For once, New Jersey can confidently say it was picked over New York thanks to the PGA’s decision to move The Barclays to Ridgewood Country Club in 2008. The event, which was originally scheduled to be held at Westchester Country Club, will mark the first time in 40 years that the Westchester club has failed to host a PGA event.
Prior to the decision to move The Barclays, the PGA had decided to hold the 2009 event at the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, NJ. It will then move back to Westchester Country Club one more time in 2010, 2011 or 2012.
It’s always nice to see the hometown golf course (actually located in Paramus, NJ) get the national notoriety it deserves. The 27 hole course previously played host to the 2001 Senior PGA Championship, the 1990 U.S. Senior Open and the 1935 Ryder Cup. Let’s hope the weather stays nice, August in New Jersey is definitely hit or miss.
(source via The Ridgewood Blog)
It’s been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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