Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°08′06″N 86°21′34″W / 42.13500°N 86.35944°W |
| Location | Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States |
| Established | 1958 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
The Point O' Woods Golf & Country Club is a private golf club located in Benton Township, Berrien County, Michigan, United States, near Benton Harbor.
History
[edit]In 1954, local residents C.E. (Bud) Blake, Charles W. Gore, Richard Merrill, Malcolm Ross and Frederick S. Upton expressed interest in a new golf club in the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph area. When land owned by Donald H. Ross became available, the group contacted Robert Trent Jones to inquire whether he approved of the location as viable for a championship golf course; after inspection of the property, he was impressed and agreed to design the course. After the group secured funding, the project proceeded: Ground was broken in the Spring of 1957, and the course opened June 14, 1958.[1]
Point O' Woods Golf and Country Club is rated 96th among Golfweek Magazine's Top 100 Classic golf courses in the United States in the 2009 rankings.[2]
Tournaments
[edit]Point O' Woods was the host of the Western Amateur annually from 1971 to 2008.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The History of Point O Woods". Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club official site.
- ^ "2009 Golfweek's Best Classic Courses". Golfweek. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ Brown, Jake (2008-07-30). "Power-packed field may be Point finale". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Phillips, Darren (2009-08-04). "Column: Western Am loss puts early end to summer sports". The Herald-Palladium. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
External links
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