Reserve Series - Quaker Ridge GC - Palmer Advantage
Wednesday October 2nd, 2024
FORMAT: Individual Gross and Net Stroke Play. Maximum score net double bogey. Prizes will be award to the winners and runners-up in each division.
DATE: Wednesday October 2nd, 2024
VENUE: Quaker Ridge Golf Club– 146 Griffen Avenue Scarsdale, New York 10583
From The American Private Golf Club Guide by Daniel Wexler:
Though perennially rated among America’s top 100 courses, the Quaker Ridge Golf Club has forever lived in the shadow of its illustrious neighbor across Griffen Avenue, Winged Foot. The club initially played over a John Dunn-designed nine in 1915, but A.W. Tillinghast fully renovated and expanded things in 1918, then returned during the 1920’s to add three new holes (the current 3rd, 12th and 13th) and update several others. The result was a strong and varied layout which, following some new millenium restorative work by Gil Hanse, today greatly resembles its pre-World War II configuration. The outward half features several long and demanding oar 4s led by the 425-yard 2nd, (an out-of-bounds lines dogleg right), the 454-yard 4th (whose plateau greens sits above a scarily deep front-left bunker), the 478-yard 6th and especially the 437-yard 7th, a sharp dogleg right whose small, elevated putting surface backs up against Griffen Avenue. The layout’s mid-section is squeezed in around the west side of the clubhouse, where it’s led by the 359-yard 8th (where two huge rough-covered mounds 250 yards out divide the fairway) and especially the 406-yard 11th, a tricky drive-and-pitch whose putting surface is wedged tightly into the bend of a stonewall-lined creek. The scale then picks up again with two of Tilly’s 1920s additions, the 446-yard 12th (played uphill to a severely sloping green) and the 234-yard 13th, which descends to another heavily contoured putting surface. Among the closers, tops are the 576-yard 14th (where Hanse restored waves of lost Tillinghast fairway bunkering) as well as the 456-yard tree-lined 18th. While Quaker Ridge is not as relentlessly tough as Winged Foot’s West course, depending on one’s personal taste, its great variety may, for some, be more inviting. (Golf Magazine #39 US, #73 World – ’97 Walker Cup & ’18 Curtis Cup)
Lodging: The Palmer Advantage Concierge team will be happy to assist you with lodging recommendations. Please indicate your needs on the registration form found below.
Please note: You will be contacted by the Palmer Advantage Concierge team to discuss lodging options. Please note that this is a separate department and any tournament questions or comments should be directed to events@tallmadgegolf.com
Cost: $850.00 per person which includes, 18 holes of golf with a fore-caddie, driving range, locker, lunch buffet, post golf cocktail reception tee gift and prizes.
Caddies: Each foursome will be provided 1 cart and 1 caddie. The base rate is included and gratuity is to be paid cash the day of play. The traditional gratuity is $25 per player.
Wednesday October 2nd, 2024
Quaker Ridge Golf Club– 146 Griffen Avenue Scarsdale, New York 10583
11:00 AM Registration begins and Lunch begins
12:00 PM Tee Times Begin
Cocktail reception to follow golf
Getting There: Google Maps
Weather: October brings sunshine, very little rain and an average temperature of 60 degrees.