Colonial Country Club is a private golf club in the southern United States , located in Fort Worth , Texas . The club has hosted an annual PGA Tour event, the Colonial National Invitation , since 1946; it is the longest running non-major tour event to be held at the same venue. The golf course is located on the south bank of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River , just northwest of the campus of Texas Christian University .
15-669: Colonial Country Club may refer to: Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth) in Texas Colonial Country Club (Memphis) in Tennessee Colonial Golf and Country Club in the New Orleans suburb of Harahan, Louisiana See also [ edit ] Colonial Club , a collegiate social club at Princeton University Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-802: A major sponsor on the PGA Tour and PGA Champions Tour, expanded its golf presence in 2019 by assuming title sponsorship of the PGA Tour’s Fort Worth Invitational at Colonial Country Club, known henceforth as The Charles Schwab Challenge. The four-year agreement, from 2019-2022, was announced April 23, 2018 by representatives from Charles Schwab, the PGA Tour and Colonial Country Club, who were joined by defending champion Kevin Kisner. Colonial Country Club - Diamond Jubilee Celebration - 75 Years 1st Edition. Frances G. Trimble, 2010 Keith Clearwater Keith Allen Clearwater (born September 1, 1959)
45-643: A third round of 64 that tied the Olympic Club course record and remains one shot off of the U.S. Open record. Clearwater lives in Murrieta, California . He also competed on the Champions Tour , but plays the PGA Tour's Colonial National Invitational every year. Most recently, Clearwater was hired by Pauma Valley Country Club, Pauma Valley, California as their Director of Instruction in February 2021. CUT = missed
60-419: Is 259, set by Zach Johnson in 2010. Kenny Perry holds the 54-hole record of 192 which he shot in 2005. In 2011, David Toms set the 36-hole record with a 124. The 18-hole record of 61 is held by 6 players. The front nine and back nine records are both 28, held by Wayne Levi and Keith Clearwater , respectively. From 2007 through 2015, the tournament was sponsored by Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts and called
75-555: Is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour . Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California . He went to Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California) and was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school's golf team. In 1981, his junior year, he helped lead BYU to the 1981 NCAA Championship , and
90-832: The Trinity River ) and 1975 , when the club hosted the second Tournament Players Championship in August. The most noteworthy winner of the tournament is Ben Hogan ; the late Fort Worth resident won five times, which earned the course the nickname "Hogan's Alley." Other notable winners include Sam Snead , Arnold Palmer , Billy Casper (twice), Lee Trevino (twice), Ben Crenshaw (twice), Al Geiberger , Bruce Lietzke (twice), Jack Nicklaus , Peter Jacobsen , Lanny Wadkins , Ian Baker-Finch , Tom Lehman , Corey Pavin (twice), Tom Watson , Phil Mickelson (twice), Sergio García , Nick Price (twice), Kenny Perry (twice), Zach Johnson (twice), and Jordan Spieth . The current tournament record
105-648: The United States Golf Association (USGA) to conduct the U.S. Open at Colonial. After guaranteeing the USGA $ 25,000, Colonial was granted the rights to the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood , the winner of that year's Masters . In 1942, Leonard decided to sell the club to the members of Colonial. His first attempt to sell to the members was rejected, but he eventually sold the club to the members on December 31, 1942, when it took its current name, Colonial Country Club. The golf course at Colonial Country Club
120-516: The "Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial." Previous title sponsors include Southwestern Bell , MasterCard , and Bank of America . It became the " Dean & DeLuca Invitational " in 2016 ; Dean & DeLuca is a chain of upscale grocery stores headquartered in Wichita, Kansas . It became the " Fort Worth Invitational " in 2018 . The 2018 tournament, renamed the Fort Worth Invitational,
135-715: The course has hosted three major or significant professional golf events: the 1941 U.S. Open , the 1975 Tournament Players Championship (won by Al Geiberger ), and the 1991 U.S. Women's Open (won by Meg Mallon ). Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in 2012 The course has the following ratings and slopes : The course record is 61, co-held by seven PGA Tour pros: Keith Clearwater , Lee Janzen , Greg Kraft , Justin Leonard , Kevin Na , Kenny Perry , and Chad Campbell . The Colonial golf tournament has been held every year since 1946, with exceptions in 1949 (flooding of
150-460: The spring of that year with a 14 under par 266, which tied the previous tournament record set by Corey Pavin in 1985. Later in that same season, he won the Centel Classic . Clearwater has had a moderately successful career in professional golf. He has just over two dozen top-10 tournament finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1987 U.S. Open , which included
165-516: The title Colonial Country Club . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colonial_Country_Club&oldid=849901034 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth) Colonial Country Club
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#1732855472254180-411: Was designed by John Bredemus of Texas and Perry Maxwell of Oklahoma. The par-70 course, currently at 7,209 yards (6,592 m), is bordered on the northern edge by the Trinity River (Clear Fork) with the rest of the course surrounded by the neighboring residential area. The course length in 1941 was 7,035 yards (6,433 m), considerably long for the era. In addition to the annual PGA Tour event,
195-418: Was held through the support of four local corporate supporters that stepped in to provide financial support after Dean & DeLuca suddenly pulled-out of a six-year sponsorship agreement. American Airlines, AT&T, XTO Energy Inc. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway agreed to fund the 2018 tournament to allow time for the PGA Tour and Colonial Country Club to find a new sponsor. Charles Schwab & Co.,
210-437: Was named as a first team All-American . During his tenure at BYU, his teammates included future professional golfers Rick Fehr , Richard Zokol and Bobby Clampett . In his senior year, 1982, he was named as a second team All-American. He turned pro in 1982, and joined the PGA Tour in 1987. Clearwater won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, both in his rookie season of 1987. He won the prestigious Colonial National Invitation in
225-489: Was started 88 years ago in 1936 by Marvin Leonard, who had a keen interest in bringing bentgrass greens to his hometown of Fort Worth. When his initial plans to install bentgrass greens at an already existing Fort Worth golf club failed, Leonard came up with his vision for Colonial Golf Club. His vision became a reality in January 1936 when the club opened with approximately 100 members. In the late 1930s, Leonard began talks with
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