Tijuana Country Club Explained

Golf Facility Name:Tijuana Country Club
Location:Tijuana, Baja California
Establishment:1927
Type:Semi-Private
Holes:18
Designer1:William P. Bell
Par1:72
Length1:6,859 yard
Rating1:73.3
Slope1:129

The Tijuana Country Club (Club Campestre de Tijuana) is a country club located in Tijuana, Mexico. The country club was the site of the historic Agua Caliente Open and Tijuana Open Invitational, former golf tournaments on the PGA Tour.[1] The country club, as well as the accompanying golf course, is located in Boulevard Agua Caliente.

History

The golf course was originally designed in 1927 by William P. Bell.[2] Famous professional golf players like Gene Sarazen, Paul Runyan, Dutch Harrison, and Ernie Vossler have played at the club. Though the clientele has become increasingly Mexican over the years, it remains popular with golfers across the border in California.[3] [4] 34-year-old Ivan Escobosa was abducted from the club in 2005.[5]

PGA Tour pro Cesar Sanudo was introduced to golf when he started working as a caddie at the club.[6]

Real estate developers have put the property under redevelopment pressure, but some progress to retain urban greenspace has been made with a restoration proposal from Mexican native golf architect Agustin PizáJune 7, 2022. Agustin Pizá was commissioned to develop a restoration masterplan for the Tijuana Country Club. First Call. 2023-03-12. [7] Erik Anders Lang walked the property and promoted Pizá's Tijuana Country Club restoration project in his Adventures in Golf series on United Airlines.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19580117&id=wXUEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MzEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5195,1582943 Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open
  2. .Web site: Tijuana Country Club. August 15, 2011. San Diego Golf Pages.
  3. Web site: Baja Golf Course: Tijuana Country Club . August 15, 2011 . GolfBaja.com and LeadsLogic.
  4. Web site: Tijuana course offers refuge from a Mexican urban jungle . WorldGolf.com . August 15, 2011.
  5. Feb 2, 2006. Abduction and murder at T.J.’s Camp Campestre. Why no outrage in the border town?. San Diego Reader. 2023-03-12.
  6. News: Leonard. Tod. August 30, 2011. Sanudo was 'idol, hero' to many in golf circles. Hartford Courant. 2019-05-15. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Fescue - Golf Course Restoration.
  8. Web site: Lang. Eric. Eric Anders Lang. Restoring Tijuana's Only Golf Course. youtube.com . . en . video . October 5, 2021.