Tres Marias Residential Golf Club is a 27-hole golf club and residence located in the city of Morelia which is situated in the Western State of

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

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. The Tres Marias Golf course was designed by American golfer and course designer

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and built in 2002. The Tres Marias Residential Golf Club extends 550

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and is covered by a terrain of cliffs, lakes, and rivers. The name "Tres Marias" was given to the golf club as a result of the formation of three rocks in rock monoliths.

History

In 2005, the Tres Marias Golf Club hosted the LPGA

Corona Championship The Tres Marias Championship was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played from 2005 LPGA Tour, 2005 to 2010 LPGA Tour, 2010, at Tres Marias Residential Golf Club in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. From 2005 through 2009 the titl ...

. The event was held every year from 2005 to 2010 at Tres Marias during the second week of April. Mexican golfer

Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Reyes (; born 15 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010. She was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (both are LPGA ...

won the LPGA Championship in 2006, 2008, 2009.

Facilities

The Tres Marias Residential Golf club also serves as a gated housing community and security for Mexican nationals and foreign residents. The country club environment of Tres Marias has a club house with a semi-Olympic indoor and outdoor pool, a gym, spa, game room, Pilates and fitness room. There are also courts for

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, squash,

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, and two soccer fields. A bike path of 9 km and 3 meters wide is also available for use by guests and members. There are three dining areas. An equestrian club is also part of the Tres Marias facility and provides forty-three stables, two open tracks for obstacle practice, and one outdoor track with official dimensions.

References

External links

*http://www.tresmarias.com.mx/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20090501083857/http://www.ciudad3marias.com/wwwGolf/golf.html *http://www.nicklaus.com/design/tresmarias/ {{Coord, 19, 42, 29, N, 101, 6, 28, W, type:landmark, display=title 2002 establishments in Mexico Gated communities Golf clubs and courses designed by Jack Nicklaus Golf clubs and courses in Mexico Sports venues in Michoacán