Tanglewood Country Club
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Tanglewood National Golf Club is a public golf course located in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Bainbridge Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,916 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...
within the Tanglewood Lake housing development. Tanglewood National Golf Club's 18-hole golf course is lined with houses and condominiums. The mailing address is Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Chagrin Falls is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area nationwide. The village was established and has grown around a natural waterfall on the Chagrin River. As of the 2010 census,...
, Ohio but that is merely the receiving post office location. The course and clubhouse facilities are currently in the process of redesign and renovation.
Formerly known as Tanglewood Country Club which was a private country club, the club went into receivership in 2007, when then owner Dennis Romanini failed to make payments on a promissory note to Huntington Bank.
On June 6, 2009, Tanglewood Country Club was purchased at auction by Marc Strauss for $950,000 - less than half of its appraised value and Tanglewood National Golf Club as of July 1, 2009.
The Golf Course
The 18 hole championship golf course was built by William F. Mitchell, a regarded member of the American Society of Golf Course ArchitectsAmerican Society of Golf Course Architects
The American Society of Golf Course Architects is a professional organization of golf course designers in America. Founded in 1946, its members are actively involved in the design of new courses and the renovation of existing courses in the United States and Canada. One of its founders was noted...
in 1966 and opened in 1967.
The 18-hole course sits on 132.47 acre (0.5360875442 km²) and features tree-lined fairways, 46 sand bunkers and water features including a creek running throughout.
Course Record: 67 - Jubal Jerik
With a 144 slope rating
Slope rating
The slope rating of a golf course is a measure of its difficulty for bogey golfers. The term comes from the fact that when playing on more difficult courses, players' scores will rise more quickly than their handicaps would predict. The "slope rating" of a course thus predicts that rise...
, Tanglewood is the former number one slope rated course in Northeastern Ohio.
Tanglewood has hosted major golf tournaments, among them the PGA Tour's last Cleveland Open
Cleveland Open
The Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.-Host courses:-Winners:...
, in 1972, the LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
Babe Zaharias Classic and the Ohio Open
Ohio Open
The Ohio Open is the Ohio state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Northern Ohio section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1924 and has been played annually at a variety of courses around the state...
.
Fuzzy Zoeller
Fuzzy Zoeller
Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award....
, U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
winner and professional golfer, said that Tanglewood could be a U.S. Open course. "Set the tees on the blues, grow the rough and you've got an open course".
In 1972, Tanglewood Country Club hosted the PGA's Cleveland Open
Cleveland Open
The Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.-Host courses:-Winners:...
. The Winner: David Graham
David Graham (golfer)
Anthony David Graham is a former professional golfer from Australia.Born in Windsor, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States, playing on the PGA Tour. Turning age 50 in 1996, he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the...
SCORE: -6 (68, 73, 68, 69 = 278) PRIZE: $30,000.00. Graham won on the second hole of a sudden death playoff with Bruce Devlin.
Tanglewood Scorecard
- Greens: Bent Grass
- Fairways: Bent Grass
Owners
- Monte Ahuja / Dennis Romanini 1981-1995
- Dennis Romanini 1995-2008
- Huntington Bank 2008-2009
- Marc Strauss 2009-present
Head Golf Professionals
- Mike Limback
- Bill Germana
- James H. Dale / Assistants: Lenny Vericelli, Jubal Jerik, Mike Kyle, Brian Huff
- Jubal A. Jerik / Assistants: Jimmy "Z" Zambataro, Bob Gurley, B.J. Williams
- Tony Guerrari / Assistants: Joe Romanini
- Joe Romanini
- Matt Baca 2009-present
Bagroom
The Clubhouse
Clubhouse Managers
- Jason Sabo
- Jim Owen
- Stacey R. Tillinghast-Morill
- Andrea Romanini
- Matt Baca 2009-present
Events
- PGA Cleveland OpenCleveland OpenThe Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.-Host courses:-Winners:...
1972 aka The PGA "$150,000 Cleveland Open Golf Championship" - LPGA Babe ZahariasBabe ZahariasMildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
Classic - Northern Ohio PGA Jim Garner Memorial Golf Tournament
- Ohio Open Golf Championship (1981)
- Nestle/Bernie KosarBernie KosarBernard Joseph "Bernie" Kosar, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. Kosar played for the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1993 and then finished his career with the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins.-Early life and high school career:A Hungarian-American...
Charity Classic - Sickle Cell Anemia Golf Outing
- Marymont Cavs Charity Golf Classic
- Kent State Architects
- American GreetingsAmerican GreetingsAmerican Greetings Corporation, Inc. is the world's largest publicly-traded greeting card company. It is based in Brooklyn, Ohio and sells paper greeting cards, electronic greeting cards, party products , and electronic expressive content...
Golf Outing - Cousins Cigar Outing
- Tiffany's Cabaret Golf Outing
- NFL Alumni Golf Outing
- Urban League of Cleveland
- Vincent Federico Memorial Outing
- 1st Annual Tanglewood Country Club Memorial Tournament - June 12, 2009
Florio Romanini Memorial Garden
- Florio Romanini
- Reginald C. Marchant
- Peggy McMahon
- Joe Porrello
- James R. Pumphrey
- Shirley Ritchie
- Rev. Woodrow Witmer
- Elaine Marks
- Robert McCarty
- Donald Freda
- Billy Divencenzo
- James L. Griffin
- Sam Miragliotta
- Henry "Bud" Evans
Member Events
| Member/Member | Men's Club Champion | Women's Club Champion | Tanglewood C.C. Memorial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Doris Bortner | |||
| 1969 | Rita Grove | |||
| 1970 | Jane Kern | |||
| 1971 | Jane Kern | |||
| 1972 | Russ Hurst | Marilyn Althans | ||
| 1973 | Wayne Burge | Rita Grove | ||
| 1974 | Wayne Burge | Jane Lyle | ||
| 1975 | John Skinner, Jr. | Marilyn Althans | ||
| 1976 | D. Zemple / F. Young | Tom Petrosewicz, Jr. | Ramona Young | |
| 1977 | J. Harrington / M. Jenkins | Tom Petrosewicz, Jr. | Julie Kostelnik | |
| 1978 | F. Sutton / W. Hamer | Wayne Burge | Julie Kostelnik | |
| 1979 | Pat Emrich / Tony Martino | Steve Murphy | Julie Kostelnik | |
| 1980 | K. Colerbrook / R. Hess | Dave Nunn | Julie Kostelnik | |
| 1981 | S. Margiotta / B. Bodolay | Frank Carlone | Romona Young | |
| 1982 | B. Rapparlie / J. Harless | John McMahon | Mary Ellen Ferrato | |
| 1983 | R. Jantz / B. Rini | Wayne Burge | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1984 | G. Goldfarb / B. Troiano | Wayne Burge | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1985 | D. Spirito / T. Gerome | Rick Areddy | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1986 | W. Burge / R. Levocz | Rick Areddy | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1987 | R. Pieslak / B. Conforti | Wayne Burge | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1988 | Greg Urbanek | Kathy Hayes | ||
| 1989 | B. Troiano / G. Goldfarb | Rick Areddy | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1990 | T. Bobich / M. Donovan | Joe Tasca | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1991 | D. Romanini / J. Tasca | Rick Areddy | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1992 | B. Troiano / G. Goldfarb | Nick Federico | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1993 | T. Skerl / D. Drabek | Rick Areddy | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1994 | R. Fankhauser / A. Solomon | Nick Federico | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1995 | R. Fankhauser / A. Solomon | Greg Urbanek | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1996 | V. Gatto / P. Pannetti | Greg Urbanek | Missy Bauer | |
| 1997 | D. Kostelnik / M. Kostelnik, Jr. | Bill Germana | Molly O'Neil | |
| 1998 | D. Kostelnik / M. Kostelnik, Jr. | Tom Webb | Kathy Hayes | |
| 1999 | Dr. Masin / J. Varney | Derek Paton | Mary Ann Muccio | |
| 2000 | B. Carver / J. Wander | Bill Germana | Kathy Hayes | |
| 2001 | Sid Savitt | Mary Ann Muccio | ||
| 2002 | Roy Fankhauser | Mary Ann Muccio | ||
| 2003 | R. Fisher / Dr. Masin | Leo Szczepanski | Mary Ann Muccio | |
| 2004 | B. Lipson / S. Gilson | Bob Lipson | Mary Ann Muccio | |
| 2005 | R. Sciuva / N. Mussara | Bill Germana | Mary Ann Muccio | |
| 2006 | M. O'Hara / S. Crump | Bob Lipson | Mary Ann Muccio | |
| 2009 | Mike Laszlo | |||
| 2010 | Rob Touzalin | |||
| 2011 | Jim Flaiz | |||