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Course record
Center
“Big Carry,” the Center nine’s opening hole at Ridgewood, asks a player to drive across a pond. A line farther left crosses more water and leaves a shorter shot to the green.1
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- 1929
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Club location
- Paramus New Jersey
Center: a choice across the pond
Center is one of architect A.W. Tillinghast’s three nines. Selected holes from Center, East and West form the Club’s eighteen-hole tournament layout.1
Course design
Hosted competitions
U.S. Girls' Junior
U.S. Senior Amateur
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- The Course
The Ridgewood Country Club
Three nine-hole loops; East Adam, Center Big Carry, West Ante; tournament composite
Consulted 2026-10-24
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- Ridgewood The CourseCourse record
- USGA: 2016 U.S. Girls Junior fact sheet, page 1Course opening
- USGA: 2016 U.S. Girls Junior fact sheet, page 1A.W. Tillinghast · Original design · Date unrecorded