San Diego Country Club

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San Diego Country Club
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Location88 L St, Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Established1897, 125 years ago
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Website www.sandiegocountryclub.org

The San Diego Country Club is a private golf club in Chula Vista, California. The club, which features an 18-hole golf course with a par of 72, was founded in 1897. [1]

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In addition to a golf course, the club also organizes special events such as weddings, graduation parties and birthdays. [2] The country club also hosts business meetings.

The golf course was designed in 1921 by the golf course architect Willie Watson and remodeled by Billy Bell to add additional length and bunkering. [3]

History

In 1897, the Club's first facility of 9 holes was built in Balboa Park. It was enlarged in 1898 to accommodate and keep the changing rooms of female and male club members separate. However, in 1914 the club was evicted to make way for construction necessary for the 1915 Pan-American Exposition. [4] Later, the club was merged with Point Loma Golf Club located in Loma Portal, the area close to the present-day San Diego airport.

In 1920, more than 150 acres was purchased in Chula Vista. On September 3, 1921, the golf course, designed by William Watson, was officially opened.

The Farmers Insurance Open of the PGA Tour began at the club in 1952 as the 'San Diego Open. [5]

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References

  1. "Course Review: San Diego Country Club". bogeysacrossamerica.com. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "Wedding venue". San Diego Country Club.
  3. "Course History". San Diego Country Club.
  4. Gehlken, Michael (15 June 2013). "Sports site No. 33: San Diego Country Club". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. Strege, John (5 August 2017). "San Diego C.C. recalls Mickey Wright, Billy Casper and a course deserving 'more national acclaim'". Golf Digest. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

Coordinates: 32°37′22″N117°3′46″W / 32.62278°N 117.06278°W / 32.62278; -117.06278