Silverado Resort and Spa

Silverado Resort and Spa
Club information
Events hostedSafeway Open
Websitesilveradoresort.com
North Course
Designed byRobert Trent Jones Jr.
(1966 redesign)
Johnny Miller
(2011 redesign)
Par72
Length7,166 yards (6,553 m)
Course rating74.3
Slope rating135 [1]
South Course
Par72
Length6,612 yards (6,046 m)
Course rating72.5
Slope rating133 [2]

The Silverado Resort and Spa is a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) golf, tennis, and spa resort in Napa County, California, United States. The venue is named after the Silverado Mine, a quicksilver mine near Mount Saint Helena. The resort is the fifth largest employer in Napa County.[3]

The United States Census Bureau has designated the area surrounding the Silverado Resort as a separate census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes.[4] The population of the CDP was 1,095 at the 2010 census.

In October 2017, parts of the resort were damaged by wildfires; flames arrived hours after the conclusion of the Safeway Open.[5][6]

The Country Club

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The resort's centerpiece Southern-style mansion was built by General John Franklin Miller in the 1860s. Amfac, Inc. developed the property as a resort in the 1960s and it was purchased by Robert Meyer in 1984 for $20 million. He sold it to Isao Okawa in 1989 for $110 million, and after his death it was inherited by his son, Setsuo Okawa; the property was listed for sale by the Okawa family in September 2009.[7] In 2010, professional golfer and businessman Johnny Miller, Rug Doctor Corporation founder Roger Kent, and its CEO Tim Wall assumed ownership of the resort under a partnership agreement named Silverado Resort Investment Group LLC on July 1.[8] Dolce Hotels and Resorts Company was hired by the partnership to manage the resort.[9] Miller made several changes to freshen up the two championship courses including lengthening the North Course by 250 yards (230 m), widening fairways, repositioning bunkers, and rebuilding tees. He also lengthened the club's driving range and added a teaching area to the range.[10][11][12] The resort was sold to KSL Capital Partners, LLC and Arcade Capital LLC in 2022.[13]

Golf

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The original 18-hole golf course at Silverado opened 69 years ago in 1955, and is now the North Course. In 1966, it was re-designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and the South Course was added. The resort also has 16 tennis courts, 10 swimming pools, 280 guest condo hotel units and private cottage suites. There are 300 privately owned condominiums on the grounds of the resort.

The resort has played host to several PGA Tour events. The north course hosted the Kaiser International Open Invitational from 1968 through 1976 and the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic from 1977 through 1980. Champions Tour events from 1989 to 2002 were held on the south course at Silverado under the titles of Transamerica, Transamerica Senior Golf Championship, and Napa Valley Championship. The PGA Tour returned to the north course in October 2014 with the Frys.com Open, later the Safeway Open, and currently the Fortinet Open.[14][15] The resort has received the annual Distinguished Golf Destination Award, given out by the Boardroom Magazine.[16]

Scorecards

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Silverado Resort and Spa - North Course[17][18]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Tournament 74.3 / 135 436 240 424 407 538 417 212 360 557 3591 422 182 391 458 412 189 571 375 575 3575 7166
SI Tournament 1 17 7 5 9 3 15 13 11 4 18 16 2 12 10 6 14 8
Blue 72.6 / 133 432 193 399 378 536 431 209 344 521 3443 409 174 363 413 389 187 521 355 539 3350 6793
White 70.2 / 128 402 148 345 370 521 404 182 308 491 3171 375 130 353 392 367 163 501 332 518 3131 6302
Gold 68.3 / 124 381 137 331 309 487 393 155 293 474 2960 358 115 313 340 347 139 485 308 503 2908 5868
SI Men's 7 17 5 1 9 3 15 13 11 4 18 16 2 12 10 6 14 8
Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 36 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 36 72
Gold 73.5 / 129 381 137 331 309 487 393 155 293 474 2960 358 115 313 340 347 139 485 308 503 2908 5868
Combo 71.5 / 124 327 137 294 309 487 313 155 293 474 2789 329 113 313 340 297 139 485 308 417 2741 5530
Burgundy 69.8 / 120 327 129 294 300 430 313 146 283 369 2591 329 113 261 333 297 132 418 296 417 2596 5187
SI Women's 9 15 5 11 1 7 17 13 3 4 18 14 8 12 16 6 10 2


Silverado Resort and Spa - South Course[19]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Blue 72.5 / 133 371 416 183 368 355 380 211 426 482 3192 366 565 415 492 383 174 331 194 500 3420 6612
White 70.6 / 127 361 397 150 352 330 359 179 404 462 2994 347 544 390 462 367 147 315 159 482 3213 6207
Gold 67.3 / 123 352 377 119 340 324 287 146 363 435 2743 329 508 311 453 324 125 283 114 470 2917 5660
SI Men's 9 5 15 11 7 3 17 1 13 10 4 2 8 6 18 16 14 12
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 35 4 5 4 5 4 3 4 3 5 37 72
Gold 72.7 / 131 352 377 119 340 324 287 146 363 435 2743 329 508 311 453 324 125 283 114 470 2917 5660
Burgundy 70.5 / 125 297 357 112 331 314 278 139 358 430 2616 270 502 299 448 318 82 272 109 460 2760 5376
SI Women's 6 8 16 14 10 12 18 2 4 9 1 13 3 7 15 11 17 5

Natural features

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Silverado Country Club in 1948

Milliken Creek, a tributary to the Napa River,[20] flows through the Silverado Country Club. There are approximately 7,300 acres (30 km2) planted to vineyards in this watershed including the drainage area of Milliken Reservoir.[21] Milliken Creek rises on the western slopes of the east side of the Napa Valley before flowing through the Silverado Country Club property. Much of this area had once been part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Yajome. Most of this watershed was wilderness area to at least 1869, and thereafter the lower watershed was begun to be developed as pasture and grazing agricultural uses. In a 1989 stream survey conducted for the Silverado country Club by Earth Metrics Inc, the steelhead fishery was found to be robust up to and including the Silverado Country Club.[22]

Demographics

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Silverado Resort
Silverado Country Club in 1973
Silverado Country Club in 1973
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyNapa
Population
 (2020)
 • Total948
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

In 2010, the United States Census Bureau made the Silverado Resort and the residential areas immediately outside its perimeter as a separate census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes.[23] The area is an unincorporated area north of the City of Napa. Per the 2020 census, the population was 948.[24]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20101,095
2020948−13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[25]
2020[26]

2020 census

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Silverado Resort CDP, California – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[27] Pop 2020[26] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 982 808 89.68% 85.23%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1 2 0.09% 0.21%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0 0.09% 0%
Asian alone (NH) 36 30 3.29% 3.16%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 4 2 0.37% 0.21%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 6 0% 0.63%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 12 36 1.10% 3.80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 59 64 5.39% 6.75%
Total 1,095 948 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Silverado Resort - North". USGA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Silverado Resort - South". USGA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Private-sector employers -- Napa County
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverado Resort and Spa
  5. ^ Kroichick, Ron (October 9, 2017). "Napa fire forces PGA Tour officials, players to flee Silverado after golf tourney". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. ^ Howard, Chelsea (October 9, 2017). "PGA Tour officials evacuate Silverado after Napa fires". Sporting News. (Omnisport). Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Huffman, Jennefer (September 19, 2009). "Silverado Resort for sale". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  8. ^ Huffman, Jennifer (June 29, 2010). "New owners, new management at Silverado Resort". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  9. ^ Huffman, Jennifer (July 2, 2010). "Silverado's new boss charts future". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  10. ^ James, Marty (July 1, 2010). "Johnny Miller explains his plans for golf at Silverado". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  11. ^ James, Marty (August 30, 2011). "Miller, Harper honored by NorCal PGA at Silverado". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  12. ^ James, Marty (August 25, 2014). "Miller puts his touch on Silverado". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  13. ^ Huffman, Jennifer (February 1, 2022). "Napa Valley's Silverado Resort sold". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  14. ^ James, Marty (July 4, 2013). "Silverado Country Club to host PGA Tour event". Napa Valley Register.
  15. ^ James, Marty (July 14, 2013). "PGA Tour event will put spotlight on Silverado". Napa Valley Register.
  16. ^ Fusek, Maggie (August 11, 2023). "Silverado Resort Recognized As Distinguished Golf Destination". Patch. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Silverado Resort and Spa - North Course" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "North Course - Tournament Tees" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  19. ^ "Silverado Resort and Spa - South Course" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  20. ^ Napa Quadrangle, 7.5 Minute Series, U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington DC
  21. ^ Napa Valley vineyard areas by watershed Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Earth Metrics Inc., "Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, Silverado Country Club, Napa County, California", May 1989
  23. ^ "Silverado Resort". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  24. ^ "Silverado Resort CDP, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  25. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  26. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Silverado Resort CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
  27. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Silverado Resort CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
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