Club information | |
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Location | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States |
Established | 1961 |
Type | Public |
Operated by | National Golf Courses, Inc. |
Total holes | 27 |
Events hosted | 2004 OGA Public Links Championship |
Website | meriwethergolf.com |
North Course | |
Designed by | Fred Federspiel |
Par | 36 |
Length | 3,373 yards |
West Course | |
Designed by | Dave Powers |
Par | 36 |
Length | 3,346 yards |
South Course | |
Par | 36 |
Length | 3,406 |
Meriwether National Golf Course is a 36-hole golf club in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1961, it has three, regulation length nine hole courses and an executive length (par 30) course located along the Tualatin River in suburban Portland, Oregon. The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club is situated just across the river to the east.
Facilities
- Covered driving range[1]
- Putting & chipping greens
- Clubhouse with pro shop & restaurant[2]
- Three regulation length courses with water hazards, trees, and bunkers
Courses
The nine-hole Executive course measures 1,789 yards and is a par 30. It was designed in 1961 by Dave Powers.[3] Also at the club is the nine-hole, par 36 North course. Designed by Fred Federspiel and opened in 1961, it is 3,373 yards from the back tees.[4]
Both the West and South courses are nine holes and par 36s. The West was designed by Powers and measures 3,346 yards, and opened in 1961.[5] The South opened in 1994 and measures 3,406 yards.[6]
The West and North courses comprise the usual 18 hole rotation with the South course handling 9 hole play. The Executive course challenges golfers of all abilities with contoured greens making up for the lack of distance.
Tournaments
- In 1997 it hosted the Portland Rose Festival’s Kiwanis for Kids Golf Tournament.[7]
- Meriwether hosted the 2004 Oregon Golf Association’s Public Links Championship.[2]
History
Meriwether opened in the spring of 1961 with nine-holes, with an additional nine-holes finished in 1962.[8] That year National Golf Clubs purchased the facility.[8] Bob Rosburg served as the course’s first golf pro, and was at Meriwether from 1961 to 1964.[8] In 1994 the club expanded by adding nine holes to the course and building a new clubhouse at a cost of $4.7 million. The new clubhouse cost $2 million and is 11,000 square feet.[9] Flooding in 1996 closed the course for two months.[10] By 2004 most of the damage had been repaired and additional improvements were made that year.[11]
The putting course was removed about 2002 or 2003.
References
- ^ Tokito, Mike. Meriwether National Golf Course. The Oregonian, June 25, 2003.
- ^ a b Meriwether National Golf Club. Oregon Golf Association
- ^ GolfLink: Executive Course
- ^ GolfLink: North Course
- ^ GolfLink: West
- ^ GolfLink: South
- ^ ROSE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JUNE 3. The Oregonian, June 3, 1997.
- ^ a b c County’s Forest Hills course oldest of many which attract. Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
- ^ Meriwether National Golf Course in Hillsboro. The Oregonian, May 11, 1994.
- ^ Ortiz, Fiona M. Golf courses open up, a few holes at a time. The Oregonian, April 26, 1996.
- ^ Robinson, Bob. Carey was right man for job of sprucing up Meriwether. The Oregonian, July 21, 2004.