$1,500

Club/Course Description: #81 on Golf Digest's Top 100 Courses List! The "Metropolitan Golf Links" was formed in 1915 with the purchase of 125 acres of Quaker Ridge property, on which John Duncan Dunn designed and built a nine-hole golf course. In 1916, the "Golf Links" was beset by financial problems, and a small group of businessmen formed "Quaker Ridge Golf Club" and purchased the existing property. Tillinghast was commissioned to redesign 7 holes and build 11 new ones. The new course opened in 1918. In 1925, the purchase of additional land at the northern corner of the property prompted the Club to bring Tillinghast back to change a few holes. Since then, the foundation of the course largely remains the same. Robert Trent Jones added some new tees and removed some outdated bunkers in 1965. From 1991 to 1993, Rees Jones assisted Quaker Ridge in restoring all bunkers and adding five new championship and four new forward tees. Quaker Ridge has hosted several momentous events throughout our history. The 1997 Walker Cup marks only the second "major" golf competition hosted by Quaker Ridge. The first was the 1936 Metropolitan Open, in which a young man named Byron Nelson achieved his first significant professional victory. The Curtis Cup in 2018 was the second USGA match held at Quaker Ridge. This time-honored tradition of the eight best female amateurs from the United States of America versus those from Great Britain and Ireland was won by the USA. Our classic A.W. Tillinghast-designed course is a source of pride to give back to golf by hosting these international matches. Quaker Ridge has hosted 3 Met Opens, 3 Met Amateurs, and 3 Met PGA Championships. Today’s majestic and strikingly beautiful course at Quaker Ridge feels and plays like the world-class championship venue that it is, yet through a 100-year evolution it once again bears the unmistakable imprimatur of its true and original designer, A.W. Tillinghast. So the seemingly inconsistent twin goals of capturing the best of both worlds—Tillinghast’s original design and a thoroughly modern championship course—has been achieved. And it’s safe to say, the membership couldn’t be more proud of its completely restored and modernized Tillinghast design, often referred to as “Tillie’s Treasure.” https://quakerridgegc.org Included • Round of Golf Threesome, accompanied by member • Golf Carts or Caddie fees Notes Expiration October 2025 Time to be arranged between member and winning bidder.