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Scarsdale, New York 10853
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18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original design by Albert W. Tillinghast (1916); modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1965) and his son Rees Jones (1991-93), and Gil Hanse (2011).
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2.5 mi NW of Mamaroneck / 25 mi NE of New York City (Times Square, Manhattan).
Quaker Ridge
Quaker Ridge Golf Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in New York. Designed in 1916 by legendary course architect Albert W. Tillinghast, it is located on the other side of Griffin Avenue from two slightly later Tillinghast designs, the East and West courses of Winged Foot Golf Club.
Known to some as "Tilly's Treasure", Quaker Ridge is frequently mentioned when golfers name their favourite courses in the Metropolitan New York area. The layout, which hasn't changed too much since Tillinghast's day, is predominantly open parkland. There's a light tree-line separating the generally good-width fairways; get the wrong side of those trees, and your scorecard will bear the consequences.
The anti-clockwise front-nine loop wraps around an "inner" clockwise back-nine loop. Immaculate presentation and a plethora of stylish bunkering are hallmarks of this very classy golf course.
Pick of the holes: the back-to-back par-3s at 9 and 10 are played to exquisitely bunker-defended greens.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Quaker Ridge is predominantly a walking course. Caddies available at all times.
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Quaker Ridge, host to the 1997 Walker Cup matches, was formed in 1916 by a group of businessmen who bought the fledgling (but ailing) Metropolitan Golf Links. The club inherited a nine-hole course, which had been laid out by John Duncan Dunn on 125 acres of Quaker Ridge property. Albert Tillinghast was commissioned to redesign seven of the original holes and build 11 new ones, the new course opening in 1918.
Earlier in its history, this area of land was owned by Quaker settlers. As lore has it, during the Revolutionary War, George Washington slept (near his beleaguered Continental troops) under a great oak – the same oak that grows to the right of Quaker Ridge's 10th hole.
The next morning Washington marched to Chatterton Hill in nearby White Plains, where he met in battle Sir William Howe, Commander-in-Chief of the British armies. Howe's forces emerged bloodied but victorious, although Washington was able to make his escape across the Hudson into New Jersey, and, as they say, the rest is history.
New York state's 13th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 81st best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
World's former 87th best course (GOLF Magazine, 2021/22; not in latest edition of this ranking).
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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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