Caves Valley Golf Club Explained

Caves Valley Golf Club
Location:Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S.
Establishment:1991, [1]
Type:Private
Holes:18
Tournaments:2017 Senior Players Championship
2002 U.S. Senior Open
2014 International Crown
BMW Championship
Website:cavesvalley.net
Designer1:Tom Fazio
Par1:71
Rating1:75.3
Slope1:142 [2]
Coordinates:39.451°N -76.744°W
Pushpin Map:USA#Maryland
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Mapsize:240

Caves Valley Golf Club is a member-owned not-for-profit corporation in Owings Mills, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Baltimore. The golf course opened in 1991,[1] and is known for its fast greens, rolling fairways, and water hazards; it was rated as 47th among America's best modern courses by Golfweek magazine in 1997.[3]

Championships hosted

In 2002, Caves Valley played host to the U.S. Senior Open where Don Pooley bested Tom Watson in a dramatic five hole playoff.[4] In addition, the club has hosted the 1995 U.S. Mid-Amateur, the NCAA Division I Men's (2005)[5] and Women's Golf Championships (2009),[6] the AJGA Canon Cup in 1997 and 2004, and the Palmer Cup in 2007.[7] It hosted the inaugural International Crown in 2014, a biennial team event organized by the LPGA Tour involving four-woman teams from eight countries. In 2017 it played host to the Constellation Senior Players Championship.[8]

Caves Valley hosted The BMW Championship, part of the FedEx Cup playoffs on the PGA Tour, in 2021.Patrick Cantlay defeated Bryson DeChambeau in 6 playoff holes to win the championship. The course will again host the BMW Championship in 2025.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Posh Caves Valley golf course fights to get out of the rough . Baltimore Sun . Hetrick . Ross . July 5, 1992 . July 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Course Rating and Slope Database™: Caves Valley Golf Club . USGA. July 25, 2014.
  3. Web site: Caves Valley golf club review . Golf.com . 3 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090814192343/http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/coursefinder/course/0,28290,1321361,00.html . 14 August 2009 . dead .
  4. News: A rare victory . Toledo Blade . Hackenberg . Dave . July 1, 2002 . C1 .
  5. News: Georgia wins NCAA men's golf title . Sunday Star-News . Wilmington, North Carolina . June 5, 2005 . 3C .
  6. Web site: Devils deliver: ASU wins NCAA title . Golfweek . Mirocha . Dan . May 22, 2009 . July 25, 2014.
  7. Web site: 2007 Palmer Cup . Palmer Cup . 2007 . July 25, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617080102/http://www.palmercup.org/event-info/history/113.html . June 17, 2015 .
  8. News: Caves Valley to host 2017 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship. PGATour. 2017-07-14.
  9. Web site: PGA TOUR - Tournament Schedule . 2024-08-14 . www.pgatour.com . en.