Bakersfield Country Club is an 18-hole private
golf course
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located in
Bakersfield,
California
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. The course is 6,819 yards on hilly terrain, designed by William P. Bell. Being located in the foothills of northeast Bakersfield makes this one of the few courses within
Kern County
Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield.
Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county sp ...
that is naturally hilly. The club has reciprocating privileges to all private golf clubs in the Greater Bakersfield area. It is a championship course, which has hosted the
Bakersfield Open Invitational
The Bakersfield Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played at the Bakersfield Country Club in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and l ...
between 1961 and 1962, which was a tournament on the
PGA Tour
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.
The club also includes: exercise rooms, club room (for cards), lounge, and four lighted tennis courts. Three dining facilities are provided for both lunch and dinner. Large banquet room provides space for large events, up to 250 people.
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Demographics
In 2020, the
United States Census Bureau
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made the Bakersfield Country Club and the residential areas outside its southern perimeter as a separate
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) for statistical purposes. The residential areas are in an
unincorporated area
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outside the borders of the City of Bakersfield. Per the
2020 census, the population was 1,715.
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
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Bakersfield Country Club
Golf clubs and courses in Bakersfield, California
Sports venues completed in 1950
1950 establishments in California
Golf clubs and courses designed by William P. Bell