Club de Golf Chapultepec explained

Golf Facility Name:Club de Golf Chapultepec
Location:Naucalpan, Mexico
Establishment:1921
Tournaments:Mexican Open (18 times)
WGC-Mexico Championship (4 times)
Designer1:Willie Smith
Alex Smith
Percy Clifford (1972 redesign)
Par1:71
Length1:7345yd

Club de Golf Chapultepec is a golf club in Naucalpan, just outside Mexico City, Mexico. It has hosted the Mexican Open multiple times, and has hosted the WGC-Mexico Championship 4 times between 2017 and 2020.[1] [2]

Description

A tree-lined parkland course with tight fairways and undulating terrain, it is built approximately 1.36 miles (more than 7,800 feet) above sea level, which results in much longer ball flights.

History

In 1904 Scotsman and former U.S. Open winner Willie Smith moved to the Country Club of Mexico City to become a club professional. He was tasked with designing a new course, however he died before it could be completed. His brother and two-time U.S. Open winner, Alex Smith, completed the course in 1921. The course was renovated by Percy Clifford in 1972.

Scorecard

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3163871865064456252355253823,6074506224062254975754031723883,7387,345
Metres2893541704634075722154803493,2994115693712064415263691573553,4056,704
Par443445344354543454343671
Source:[3]

Difficulty

Below shows how each hole played to par in editions of the WGC-Mexico Championship held at the course.

Hardest three holes
Easiest three holes
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par443445344354543454343671
2017−0.28−0.08+0.04+0.11+0.14−0.04+0.23+0.36−0.01+0.47+0.12−0.32−0.02+0.16+0.10−0.51+0.02+0.07−0.03−0.42+0.05
2018−0.36−0.13+0.06+0.05+0.04−0.27+0.26+0.28−0.10−0.17+0.11−0.23−0.09+0.14+0.07−0.59+0.04+0.09−0.04−0.48−0.65
2019−0.31−0.25+0.04+0.14+0.08−0.08+0.28+0.33−0.03+0.27+0.08−0.31−0.15+0.14+0.11−0.34+0.03+0.05−0.01−0.41−0.14
2020−0.34−0.29+0.07+0.05+0.02−0.19+0.30+0.31−0.04−0.11+0.14−0.34−0.07+0.19+0.13−0.55+0.09+0.03−0.02−0.39−0.50
Source:[4] [5]

References

19.431°N -99.244°W

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapultepec - Mexico. Top 100 Golf Courses. 21 February 2019.
  2. News: Five things to know about Club de Golf Chapultepec. Ralph. Pat. 19 February 2019. Golf.com. 21 February 2019.
  3. News: WGC-Mexico Championship: Card of the course . European Tour . 21 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Hole Summary . PGA Tour . 21 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Final Round Course Statistics . PGA Tour . 24 February 2020.