Marlborough Country Club is a private
country club open to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays located in
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the ...
, United States. The club formally opened on June 3, 1922. The feature event was a four-ball best-ball match in which
Francis Ouimet and his partner Larry Paton defeated Ed Childs and Parker Schofield. Ouimet played a round in 78.
History
In 1921, the current back nine at Marlborough was designed by Wayne E. Styles. In 1992, three holes at Marlborough Country Club were selected to a list of "The Most Outstanding 18 Holes" in the region by professionals in the area. They selected the 12th, 14th, and 16th holes. Especially the 16th hole because it is the hardest hole on the back nine. The front nine was designed by the team of
Geoffrey Cornish and William G. Robinson in 1968.
Marlborough Country Club was host of
Senior PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
Event The Marlborough Classic from 1981 to 1983.
Bob Goalby
Robert George Goalby (March 14, 1929 – January 19, 2022) was an American professional golfer. He won the Masters Tournament in 1968 Masters Tournament, 1968, after Roberto De Vicenzo notably made an error on his scorecard. It was Goalby's lon ...
won the event in 1981, with
Arnold Palmer winning in 1982 and
Don January winning in 1983. The event has since changed locations to the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, Massachusetts and is now called
Bank of America Championship The Bank of America Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1981 to 2008. It was played annually in June at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Bank of America was the main sponsor of the tourna ...
.
The current Marlborough Country Club champion (2020) is Brian Valencia of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Scorecard
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References
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External links
Official Website
1922 establishments in Massachusetts
Golf clubs and courses in Massachusetts
Clubs and societies in the United States
Buildings and structures in Marlborough, Massachusetts
Sports venues completed in 1922
Sports in Marlborough, Massachusetts
Sports venues in Middlesex County, Massachusetts