Sunnyside Country Club

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Sunnyside Country Club
Sunnyside Country Club Clubhouse and 18th green 2013-05-29 19-44.jpg
Clubhouse and 18th green
Club information
Location Fresno County, at Fresno, California
Established1906
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hostedFresno Open (LPGA)
Website sunnyside-cc.com
Designed by William P. Bell
Par 72
Length6,950 yards (6,360 m) [1]
Course rating 73.5
Slope rating 132
Course record63 Nick Watney

The Sunnyside Country Club is a private country club with a championship golf course. It is located in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Fresno, California. Designed by golf course architect William P. Bell and opening in 1911, it is the oldest golf course in Fresno and one of the oldest in California. In addition to the golf course, Sunnyside Country Club has a swimming pool, tennis courts, exercise facilities and a restaurant and bar for its members.

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History

Sunnyside County Club traces its origins back to one of the early vineyards of Fresno County. In 1890, the land on which the club currently sits was purchased by William N. Oothout from Frederick Roeding, creating the Sunnyside Vineyard. [2] By 1911, a group of wealthy and well-known Fresnans, including George C. Roeding, C.C. Teague and Frank Romain, bought a portion of the old Sunnyside Vineyard and Oothout’s colonial home to build a golf course for the club. [2] The men hired Bell to design the golf course, which was completed in 1911. Oothout's colonial home was used at the clubhouse, until it was destroyed by fire in 1941.

The existing clubhouse is built in the mid-century modern style an contains a large fireplace sculpture by Fresno artist Stan Bitters. The clubhouse was built in 1948 and was designed by H. Rafael Lake. [3]

The Fresno Open on the LPGA Tour was held at Sunnyside in 1951 and 1952, with Babe Zaharias winning both tournaments. Sunnyside currently hosts numerous NCAA and amateur tournaments.

Throughout its history, many well-known Fresnans have lived on the course itself, including Fresno State Bulldogs Football Coach Jim Sweeney (hole 7) and World War II Flying Ace Pappy Boyington (hole 14).

Scorecard

Sunnyside Country Club [1] [4]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Blue73.5 /132415388459195525133445424548353234147134115942055134620358634186950
White71.4 /128407366432177512121385403537334032541432615037553032017851231306470
Gold69.8 /126394352407163496108366388493316730939431914136449027914049329296096
Par444353445364443454353672
SI 571111517931318261648101412
Women's75.6 /128394352407163496108366388493316730939431914136449027914049329296096
Women's72 /12435630340015745293331348459289929637125313733444326312842426495548
Par445353445374443454353673
SI 511151311793716210148612184

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scorecard". Sunnyside Country Club. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "A Concise History of Sunnyside" . Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  3. "A Guide to Historic Architecture in Fresno, California" . Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. "Scorecard". Sunnyside Country Club. Retrieved May 18, 2013.