December 1916. Ross' involvement is demonstrated thorough a routing plan of the course executed by Donald J. Ross Associates, Inc. in 1920 that was found by the Chair of the History Committee of the Donald Ross Society in 2011. The two routings are framed and displayed within the clubhouse. In 2019, golf architect Jeff Mingay led a restoration of the golf course design in conjunction with construction specialist Duininck Golf. Golf events MGC has a great golfing tradition. It developed in part due to the quality design of the golf course. By the mid-1920s, MGC was growing in local and national recognition. In 1940, after Sam Snead played an exhibition match at MGC, he said that he "hoped that (MGC) would some day host a U.S. Open". The most prestigious amateur event was the Golden Anniversary (50th) U.S. Amateur in 1950. As result of holding the 1959 PGA Championship at MGC, the club is in elite company as one of only 120 golf clubs in the world to have hosted a Grand Slam event (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA) since 1860. Championships National professional events: PGA Championship (1) 1959 Dayton's Challenge (6) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 National amateur events: U.S. Amateur (1) 1950 Western Amateur (1) 1940 Minnesota amateur events: MGA Junior Championship (1) 1924 MGA Senior Championship (2) 1962, 1975 MGA 4-Ball Championship (1) 1976 MGA Amateur Championship (5) 1925, 1936, 1953, 1988, 2007 MGA Senior 4-Ball Championship (3) 1971, 1982, 1990 MWGA Match Play Championships (7) 1924, 1931, 1951, 1958, 1968, 1978, 1990 Minnesota professional events: Minnesota State Open (6) 1924, 1927, 1932, 1944, 1957, 1975 Minnesota Section PGA (1) 1971 Minnesota Golf Champions (26) 1975–2000 References External links Official site Photos of golf course after bunker and tee box restoration Golf clubs and courses in Minnesota Golf clubs and courses designed by Donald Ross Buildings and structures in Hennepin County, Minnesota Sports venues completed in 1916 1916 establishments in Minnesota