The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club
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.
 Entrance in 2009 | |
| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 45.485°N 122.918°W |
| Location | near Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. |
| Elevation | 200 feet (60 m) |
| Established | 1997 |
| Type | private / public |
| Owned by | Westhood, Inc. |
| Operated by | Westhood, Inc. |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Events hosted | The Tradition (2003–2006) Fred Meyer Challenge (1998–2002) |
| Website | reservegolf.com |
| South Course (The Fought)[1] | |
| Designed by | John Fought |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,172 yards (6,558 m) |
| Course rating | 74.7 |
| Slope rating | 142[2] |
| North Course (The Cupp)[3] | |
| Designed by | Robert E. Cupp |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,845 yards (6,259 m) |
| Course rating | 73.8 |
| Slope rating | 130[4] |
 Practice range | |
The award-winning club in Washington County opened 26 years ago 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 The Reserve.[10] It moved to Alabama in 2011 and is played in the spring.
Facility
The club sits on 330 acres (1.3 km2) 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 7,172 yards (6,558 m) with many trees as well.[13] It was named the eighth-most difficult in Oregon and SW Washington by the Oregon Golf Association in 2006.[14] This par 72 course was named fifteenth best in Oregon for 2007–08 by Golf Digest;[15] its 453-yard (414 m) 17th hole earned the title of fifth best hole in 2003 by The Oregonian.[16]
Bob Cupp designed the North Course which includes an 11-acre (4.5 ha) lake, a creek, and 25 bunkers over 6,845 yards (6,259 m).[12] It also includes a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) green used for three holes.[12] This course features rolling mounds and green surrounds with short-grass.[13]
References
- WoldGolf.com: The Fought at Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club
- "Course Rating and Slope Database™: The Reserve Vineyards, South Course". USGA. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- Golf Link: The Cupp
- "Course Rating and Slope Database™: The Reserve Vineyards, North Course". USGA. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- Robinson, Bob. A new home. The Oregonian, August 16, 1998.
- The Reserve Golf Club
- Williams, Alexander. Wine with your back nine? OB plans Aloha golf course. Portland Business Journal, February 21, 1997.
- White, Ryan. Fred Meyer pulls out of charity golf event. The Oregonian, August 28, 2002.
- Charbonneau, Dave. It’s clear: Fans view the Reserve as flat-out success. The Oregonian, August 25, 1998.
- White, Ryan. The Tradition starts over. The Oregonian, April 1, 2007.
- Bermudez, Esmeralda. Hungry for housing sites. The Oregonian, February 1, 2007.
- Robinson, Bob. New Design draws on Pumpkin style. The Oregonian, September 18, 1996.
- Wallach, Jeff (December 15, 2006). "Explore Oregon's golf offerings". Golf Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- OGA: Most Difficult 18-Hole Courses in Oregon
- GolfDigest: Best in State Rankings: 2007–2008
- The Best Golf Holes. The Oregonian, March 9, 2003.
