The Barclay's heads to the Ridgewood Country Club this week for the first time in its history. Ridgewood, New Jersey is buzzing with PGA Tour fever as the players head to town looking to capture the trophy. The final field for the Barclays was announced yesterday afternoon. Although 144 players qualified for the event, some pulled out due to injuries or personal reasons. In all, 136 players will be at Ridgewood for the FedEx Cup Playoffs' first event.
Those players who are in the top 144 but will not be playing are Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Justin Rose, Lee Westwood, Alex Cejka, Jason Bohn, Bob Estes and Roland Thatcher. The spot of a player that cannot or chooses not to play this week will remain unfilled.
Below are some quick facts about Ridgewood Country Club:
Original Architect | A.W. Tillinghast (1929) |
Course remodel | Gil Hanse (2007) |
Course superintendent | Todd W. Raisch |
Number of TOUR events as host venue | 1 (including 2008) |
Yardage History | 7,304 (2008) |
Grass | Perennial ryegrass; Poa annua (Tees) |
Creeping bentgrass; Poa annua; perennial ryegrass (Fairways) | |
Poa annua (Greens) | |
Kentucky bluegrass; perennial ryegrass; fine fescue (Rough) | |
Tournament Stimpmeter | 11.5 feet |
Sand bunkers | 78 |
Water hazards | 1 |
For more information on the tournament visit http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r027/.
Come and check it out!
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