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The Rio Pinar Golf & Country Club is a semi-private Golf club and Country Club located in Rio Pinar, Florida, a suburban subdivision of Orlando.

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Rio Pinar Country Club

Club information
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Coordinates	28.525°N 81.265°W / 28.525; -81.265
Location	Rio Pinar, Florida, U.S.
Established	1957, 65 years ago
Type	Semi/private
Total holes	18
Tournaments 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]

Established 65 years ago 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,[2][3] Some of golf's greatest players like Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, and Julius Boros won at Rio.

When the tournament relocated to Bay Hill in 1979, Rio Pinar was the site of the LPGA Tour's Lady Citrus Open for four years (1979–1982).

The Mark Mahannah & Lloyd Clifton-designed golf course is just the beginning at Rio Pinar! The Champions Grill or Lounge is a perfect place to unwind after your game or a perfect get-together with friends.

The fine dining room is perfect for evening intimate dinners, or the majestic banquet facilities and meeting rooms are available for weddings, parties, corporate meetings or special events are here for you at Rio Pinar.

Rio Pinar's Golf Academy offers lessons to all levels of players while the full-length driving range can let golfers practice their way to greatness. Rio Pinar has four hard court tennis courts to add an additional recreation choice whether with a partner or in one of the leagues.

Tour winners

PGA Tour

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:[4][5]

LPGA Tour

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

References

External links

• Official website

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