The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club explained

Golf Facility Name:The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club
Coordinates:45.485°N -122.918°W
Pushpin Map:USA#USA Oregon
Pushpin Relief:1
Type:private / public
Owner:Westhood, Inc.
Operator:Westhood, Inc.
Elevation:200feet
Holes:36
Tournaments:The Tradition
(2003–2006)
Fred Meyer Challenge
(1998–2002)
Website:reservegolf.com
Course1:South Course (The Fought)[1]
Designer1:John Fought
Par1:72
Rating1:74.7
Slope1:142[2]
Course2:North Course (The Cupp)[3]
Designer2:Robert E. Cupp
Par2:72
Rating2:73.8
Slope2:130[4]
Imagesize2:240

The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club is a 36-hole private and public golf club in the northwest United States, located near Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb west of Portland.

The award-winning club in Washington County opened in 1997 and hosted the PGA Tour Champions major, The Tradition from 2003 to 2006. It also was the site of the Fred Meyer Challenge from 1998 through 2002. Home to a pair of 18-hole courses, the club is south of Tualatin Valley Highway, east of Hillsboro.

History

Development of The Reserve began in 1991 and involved Tom Kite and Bob Cupp’s golf course development company. However, financing fell through and the company backed out. Eventually the $25 million project received financing from a Korean businessman with OB Sports developing the course with John Fought.[5] The club opened in September 1997[6] with D.S. Parklane Development as the owner.[7]

From 1998 to 2002, the club was host to the annual Fred Meyer Challenge, run by Portland tour professional Peter Jacobsen.[5] [8] [9] From 2003 to 2006, The Reserve hosted the Champions Tour's JELD-WEN Tradition.[10] That tournament had been held in Arizona at the Cochise Golf Course of the Golf Club at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, and then moved to Central Oregon and the Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver after its four-year run at It moved to Alabama in 2011 and is played in the spring.

Facility

The club sits on 330acres between Aloha and Hillsboro.[11] It is across the Tualatin River from Meriwether National Golf Course. When it first opened in 1997, memberships at this private and public course cost $15,000.[12] The two 18-hole courses are rotated between being public and private daily.[12] The wine-themed club has both a pro shop and restaurant, the Vintage Room, at the clubhouse and its own wine label.[13]

Courses

Designed by John Fought, the South Course has 110 bunkers over the with many trees as It was named the eighth-most difficult in Oregon and SW Washington by the Oregon Golf Association This par 72 course was named fifteenth best in Oregon for by Golf Digest;[14] its 453yd 17th hole earned the title of fifth best hole in 2003 by The Oregonian.[15]

Bob Cupp designed the North Course which includes an 11acres lake, a creek, and 25 bunkers over .[12] It also includes a 45000square feet green used for three holes.[12] This course features rolling mounds and green surrounds with short-grass.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/oregon/aloha/the-fought-at-reserve-vineyards-golf-club-the-semi-private.html WoldGolf.com: The Fought at Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club
  2. Web site: Course Rating and Slope Database™: The Reserve Vineyards, South Course . USGA. July 1, 2016.
  3. http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/golf-course.asp?course=15919 Golf Link: The Cupp
  4. Web site: Course Rating and Slope Database™: The Reserve Vineyards, North Course . USGA. July 1, 2016.
  5. Robinson, Bob. A new home. The Oregonian, August 16, 1998.
  6. http://www.reservegolf.com/section.cfm?wSectionID=1417 The Reserve Golf Club
  7. Williams, Alexander. Wine with your back nine? OB plans Aloha golf course. Portland Business Journal, February 21, 1997.
  8. White, Ryan. Fred Meyer pulls out of charity golf event. The Oregonian, August 28, 2002.
  9. Charbonneau, Dave. It’s clear: Fans view the Reserve as flat-out success. The Oregonian, August 25, 1998.
  10. White, Ryan. The Tradition starts over. The Oregonian, April 1, 2007.
  11. Bermudez, Esmeralda. Hungry for housing sites. The Oregonian, February 1, 2007.
  12. Robinson, Bob. New Design draws on Pumpkin style. The Oregonian, September 18, 1996.
  13. Wallach. Jeff. December 15, 2006. Explore Oregon's golf offerings. Golf Magazine. May 1, 2010.
  14. http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/state/index.ssf?/courses/state/2007oregon.html GolfDigest: Best in State Rankings: 2007–2008
  15. The Best Golf Holes. The Oregonian, March 9, 2003.