Article posted: 9/23/2012 8:00 AM

Medinah’s storied past adds to allure

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Longtime Medinah Country Club members Alvin Reitz, left, and Calvin Koeppel are serving as club historians during this week's Ryder Cup. Both men have been associated with the prestigious club since they were young.

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Longtime members Alvin Reitz and Calvin Koeppel talk about the history of Medinah Country Club. Both have been associated with the club since they were 10 years old.

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One of the prime areas of the clubhouse at Medinah Country Club is the building's main entrance.

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What look like tiles on the ceiling of the rotunda inside Medinah Country Club's clubhouse are actually small squares painted by hand.

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The massive clubhouse at Medinah Country Club is a unique blend of architectural styles.

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Photographs of Medinah Country Club's past presidents fill the walls of one of the hallways in the clubhouse.

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This photograph from 1925 shows the construction of the clubhouse at Medinah Country Club.

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Members say the ballroom inside Medinah Country Club's clubhouse is often used for weddings.

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Calvin Koeppel says he's been fortunate to witness golfing history unfold as a longtime member of Medinah Country Club. The 54-hole complex in northern DuPage County has been the site of national tournaments and major championships through the years. This week, the best professional golfers from Europe and the United States square off in the 2012 Ryder Cup. "When you join here, you don't just join a country club," Koeppel said. "You join a historic country club."

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