Beechmont Country Club is a prestigious golfing country club

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 located in Orange

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, Ohio

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, USA

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, located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east of downtown Cleveland

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. This golf club hosted PGA

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 events such as the 1963 and 1971 Cleveland Open

Cleveland Open

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. The course, designed by Stanley Thompson

Stanley Thompson

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, was opened in 1923 and is regarded as among the most difficult courses in northeast Ohio. Par is 71.

History

Beechmont Country Club was founded in 1923 by a group of amateur golfers from Cleveland. They purchased 96 acres (388,498.6 m²) of land covered in trees, and gave Thompson the opportunity to design the course. One interesting aspect of the course is that water comes into play on 7 of the 18 holes.

The club also contains an indoor and outdoor tennis facility, an outdoor swimming pool, a summer camp for children, workout facilities, and locker rooms for both men and women members. The club has two restaurants (one is men only), a snack shop, fully stocked beverage cart on the course, and a full service outdoor patio.

Course characterics

Beechmont Slope, Rating, and Yardage

Tee	Slope	Rating	Yardage	Par
Back	131	72.30	6648	71
Middle	128	70.80	6359	71
Forward	130	73.40	5845	76

Tournaments at Beechmont

Beechmont Country Club hosted PGA

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 events such as the inaugural 1963 Cleveland Open

Cleveland Open

The Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.-Host courses:-Winners:...

along with the same event in 1971.