Shackamaxon Country Club is a private golf country club and banquet facility located in
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 201 ...
.
History
A. W. Tillinghast design
The course was designed by
golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast
Albert Warren "Tilly" Tillinghast (May 7, 1876 – May 19, 1942) was an American golf course architect. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on more than 265 different courses. He was inducted into ...
and is regaining its status as one of the metropolitan New York areas top golf clubs.
Memorable match at Shackamaxon
One of the early head professionals at the club was
Peter O'Hara
Peter Joseph O'Hara (21 August 1885 – 11 April 1977) was an Irish-American professional golfer who played in the early-to-mid 20th century. His best major championship finishes were a fifth place tie in the 1920 PGA Championship, a T7 finish i ...
. In 1920 O'Hara joined forces with his brother Patrick as assistant professional. Peter remained at the club until 1922. The two brothers were a tough pair to beat in
four-ball matches on their home course as evidenced by a surprising 6 and 5 victory they had in 1920 over the highly favored duo of
Harry Vardon and
Ted Ray.
Tournaments hosted
The club hosted qualifying for the
1919 PGA Championship
The 1919 PGA Championship was the second PGA Championship, which is now considered one of golf's major championships. It was held September 16–20 at the Engineers Country Club in Roslyn Harbor, New York, east of New York City on Long Island i ...
. It also hosted the 1928
Metropolitan Open won by
Tommy Armour, and a
PGA Tour event named
Cavalcade Of Golf in 1955 won by
Cary Middlecoff.
References
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External links
Shackamaxon Country Club official site
Golf clubs and courses in New Jersey
Golf clubs and courses designed by A. W. Tillinghast
Buildings and structures in Union County, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey