If you are looking for the best golf course in Grand Rapids or want to join a very family oriented country club, then I have the place for you….Blythefield Country Club.

History:

In 1920, financier Joseph Brewer bought most of the land known as Plainfield Village to create a country estate.  Mr. Brewer built a country villa on the bluffs east of Northland Drive overlooking the river and built Blythefield Country Club across the road from his villa.  He also owned and operated a dairy farm in the Rockford area called “Blythefield Dairy Farms.”  The word “Blythefield” is derived from ”Olde English” and means quiet fields.

The formal opening of Blythefield on June 14, 1929, was highlighted by the attendance of many golf celebrities.  In the dedication foursome were Walter Hagen, Horton Smith, Morey Wells, and our first golf professional, Nick Webber.  One of the caddies that day, Marvin Stahl, went on to become a Blythefield Country Club Golf Professional, club member, a member of the Board of Directors, and the Club’s President.

Blythefield hosted the 1953 Western Amateur, the 1961 Western Open, which was won by Arnold Palmer, and the 2005 Western Junior.

Make sure that you take a minute to visit the website at: http://www.blythefieldcc.org/ ,  or, stop out at BCC and play a round of golf, you won’t be  disappointed.