Meriwether National Golf Club

Meriwether National Golf Club is a 27-hole golf club in Washington County, just south of 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.

Meriwether National Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates45.481468°N 122.944093°W / 45.481468; -122.944093
LocationWashington County, near Hillsboro, Oregon,
United States United States
Established1961
TypePublic
Operated byNational Golf Courses, Inc.
Total holes27
Events hosted2004 OGA Public Links Championship
Websitewww.meriwethergolfclub.com
North Course
Designed byFred Federspiel
Par36
Length3,373 yards
West Course
Designed byDave Powers
Par36
Length3,346 yards
South Course
Par36
Length3,406

History

Meriwether opened in the spring of 1961 with nine-holes, with an additional nine-holes finished in 1962.[1] That year National Golf Clubs purchased the facility.[1] When it opened the course was among the longest in the Northwest.[2] Bob Rosburg served as the course’s first golf pro, and was at Meriwether from 1961 to 1964.[1] 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 (1,000 m2).[3]

Regional flooding in the winter of 1996 closed the course for two months.[4] In 1997, the course hosted the Portland Rose Festival’s Kiwanis for Kids Golf Tournament.[5] By 2004 most of the damage from the 1996 flooding had been repaired and additional improvements were made that year.[6] That year Meriwether hosted the 2004 Oregon Golf Association’s Public Links Championship.[7] In 2006, the course played host to the Oregon Junior Stroke Play Championships,[8] and in 2008 hosts part of the college level Pacific Invitational.[9]

Facilities

The golf club includes a covered driving range, putting greens, and chipping greens.[10] The course clubhouse includes a restaurant and golf pro shop.[7] Meriwether has 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.[11] 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.[12] The Executive course challenges golfers of all abilities with contoured greens making up for the lack of distance.

Both the West and South (south course was closed in 2015) courses are nine holes and par 36s. The West was designed by Powers and measures 3,346 yards, and opened in 1961.[13] The South opened in 1994 and measures 3,406 yards.[14] The West and North courses comprise the usual 18-hole rotation with the South course handling 9-hole play.

The putting course was removed about 2002 or 2003.

References
  1. County’s Forest Hills course oldest of many which attract. Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
  2. Picks of the Season. The Oregonian, June 20, 1996.
  3. Meriwether National Golf Course in Hillsboro. The Oregonian, May 11, 1994.
  4. Ortiz, Fiona M. Golf courses open up, a few holes at a time. The Oregonian, April 26, 1996.
  5. Rose Festival schedule Tuesday, June 3. The Oregonian, June 3, 1997.
  6. Robinson, Bob. Carey was right man for job of sprucing up Meriwether. The Oregonian, July 21, 2004.
  7. Meriwether National Golf Club. Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Oregon Golf Association. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
  8. Schutte scores Publinx upset. The Register-Guard, July 13, 2006.
  9. Men's Golf: 2008 Spring Schedule. George Fox University. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
  10. Tokito, Mike. Meriwether National Golf Course. The Oregonian, June 25, 2003.
  11. Meriwether National Golf Course: Executive Course. GolfLink. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
  12. Meriwether National Golf Course: North Golf Course. GolfLink. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
  13. Meriwether National Golf Course: West Golf Course. GolfLink. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
  14. Meriwether National Golf Course: South Golf Course. GolfLink. Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.