| Ridgewood Country Club- http://www.rcc1890.com |
| Course Par Value: 71 |
| Course Yardage: 7,304 |
| Hole | Par | Yards | |
| 1 | 4 | 380 |
Only the best 144 players will make it to the Barclays. And on the first tee, we welcome them with an opportunity for aggressive play. The hole is relatively short, and the fairway offers a generous landing space. But players must stay away from the towering oaks on the right side. There is a cross bunker about 60 yards in front of the green. The green is well bunkered and slopes steadily and deceptively uphill and from left to right. Ridgewood hole number: 1 East |
| 2 | 3 | 190 |
"Don't miss left." That's what will begoing through every player's mind as they step up to this downhill par 3. It plays to a green that is protected by bunkers on both sides, but the two on the left are deep and deadly. The green slopes back to front and features some interesting contours that will make putting a challenge. Ridgewood hole number: 2 East |
| 3 | 5 | 588 |
A classic par 5 by course architext A.W. Tillinghast, this hole is almost unreachable in two. Players must lay-up or clear a series of rough-covered "Tillinghast mounds" which bisect the fairway. A heavily wooded area lines the left side, but don't be fooled, the left is the key to this hole as it makes a sharp right turn near the green. The narrow but deep undulating multi-tier green is guarded by bunkers, which only the most accurate shots avoid. Ridgewood hole number: 3 East |
| 4 | 4 | 444 |
As you can see, hole four is all about the number four - a good score on this dangerous dogleg left. There are thick woods and deep rough to the left. Big oak trees on the right corner limit the bailout options. A well-positioned drive to the right center fo the fairway is important because the green is very difficult to hold on long approach shots. Even if players stay out of the woods, they are not out of danger until putting is over on this challenging green with its false front and hard to read speed and breaks. Ridgewood hole number: 4 East |
| 5 | 4 | 291 |
Known as the "Five and Dime," this drivable 291-yard par 4 is Ridgewood's signature hole. It's called the "five and dime" because most old timers played a 5-iron off the tee and a 10-iron (now a wedge) up to the narrow plateau green surrounded by six hungry bunkers. Players want to avoid the cavernous bunkers on the left side of the green especially. The green's subtle (and not so subtle) breaks seem almost impossible to be real. This hole claims a place on Golf Digest's "Top 500 Best Holes in the World" and holds a place among the Sports Illustratedd "Top 18 Tillinghast Holes." The Met Golfer also rates it in their "Dream 18." Ridgewood hole number: 6 Center |
| 6 | 4 | 471 |
A long 'downhill-uphill' par 4, this challenging dogleg requires a well-placed tee shot that avoids the towering oak trees on the left corner. Yet it must also be long enough to reach the bottom of the hill, eliminating the need for a long approach shot from a downhill lie to a raised green that is a tricky read. It appears to be flat, but there are big swings and pin locations that make two-putting this enormous surface a tough job, well done. Ridgewood hole number: 3 Center |
| 7 | 4 | 447 |
Known as the "Cemetary hole," this uphill par 4 is normally a par 5 for regular course visitors. Tee shots that stray to the right will meet an untimely demise in the graveyard, which is out of bounds and runs along the entire right side of the hole. A solid drive well positioned to the left side provides best access to a smallish green tucked into a tight corner and surrounded by bunkers. Again, the green appears to be flat, but it breaks more than it looks, and it is fast. Ridgewood hole number: 4 Center |
| 8 | 3 | 217 |
It will be difficult for players to hold the green on this long downhill par 3. The putting surface runs away from the shot and is surrounded by extensive bunkering and thick rough. Shots that don't ohld or reach the putting surface present challenging chip shots, and require a deft touch. Ridgewood hole number: 5 Center |
| 9 | 4 | 440 |
If you like hitting from a flat lie, this hole isn't for you. it plays uphill and has a left-to-right slope that places the ball below most players' feet for their approach shot -- that is, if they don't stray into one of the two bunkers on each side of the fairway. The second shot is played to a plateau green, surrounded by deep bunkers. The green is very deceiving and complex (like most greens at Ridgewood.) Ridgewood hole number: 5 East |
| 10 | 3 | 230 |
At 230 yards downhill, this par 3 is as tough as they get. It is played with a long iron to a back-to-front sloping green, surrounded by bunkers. A well struck shot is needed to avoid the cross bunker on the right and the small pot bunker on the left, and a bit of luck is needed to influence the ball not to run 'hot' to the back of the green for a front pin placement... leaving players with a scary fast, double breaking downhill putt. Ridgewood hole number: 6 East |
| 11 | 4 | 467 |
This dogleg left plays like a #9, only more difficult. Both the tee shot and the approach t othe green play steadily uphill and fall left-to-right. Players will need to take an etra club for the second shot to account for the uphill slope. The fairway is protected by five bunkers that line both sides. The plateau green is protected by deep bunkers on the left and to the right. Players selecting long irons for their approach shots need to account for a severe left-to-right swing on a very fast and tricky putting surface -- one of hte toughest at Ridgewood. This par 4 often plays like a par 5 for the average player. Ridgewood hole number: 7 East |
| 12 | 4 | 475 |
This hole climbs steadily uphill for over 300 yards, putting a premium on strength and accuracy. It requires a strong tee shot to the left side of the fairway to acheive the best angle for an approach shot to an elevated, fast green, and bunkers on both sides and in back collect many errant shots. The New York City skyline is often visible from this green. Ridgewood hole number: 2 Center |
| 13 | 5 | 626 |
Many of Tillinghast's top designs contain a par 5 resembling Pine Valley's seventh, where the second shot must carry "Hell's Half Acre", a vast expanse of sand. Both this hole and #3 include this renowned feature - except instead of sand, these holes feature a series of heavy-rough covered mounds that span the fairway mid-hole. Not only is this hole well over 600 yards long, the green is deceptively fast, well-protected, and tucked into a narrow corner of the course. Make any mistakes along the way (bury a shot in the moguls) and players will quickly begin to understand the nuances of Tillinghast. This design holds a place among the Sports Illustrated 'Top 18 Tillinghast Holes.' Ridgewood hole number: 4 West |
| 14 | 4 | 412 |
This is the toughest approach shot at Ridgewood. The big hitters can manage the distance and the difficulty associated with positioning the drive and hitting the tough second shot uphill to a steeply elevated green - but even they have trepidations. This is simply one of the most challenging holes on the gold course. It provides a generous landing area for tee shots, but long drives need to avoid the cross bunker on the right side of the fairway and the deep rough on the left. The elevated triple-tier green has a severe slope from back-to-front and left-to-right, and it is common for putts to roll downhill off the front of the green into the fairway. Ridgewood hole number: 5 West |
| 15 | 3 | 155 |
A shot-maker's par 3, this hole is a paradigm of great architecture that features a small green, slightly uphill from the tee and surrounded by several bunkers. It's a tough green to hit though only 155 yards from the back tee, but shots tha tland and stay on the putting surface will usually leave a good run for a birdie putt. Players who miss this green will have a difficult time making par. Ridgewood hole number: 6 West |
| 16 | 4 | 422 |
Rewarding an accurate drive and a confident 'blind' second shot, this par 4 features a relatively tight landing area for tee shots, but somehow it seems to invite the big swing, and penalizes inaccuracy with heavy rough and protective pines to the right side. The tee box is elevated, and a good, accurate tee shot will leave a player with about a 160-yard blind approach shot to a green that sits below the fairway. Players will need to avoid the many greenside bunkers, short and left of the green, deep right, and along the right front corner and side of the green. Ridgewood hole number: 7 West |
| 17 | 5 | 594 |
From the tee box this hole looks intimidating and it only gets worse from there. The fairway makes a sharp left, and players must cut the dogleg (at least a little) to avoid very deep rough and trees to the right. A strong second shot is also needed to avoid the cross bunker on the left side of the fairway, and/or to pass the giant tulip tree that sits imposingly on the corner on the right side of the fairway. It requires power and accuracy to reach the small green, carry past the false front, but not carry off the back of the green - or get caught too early in the severe right-to-left swing that can channel a ball steeply downhill into dangerous bunkers. This is a tough green on which many a match has been decided. Ridgewood hole number: 8 West |
| 18 | 4 | 470 |
Back to the "hall" of the mighty oaks, the course ends with an imposing dogleg right par 4 that plays 470 yards from the back tees through a fairway lined with mighty oaks on the left and right. Players must be accurate with their drive. Cut the dogleg too sharply on the right and it will be three shots to reach the green. Hit the ball too long to the left and it could run through the oaks into the driving range and out of bounds. The left side of the fairway provides the best angle to a green that is guarded on the left with deep bunkers and features a putting surface that swings right-to-left and runs quickly to the back. Ridgewood hole number: 9 West |
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