GOLF
On display to the public as you enter the PGA Golf Club, are copies of the
British Open Claret Jug, and the Masters Trophy, the original Wanamaker
Trophy given to the winner of the PGA Championship and a copy of the
U.S. Open Championship Trophy. All four major golf championship trophies
can be viewed from 360 degrees.
launch the PGA in 1916, The Taplow Pub is decorated in an
“American-British fusion style.” With 100 seats, the quaint
yet contemporary bar has 15 independent televisions, including
one in each booth that can play anything from instructional
videos to the Golf Channel.
As you walk out of the Taplow Pub you pass the trophy
case on the way to the Pro Shop. It is home to the PGA Championship
trophy, named for Rodman Wanamaker, the department
store magnate who paid for the first tournament’s purse
and the trophy. Also on display are copies of the British Open
Claret Jug, the Masters Trophy, and the U.S. Open Championship
Trophy.
Behind the trophies is the historical gallery, which includes
the Alfred S. Bourne Senior PGA Championship Trophy and
the legendary Vardon Trophy with its overlapped hands. The >>
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The Taplow Pub, an elegant mixture of British and American influence, is
open to the public 365 days a year.
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