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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 used to be 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.
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 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.
Social events
Events at the club include members' rental events and reservations with club services such as music, dancing, bar, buffet, tables, and wait staff for wedding receptions, birthday parties, corporate banquets, and other social affairs. The Richmond Road Runners Club holds its annual Grand Prix banquet at Meadowbrook Country Club. Speakers at these banquets have included Zoë Romano, an American ultra-distance endurance runner, and Olympic champion Frank Shorter.
References
- "Meadowbrook CC Grand Opening Ceremony , May 18, 2017 - Hosted by Jeff Zanetti". YouTube. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- Times-Dispatch, BILL LOHMANN Richmond. "Lohmann: After 50 years, Women of Meadowbrook Country Club still making garden grow". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- LOHMANN, BILL. "Lohmann: After 50 years, Women of Meadowbrook Country Club still making garden grow". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "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.
- "ON TOUR DATES". www.ontourdjservice.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.