Things to know about Philadelphia's golf history, including the Wanamaker Trophy

Philadelphia has a rich history in golf and this week's PGA Championship will add another chapter. Aronimink Golf Club, located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, sits a bit west of the City of Brotherly Love and is hosting the PGA for a second time. What sort of golf history is there in the greater Philadelphia area?

Here are some interesting facts about the game and its connection to the area. Wanamaker Trophy The PGA's Wanamaker Trophy was the brainchild of Rodman Wanamaker, whose family started the Wanamaker department stores in Philadelphia in 1876. Lewis Rodman Wanamaker helped establish the first all-professional golf association in the U.

S. , the PGA of America, and soon thereafter donated a trophy for the inaugural PGA Championship in 1916. Oldest country club in America Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill was founded in 1854.

It hosted the PGA Tour's 2025 Truist Championship. The St. Martins course hosted the 1907 and 1910 U.