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  Location in the United States  Location in Florida Show map of Florida | |
| Coordinates | 28°31′30″N 81°15′54″W / 28.525°N 81.265°W / 28.525; -81.265 |
| Location | Rio Pinar, Florida, U.S. |
| Established | 1957, 67 years ago |
| Type | Semi/private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Florida Citrus Open Lady Citrus Open |
| Designed by | Mark Mahannah (1957) Lloyd Clifton (1995) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,001 yards (6,402 m) |
| Course rating | 73.9 |
| Slope rating | 130 [1] |
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The Rio Pinar Country Club is a semi-private golf club located in Rio Pinar, Florida, a suburban subdivision of Orlando.
The golf course at Rio Pinar was initially designed by Mark Mahannah in 1957, and featured medium-sized greens, strategically placed bunkers and narrow fairways framed by pine and oak trees. Lloyd Clifton was hired by the club in 1995 to give a refresh to Mahannah's then forty-year old design. Clifton put a focus on enlarging the greens and reshaping bunkers while staying true to the original vision for the course.[2]
Established in 1957, the golf course was the original site of the Florida Citrus Open (now Arnold Palmer Invitational) on the PGA Tour from 1966 through 1978. with the initial purse being $110,000, with a $21,000 cut for the winner.[3] The winner's share increased to $40,000 by 1975.[4]
In the 13-year span that Rio Pinar hosted the Open, the tournament was a popular stop on the PGA Tour, with winners of the event including Lee Trevino, Hale Irwin, Julius Boros, and Arnold Palmer, all of which are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Palmer's win in the 1971 Citrus Open was his first of four wins during the 1971 PGA Tour, which would be his final tournament wins as a solo player. After purchasing the nearby Bay Hill Club and Lodge in 1974, Palmer lobbied PGA officials to move their Orlando tournament to his course, which they did in 1979.[5]
After the departure of the PGA, Rio Pinar was the site of the LPGA Tour's Lady Citrus Open from 1979to1982 until the tournament moved to the Cypress Creek Country Clubin1983. The event was dropped from the LPGA schedule altogether after the 1984 tour season. Plaques commemorating winners of both tournaments and other course record-holders sit just outside the club's pro-shop.[6]
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 79.3 / 130 | 569 | 380 | 414 | 194 | 391 | 410 | 566 | 213 | 422 | 3559 | 507 | 420 | 165 | 385 | 412 | 515 | 221 | 355 | 429 | 3409 | 6968 |
| Gold | 72.2 / 127 | 538 | 369 | 407 | 180 | 358 | 399 | 549 | 171 | 409 | 3380 | 484 | 398 | 151 | 359 | 388 | 490 | 197 | 342 | 401 | 3210 | 6590 |
| Blue | 70.4 / 125 | 520 | 353 | 391 | 159 | 344 | 384 | 533 | 152 | 389 | 3225 | 458 | 373 | 135 | 338 | 359 | 468 | 180 | 324 | 383 | 3018 | 6243 |
| White | 67.0 / 117 | 457 | 304 | 309 | 154 | 329 | 328 | 477 | 136 | 365 | 2859 | 424 | 339 | 100 | 308 | 299 | 418 | 163 | 280 | 307 | 2638 | 5497 |
| SI | Men's | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 | |
| SI | Ladies' | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Blue | 76.2 / 135 | 520 | 353 | 391 | 159 | 344 | 384 | 533 | 152 | 389 | 3225 | 458 | 373 | 135 | 338 | 359 | 468 | 180 | 324 | 383 | 3018 | 6243 |
| White | 72.0 / 128 | 457 | 304 | 309 | 154 | 329 | 328 | 477 | 136 | 365 | 2859 | 424 | 339 | 100 | 308 | 299 | 418 | 163 | 280 | 307 | 2638 | 5497 |
| Red | 71.0 / 125 | 453 | 300 | 304 | 141 | 315 | 324 | 473 | 129 | 352 | 2791 | 412 | 326 | 96 | 295 | 290 | 401 | 149 | 270 | 294 | 2533 | 5324 |
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winner's share ($) |
Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Citrus Open | ||||||
| 1978 | Mac McLendon |  United States |
271 | −17 | 40,000 | 200,000 |
| 1977 | Gary Koch | United States |
274 | −14 | 40,000 | 200,000 |
| 1976 | Hale Irwin | United States |
270 | −18 | 40,000 | 200,000 |
| 1975 | Lee Trevino | United States |
276 | −12 | 40,000 | 200,000 |
| 1974 | Jerry Heard (2) | United States |
273 | −15 | 30,000 | 150,000 |
| 1973 | Buddy Allin | United States |
265 | −23 | 30,000 | 150,000 |
| 1972 | Jerry Heard | United States |
276 | −12 | 30,000 | 150,000 |
| Florida Citrus Invitational | ||||||
| 1971 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
270 | −18 | 30,000 | 150,000 |
| 1970 | Bob Lunn | United States |
271 | −17 | 30,000 | 150,000 |
| Florida Citrus Open Invitational | ||||||
| 1969 | Ken Still | United States |
278 | −10 | 23,000 | 115,000 |
| 1968 | Dan Sikes | United States |
274 | −14 | 23,000 | 115,000 |
| 1967 | Julius Boros | United States |
274 | −10 | 23,000 | 115,000 |
| 1966 | Lionel Hebert | United States |
279 | −5 | 21,000 | 110,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources:[8][9]
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winner's share ($) |
Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Lady Classic | ||||||
| 1982 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
209 | −7 | 22,500 | 150,000 |
| Florida Lady Citrus | ||||||
| 1981 | Beth Daniel | United States |
281 | −7 | 15,000 | 100,000 |
| 1980 | Donna White | United States |
283 | −9 | 15,000 | 100,000 |
| 1979 | Jane Blalock | United States |
286 | −6 | 15,000 | 100,000 |
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