Blue Mound Golf & Country Club

Blue Mound Golf & Country Club is a country club in the north central United States, located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. The golf course was designed by Seth Raynor.

Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
Club information
Coordinates43.0675°N 88.041°W / 43.0675; -88.041
LocationWauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Elevation700 feet (215 m)
Established1926 (1926)
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Websitebluemoundgcc.com
Designed bySeth Raynor
Par70
Length6,743 yards (6,166 m)
Course rating72.4
Slope rating132

The club hosted the PGA Championship in 1933, the Western Open in 1916, and the Women's Western Open in 1940, where Babe Zaharias defeated Mrs. Russell Mann in the 36-hole final of match play, 5 and 4.[1][2][3] In the late 1990s, the course was restored by Tom Doak's Renaissance Design under the supervision of architect Bruce Hepner.

BMGCC has hosted the following tournaments:
1933 PGA Championship won by Gene Sarazen
1940 Women’s Western Open Babe Didrikson Zaharias defeated Mrs. Russell Mann in the 36-hole final of match play
1955 Miller High Life Open won by Dr. Cary Middlecoff
2010 Western Junior Championship won by Patrick Rodgers
2011 US Amateur won by Kelly Kraft (co-host with Erin Hills)

Blue Mound will also host the 2022 Mid-Am (co-host with Erin Hills)

The 2020 Junior Ryder Cup was scheduled to be at Blue Mound but was canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.


Blue Mound features many wonderful MacDonald/Raynor temple holes including Alps, Biarritz, Cape, Double Plateau, Eden, Hogsback, Leven, Maiden, Punchbowl, Prize, Redan, Road, and Short.

References

  1. Larson, Lloyd (July 1, 1940). "Didrickson beats Mrs. Mann for title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 13.
  2. Sixty, Billy (July 1, 1940). "Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins from Mrs. Russell Mann, 5-4". Milwaukee Journal. p. 2, part 2.
  3. "Babe Zaharias Wins Western". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. July 1, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
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