Northwood Club
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Northwood Club is a private country club
in Dallas, Texas
.
Northwood Club hosted the U.S. Open
in 1952, which was won by Julius Boros
, and has since been the host of several Regional USGA, local North Texas PGA
, and AJGA
tournaments. The course was originally designed by W. H. Diddel, with many large trees lining the fairways and traditional small greens. The course was redesigned in 1990 by Jay Moorish and Tom Weiskopf
. The golf course plays 6,835 yards to a par of 71 from the championship tees. The Northwood Club golf course consistently ranks in the Top 20 Golf Courses in Texas by The Dallas Morning News
.
The Northwood golf course has Cato-Crenshaw bentgrass putting greens, along with 419 bermuda grass tees and fairways. The roughs are a mix of bermuda, zoysia
and fescue
grasses. Many mature trees are on the property, including Live Oak
, Red Oak, Pecan
, American Elm
, Cedar Elm
, Hackberry
and Cottonwood.
In addition to the 18 hole golf course
, current athletic facilities include 16 tennis
courts with four indoor courts. A notable Northwood tennis program alumni is tennis professional Bill Scanlon
, who began playing tennis at Northwood at nine years of age. During Scalon's tennis
career, he won two NCAA singles championships at Trinity University
in 1975 and 1976,won numerous titles on the professional tour, and in 1983 was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world.
Northwood Club has a large resort-style swimming pool
complex, changing facilities, lockers and a poolside cafe and adult pavilion bar. The main clubhouse is approximately 65000 square feet (6,038.7 m²) with banquet facilities seating 550 and can accommodate cocktail parties of up to 700, ala carte dining at lunch and dinner and several private-function rooms. Adjacent to the main clubhouse is a 16,000 square foot 2-story building offering a full fitness center, including group exercise and massage
and child care services.
32.9332425°N 96.792799°W
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...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
.
Northwood Club hosted the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
in 1952, which was won by Julius Boros
Julius Boros
Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...
, and has since been the host of several Regional USGA, local North Texas PGA
Professional Golfers' Association of America
Founded in 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and is made up of more than 28,000 men and women golf professional members...
, and AJGA
American Junior Golf Association
The American Junior Golf Association is a "501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is considered by many leaders in the golf industry to be the premier...
tournaments. The course was originally designed by W. H. Diddel, with many large trees lining the fairways and traditional small greens. The course was redesigned in 1990 by Jay Moorish and Tom Weiskopf
Tom Weiskopf
Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course...
. The golf course plays 6,835 yards to a par of 71 from the championship tees. The Northwood Club golf course consistently ranks in the Top 20 Golf Courses in Texas by The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
.
The Northwood golf course has Cato-Crenshaw bentgrass putting greens, along with 419 bermuda grass tees and fairways. The roughs are a mix of bermuda, zoysia
Zoysia
Zoysia is a genus of creeping grasses native to southeast and east Asia and Australasia. These species, commonly called zoysia or zoysiagrass, are found in coastal areas or grasslands. The genus is named after the Austrian botanist Karl von Zois.-Species:*Zoysia japonica Steud.*Zoysia macrantha...
and fescue
Fescue
Festuce is a genus of about 300 species of perennial tufted grasses, belonging to the grass family Poaceae . The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, although the majority of the species are found in cool temperate areas...
grasses. Many mature trees are on the property, including Live Oak
Live Oak
Live Oak may refer to:*The live oak, any of several types of oak trees that have evergreen foliage.Localities in the United States:* Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California, a Census-designated place...
, Red Oak, Pecan
Pecan
The pecan , Carya illinoinensis, is a species of hickory, native to south-central North America, in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz, in the United States from southern Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana east to western Kentucky, southwestern Ohio, North Carolina, South...
, American Elm
American Elm
Ulmus americana, generally known as the American Elm or, less commonly, as the White Elm or Water Elm, is a species native to eastern North America, occurring from Nova Scotia west to Alberta and Montana, and south to Florida and central Texas. The American elm is an extremely hardy tree that can...
, Cedar Elm
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia Nutt., the Texas Cedar Elm or simply Cedar Elm, is a deciduous tree native to south central North America, mainly in southern and eastern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, with small populations in western Mississippi, southwest Tennessee and northwestern Florida ;...
, Hackberry
Hackberry
Celtis is a genus of about 60-70 species of deciduous trees widespread in warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, in southern Europe, southern and eastern Asia, and southern and central North America, south to central Africa, and northern and central South America...
and Cottonwood.
In addition to the 18 hole golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
, current athletic facilities include 16 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts with four indoor courts. A notable Northwood tennis program alumni is tennis professional Bill Scanlon
Bill Scanlon
Bill Scanlon is a former tennis player from the United States, who won nine singles and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on January 9, 1984, when he reached number 9...
, who began playing tennis at Northwood at nine years of age. During Scalon's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
career, he won two NCAA singles championships at Trinity University
Trinity University (Texas)
Trinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. Its campus is located in the Monte Vista Historic District and adjacent to Brackenridge Park....
in 1975 and 1976,won numerous titles on the professional tour, and in 1983 was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world.
Northwood Club has a large resort-style swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
complex, changing facilities, lockers and a poolside cafe and adult pavilion bar. The main clubhouse is approximately 65000 square feet (6,038.7 m²) with banquet facilities seating 550 and can accommodate cocktail parties of up to 700, ala carte dining at lunch and dinner and several private-function rooms. Adjacent to the main clubhouse is a 16,000 square foot 2-story building offering a full fitness center, including group exercise and massage
Massage
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being. The word comes from the French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle"...
and child care services.
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