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Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is a golf club near Portland, Oregon, located just north of North Plains in Washington County. The award-winning 36-hole club opened in 1992 and has hosted several major golf tournaments, including the U.S. Women's Open in both 1997 and 2003. Since 2009, it has hosted the annual Safeway Classic on the LPGA Tour. The Witch Hollow course is private, and the Ghost Creek is public.
==History==
In 1986, Gay Davis and Marv French were shown of farmland in rural Washington County just north of North Plains.〔Robinson, Bob. One slick layout, ''The Oregonian'', August 14, 1996.〕 The same day they looked at the property they made an offer and by late in 1987 they had an option for the property.〔 Then in 1989 Pumpkin Ridge Partners was formed with French, Davis, and Barney Hyde.〔 Next, in 1991 the group secured additional financing by bringing in Shigeru Ito as a 50-50 partner. The Japanese investor from Nagoya financed the $20 million golf club.〔
In August 1990, construction of the course began with American Golf Construction Company as the general contractor.〔Robinson, Bob. Davis watches golf course dream turn into Pumpkin Ridge. ''The Oregonian'', August 29, 1990.〕 The club opened on April 1, 1992, with the Ghost Creek course in operation.〔 When Pumpkin Ridge opened, membership cost $37,500.〔Wheeler, Ken. Joining a club gets more expensive. ''The Oregonian'', April 21, 1993.〕 The first hole-in-one recorded was by Bob Staab of Portland in June 1992.〔Bob Staab of Portland scored Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club's first. ''The Oregonian'', June 25, 1992.〕 In September 1997 National Golf Properties purchased a 50 percent stake in the golf club and then leased the property to American Golf Corporation.〔National Golf Properties Acquires Interest in Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. ''Business Wire'', September 24, 1997.〕
In 2003, the club had three of the top six best holes in Portland area, including the best overall hole.〔The Best Golf Holes 1. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club’s Ghost Creek. ''The Oregonian'', March 9, 2003.〕 LPGA hall of fame golfer Nancy Lopez named the 18th hole at Pumpkin Ridge in 1997’s Women’s U.S. Open her favorite hole in the world in 2005.〔GIMME 5: The tougher the better. ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', September 20, 2005.〕 Escalante Golf purchased the course in October 2015.
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