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1969 |
Bonaventure East
Golf Course Opens in
1969. Designer Joe
Lee, Golf course
designer working for
a French company,
dubs the 3rd
hole waterfall
Hole“Le Trous d’Eau”.
Designer Lee gets
the idea for the
waterfall hole as he
is standing in line
at a local bank and
sees an endless
sheet of water fall
in the bank lobby. |
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1975 |
Johnny Miller shoots
63 and holds the
course record at the
east golf course |
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1982
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Actress Linda Evans
hosts all of
Hollywood California
at Bonaventure
Country Club for a
golf and gala party
weekend. Stars on
site include: Dean
Martin, Michael
Douglas, and Joe
Dimaggio. |
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1991 |
Tiger Woods competes
in the Dixie Amateur
tournament at
Bonaventure Country
Club. Legend has it
that he hit a 9 iron
for his second shot
into the 538 yard
Par 5 tenth hole and
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2002 |
Bonaventure Country
Club is purchased by
the current
ownership group from
a real estate trust
company which had
fallen on hard
times. The club
house and golf
course are in tough
shape. A new energy
is infused and the
revitalization of
the club is
initiated. |
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2002 |
PGA Tour star Lucas
Glover shoots 13
under par to win the
“Tour De Las
Americas” Qualifying
School as
Bonaventure Country
Club begins a five
year run hosting the
International Event |
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2005 |
Bonaventure Country
Club Resident LPGA
Professional Marissa
Baena captures the
largest purse in the
history of the LPGA
Tour pocketing
$500,000 for winning
the HSBC World Match
Play Championship |
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2007 |
Bonaventure Country
Club completes a two
million dollar
restoration of the
East Golf Course
with all new
Champions Turf
Greens, Complete
Sand-trap
restoration, New
Tees and Cart-paths. |
