The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club is a 36-hole private and public golf club in the northwest United States, located in near Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb west of Portland.
The award-winning club in Washington County opened 20 years ago in 1997 and hosted the Champions Tour major, The Tradition from 2003 to 2006. It also hosted the now defunct Fred Meyer Challenge from 1998 through 2002. Home to a pair of 18-hole courses, the club is south of Tualatin Valley Highway, east of Hillsboro.
History
Development of The Reserve began in 1991 and involved Tom Kite and Bob Cupp’s golf course development company. However, financing fell through and their company backed out. Eventually the $25 million project received financing from a Korean businessman with OB Sports developing the course with John Fought. The club opened in September 1997 with D.S. Parklane Development as the owner.
From 1998 to 2002, the club was host to the annual Fred Meyer Challenge, run by tour pro Peter Jacobsen. From 2003 to 2006, The Reserve hosted the Champions Tour's JELD-WEN Tradition. That tournament had been held at the Cochise Golf Course of the Golf Club at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona, and then moved to Central Oregon and the Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver after its four-year run at The Reserve.
Facility
The club sits on 330 acres (1.3Â km2) between Aloha and Hillsboro. It is across the Tualatin River from Meriwether National Golf Course. When it first opened in 1997, memberships at this private and public course cost $15,000. The two, 18-hole courses are rotated between being public and private daily. The wine themed club has both a pro shop and restaurant, the Vintage Room, at the clubhouse and its own wine label.
Courses
Designed by John Fought, the South Course has 110 bunkers over the 7,172 yards (6,558 m) with many trees as well. It was named the eighth most difficult in Oregon and SW Washington by the Oregon Golf Association in 2006. This 18 hole, par 72 course was named fifteenth best in Oregon for 2007â€"2008 by Golf Digest. The par 4, 453-yard (414 m) 17th hole earned the title of fifth best hole in 2003 by The Oregonian.
Bob Cupp designed the North Course which includes an 11-acre (4.5Â ha) lake, a creek, and 25 bunkers over 6,845 yards (6,259Â m). It also includes a 45,000-square-foot (4,200Â m2) green used for three holes. This course features rolling mounds and green surrounds with short-grass.
References
External links
- Official website
- Picture of the Cupp course
