Atlanta Country Club is a private

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in the southeastern

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, located in the Chattahoochee Plantation section of East Cobb, Georgia, a suburb northwest of

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. The club was founded in 1964 and opened two years later.

History

The Atlanta Country Club has had the distinction of hosting many golf tournaments over the years and most notably the Atlanta Classic on the

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for 29 years (

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

–

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

). The tournament's name changed three times during its tenure at the Atlanta Country Club. The Atlanta Classic was held at the Atlanta Country club from Atlanta Classic (1967–1981) but not in

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

, due to other events. It hosted the inaugural Tournament Players Championship in

, won by

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. Originally a rotating event, it relocated in

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to its present home

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. The Atlanta Classic was not played in

because the U.S. Open was at

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. The Atlanta Golf Classic was later named the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (1982–1988), BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (1989–1991), and finally the BellSouth Classic (1992–1996). The Bell South Classic moved to TPC at Sugarloaf in

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. The Atlanta Country Club has also hosted two amateur tournaments conducted by the

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. It hosted the 14th

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in 1968, won by Curtis Person, Sr., and the 71st United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship in 1971, won by Laura Baugh.

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.atlantacountryclub.org/ Golf clubs and courses in Georgia (U.S. state) 1964 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)