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 About Ridgewood Country Club http://www.rcc1890.com Historic Information Ridgewood Country Club located in Paramus, NJ, was founded by W.D. Rosencrantz in 1890 and is believed to be among the first five in New Jersey and the first 50 clubs in the U.S. It began as a 4-hole golf course located in Mr. Rosencrantz’s front yard stretching down what is now Sheridan Avenue in HoHoKus. It was organized in 1893 as the HoHoKus Golf Club, re-organized in 1901 as the Ridgewood Golf Club in the borough of Ridgewood, and incorporated in 1910 as the Ridgewood Country Club. The first handicap tournament was played at the club in 1898. The present 27-hole course was designed in 1929 by A.W. Tillinghast when the club was moved from Ridgewood to the borough of Paramus. George Jacobus was the head golf professional from 1914 until his death in 1965. During his tenure Jacobus was also the President of the PGA and the man most credited with bringing the 1935 Ryder Cup to Ridgewood Country Club. In 1935, Jacobus hired a 22-year-old from Texarkana named Byron Nelson to be an assistant golf professional at RCC. |
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