Meadowbrook Country Club (Chesterfield County, Virginia)

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Meadowbrook Country Club
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Coordinates 37°26′51″N077°28′23″W / 37.44750°N 77.47306°W / 37.44750; -77.47306
Location Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Elevation197 feet (60 m)
TypePrivate
Owned byMember owned
Total holes18
Greens bentgrass
Fairways Bermuda grass
Website Meadowbrook Country Club
Designed by Keith Foster
Par 71
Length6,596 yards (6,031 m)
Course rating 71.6

Meadowbrook Country Club (Chesterfield County, Virginia) is a private golf and social club located at 3700 Cogbill Road in Richmond, Virginia. [1] The club was formed in 1957. [2]

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History of the estate

The Meadowbrook Country Club was once Meadowbrook Farm, a large and historic estate owned by the Jeffress family, who were among the earliest settlers in Virginia. [3] The Jeffress family lived in a Tudor mansion that eventually became the original clubhouse for the country club. [4] The family began the elaborate plantings and garden on their land, and the large formal garden was later enhanced by the "personal stamp" of Charles F. Gillette, who was also working on gardens for the Virginia Governor's Executive Mansion in Richmond and on Agecroft Hall.

In 2013 Lake Chesdin Golf Club merged with Meadowbrook Country Club. The idea was to consolidate and help attract members to both clubs. The two formed an LLC called: Meadowbrook-Chesdin LLC. The LLC paid $1.2 million to purchase the 200 acres (81 ha) Chesdin course. The partnership ended in 2014 over financial concerns from the Chesdin club. Upon dissolution, members were given the choice as to which club they would settle into. [5]

The Gardens

The Women of Meadowbrook Country Club is a non-profit women's club, a group originally founded in 1965 to preserve the historic gardens of the club which had been designed by renowned landscape architect Charles F. Gillette for the original estate grounds in Chesterfield County where the club is situated. Although the country club was founded in 1957, the gardens are much older, having been begun by the Jeffress family on their estate. [1] The Gardens have a noteworthy Gazebo. [6]

Golf

The original course designer was Robert Bruce Harris. In 2000, the course was upgraded and redesigned by Keith Foster at a cost of $ 2 million dollars. [7]

The 18-hole Meadowbrook course features 6,663 yards (6,093 m) of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course is rated 71.6 and has a slope rating of 120 on Bermuda grass. The course was designed by Frederick A. Findlay and opened in 1957. [8] The course currently features 30 tees driving range and 18 regulation holes. [8] The course has bentgrass putting greens and bermudagrass fairways and consists of four Par 3's, nine Par 4's and three Par 5's. The course has four sets of men's tees and two sets of ladies' tees.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lohmann, Bill (August 23, 2015). "Lohmann: After 50 years, Women of Meadowbrook Country Club still making garden grow". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Welcome to Meadowbrook Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club accessed June 19, 2020
  3. ↑ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1907). Men of Mark in Virginia: Ideals of American Life; a Collection of American Life Volume 2. Washington D.C.: Men of Mark Publishing Co. p. 198. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Clark, Frances Watson (2006). Chesterfield County (Hard cover). Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 38. ISBN   9780738542522.
  5. ↑ Schwartz, Michael (31 October 2014). "Country clubs break up in Chesterfield". Richmond BizSense. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Prideaux, Gwynn Cochran (1976). Summerhouses of Virginia. Published under the auspices of the Mary Wingfield Scott Fund of the Research Library, the Valentine Museum. p. 77.
  7. ↑ "Meadowbrook Country Club". Golf Virginia. CityCom Marketing, LLC. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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