Blue Mound Golf & Country Club

Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
Club information
Coordinates	43°04′03″N 88°02′28″W / 43.0675°N 88.041°W
Location	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Elevation	700 feet (215 m)
Established	1926; 98 years ago
Type	Private
Total holes	18
Website	bluemoundgcc.com
Designed by	Seth Raynor
Par	70
Length	6,672 yards (6,101 m)
Course rating	72.0
Slope rating	131

Blue Mound Golf & Country Club is a country club in the north central United States, located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. The golf course was designed by Seth Raynor.

The club hosted the PGA Championship in 1933, the Western Open in 1916, and the Women's Western Open in 1940, where Babe Zaharias defeated Mrs. Russell Mann in the 36-hole final of match play, 5 and 4.^[1]^[2]^[3] In the late 1990s, the course was restored by Tom Doak's Renaissance Design under the supervision of architect Bruce Hepner.^{[citation needed]}

Blue Mound hosted the 2010 Western Junior, won by Patrick Rogers. It was also the second course for the first two rounds of the U.S. Amateur in 2011; the primary venue was Erin Hills, site of the U.S. Open in 2017.

References

^ Larson, Lloyd (July 1, 1940). "Didrickson beats Mrs. Mann for title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 13.
^ Sixty, Billy (July 1, 1940). "Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins from Mrs. Russell Mann, 5-4". Milwaukee Journal. p. 2, part 2.
^ "Babe Zaharias Wins Western". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. July 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

External links

Official website
Golf Club Atlas – Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
Thegolfcourses.net

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[dbmmfti-1] Larson, Lloyd (July 1, 1940). "Didrickson beats Mrs. Mann for title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 13.

[ml40-2] Sixty, Billy (July 1, 1940). "Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins from Mrs. Russell Mann, 5-4". Milwaukee Journal. p. 2, part 2.

[3] "Babe Zaharias Wins Western". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. July 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

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