael John Hurdzan, his partner

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 Dana Fry and Ron Whitten. Determined to bring the U.S. Open to Erin Hills and at the suggestion of USGA officials, Lang made many changes to the layout of the course, dramatically changing several holes. Lang's ultimate goal of bringing the U.S. Open forced him to sell the course, due to financial difficulties, in 2009. Andrew Ziegler purchased the course.

As part of Ziegler’s commitment to upgrading the conditioning of the golf course, Ziegler said that Erin Hills would be operated on a “walking-only” basis starting in 2010. Unlike most modern courses, Erin Hills was not outfitted with paved cart paths.

The course included a manor home specifically built as a hotel which includes a pub, and a refurbished barn available for private events.

Major tournaments hosted

Year	Tournament	Winner
2008	U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links The U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, often referred to as the Public Links or the Publinx, is a women's amateur golf tournament, one of 10 individual amateur championships organized by the USGA and first played in 1977. The USGA officially calls the event the U.S. Women's Amateur...	Tiffany Joh Tiffany Joh Tiffany Joh is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Futures Tour.-Childhood:...
2011	U.S. Amateur	Kelly Kraft Kelly Kraft -Amateur career:Kraft served as team captain of Ryan High School during his final year there in 2006-2007, earning All-District honors. He played college golf at Southern Methodist University....
2017	U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	TBD

Bolded years are major championships

Men's major golf championships

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 on the PGA Tour

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