Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

The Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (RTJGC) is a golf course that is located in Gainesville, Virginia, which its address is the followng:

1 Turtle Point DriveGainesville, VA 20155.

RTJGC is a par 72 course that can play between the yardages 5,570 and 7,335. [ [http://www.rtjgc.com/ Robert Trent Jones Golf Club ] ] .

Founding & Premises

The RTJGC was founded by the the legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones (RTJ) "while conducting an aerial site survey for another project," and it was designed by him, too. This course is located about 30 miles from downtown Washington D.C., which is on Lake Manassas an 850 acre body of water. RTJ is to have said "the terrain is aesthetically perfect...I don't think we could have done anything better anywhere," and he has created legendary courses Spyglass Hill, Firestone Country Club, Bellerive Country Club, and Congressional Country Club. RTJ actually baught this land in the hopes of attracting a world-class membership because their was a need to create a world renouned golf course in the area. RTJ called this course "my masterpiece," and it opened for play in April of 1991. This golf course has a clubhouse that is a "65,000 square foot Georgian-style mansion, with its red brick exterior and stately white columns and portico serves as the clubhouse," and this golf course does not allow for residential development, but does allow members of the golf course to construct cottages. For all the water around the golf course the only hole that a player has to deal with this is the par-three eleventh hole. [ [http://www.rtjgc.com/ Robert Trent Jones Golf Club ] ] .

History (golf)

This golf course has been bestowed the honor of hosting the Presidents Cup in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2005, which the United States defeated the Internationals on all four occasions.

1994 Presidents Cup

The United States Team defeated the International Team by a score of 20 to 12. This was the inaugural playing of this competition.

1996 Presidents Cup

The United States Team defeated the International Team by a score of 16½ to 15½. This was the second playing of the competition.

2000 Presidents Cup

The United States Team defeated the International Team by a score of 21½ to 10½. This was the fourth playing of the competition.

2005 Presidents Cup

The United States Team defeated the International Team by a score of 18½ to 15½. This was the sixth playing of the competition.

References

External links

* [http://www.rtjgc.com/ Robert Trent Jones Golf Course]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Robert Trent Jones — Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (June 20, 1906 ndash; June 14, 2000) was a golf course architect who designed (or re designed) about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world. It has been jokingly said that,… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Trent Jones, Jr. — Robert Trent Bobby Jones, Jr. (born July 24, 1939 in Montclair, New Jersey) is a noted golf course architect. He is the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and the brother of golf course designer Rees Jones.After… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Trent Jones, Sr. — Robert Trent Jones Le parcours de golf de Green Lakes State Park a été conçu par Robert Trent Jones est ouvert en 1936. Robert Trent Jones, Sr., né le 20 juin 1906 et décédé le 14 juin 2000, était un architecte de parcours de golf américain. Il a …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Robert Trent Jones — Le parcours de golf de Green Lakes State Park a été conçu par Robert Trent Jones est ouvert en 1936. Robert Trent Jones, Sr., né le 20 juin 1906 et décédé le 14 juin 2000, était un architecte de parcours de golf américain. Il a été au design de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Golf Club de Chamonix — Golf de Chamonix 45°56′48.53″N 6°53′20.58″E / 45.9468139, 6.88905 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Robert Tyre Jones — Dieser Artikel behandelt den Golfspieler; zum US amerikanischen Jazzmusiker siehe Bobby Jones (Musiker); zum 1951 geborenen Basketballspieler siehe Robert Clyde Jones; zum 1984 geborenen Basketballspieler siehe Bobby Ray Jones. Bobby Jones Bobby… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Robert Tyre Jones Jr. — Dieser Artikel behandelt den Golfspieler; zum US amerikanischen Jazzmusiker siehe Bobby Jones (Musiker); zum 1951 geborenen Basketballspieler siehe Robert Clyde Jones; zum 1984 geborenen Basketballspieler siehe Bobby Ray Jones. Bobby Jones Bobby… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …   Universalium

  • Valderrama Golf Club — Club de Golf Valderrama Koordinaten: 36° 17′ 9″ N …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jones, Robert Trent, Sr. — ▪ 2001       British born American golf course architect (b. June 20, 1906, Ince, Eng. d. June 14, 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), was one of the world s leading designers of golf courses. He designed or remodeled more than 500 courses during a… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”