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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Naucalpan, Mexico |
| Established | 1921 |
| Tournaments hosted | Mexican Open (18 times) WGC-Mexico Championship (4 times) |
| Designed by | Willie Smith Alex Smith Percy Clifford (1972 redesign) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,345 yards (6,716 m) |
Club de Golf Chapultepec is a golf club in Naucalpan, just outside Mexico City, Mexico. It has hosted the Mexican Open multiple times, and has hosted the WGC-Mexico Championship 4 times between 2017 and 2020. [1] [2]
A tree-lined parkland course with tight fairways and undulating terrain, it is built approximately 1.36 miles (more than 7,800 feet) above sea level, which results in much longer ball flights. [1] [2]
In 1904 Scotsman and former U.S. Open winner Willie Smith moved to the Country Club of Mexico City to become a club professional. He was tasked with designing a new course, however he died before it could be completed. His brother and two-time U.S. Open winner, Alex Smith, completed the course in 1921. The course was renovated by Percy Clifford in 1972. [1] [2]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 316 | 387 | 186 | 506 | 445 | 625 | 235 | 525 | 382 | 3,607 | 450 | 622 | 406 | 225 | 497 | 575 | 403 | 172 | 388 | 3,738 | 7,345 |
| Metres | 289 | 354 | 170 | 463 | 407 | 572 | 215 | 480 | 349 | 3,299 | 411 | 569 | 371 | 206 | 441 | 526 | 369 | 157 | 355 | 3,405 | 6,704 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source: [3]
Below shows how each hole played to par in editions of the WGC-Mexico Championship held at the course.
| Hardest three holes | |
| Easiest three holes |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| 2017 | −0.28 | −0.08 | +0.04 | +0.11 | +0.14 | −0.04 | +0.23 | +0.36 | −0.01 | +0.47 | +0.12 | −0.32 | −0.02 | +0.16 | +0.10 | −0.51 | +0.02 | +0.07 | −0.03 | −0.42 | +0.05 |
| 2018 | −0.36 | −0.13 | +0.06 | +0.05 | +0.04 | −0.27 | +0.26 | +0.28 | −0.10 | −0.17 | +0.11 | −0.23 | −0.09 | +0.14 | +0.07 | −0.59 | +0.04 | +0.09 | −0.04 | −0.48 | −0.65 |
| 2019 | −0.31 | −0.25 | +0.04 | +0.14 | +0.08 | −0.08 | +0.28 | +0.33 | −0.03 | +0.27 | +0.08 | −0.31 | −0.15 | +0.14 | +0.11 | −0.34 | +0.03 | +0.05 | −0.01 | −0.41 | −0.14 |
| 2020 | −0.34 | −0.29 | +0.07 | +0.05 | +0.02 | −0.19 | +0.30 | +0.31 | −0.04 | −0.11 | +0.14 | −0.34 | −0.07 | +0.19 | +0.13 | −0.55 | +0.09 | +0.03 | −0.02 | −0.39 | −0.50 |
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