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{{Short description|Non-profit golf club in Maryland, US}}
{{Primary sources|date=June 2008}}
{{Infobox golf facility
|name        = Caves Valley Golf Club
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|location    = [[Owings Mills, Maryland]], U.S.
|establishment = 1991, {{Years or months ago|1991}}<ref name=posh>{{cite news |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-07-05/business/1992187117_1_caves-valley-golf-golf-club-baltimore-sun |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140803090041/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-07-05/business/1992187117_1_caves-valley-golf-golf-club-baltimore-sun |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2014 |newspaper=Baltimore Sun |last=Hetrick |first=Ross |title=Posh Caves Valley golf course fights to get out of the rough |date=July 5, 1992 |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>
|type        = Private
|owner       = <!-- name of organization/company -->
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|holes       =  18
|tournaments = [[2017 PGA Tour Champions season|2017]] [[Senior Players Championship]]<br>[[2002 Senior PGA Tour|2002]] [[U.S. Senior Open]]<br>[[2014 International Crown|2014]] [[International Crown]]<br>[[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]]
|website     = [http://www.cavesvalley.net cavesvalley.net]
|course1     = <!-- individual course name, can leave blank if same as article title-->
|designer1   = [[Tom Fazio]]
|par1        = 71
|length1     = {{convert|7226|yd}}
|rating1     = 75.3
|slope1      = 142 <ref name=usgaindx>{{cite web|url=http://ncrdb.usga.org/NCRDB/courseTeeInfo.aspx?CourseID=7783|publisher=USGA|title=Course Rating and Slope Database™: Caves Valley Golf Club |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>
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|coordinates = {{coord|39.451|N|76.744|W|display=inline,title}}
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|map_caption    = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Maryland]]
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'''Caves Valley Golf Club''' is a member-owned not-for-profit corporation in [[Owings Mills, Maryland]], a suburb northwest of [[Baltimore]]. The [[golf course]] opened {{Years or months ago|1991}} in 1991,<ref name=posh/> and is known for its fast greens, rolling fairways, and water hazards; it was rated as 47th among America's best modern courses by ''[[Golfweek]]'' magazine in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/coursefinder/course/0,28290,1321361,00.html |title=Caves Valley golf club review |publisher=Golf.com |date= |accessdate=3 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814192343/http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/coursefinder/course/0,28290,1321361,00.html |archive-date=14 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Championships hosted==
In [[2002 Senior PGA Tour|2002]], Caves Valley played host to the [[U.S. Senior Open]] where [[Don Pooley]] bested [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] in a dramatic five hole playoff.<ref name=arvic>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mGtIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1741%2C82844 |newspaper=Toledo Blade |last=Hackenberg |first=Dave |title=A rare victory |date=July 1, 2002 |page=C1 }}</ref> In addition, the club has hosted the 1995 [[U.S. Mid-Amateur]], the [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Men's]] (2005)<ref name=gwnmgt>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fBBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oB8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6814%2C1116433 |newspaper=Sunday Star-News |location=Wilmington, North Carolina |title=Georgia wins NCAA men's golf title |date=June 5, 2005 |page=3C }}</ref> and [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|Women's Golf Championships]] (2009),<ref name=devdeliv>{{cite web |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2009/may/22/devils-deliver-asu-wins-ncaa-title/?print&popup=true |work=Golfweek |last=Mirocha |first=Dan |title=Devils deliver: ASU wins NCAA title |date=May 22, 2009 |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> the AJGA Canon Cup in 1997 and 2004, and the [[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]] in 2007.<ref name=tthspc>{{cite web |url=http://palmercup.org/event-info/history/113.html |publisher=Palmer Cup |title=2007 Palmer Cup |date=2007 |accessdate=July 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617080102/http://www.palmercup.org/event-info/history/113.html |archivedate=June 17, 2015 }}</ref> It hosted the inaugural [[International Crown]] in [[2014 International Crown|2014]], a biennial team event organized by the [[LPGA Tour]] involving four-woman teams from eight countries. In 2017 it played host to the [[Constellation Senior Players Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/news/2015/09/29/caves-valley-constellation-senior-players-host.html|title=Caves Valley to host 2017 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship|work=PGATour|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref>

Caves Valley hosted The [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]], part of the [[FedEx Cup]] playoffs on the [[PGA Tour]], in 2021.
Patrick Cantlay defeated Bryson DeChambeau in 6 playoff holes to win the championship. The course will again host the [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]] in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PGA TOUR - Tournament Schedule |url=https://www.pgatour.com/schedule/2025 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.pgatour.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.cavesvalley.net}}
*[http://www.oobgolf.com/courses/scorecard.php?id=7101 Oobgolf.com: Caves Valley scorecard]

[[Category:1991 establishments in Maryland]]
[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in Maryland]]
[[Category:Golf clubs and courses designed by Tom Fazio]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Baltimore County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Owings Mills, Maryland]]

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