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]
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]