By Mark Lamport-Stokes June 10 (Reuters) - Steeped in history, the iconic East Course at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania will stage the U.S. Open for a fifth time when this year's edition starts on Thursday with the opening round. Designed by amateur golfer Hugh Wilson and opened for play in 1912, Merion has long been hailed as one of the premier courses in the United States and has hosted a total of 18 United States Golf Association championships. Most famously, it was the venue where Bobby Jones completed the "impregnable quadrilateral" by winning the U.S. ...
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