| Club information | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | Clifton, New Jersey |
| Established | 1901, 123 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 27 |
| Fairways | Bluegrass / Poa annua [1] |
| Website | UpperMontclairCountryClub.com |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast, Robert Trent Jones Sr. (Renovation to 27 holes) [2] |
Upper Montclair Country Club is an A. W. Tillinghast-designed golf course located in Clifton, New Jersey.
The original 18-hole golf course and a new clubhouse opened in 1928. [3] In the 1950s, Robert Trent Jones Sr. led a major course renovation, transforming Upper Montclair Country Club into the present 27-hole championship design. [4] In 2000, the club hired Roger Rulewich to complete a course renovation project that included installing state-of-the-art drainage and irrigation system, while reshaping and restoring all of the bunkers throughout the 27-hole facility. [5]
Upper Montclair has appeared in episodes of The Sopranos. [6]
| Year | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Thunderbird Classic Invitational | Gene Littler |
| 1966 | Thunderbird Classic | Mason Rudolph |
| 1967 | Thunderbird Classic | Arnold Palmer |
| 1968 | Thunderbird Classic | Bob Murphy |
| 1970 | Dow Jones Open Invitational | Bobby Nichols |
| 1979 | Coca-Cola Classic | Nancy Lopez |
| 1980 | Coca-Cola Classic | Donna White |
| 1983 | Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic | Pat Bradley |
| 1984 | Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic | Barb Bunkowsky |
| 1993 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Lee Trevino |
| 1994 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Raymond Floyd |
| 1995 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | George Archer |
| 1996 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Bob Murphy |
| 1997 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Bruce Crampton |
| 1998 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Bob Dickson |
| 1999 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Allen Doyle |
| 2000 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Lee Trevino (2) |
| 2001 | NFL Golf Classic | John Schroeder |
| 2002 | NFL Golf Classic | James Mason |
| 2007 | LPGA Sybase Classic | Lorena Ochoa |
| 2008 | LPGA Sybase Classic | Lorena Ochoa (2) |
| 2009 | LPGA Sybase Classic | Oh Ji-young |
| 2022 | LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup | Minjee Lee |
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