Tijuana Country Club
Club information
Coordinates32°30′40.43″N 117°0′6.41″W / 32.5112306°N 117.0017806°W / 32.5112306; -117.0017806
LocationTijuana, Baja California
Established1927
TypeSemi-Private
Total holes18
Designed byWilliam P. Bell
Par72
Length6,859 yard
Course rating73.3
Slope rating129

The Tijuana Country Club (Club Campestre de Tijuana) is a country club located in Tijuana, Mexico. The country club was the site of the historic Agua Caliente Open and Tijuana Open Invitational, former golf tournaments on the PGA Tour.[1] The country club, as well as the accompanying golf course, is located in Boulevard Agua Caliente.

History

The golf course was originally designed in 1927 by William P. Bell.[2] Famous professional golf players like Gene Sarazen, Paul Runyan, Dutch Harrison, and Ernie Vossler have played at the club. Though the clientele has become increasingly Mexican over the years, it remains popular with golfers across the border in California.[3][4] 34-year-old Ivan Escobosa was abducted from the club in 2005.[5]

PGA Tour pro Cesar Sanudo was introduced to golf when he started working as a caddie at the club.[6]

Real estate developers have put the property under redevelopment pressure, but some progress to retain urban greenspace has been made with a restoration proposal from Mexican native golf architect Agustin Pizá"Agustin Pizá was commissioned to develop a restoration masterplan for the Tijuana Country Club". First Call. June 7, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-12.</ref>[7] Erik Anders Lang walked the property and promoted Pizá's Tijuana Country Club restoration project in his Adventures in Golf series on United Airlines.[8]

Course

Tijuana Country Club course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 73.3 / 129 472 231 422 358 349 192 390 397 504 3315 460 414 181 417 430 354 485 574 229 3554 6859
Blue 71.9 / 125 461 225 420 346 346 169 322 386 503 3178 431 390 170 412 426 343 476 566 224 3438 6616
White 70.2 / 120 430 177 375 290 280 127 250 318 434 2681 384 319 130 327 304 293 424 482 165 2836 5517
Gold 422 184 402 293 330 136 315 365 439 2886 377 377 157 392 353 327 424 487 191 3091 5977
Red 72.0 / 127 451 190 410 334 334 145 320 371 464 3019 399 382 158 397 353 333 439 554 199 3214 6233
SI 13 3 1 15 9 17 7 5 11 4 8 18 2 6 16 14 12 10
Par 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 36 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 36 72

References

  1. ^ Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open - Rome News-Tribune (Rome Georgia), January 17, 1958
  2. ^ ."Tijuana Country Club". San Diego Golf Pages. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Baja Golf Course: Tijuana Country Club". GolfBaja.com and LeadsLogic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tijuana course offers refuge from a Mexican urban jungle". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Abduction and murder at T.J.'s Camp Campestre. Why no outrage in the border town?". San Diego Reader. Feb 2, 2006. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. ^ Leonard, Tod (August 30, 2011). "Sanudo was 'idol, hero' to many in golf circles". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Fescue - Golf Course Restoration".
  8. ^ Lang, Eric (October 5, 2021). "Restoring Tijuana's Only Golf Course" (video). youtube.com. Adventures in Golf.

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