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| Location | Northfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Established | 1897 |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Caesars Entertainment Corporation |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | Atlantic City Country Club |
| Designed by | John Reid (1897) Willie Park, Jnr. (1915) Howard C. Toomey & William S. Flynn (1925) Tom Doak (1999)[1] |
| Par | 70 |
The Atlantic City Country Club is a golf club located in Northfield, New Jersey, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Atlantic City. In addition to a golf course, the club offers banquet and dining facilities. The course resides on 170 acres (0.69 km2) in a coastal setting with skyline views of Atlantic City.
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The club was established in 1897 and purchased by Hilton Hotels in 1998 and was a private course. It is presently owned by Harrah's Entertainment and is a public course now.
The term "birdie", which means one stroke under par, was coined at the club in 1903.[2][3]
The club has hosted seven national championships:
| Year | Championship | Winner | Score | Runner(s)-up | Notes |
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| 1997 | U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur | Carol Semple Thompson | 2 & 1 | Leslie Shannon | [4] |
| 1980 | Atlantic City Senior International | Don January | Mike Souchak | [5] | |
| 1975 | U.S. Women's Open | Sandra Palmer | +7 | Nancy Lopez JoAnne Carner Sandra Post |
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| 1967 | U.S. Senior Women's Amateur | Marge Mason | Hulet P. Smith | [7] | |
| 1965 | U.S. Women's Open | Carol Mann | +2 | Kathy Cornelius | [8] |
| 1948 | U.S. Women's Open | Babe Zaharias | E | Betty Hicks | [9] |
| 1901 | U.S. Amateur | Walter Travis | 5 & 4 | Walter E. Egan |
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