Ridgewood CC, NJ
The main tournaments played at Ridgewood CC, NJ are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (122nd) (Aug 15-21). Both aged 22, Sam Bennett (USA) beat Ben Carr (USA) 1 up in the hard fought 36-hole final. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, New Jersey].
America
Northern Trust
Played as The Northern Trust (Aug 23-26; first of four FedExCup playoff events). Second-placed Tony Finau (USA) finished 4 shots behind DeChambeau (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win of 2018. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, New Jersey].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Defending champion Eun-jeong Seong (S Kor) beat Andrea Lee (USA) 4 and 2 in the final. Seong also went on to become the first ever player to win both the U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur in the same year. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, New Jersey].
America
Barclays
Played as The Barclays (Aug 26-29; first of four FedExCup playoff events). Kuchar (USA) beat Martin Laird (Scot) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, NJ].
America
Barclays
Played as The Barclays (Aug 21-24; first of four FedExCup playoff events). Singh (Fiji) beat Sergio García (Esp) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Kevin Sutherland (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, NJ].
Majors
PGA of America
Played as the Senior PGA Championship (May 25-27). Second-placed Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, NJ].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (Jun 28-Jul 1). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 2 shots behind Trevino (USA), who recorded his first senior major championship win. [Center & West nines, Ridgewood CC, Paramus, NJ].
America
Coca-Cola
Played as the Coca-Cola Classic. Whitworth (USA) beat Alice Ritzman (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, New Jersey].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (74th) (Aug 26-31). Jerry Pate (USA) beat John Grace (USA) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, NJ].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open. (Sept 29-Oct 2; Metropolitan Golf Assoc event). 30-year-old Jim Albus (USA) beat defending champion Jimmy Wright (USA) in an 18-hole Friday playoff (Albus 72, Wright 73). Albus, who turned pro three years earlier, recorded his first significant professional win. [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, New Jersey].
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (5th) (Sept 28/29). USA vs Great Britain. Ten top professionals per team competing over two days in a total of four foursome matches and eight singles. Playing captains: Walter Hagen (USA); Charles Whitcombe (Eng/GB). [Ridgewood CC, Paramus, New Jersey].
Overall result: USA 9, GB 3.
Sunday singles (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Gene Sarazen bt Jack Busson (Eng) 3&2; Paul Runyan bt Dick Burton (Eng) 5&3; Johnny Revolta bt Reg Whitcombe (Eng) 2&1; Olin Dutra bt Alf Padgham (Eng) 4&2; Craig Wood lost to Percy Alliss (Eng) 1 hole; Horton Smith halved with Bill Cox (Eng); Henry Picard bt Ernest Whitcombe (Eng) 3&2; Sam Parks halved with Alf Perry (Eng). // Walter Hagen (USA), Ky Laffoon (USA), Charles Whitcombe (Eng) and Ted Jarman (Eng) did not play in the singles.
Note: the British team was in fact wholly English, and included all three of the golfing Whitcombe brothers: Ernest (44), Charles (39) and Reg (37).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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