Course record

Liberty National Golf Club

Tom Kite first learned of the Liberty site in 1992 and brought in Bob Cupp, his collaborator since a Baltimore Country Club project in 1988. The pair faced environmental constraints and a difficult former industrial property.¹

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Holes: 18
Par: 72
Place: Jersey City

Kite and Cupp work through the alternatives

They considered roughly sixty to seventy routings as dredging, permits and financing stretched over years. The project nearly failed before Rowland Bates brought his business partner Paul Fireman into the undertaking.¹

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Course design

Date unrecorded co design

Bob Cupp

Open Architect record Liberty National Golf Club
Date unrecorded co design

Tom Kite

Open Architect record Liberty National Golf Club

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
Tournament	Men	72	76.4	146	3,693	3,553	7,246	36	36
Combo	Men	72	75.5	146	3,558	3,499	7,057	36	36
Medal	Men	72	74	142	3,342	3,345	6,687	36	36
Liberty	Men	72	72.4	140	3,223	3,213	6,436	36	36
Member · Women	Women	72	78.6	149	3,189	3,075	6,264	36	36
Member · Men	Men	72	71.5	137	3,156	3,055	6,211	36	36
Regular · Women	Women	72	74.6	135	2,884	2,792	5,676	36	36
Regular · Men	Men	72	68.9	131	2,884	2,792	5,676	36	36
Forward · Men	Men	72	66.5	120	2,631	2,473	5,104	36	36
Forward · Women	Women	72	70.8	125	2,607	2,433	5,040	36	36

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Tournament	391	216	390	188	423	525	481	612	467	3,693	488	224	421	558	139	486	307	440	490	3,553	7,246
Combo	391	194	390	157	423	525	443	568	467	3,558	488	216	421	558	136	486	298	427	469	3,499	7,057
Medal	355	194	361	157	397	510	443	568	357	3,342	489	216	354	512	136	444	298	427	469	3,345	6,687
Liberty	355	167	361	145	397	487	411	543	357	3,223	489	193	354	479	136	422	298	427	415	3,213	6,436
Member · Women	339	171	345	153	386	498	413	537	347	3,189	453	193	324	489	131	423	261	387	414	3,075	6,264
Member · Men	335	167	339	145	385	487	411	543	344	3,156	446	193	317	479	121	422	278	384	415	3,055	6,211
Regular · Women	314	143	316	130	340	455	380	493	313	2,884	420	153	294	436	111	402	241	346	389	2,792	5,676
Regular · Men	314	143	316	130	340	455	380	493	313	2,884	420	153	294	436	111	402	241	346	389	2,792	5,676
Forward · Men	293	137	277	107	304	438	353	453	269	2,631	374	113	262	414	98	366	224	297	325	2,473	5,104
Forward · Women	291	138	272	104	304	427	350	459	262	2,607	370	112	254	404	90	366	214	296	327	2,433	5,040
Par	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	5	4	36	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	36	72
Hcp	15	17	11	13	5	9	3	1	7		12	8	14	10	18	4	16	6	2

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Tournament	391	216	390	188	423	525	481	612	467	3,693
Combo	391	194	390	157	423	525	443	568	467	3,558
Medal	355	194	361	157	397	510	443	568	357	3,342
Liberty	355	167	361	145	397	487	411	543	357	3,223
Member · Women	339	171	345	153	386	498	413	537	347	3,189
Member · Men	335	167	339	145	385	487	411	543	344	3,156
Regular · Women	314	143	316	130	340	455	380	493	313	2,884
Regular · Men	314	143	316	130	340	455	380	493	313	2,884
Forward · Men	293	137	277	107	304	438	353	453	269	2,631
Forward · Women	291	138	272	104	304	427	350	459	262	2,607
Par	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	5	4	36
Hcp	15	17	11	13	5	9	3	1	7

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Tournament	488	224	421	558	139	486	307	440	490	3,553
Combo	488	216	421	558	136	486	298	427	469	3,499
Medal	489	216	354	512	136	444	298	427	469	3,345
Liberty	489	193	354	479	136	422	298	427	415	3,213
Member · Women	453	193	324	489	131	423	261	387	414	3,075
Member · Men	446	193	317	479	121	422	278	384	415	3,055
Regular · Women	420	153	294	436	111	402	241	346	389	2,792
Regular · Men	420	153	294	436	111	402	241	346	389	2,792
Forward · Men	374	113	262	414	98	366	224	297	325	2,473
Forward · Women	370	112	254	404	90	366	214	296	327	2,433
Par	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	36
Hcp	12	8	14	10	18	4	16	6	2