The Ridgewood Country Club
Paramus, NJ
The Ridgewood Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Paramus, New Jersey, playing 6,750 yards. It is ranked #85 on GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (2024-25). It has hosted the playoffs 4 times, most recently in 2018.
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (1929); Gil Hanse (restoration, 1995)
The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey has 27 holes designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1929. Gil Hanse has led a restoration of the course back toward Tillinghast's original design since 2000.
Accolades
- Ranked #85, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #81, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #5, Top Courses in New Jersey (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #6, Best in New Jersey (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 96 West Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 3, 607 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 15, 153 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 11, about 60 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 1 left, 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 386 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 2 | 3 | 191 | 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 3 | 5 | 607 | dogleg right, 10 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 505 | 3 bunkers |
| 5 | 4 | 473 | 8 bunkers, plays about 45 ft uphill |
| 6 | 3 | 229 | 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 486 | 9 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 8 | 4 | 568 | 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 510 | 3 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| Out | 35 | 3,955 | |
| 10 | 4 | 535 | 5 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 11 | 3 | 261 | 3 bunkers, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 289 | 10 bunkers, plays about 40 ft uphill |
| 13 | 5 | 547 | 7 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 14 | 4 | 411 | 7 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 15 | 3 | 153 | 4 bunkers |
| 16 | 4 | 439 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 17 | 5 | 590 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 471 | 3 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,696 | |
| Total | 71 | 7,651 |
This scorecard totals 7,651 yards. The 6,750 yards shown above comes from another source and may be measured from a different tee. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Tournaments hosted
- Ryder Cup: 1935
- playoffs: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018
Source: Wikidata Q14705856 (CC0).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Orchard Hills Golf CourseParamus | 0.8 | 9 | 35 | 66.6 / 115 | Public |
| Arcola Country ClubParamus | 1.0 | 18 | 72 | 75.9 / 146 | Private |
| Golfcave Fair LawnFair Lawn | 2.5 | Public | |||
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| Soldier Hill Golf CourseEmerson | 3.4 | 18 | 71 | 72.8 / 130 | Public |
| White Beeches Golf and Country ClubHaworth | 3.9 | 18 | 72 | 73 / 142 | Likely private |
| Haworth Country ClubHaworth | 4.2 | 18 | 72 | 73.9 / 138 | Private |
| Valley Brook Golf CourseRiver Vale | 5.1 | 18 | 70 | 70 / 125 | Public |
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