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Cloverbank Country Club is a private country club in Hamburg, New York. The club offers various activities such as bowling, swimming, tennis, and golf. Prior to 2021, the club operated as the Brierwood Country Club. [1]
In 1956, Bethlehem Steel Company acquired 400 acres of land in Hamburg, New York to construct the Bethlehem Management Club. The club was established in 1958 and opened in 1959.[3] Initially, the club was exclusively reserved for Bethlehem Steel employees and their families.[4] The 18 hole, 7,061 golf course was designed by course architects William and David Gordon.[3]
E.F. Burke Development purchased the club in 1987, renaming it Brierwood Country Club.[2] In 1997, the club was sold to Arnold Palmer Golf Management, who subsequently sold the property to C-Bons International Golf Group.[4]
Facing reduced membership during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Brierwood Country Club was sold in 2021 to an investor group composed of former members. The club was renamed to Cloverbank Country Club.[5]
The Gordon and Gordon designed course is a par 72, currently measuring just over 7,100 yards from the tournament tees. At this yardage, it has received a slope of 132 with an overall course rating of 74 by the United States Golf Association.[6]Much of the course layout remains unchanged from its initial inception.[7] The course is well known for hole number 11, which is a par 3 that plays at 190 yards over a large man-made pond with a fountain, and a green surrounded by sand dunes. It is the third longest of the four par 3's on the course. [ citation needed ]
In addition to the championship golf course, Cloverbank Country Club also features a driving range, a junior olympic swimming pool, tennis courts, a bowling alley, and an exclusive restaurant.[8]
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