Blythefield Country Club
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| Coordinates | 43°03′58″N 85°34′52″W / 43.066°N 85.581°W |
| Location | Belmont, Michigan, U.S. |
| Elevation | 680 feet (210 m) |
| Established | 1928 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Meijer LPGA Classic (2014–present) Western Open (1961) |
| Greens | Bentgrass |
| Fairways | Bentgrass |
| Website | blythefieldcc.org |
| Designed by | William Langford, Theoadore J. Moreau |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,859 yards (6,272 m) |
| Course rating | 73.4 |
| Slope rating | 133 [1] |
Blythefield Country Club is a private country club and golf course in the central United States, located in Belmont, Michigan, a suburb northeast of Grand Rapids. Founded 96 years ago in 1928, the par-72 golf course opened the following June and measures 6,859 yards (6,272 m) from the back tees.
Blythefield has hosted the Meijer LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour since its debut in 2014,[2][3] and was the site of the Western Open on the PGA Tour in 1961, won by Arnold Palmer, two strokes ahead of Sam Snead.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blythefield Country Club". USGA National Course Rating Database. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Mirim Lee wins on 2nd playoff hole". ESPN. Associated Press. August 10, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Brooke Henderson holds off Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson to win Meijer LPGA Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. June 18, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Palmer wins Western title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 26, 1961. p. 5, part 2.
- ^ "Palmer Western Open victor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 26, 1961. p. 21.