Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club is a private golf club in Scarsdale, New York, that contains the Quaker Ridge Golf Course. Additionally, club grounds encompass numerous tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse and many other structures along the property.

Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Club information
LocationScarsdale, New York, U.S.
Established1916
Typeprivate
Total holes18
Events hostedWalker Cup (1997)
Curtis Cup (2018)
Websitewww.quakerridgegc.org
Designed byA. W. Tillinghast
Par70
Length7,008 yards
Course rating74.5
Course record
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
NRHP reference No.100005485
NYSRHP No.11916.000043
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 16, 2020
Designated NYSRHPJune 16, 2020

History

The club was formed as a Jewish country club[1][2] in 1916 by a group of businessmen who had acquired the land a year earlier from a smaller, financially strained club. Renowned golf course designer A. W. Tillinghast was brought in to redesign the seven existing holes and construct 11 new ones.[3] The course was completed in 1918 and the Tudor-styled clubhouse was built in 1923. In 1925, the purchase of additional property prompted the club to recommission Tillinghast to incorporate the new land into the existing course. The course has remained relatively unchanged since its construction. A few outdated bunkers were replaced in 1965. Between 1991 and 1993 all the bunkers were restored and several tees were added. Among its many noted features, the course has distinctly narrow fairways.

The clubhouse

Johnny Farrell was the head professional at the Quaker Ridge from 1919–1930. Mario Guerra is the current head professional.

Quaker Ridge has hosted a number of tournaments including two Metropolitan Amateurs, three Metropolitan Opens, two Metropolitan PGA Championships and the 1997 Walker Cup.[3] Quaker Ridge also hosted the Curtis Cup in 2018.

In 1969, Jimmy Demaret stated, "Quaker Ridge is the most underrated golf course in the New York area, because it has never been host course to a major championship. I'd like to go on record as saying it would be a tough test of golf for any tournament – the U.S. Open and the PGA included." Two-time PGA Champion Paul Runyan, who played the 1936 Metropolitan Open at Quaker, said that Quaker Ridge "is the greatest golf course in the world."[4]

In 2008, Golf Digest rated Quaker Ridge the 30th best course in the United States.[5] The course was also ranked 64th in the world in 2007 by Golf Magazine.[3]

Course layout
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 74.8/140 527425451454185478437359164348020140644623457640843037145635287008
Blue 72.0/138 5104054244081514344163351433226 18637240320951737541434441032306456
White 70.7/134 4963894143841324243803181343071 17236037719649936839233739130926163
SI Men 7591117131315 18102146124168
Par Men/Women 544/5434/544335/37 3443544/54435/3670/73
Green 75.1/141 4173594043631134143683081272873 13028835018143236040833035428335706
SI Women 3711917511315 18861624101412

See also

References
  1. Greene, Donna (17 August 1986). "SIGNS OF CHANGE AT SOME COUNTRY CLUBS". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2023. The Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, a predominantly Jewish club...
  2. Dougherty, Mike (14 January 2021). "Quaker Ridge Golf Club added to the National Register of Historic Places". The Journal News. Retrieved 1 August 2023. The founding members were wealthy Jewish men of German descent whose applications for membership at other golf clubs were rejected. Their efforts to push back against patterns of anti-Semitism by matching elite Gentiles' clubs in terms of excellence and status are recognized in the national register application.
  3. Quaker Ridge Golf Club
  4. Quaker Ridge Golf Club Archived August 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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