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USGA Museum

United States Golf Association
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A portion of the Pynes Putting Course at the U...
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The Hall of Champions rotunda inside the USGA ...
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The USGA Museum building in Far Hills, New Jersey.
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Home to the world's premier collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia. The association has completed a major renovation and expansion project. Recently the USGA opened of its new facility, the Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History. More than 2,000 artifacts are on display when the museum. The focal point of the USGA Museum is the new Hall of Champions. The names of every USGA national champion are inscribed on bronze panels that encircle the walls of the clerestory-lit, oval rotunda. Displayed in three artifact cases that stand at the center of the room are the 13 original USGA national championship trophies, including, most prominently, the United States Open Championship Trophy.

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