Course record

Plainfield Country Club

Donald Ross was hired after Plainfield acquired additional farmland in 1916. Asked to lengthen the existing Tom Bendelow layout, he instead proposed a new course. His eighteen holes came into play in 1921 alongside what became the West Nine.²

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Original design: Donald Ross
Opened: 1921
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Club location: Edison

Ross builds anew

Gil Hanse subsequently directed a restoration that recovered lost bunkers, expanded greens and removed more than 1,200 trees. The West Nine has a separate history: the Club’s account describes it as a surviving portion of the earlier course, set apart for semi-private operation in 1932.¹²

Course design

1999 Restoration

Gil Hanse

Donald Ross course master plan and restoration
Date unrecorded Original design

Donald Ross

Ross eighteen-hole course, distinct from the earlier Bendelow course

Hosted competitions

FedEx St. Jude Championship

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Championship	Men	72	74.7	138	3,446	3,664	7,110	36	36
Plainfield	Men	72	72.6	136	3,275	3,341	6,616	36	36
Ross	Men	72	71.3	131	3,130	3,182	6,312	36	36
Hillside · Women	Women	74	78.4	150	3,098	3,151	6,249	38	36
Hillside · Men	Men	72	70.2	127	3,019	3,050	6,069	36	36
Calkins · Men	Men	72	67.5	121	2,702	2,750	5,452	36	36
Calkins · Women	Women	74	72.9	135	2,702	2,750	5,452	38	36
Club · Men	Men	72	64.4	114	2,409	2,375	4,784	36	36
Club · Women	Women	74	69.1	123	2,409	2,375	4,784	38	36

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Championship	432	443	196	326	527	164	471	519	368	3,446	411	148	588	482	228	372	601	427	407	3,664	7,110
Plainfield	421	437	164	295	509	141	457	495	356	3,275	353	136	555	411	186	357	554	409	380	3,341	6,616
Ross	421	425	164	268	509	141	390	456	356	3,130	353	136	555	380	163	357	490	409	339	3,182	6,312
Hillside · Women	410	425	150	312	490	120	390	456	345	3,098	339	110	545	380	163	347	517	394	356	3,151	6,249
Hillside · Men	410	425	150	268	490	120	390	456	310	3,019	339	110	512	380	163	323	490	394	339	3,050	6,069
Calkins · Men	404	400	118	262	434	105	327	372	280	2,702	274	108	460	313	130	323	490	313	339	2,750	5,452
Calkins · Women	404	400	118	262	434	105	327	372	280	2,702	274	108	460	313	130	323	490	313	339	2,750	5,452
Club · Men	345	350	91	190	349	105	327	372	280	2,409	274	108	370	269	95	323	382	313	241	2,375	4,784
Club · Women	345	350	91	190	349	105	327	372	280	2,409	274	108	370	269	95	323	382	313	241	2,375	4,784
Par	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	5	4	36	4	3	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	36	72
Hcp	9	3	15	13	5	17	1	7	11		16	18	6	2	12	14	8	4	10

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Championship	432	443	196	326	527	164	471	519	368	3,446
Plainfield	421	437	164	295	509	141	457	495	356	3,275
Ross	421	425	164	268	509	141	390	456	356	3,130
Hillside · Women	410	425	150	312	490	120	390	456	345	3,098
Hillside · Men	410	425	150	268	490	120	390	456	310	3,019
Calkins · Men	404	400	118	262	434	105	327	372	280	2,702
Calkins · Women	404	400	118	262	434	105	327	372	280	2,702
Club · Men	345	350	91	190	349	105	327	372	280	2,409
Club · Women	345	350	91	190	349	105	327	372	280	2,409
Par	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	5	4	36
Hcp	9	3	15	13	5	17	1	7	11

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Championship	411	148	588	482	228	372	601	427	407	3,664
Plainfield	353	136	555	411	186	357	554	409	380	3,341
Ross	353	136	555	380	163	357	490	409	339	3,182
Hillside · Women	339	110	545	380	163	347	517	394	356	3,151
Hillside · Men	339	110	512	380	163	323	490	394	339	3,050
Calkins · Men	274	108	460	313	130	323	490	313	339	2,750
Calkins · Women	274	108	460	313	130	323	490	313	339	2,750
Club · Men	274	108	370	269	95	323	382	313	241	2,375
Club · Women	274	108	370	269	95	323	382	313	241	2,375
Par	4	3	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	36
Hcp	16	18	6	2	12	14	8	4	10

Sources and record notes6 references

Sources for this history

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

Course record sources

golfcoursegurusClub Mark
Plainfield Country Club: About West NineCourse record
Hanse Golf Course Design restoration projectsGil Hanse · Restoration · 1999
www.plainfieldcc.com: retained course-work evidenceDonald Ross · Original design · Date unrecorded