Quaker Ridge Golf Club
One of the great undiscovered Tillinghast courses, sitting quietly across the road from Winged Foot. Quaker Ridge is a par 70 of about 7,008 yards in Scarsdale, beautifully preserved since 1918 and good enough to host the 1997 Walker Cup, yet known mostly to those who have played it.
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The verdict
Quaker Ridge is golf's best kept secret in the New York suburbs, a course architects revere and the wider public barely knows. Founded in 1916, the club brought in A.W. Tillinghast to redesign the existing holes and add new ones, and the course was completed in 1918; he returned in 1925 to incorporate more land. The result is a tightly routed, supremely strategic parkland of about 7,008 yards playing to a par 70, just across the road from the more famous Winged Foot in Scarsdale, Westchester County.
What sets Quaker Ridge apart is how little it has changed. The course remains close to Tillinghast's original vision, with a careful bunker restoration in the early 1990s the most significant work, and many who study golf architecture consider it one of his finest and most complete designs. It has hosted the Walker Cup in 1997 and the Curtis Cup in 2018, proof that its quiet membership and modest profile hide a championship test. For the traveling golfer it is a private, hard to reach club, but for those who get on, it is often the surprise of any New York golf trip.
Quaker Ridge at a glance
- Established
- 1916
- Designer
- A.W. Tillinghast
- Type
- Parkland
- Par
- 70
- Yardage
- About 7,008 yds
- Green fee
- Members and guests
Founding year, designer, par and length verified June 2026 from the club and leading course databases. Tillinghast designed the course, established in 1916 and completed in 1918 with later additions in 1925; it plays as a par 70 of about 7,008 yards in Scarsdale, New York. It is a private club; access is generally only through a member, so always confirm directly before booking.
The holes worth the trip
Quaker Ridge is a study in strategy on a compact piece of land. Tillinghast routed the holes to ask constant questions of angle and placement, with fairways that bend around trees and bunkers positioned to tempt the bold line while rewarding the safe one. There is no single signature hole that dominates; instead the strength is the relentless quality and variety from the 1st to the 18th, a course without a weak link.
The greens are the heart of the test, firm and subtly contoured, set among Tillinghast's flashed bunkering so that a missed approach leaves a delicate recovery. At a par 70 of just over 7,000 yards it is not long by modern standards, but it defends itself with precision rather than distance, demanding that a player think their way around and control the ball into the right portions of each green.
Players who know both courses often leave debating whether Quaker Ridge or its celebrated neighbor is the better day's golf. That a course this quiet and this private can prompt that argument tells you everything about the quality of Tillinghast's work here. It rewards repeat play and patient course management more than raw power.
How to get on
| What to know | Detail |
|---|---|
| Access | Private members club; not open to public play, with access usually only through a member |
| Green fee | No published public fee; any guest play is hosted by a member (indicative, 2026) |
| Booking | An introduction through a member, arranged well in advance, is essential |
| On the day | Caddies available; a collared shirt and a traditional dress code expected |
| Getting there | Scarsdale, Westchester County, about 30 to 45 minutes north of Manhattan by car |
| Best months | May through October, with early autumn offering firm greens and cooler air |
Access arrangements verified June 2026; Quaker Ridge is a private club and policies change, so always confirm directly before planning a visit with the club or your trip planner.
Where to stay nearby
Westchester County and nearby White Plains and Scarsdale village offer hotels within minutes of the club, while many traveling golfers base in Manhattan and drive north. Both LaGuardia and Westchester County airports are close by.
Quaker Ridge sits in one of the densest pockets of great parkland golf in America, alongside Winged Foot directly across the road, so it pairs naturally into a Westchester and wider New York golf trip. We can help with the introductions where possible and arrange the lodging and transfers around your rounds.
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Quaker Ridge questions
Who designed Quaker Ridge Golf Club?
Quaker Ridge was designed by A.W. Tillinghast, who reworked the existing holes and built new ones after the club was established in 1916; the course was completed in 1918 and expanded by Tillinghast again in 1925.
What is the par and length of Quaker Ridge?
Quaker Ridge plays as a par 70 of about 7,008 yards, a tightly routed, strategic parkland course that has changed remarkably little since Tillinghast built it.
Can visitors play Quaker Ridge?
Quaker Ridge is a private members club and is not open to public play. Access is generally only through a member, so a visit must be arranged well in advance.
What events has Quaker Ridge hosted?
Quaker Ridge hosted the Walker Cup in 1997 and the Curtis Cup in 2018, two of amateur golf's most prestigious team matches.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Founding year, designer, par and yardage verified June 2026; the 1997 Walker Cup and 2018 Curtis Cup hosting verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.