Northwood Club
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Northwood Clubis a privatecountry clubinDallas,Texas.
It hosted theU.S. Openin1952,won byJulius Boros,which endedBen Hogan's streak of titles at three in three attempts; the Fort Worth native led after two rounds but finished in third place. Northwood has since been the host of several RegionalUSGA,local North TexasPGA,andAJGAtournaments. The course was originally designed byW. H. Diddel,with many large trees lining the fairways and traditional small greens. The course was redesigned in 1990 by Jay Morrish andTom Weiskopf.The golf course plays 6,835 yards (6,250 m) to a par of 70 from the championship tees. The Northwood Club golf course consistently ranks in the Top 20 Golf Courses in Texas byThe Dallas Morning News.
The Northwood golf course has 007bentgrassputting greens, along with Northbridgebermuda grassteesandfairways.The roughs are a mix of bermuda,zoysiaandfescuegrasses. Many mature trees are on the property, includinglive oak,red oak,pecan,American elm,cedar elm,hackberryandcottonwood.
In addition to the 18 holegolf course,current athletic facilities include 16tenniscourts with four indoor courts. A notable Northwood tennis program alumni is tennis professionalBill Scanlon,who began playing tennis at Northwood at nine years of age. During Scanlon'stenniscareer, he won two NCAA singles championships atTrinity Universityin 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-styleswimming poolcomplex, changing facilities, lockers and a poolside cafe and adult pavilion bar. The main clubhouse is approximately 65,000 square feet (6,000 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 (1,500 m2) two-story building offering a fullfitness center,including group exercise andmassageandchild careservices.
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