Englewood Golf Club

Englewood Golf Club
Club information
Englewood Golf Club is located in the United States
Englewood Golf Club
Englewood Golf Club is located in New Jersey
Englewood Golf Club
Englewood Golf Club is located in New York City
Englewood Golf Club
Coordinates40°52′19″N 73°58′30″W / 40.872°N 73.975°W / 40.872; -73.975
LocationEnglewood, New Jersey
Leonia, New Jersey, U.S.
Elevation50–180 feet (15–55 m)
Established1896 (1896)
Closed 1977
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hostedU.S. Amateur: (1906)
U.S. Open: (1909)
Metropolitan Open: (1911)
Designed by
Par71
Length6,205 yards (5,674 m)
(for 1909 U.S. Open)[1]

The Englewood Golf Club, also sometimes known as the Englewood Golf and Country Club,[2] was a private golf course in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, located in Englewood and Leonia, just west of New York City. Opened 128 years ago as a nine-hole course in 1896, a second nine was added four years later; it hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1906 and the U.S. Open in 1909.[1][3]

During the 1950s, the club became a popular spot for entertainers and athletes,[4] and for a while was co-owned by several comedians.[5] The course was split in half by construction of a portion of Interstate 95 in 1963, but play continued.[6] Financial and other problems ensued, however, and the club closed in 1977.[7] Houses and condominiums were built over the course during the 1980s.[1]

Throughout its existence, the golf course was used by children for sledding in the winter.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b c "Gone but not forgotten: A look at NJGSA's founding clubs". New Jersey State Golf Association. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ See for instance "Allen Tackles Title Defense". Paterson Evening News. July 17, 1957. p. 32. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fensom, Michael J. (June 20, 2009). "Englewood Golf Club, once a piece of golf history, now a piece of the Turnpike". Inside Jersey. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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