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Thunderbird Country Club
Thunderbird lengthened its course to about 6,600 yards for the 1955 Ryder Cup. The par-72 layout became the stage for an international match only a few years after the ranch’s conversion.1
Open the Club record- Holes
- 18 Course total
- Par
- 71 Recorded par
- Place
- Rancho Mirage California
Thunderbird Country Club design and history
The United States won three of the four foursomes and five of the eight singles matches. The result made the redesigned desert property part of the Ryder Cup’s early American venue history.1
Sources for this story 1 reference
Course design
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.
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Tee register
| Tee | Gender | Par | Rating | Slope | Front yards | Back yards | Total yards | Front par | Back par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Cup | Men | 71 | 72.8 | 133 | 3,563 | 3,252 | 6,815 | 36 | 35 |
| Black | Men | 71 | 71.3 | 130 | 3,343 | 3,137 | 6,480 | 36 | 35 |
| Black/Blue | Men | 71 | 70.3 | 128 | 3,257 | 3,067 | 6,324 | 36 | 35 |
| Blue · Men | Men | 71 | 69.6 | 126 | 3,151 | 3,014 | 6,165 | 36 | 35 |
| Blue · Women | Women | 72 | 76.4 | 134 | 3,151 | 3,014 | 6,165 | 36 | 36 |
| Blue/Bronze · Women | Women | 72 | 75 | 131 | 3,010 | 2,916 | 5,926 | 36 | 36 |
| Blue/Bronze · Men | Men | 71 | 68.5 | 123 | 3,010 | 2,916 | 5,926 | 36 | 35 |
| Bronze · Men | Men | 71 | 67.8 | 121 | 2,928 | 2,828 | 5,756 | 36 | 35 |
| Bronze · Women | Women | 72 | 74.1 | 129 | 2,928 | 2,828 | 5,756 | 36 | 36 |
| Bronze/Gold | Women | 72 | 72.1 | 127 | 2,718 | 2,756 | 5,474 | 36 | 36 |
| Gold · Women | Women | 72 | 70.4 | 124 | 2,552 | 2,676 | 5,228 | 36 | 36 |
| Gold · Men | Men | 71 | 65.2 | 114 | 2,552 | 2,646 | 5,198 | 36 | 35 |
| Green · Men | Men | 71 | 63.1 | 108 | 2,454 | 2,336 | 4,790 | 36 | 35 |
| Green · Women | Women | 72 | 67.9 | 120 | 2,454 | 2,336 | 4,790 | 36 | 36 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Cup | 386 | 455 | 523 | 389 | 414 | 211 | 590 | 190 | 405 | 3,563 | 385 | 360 | 344 | 368 | 226 | 580 | 178 | 381 | 430 | 3,252 | 6,815 |
| Black | 386 | 402 | 503 | 389 | 400 | 202 | 547 | 142 | 372 | 3,343 | 385 | 360 | 326 | 368 | 206 | 530 | 178 | 381 | 403 | 3,137 | 6,480 |
| Black/Blue | 386 | 383 | 503 | 389 | 388 | 202 | 504 | 142 | 360 | 3,257 | 385 | 345 | 310 | 368 | 189 | 519 | 178 | 370 | 403 | 3,067 | 6,324 |
| Blue · Men | 359 | 383 | 486 | 361 | 388 | 182 | 504 | 128 | 360 | 3,151 | 376 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 189 | 519 | 169 | 370 | 385 | 3,014 | 6,165 |
| Blue · Women | 359 | 383 | 486 | 361 | 388 | 182 | 504 | 128 | 360 | 3,151 | 376 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 189 | 519 | 169 | 370 | 385 | 3,014 | 6,165 |
| Blue/Bronze · Women | 359 | 363 | 486 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 504 | 128 | 333 | 3,010 | 347 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 171 | 483 | 169 | 370 | 370 | 2,916 | 5,926 |
| Blue/Bronze · Men | 359 | 363 | 486 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 504 | 128 | 333 | 3,010 | 347 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 171 | 483 | 169 | 370 | 370 | 2,916 | 5,926 |
| Bronze · Men | 341 | 363 | 460 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 486 | 108 | 333 | 2,928 | 347 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 171 | 483 | 155 | 350 | 370 | 2,828 | 5,756 |
| Bronze · Women | 341 | 363 | 460 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 486 | 108 | 333 | 2,928 | 347 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 171 | 483 | 155 | 350 | 370 | 2,828 | 5,756 |
| Bronze/Gold | 341 | 363 | 428 | 279 | 334 | 169 | 486 | 108 | 210 | 2,718 | 315 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 146 | 438 | 155 | 350 | 400 | 2,756 | 5,474 |
| Gold · Women | 316 | 327 | 428 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,552 | 315 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 400 | 2,676 | 5,228 |
| Gold · Men | 316 | 327 | 428 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,552 | 315 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 370 | 2,646 | 5,198 |
| Green · Men | 271 | 302 | 400 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,454 | 210 | 267 | 240 | 290 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 320 | 2,336 | 4,790 |
| Green · Women | 271 | 302 | 400 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,454 | 210 | 267 | 240 | 290 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 320 | 2,336 | 4,790 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Hcp | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Cup | 386 | 455 | 523 | 389 | 414 | 211 | 590 | 190 | 405 | 3,563 |
| Black | 386 | 402 | 503 | 389 | 400 | 202 | 547 | 142 | 372 | 3,343 |
| Black/Blue | 386 | 383 | 503 | 389 | 388 | 202 | 504 | 142 | 360 | 3,257 |
| Blue · Men | 359 | 383 | 486 | 361 | 388 | 182 | 504 | 128 | 360 | 3,151 |
| Blue · Women | 359 | 383 | 486 | 361 | 388 | 182 | 504 | 128 | 360 | 3,151 |
| Blue/Bronze · Women | 359 | 363 | 486 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 504 | 128 | 333 | 3,010 |
| Blue/Bronze · Men | 359 | 363 | 486 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 504 | 128 | 333 | 3,010 |
| Bronze · Men | 341 | 363 | 460 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 486 | 108 | 333 | 2,928 |
| Bronze · Women | 341 | 363 | 460 | 334 | 334 | 169 | 486 | 108 | 333 | 2,928 |
| Bronze/Gold | 341 | 363 | 428 | 279 | 334 | 169 | 486 | 108 | 210 | 2,718 |
| Gold · Women | 316 | 327 | 428 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,552 |
| Gold · Men | 316 | 327 | 428 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,552 |
| Green · Men | 271 | 302 | 400 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,454 |
| Green · Women | 271 | 302 | 400 | 279 | 334 | 128 | 422 | 108 | 210 | 2,454 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 5 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Cup | 385 | 360 | 344 | 368 | 226 | 580 | 178 | 381 | 430 | 3,252 |
| Black | 385 | 360 | 326 | 368 | 206 | 530 | 178 | 381 | 403 | 3,137 |
| Black/Blue | 385 | 345 | 310 | 368 | 189 | 519 | 178 | 370 | 403 | 3,067 |
| Blue · Men | 376 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 189 | 519 | 169 | 370 | 385 | 3,014 |
| Blue · Women | 376 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 189 | 519 | 169 | 370 | 385 | 3,014 |
| Blue/Bronze · Women | 347 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 171 | 483 | 169 | 370 | 370 | 2,916 |
| Blue/Bronze · Men | 347 | 345 | 310 | 351 | 171 | 483 | 169 | 370 | 370 | 2,916 |
| Bronze · Men | 347 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 171 | 483 | 155 | 350 | 370 | 2,828 |
| Bronze · Women | 347 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 171 | 483 | 155 | 350 | 370 | 2,828 |
| Bronze/Gold | 315 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 146 | 438 | 155 | 350 | 400 | 2,756 |
| Gold · Women | 315 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 400 | 2,676 |
| Gold · Men | 315 | 327 | 295 | 330 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 370 | 2,646 |
| Green · Men | 210 | 267 | 240 | 290 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 320 | 2,336 |
| Green · Women | 210 | 267 | 240 | 290 | 146 | 438 | 115 | 310 | 320 | 2,336 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Hcp | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 |