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 472231422358349192390397504331546041418141743035448557422935546859
Blue 71.9 / 125 4612254203463461693223865033178 43139017041242634347656622434386616
White 70.2 / 120 4301773752902801272503184342681 38431913032730429342448216528365517
Gold 4221844022933301363153654392886 37737715739235332742448719130915977
Red 72.0 / 127 4511904103343341453203714643019 39938215839735333343955419932146233
SI 1331159177511 48182616141210
Par 53444344536 4434445533672

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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