hardwoods and evergreens, the course is a test of long-hole and short-hole skills, as well as the execution of sound course management. With 75 bunkers and numerous slopes, valleys and doglegs, the course tests a player's patience and endurance. Ross meant Aronimink to be a “supreme test” for the best golfers. From the championship tees, Aronimink's course is and plays to a par of 70. Aronimink's opening hole is one of the most memorable in golf. The intimidating first hole plunges down into a valley, then rises steeply, playing long and uphill to a well-guarded undulating green. On the front nine there are a number of challenging doglegs, particularly the par four #7. Although not a long hole, the approach must carry a yawning bunker guarding the front of a green with several difficult pin locations. Then there is #8, perhaps the hardest par three on the course, playing downhill to a narrow green bisected by a large mound. The turn for home at Aronimink begins with #10, a par four that is considered by many the most demanding on the course. The narrow fairway is guarded by a bunker on the right and deep rough on the left. A successful approach shot must avoid the water hazard protecting the front left of the sharply terraced green. In 2003, John Jacobs birdied the last two holes to win the Senior PGA Championship. The 17th is a par three. An errant tee shot often finds the lake guarding the green. The finishing hole is a uphill par four, requires a precise tee shot and the approach shot is to a winding and sloped green with a numerous challenging pin locations. Past and future tournaments When the PGA Championship was held at Aronimink in 1962, Gary Player prevailed as he posted a score of 278 (−2). In 1977, John Fought needed only 28 holes to win the final match in the U.S. Amateur – 9 & 8 – over Doug Fischesser. In the 1997 U.S. Junior Amateur, Jason Allred defeated Trevor Immelman in the final match, one-up. In 2003, John Jacobs won the Senior PGA Championship with a score 276 (−4). Justin Rose won the 2010 AT&T National with a final score of 270 (−10), after needing pars at both the 71st and 72nd holes to win. Nick Watney defeated the field with a bogey-free round on Sunday – after setting the