Tijuana Country Club
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Coordinates | 32°30′40.43″N 117°0′6.41″W / 32.5112306°N 117.0017806°W |
Location | Tijuana, Baja California |
Established | 1927 |
Type | Semi-Private |
Total holes | 18 |
Designed by | Alister MacKenzie |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,859 yard |
Course rating | 73.3 |
Slope rating | 129 |
The Tijuana Country Club is a country club located in Tijuana. The Country Club was the site of the historic Agua Caliente Open and Tijuana Open Invitational, former golf tournaments on the PGA Tour.[1] The championship level golf course is located in the Rio Zone of the city and is termed an oasis in the city, for its location in the metropolis that is Tijuana.
History
The golf course was originally design in 1927 by William P. Bell,[2] and in 1932 the course was redesigned by Alister MacKenzie.[3] The site of the Agua Caliente Open, the course hosted professional golf players including Gene Sarazen, Paul Runyan, E. J. Harrison, and Ernie Vossler.
In the contemporary era the Tijuana Country Club has become a popular golf course for California golfers, to where members of the country club include San Diegans.[4][5]
Course
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black | 73.3 / 129 | 472 | 231 | 422 | 358 | 349 | 192 | 390 | 397 | 504 | 3315 | 460 | 414 | 181 | 417 | 430 | 354 | 485 | 574 | 229 | 3554 | 6859 |
Blue | 71.9 / 125 | 461 | 225 | 420 | 346 | 346 | 169 | 322 | 386 | 503 | 3178 | 431 | 390 | 170 | 412 | 426 | 343 | 476 | 566 | 224 | 3438 | 6616 |
White | 70.2 / 120 | 430 | 177 | 375 | 290 | 280 | 127 | 250 | 318 | 434 | 2681 | 384 | 319 | 130 | 327 | 304 | 293 | 424 | 482 | 165 | 2836 | 5517 |
Gold | 422 | 184 | 402 | 293 | 330 | 136 | 315 | 365 | 439 | 2886 | 377 | 377 | 157 | 392 | 353 | 327 | 424 | 487 | 191 | 3091 | 5977 | |
Red | 72.0 / 127 | 451 | 190 | 410 | 334 | 334 | 145 | 320 | 371 | 464 | 3019 | 399 | 382 | 158 | 397 | 353 | 333 | 439 | 554 | 199 | 3214 | 6233 |
Handicap | 13 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | ||||
Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 72 |
References
- ↑ Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open - Rome News-Tribune (Rome Georgia), January 17, 1958
- ↑ "Tijuana Country Club". San Diego Golf Pages. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Tijuana Country Club - History". Tijuana Country Club. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Baja Golf Course: Tijuana Country Club". GolfBaja.com and LeadsLogic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Tijuana course offers refuge from a Mexican urban jungle". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.