The Tijuana Country Club (Club Campestre de Tijuana) is a country club located in
Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
. The country club was the site of the historic
Agua Caliente Open and
Tijuana Open Invitational, former golf tournaments on the
PGA Tour
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. The country club, as well as the accompanying golf course, is located in Boulevard Agua Caliente.
History
The golf course was originally designed in 1927 by
William P. Bell. Famous professional golf players like
Gene Sarazen,
Paul Runyan,
Dutch Harrison, and
Ernie Vossler have played at the club. Though the clientele has become increasingly Mexican over the years, it remains popular with golfers across the border in
California
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. 34-year-old Ivan Escobosa was abducted from the club in 2005.
PGA Tour pro
Cesar Sanudo was introduced to golf when he started working as a caddie at the club.
Real estate developers have put the property under redevelopment pressure, but some progress to retain urban greenspace has been made with a restoration proposal from Mexican native golf architect Agustin Pizá Erik Anders Lang walked the property and promoted Pizá's Tijuana Country Club restoration project in his Adventures in Golf series on United Airlines.
Course
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External links
Tijuana Country Club
Sports venues in Tijuana
Golf clubs and courses in Mexico
1927 establishments in Mexico
Sports venues completed in 1927