Rio Bravo Country Club
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Entrance to Rio Bravo | |
| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 35°24′11″N 118°50′06″W / 35.403°N 118.835°W |
| Location | Bakersfield, California |
| Established | 1975 |
| Type | private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | Bakersfield Open (1990-1991) |
| Website | riobravocountryclub.com |
| Designed by | Robert Muir Graves |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,000 yards |
| Course rating | 73.1 |
Rio Bravo Country Club is an 18-hole private golf course located in the foothills in northeast Bakersfield, California. The course is 7,000 yards on hilly terrain designed by Robert Muir Graves.[1] Since the course is located in the northeast, it is one of a few courses that are naturally hilly. The course has full reciprocating privileges to all private golf courses in the Greater Bakersfield area.[2] It is a championship course, which hosted the Bakersfield Open between 1990 and 1991, a PGA national tournament.[3]
The course was originally designed to be a part of the Rio Bravo Resorts. However, the course was purchased in 1991, and became a private country club.[4] The country club’s web site describes Hole 11 as one of the most challenging on the course. It writes, “Par Hole 11 at 616 yards from Blue Tees and you will the hero in your group.”[4]
This course was great with many members until they hired two idiots named John and Scott that drove off all the members and are hated by everybody. The course has a lot of potential and is maintained in great shape for what it is working with. If they hired better management (ie people who actually do things instead of make the place worse and drive off members) it would get back on it's feet. I wonder how it feels to know that you lost half your members and the half that stayed hate you. Hopefully someday we get people who know how to run a golf course.
Scorecard
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 73.1/131 | 406 | 387 | 568 | 426 | 223 | 552 | 410 | 192 | 372 | 3536 | 405 | 616 | 392 | 226 | 446 | 345 | 155 | 358 | 521 | 3464 | 7000 |
| White | 70.4/125 | 373 | 370 | 548 | 406 | 191 | 529 | 388 | 162 | 354 | 3321 | 365 | 596 | 336 | 185 | 419 | 326 | 144 | 331 | 498 | 3200 | 6521 |
| Par | Men's | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | Men's | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Red | 73.0/123 | 322 | 319 | 498 | 352 | 160 | 473 | 345 | 137 | 303 | 2909 | 313 | 526 | 302 | 157 | 370 | 278 | 109 | 289 | 451 | 2795 | 5704 |
| Par | Ladies | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | Ladies | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
References
- ↑ Rio Bravo Country Club. GolfLink. Accessed: 05-20-2010.
- ↑ California. Executive Golf Magazine. Accessed: 05-20-2010.
- ↑ Home Page. Rio Bravo Country Club. Accessed: 5-15-2011.
- 1 2 Golf Course. Rio Bravo Country Club. Accessed: 05-20-2010.