Beechmont Country Club
Beechmont Country Club is a golfing country club located in Orange, Ohio, USA, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Cleveland.[1] This golf club hosted PGA events such as the 1963 and 1971 Cleveland Open. The course, designed by Stanley Thompson,[2] was opened in 1923 and is regarded as among the most difficult courses in northeast Ohio. Par is 71.
History
[edit]Beechmont Country Club was founded in 1923 by a group of amateur golfers from Cleveland. They purchased 96 acres (390,000 m2) of land covered in trees, and gave Thompson the opportunity to design the course. One interesting aspect of the course is that water comes into play on 7 of the 18 holes.
The club also contains an indoor and outdoor tennis facility, an outdoor swimming pool, a summer camp for children, workout facilities, and locker rooms for both men and women members. The club has two restaurants (one is men only), a snack shop, fully stocked beverage cart on the course, and a full service outdoor patio.
The golf operations is headed under Steve Niland, PGA.
Jami Morris, a 21-year-old senior at The Pennsylvania State University, is the first woman to compete in and win Beechmont’s Club Championship. She achieved this milestone on August 18, 2024.
Course characteristics
[edit]Beechmont Slope, Rating, and Yardage
| Tee | Slope | Rating | Yardage | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 131 | 72.30 | 6648 | 71 |
| Middle | 128 | 70.80 | 6359 | 71 |
| Forward | 130 | 73.40 | 5845 | 76 |
Tournaments at Beechmont
[edit]Beechmont Country Club hosted PGA events such as the inaugural 1963 Cleveland Open along with the same event in 1971.
References
[edit]- ^ Trower, Tim (August 2, 2019). "'Stranger Things' New golf academy aims to grow game". Mail Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Hopkins, Kenneth L. (2004). Cleveland Area Golf. Arcadia Publishing p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7385-3360-5.
41°27′40″N 81°28′13″W / 41.46111°N 81.47028°W
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