Beechmont Country Club is a golfing

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located in

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, located approximately east of downtown

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. This golf club hosted

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events such as the 1963 and 1971

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. The course, designed by

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, was opened in 1923 and is regarded as among the most difficult courses in northeast Ohio. Par is 71.

History

Beechmont Country Club was founded in 1923 by a group of amateur golfers from

. They purchased of land covered in trees, and gave Thompson the opportunity to design the course. One interesting aspect of the course is that water comes into play on 7 of the 18 holes. The club also contains an indoor and outdoor tennis facility, an outdoor swimming pool, a summer camp for children, workout facilities, and locker rooms for both men and women members. The club has two restaurants (one is men only), a snack shop, fully stocked beverage cart on the course, and a full service outdoor patio. The golf operations is headed under Jaysen Hansen, PGA. The assistant professionals are Brian Suydam and Frederique Bruell. The superintendent is Adam Daroczy.

Course characteristics

''Beechmont Slope, Rating, and Yardage''

Tournaments at Beechmont

Beechmont Country Club hosted

events such as the inaugural 1963

along with the same event in 1971.

References

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