Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
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Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (RTJ) is a private golf club located in Gainesville, Virginia
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RTJ is a par 72 course that can play between the yardages 5,570 and 7,425.
"while conducting an aerial site survey for another project," and it was designed by him, too. This course is located about 30 miles (48.3 km) from downtown Washington D.C., which is on Lake Manassas an 850 acres (3.4 km²) body of water. Mr. Jones is to have said "the terrain is aesthetically perfect...I don't think we could have done anything better anywhere," and he has created legendary courses Spyglass Hill, Firestone Country Club
, Bellerive Country Club
, and Congressional Country Club
. He actually bought this land in the hopes of attracting a world-class membership because there was a need to create a world renowned golf course in the area. He called this course "my masterpiece," and it opened for play in April 1991. RTJ has a clubhouse that is a "65,000 square foot Georgian-style mansion, with its red brick exterior and stately white columns and portico serves as the clubhouse," and the club does not allow for residential development, but does allow members of the club to construct cottages. For all the water around the golf course the only hole that a player has to fly the ball over open water on the lake is the par-three eleventh hole.
in 1994
, 1996
, 2000
, and 2005
, which the United States defeated the Internationals on all four occasions.
Gainesville, Virginia
-Demographics:Gainesville is currently the third-largest CDP in Prince William County. As of the census estimate of 2009, there were 28,662 people, 10,300 households, and 8,604 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,150.2 people per square mile . There were 10,300 housing units...
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RTJ is a par 72 course that can play between the yardages 5,570 and 7,425.
Founding and premises
RTJ was founded by the legendary golf course designer Robert Trent JonesRobert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was a golf course architect who designed about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world...
"while conducting an aerial site survey for another project," and it was designed by him, too. This course is located about 30 miles (48.3 km) from downtown Washington D.C., which is on Lake Manassas an 850 acres (3.4 km²) body of water. Mr. Jones is to have said "the terrain is aesthetically perfect...I don't think we could have done anything better anywhere," and he has created legendary courses Spyglass Hill, Firestone Country Club
Firestone Country Club
The Firestone Country Club is a private golf club located in Akron, Ohio, United States.The Club comprises three courses—those of the North, South, and West—each of which hosted a televised golf event, respectively the American Golf Classic, the CBS Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf, in...
, Bellerive Country Club
Bellerive Country Club
Bellerive Country Club is a golf country club located in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The course will be hosting the 2013 Senior PGA Championship, and also the 100th annual PGA Championship, which will be held in 2018.-History:...
, and Congressional Country Club
Congressional Country Club
The Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Congressional opened in 1924 and has hosted three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship, and is an annual stop on the PGA Tour, with the AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods. The tournament was first...
. He actually bought this land in the hopes of attracting a world-class membership because there was a need to create a world renowned golf course in the area. He called this course "my masterpiece," and it opened for play in April 1991. RTJ has a clubhouse that is a "65,000 square foot Georgian-style mansion, with its red brick exterior and stately white columns and portico serves as the clubhouse," and the club does not allow for residential development, but does allow members of the club to construct cottages. For all the water around the golf course the only hole that a player has to fly the ball over open water on the lake is the par-three eleventh hole.
History (golf)
This golf course has been bestowed the honor of hosting the Presidents CupPresidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe. Europe competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. The Presidents Cup is held biennially...
in 1994
1994 Presidents Cup
20 United States – 12 InternationalThe 1st Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1994 between September 16 and September 18. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 20–12. The honorary chairman was...
, 1996
1996 Presidents Cup
16½ United States – 15½ InternationalThe 2nd Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1996 between September 13 and September 15. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 16½–15½. The honorary chairmen...
, 2000
2000 Presidents Cup
United States 21½ - International 10½The 4th Presidents Cup Matches were held in 2000 between October 19 and October 22. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 21½–10½...
, and 2005
2005 Presidents Cup
18½ United States – 15½ InternationalThe 6th Presidents Cup Matches were held in 2005 between September 20 and September 25. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 18½–15½. The honorary chairmen...
, which the United States defeated the Internationals on all four occasions.