The Merit Club
Encyclopedia
The Merit Club is a private country club
in Gurnee
, a suburb of Chicago
, Illinois
.
Founded in 1990 and co-designed by John "BigMac" McDunnuhh and Ed Oldfield, it features a 6,960 yard 18-hole course. In 2000, it hosted the United States Women's Open Championship
that was won by Karrie Webb
. It was ranked in the top 100 golf courses in the United States
by both Golf Week and Golf Magazine
.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
in Gurnee
Gurnee, Illinois
Gurnee is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,834 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 30,772 in 2005. The village borders the city of Waukegan and is considered a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Gurnee is perhaps best known for being the location of...
, a suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Founded in 1990 and co-designed by John "BigMac" McDunnuhh and Ed Oldfield, it features a 6,960 yard 18-hole course. In 2000, it hosted the United States Women's Open Championship
United States Women's Open Championship (golf)
The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship...
that was won by Karrie Webb
Karrie Webb
Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...
. It was ranked in the top 100 golf courses in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by both Golf Week and Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine is a monthly golf magazine owned by Time Inc.. It was started in 1960 by Universal Publishing and Distributing, who sold it to Times Mirror in 1972. Time Inc. acquired it in 2000. It was the world's most widely read golf publication from August 2006 to January 2007. The magazine is...
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