Waverley Country Club
Encyclopedia
The Waverley Country Club is a golf club
located in Portland
, Oregon, USA
. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River
.
neighborhood, near the present-day corner of Southeast César E. Chávez Boulevard
and Powell Boulevard
. Established two years after the Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Waverley was the second private golf club in the United States established west of the Mississippi River
.
A year later, in 1897, the club moved to its present location on the east bank of the Willamette River
, just south of Sellwood
. It was built on the site of an orchard owned by Oregon pioneer Henderson Luelling where Luelling and his orchard foreman Ah Bing developed the Bing cherry
. A golf course was built at the current location in 1898 and was designed by Jack Moffat.
The club, which was originally spelled Waverly after the Waverly-Richmond district in which it was first established, changed its name to Waverley in 1912, with some accounts blaming an engraving error for the change in spelling.
Winners of major championship tournaments held at Waverley:
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
located in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon, USA
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
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History
The club was established in April 1896, with its original golf course laid out several miles northeast, in the RichmondRichmond, Portland, Oregon
Richmond is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Sunnyside on the north, Mt. Tabor and South Tabor on the east, Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and Hosford-Abernethy on the west....
neighborhood, near the present-day corner of Southeast César E. Chávez Boulevard
Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard is a street in Portland, Oregon, United States. Until 2009, it was known as Northeast & Southeast 39th Avenue.-Naming controversy:...
and Powell Boulevard
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
In the U.S. state of Oregon, U.S. Route 26 is a major cross-state state highway, connecting U.S. Route 101 on the Oregon Coast near Seaside with the Idaho state line east of Nyssa. Local highway names include the Sunset Highway No. 47, Mount Hood Highway No. 26, and John Day Highway No...
. Established two years after the Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Waverley was the second private golf club in the United States established west of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
.
A year later, in 1897, the club moved to its present location on the east bank of the Willamette River
Willamette River
The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States...
, just south of Sellwood
Sellwood, Portland, Oregon
Sellwood-Moreland is a neighborhood on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in Southeast Portland, Oregon, bordering Westmoreland to the north, Eastmoreland to the east, and the city of Milwaukie to the south...
. It was built on the site of an orchard owned by Oregon pioneer Henderson Luelling where Luelling and his orchard foreman Ah Bing developed the Bing cherry
Bing cherry
Bing is a cultivar of the wild or sweet cherry that originated in the Pacific Northwest, in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. The Bing remains a major cultivar in Oregon, Washington, California, Wisconsin and British Columbia...
. A golf course was built at the current location in 1898 and was designed by Jack Moffat.
The club, which was originally spelled Waverly after the Waverly-Richmond district in which it was first established, changed its name to Waverley in 1912, with some accounts blaming an engraving error for the change in spelling.
Course
Tournaments hosted
The Blyth Tournament, one of the oldest international golf matches in the United States, has been held at Waverley since 1897. The first Oregon Amateur Golf Tournament was held at Waverley in 1904.Winners of major championship tournaments held at Waverley:
- 1952 U.S. Women's Amateur - Jackie PungJackie PungJacqueline LiWai Pung is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Pung was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother was Jacqueline Nolte...
- 1964 U.S. Senior Amateur - William D. Higgins
- 1970 U.S. Amateur - Lanny WadkinsLanny WadkinsJerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....
- 1981 U.S. Women's Amateur - Juli InksterJuli InksterJuli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings...
- 1993 U.S. Junior Amateur - Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
- 2000 U.S. Women's Amateur - Marcy Newton