Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois, with nearly 600 members and 640 acres (260 ha) containing three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming facilities, a golf learning center, golf shop, gun club, racket center and a mosque-evoking Byzantine-style, Moroccan domed clubhouse topped with minarets and classic Moorish architectural aspects. Medinah is famously known for its Course 3, now at 7,657 yards (7,002 m),^[9] which has hosted five major championships: three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990) and two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), as well as the Ryder Cup in 2012. Medinah will host the 2026 President's Cup

The club was founded in 1924 by the Medinah Shriners (named after an Arabian city) and by the late 1920s had approximately 1,500 golfing and social members. The first golf course was opened in September 1925, followed by Course 2 in 1926, and finally Course 3 in 1928. During the construction of the courses, Richard G. Schmid, a Shriner and charter member of the club, had designed the clubhouse itself^[11] The Great Depression brought severe financial hardship and many members left. The club responded by waiving initiation fees, lowering dues, holding fundraising events, and (significantly) hosting professional golf tournaments. Eventually, non-Shriners were allowed to apply for membership. World War II exacerbated the club's financial woes and membership fell far below capacity. Course 2 was closed and members helped with upkeep on the two remaining courses. During the post war era Medinah entered a period of gradual recovery and membership growth. The Duke of York once visited the club and remarked, "I've never seen such a place, it is quite strange, yet attractive."

All held on Course 3:

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Year	Tournament	Winner	Margin of victory	Winner's share ($)	Par	Course length
1949	U.S. Open	Cary Middlecoff	1 stroke	2,000	71	6,981 yd (6,383 m)
1975	U.S. Open	Lou Graham	2 strokes (90)	40,000	71	7,032 yd (6,430 m)
1988	U.S. Senior Open	Gary Player	2 strokes (90)	65,000	72	6,881 yd (6,292 m)
1990	U.S. Open	Hale Irwin	1 stroke (91 holes)	220,000	72	7,195 yd (6,579 m)
1999	PGA Championship	Tiger Woods	1 stroke	630,000	72	7,401 yd (6,767 m)
2006	PGA Championship	Tiger Woods	5 strokes	1,224,000	72	7,561 yd (6,914 m)
2012	Ryder Cup	Team Europe	1 point (14½–13½)	0	72	7,657 yd (7,002 m)

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• Bolded years are major championships on the PGA Tour.
• (90) denotes the winning margin after a playoff of 18 holes.
• 91 Holes denotes a sudden-death playoff was used after the score was tied following the 18-hole playoff.

The club offers various amenities to its members apart from the three golf courses. For example, the clubhouse features six different member dining areas. The Golf Shop is a 3000 sq. ft. building separate from the main clubhouse. The shop included golf apparel, accessories, and equipment. The racket center has a total of eight tennis courts, four of which are platform courts. The building also features indoor seating arrangements and a firepit.^[13]