p.m. are open to the public for a small fee. In 1902 a real tennis court was opened at the Myopia Hunt Club, but has since been converted to other uses. Golf Myopia Hunt Club is the only course in the United States to have been listed by Golf Magazine as having two of the United States's top 100 signature holes, Myopia's fourth and ninth. The U.S. Open was held at the Club in 1898, 1901, 1905, and 1908. The 72-hole winning score in 1901 by Willie Anderson, one of only four four-time champions, was 331, a record high that still stands today. He defeated Alex Smith in an 18-hole playoff, 85 to 86, his highest 18-hole score of the tournament. The first nine was completed in 1896, but the second nine was not finished until October, 1898, so the June, 1898 U.S. Open was actually played over eight rounds of nine holes. Myopia Hunt Club scorecard From 1995–2005, the course underwent a series of major improvements under the leadership of Club president Michael Greene. Greene, along with Captain of Golf Steve Warhover (and with the consent of the voting members of the Club), lengthened the course with several new tees. These were installed on the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 15th, and 18th holes. In addition, many trees throughout the course were removed and replaced with traditional mounds, better fitting the historic design of Herbert Corey Leeds. Myopia Hunt Club was the home course of the late novelist and golf writer John Updike. The holes on the course are all named on the scorecard, with most of the names pertaining to a geographic signifier on a particular hole: First Lookout Brae Miles River Lone Tree Brook Myopia Prairie Pond Alps Road Valley Hill Ridge Long Paddock West Home See also Myopia Club (of Winchester, Massachusetts) References External links Golf Tripper – Myopia Hunt Club 1882 establishments in Massachusetts Defunct real tennis venues Golf clubs and courses in Massachusetts Clubs and societies in the United States Buildings and structures in Essex County, Massachusetts Hamilton, Massachusetts Sports in Essex County, Massachusetts Sports venues completed in 1882