Oro Valley Country Club

Oro Valley Country Club is a private country club in Oro Valley, Arizona, a suburb located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Tucson. The club was founded in 1959 and designed by Robert Bruce Harris.[2][3] Oro Valley Country Club is situated on the banks of the Cañada del Oro, at the base of Pusch Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The Town of Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, takes its name from Oro Valley Country Club.

Oro Valley Country Club
Club information
LocationOro Valley, Arizona, U.S.
Established1959
Typeprivate [1]
Owned byclub members
Total holes18 [1]
Events hosted2006 Pac-10 Women's Golf Championships,
2006 Girl's Junior America's Cup,
qualifying rounds for the U.S. Open and the Arizona Open (FBR Open)
Websitehttp://www.orovalleycountryclub.com/
Golf Course
Designed byRobert Bruce Harris (1959),[2] Keith Foster (1987)
Par72 [2]
Length6,964 yards [2]
Course rating73.6 [2]

The club features an eighteen hole golf course, tennis courts, and a swimming pool. In late 2006 Oro Valley completed a substantial renovation on the club house facilities.[3]

Most recently, in 2006 Oro Valley hosted the 20th Pacific-10 Conference Women's Golf Championships.[4] UCLA finished first in the team results.[5] Oro Valley hosted the first-ever Pac-10 Women's Golf Championships as well, in 1987.[6] Oro Valley also hosted the 2008 Southwest Section PGA Championship.[7]

References
  1. "Oro Valley Country Club". Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. "Oro Valley Country Club". Golf Advisor.
  3. "Oro Valley Country Club - About OVCC". Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. "Pac-10 Conference - Conference of Champions Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  5. "Pac-10 Conference - Conference of Champions Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  7. "Mike Ferris wins 64th AT&T Arizona Open in Playoff - Arizona Golf Courses, Local Golf Guide - Arizona Golfers Guide". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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