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| Coordinates | 37°26′51″N 077°28′23″W / 37.44750°N 77.47306°W / 37.44750; -77.47306 |
| Location | Richmond, Virgina, U.S. |
| Elevation | 1,000 feet (300 m) |
| Established | 1919 |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | The Jeffress family |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Greens | bentgrass |
| Fairways | Bermuda grass |
| Website | Meadowbrook Country Club |
| Designed by | Keith Foster |
| Par | 71 |
| Course rating | 71.6 |
Meadowbrook Country Club (Chesterfield County, Virginia) is a private golf and social club located at 3700 Cogbill Road in Richmond, Virginia. The club celebrated a 100 year anniversary and re-opening in 2017.
History of the estate
Meadowbrook Country Club was once Meadowbrook Farm, a large estate owned by the Jeffress family who lived in a Tudor mansion which eventually became the original clubhouse for the country club. The Jeffress family began the elaborate plantings and garden on their land, and the large formal garden was later enhanced by the "personal stamp" of Charles F. Gillette, who was also working on gardens for the Virginia Governor's Executive Mansion in Richmond and on Agecroft Hall.
In 2013 Lake Chesdin Golf Club merged with Meadowbrook Country Club. The idea was to consolidate and healp attract memmbers to both clubs. The two formed an LLC called: Meadowbrook-Chesdin LLC. The LLC paid $1.2 million to purchase the 200-acre Chesdin course. The partnership ended in 2014 over financial concerns from the Chesdin club.
The Gardens
The Women of Meadowbrook Country Club is a non-profit women's club, a group originally founded in 1965 to preserve the historic gardens of the club which had been designed by renowned landscape architect Charles F. Gillette for the original estate grounds in Chesterfield County where the club is situated. Although the country club was founded in 1957, the gardens are much older, having been begun by the Jeffress family on their estate.
Golf
The original course designer was Robert Bruce Harris. In 2000, the course was upgraded and redesigned by Keith Foster at a cost of 2 million dollars.
The 18-hole Meadowbrook course features 6,663 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course is rated 71.6 and has a slope rating of 120 on Bermuda grass. The course was designed by Frederick A. Findlay and opened in 1957. Extensive renovation of the Meadowbrook golf course took place (date) The course currently features 30 tees driving range and 18 regulation holes. The course has bentgrass greens and bermudagrass fairways and consists of four Par 3's, nine Par 4's and five Par 5's. The course has four sets of men's tees and two sets of ladies' tees.
References
- ^ Lohmann, Bill (August 23, 2015). "Lohmann: After 50 years, Women of Meadowbrook Country Club still making garden grow". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- Schwartz, Michael (31 October 2014). "Country clubs break up in Chesterfield". Richmond BizSense. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Meadowbrook Country Club". Golf Virginia. CityCom Marketing, LLC. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Meadowbrook Country Club, Richmond, VA". GolfLink. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- Club, Meadowbrook Country. "Golf Course Renovation Video Series - Meadowbrook Country Club". www.meadowbrookcountryclub.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- "Meadowbrook Country Club, Richmond, VA". GolfLink. Retrieved 30 April 2018.