San Diego Country Club

San Diego Country Club
Club information
Location88 L St, Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Established1897, 127 years ago
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Websitewww.sandiegocountryclub.org
Designed byWilliam Watson

San Diego Country Club is a private golf club in Chula Vista, California. It was founded in 1897. The club features an 18-hole golf course with a par of 72. The golf course was designed in 1921 by golf course architect Willie Watson and remodeled by William Francis Bell (Billy Bell Jr.) to add additional length and bunkering.[1]

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.[2] Later, the club was merged with Point Loma Golf Club located in Loma Portal, the area close to the present-day San Diego International 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.[3]

Golf tournaments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Course History". San Diego Country Club.
  2. ^ Gehlken, Michael (June 15, 2013). "Sports site No. 33: San Diego Country Club". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Strege, John (August 5, 2017). "San Diego C.C. recalls Mickey Wright, Billy Casper and a course deserving 'more national acclaim'". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Leornard, Tod (July 21, 2022). "Championship Pedigree: San Diego Country Club Honors The Past And Hosts The Future". Fore Magazine, SCGA. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

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