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Edison, NJ
Plainfield Country Club
Plainfield began in 1890 as the Hillside Tennis Club. Its later development in Edison brought golf together with a continuing racquets tradition, on a property whose clubhouse looks toward New York City and the Watchung Mountains.1
- Location
- Edison, NJ
- Course
- 18 holes · par 72
- Club website
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The course
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Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
U.S. Women's Open
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Laura Davies
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Sources and editorial notes5 references
Sources for this story
- About Us Plainfield Country Club
Our Rich Heritage; restoration and Barclays
Consulted 2026-09-17 - About West Nine Plainfield Country Club
Bendelow course and Ross replacement; West Nine separation
Consulted 2026-09-17
Record sources
- golfcoursegurus
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 1987 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org
- Official Club history and USGA host and result records USGA host register places the 1987 Women's Open at Plainfield C.C., Edison, matching the canonical Club despite the champions table using Plainfield as locality.