Liberty National Golf Club

Liberty National Golf Club
Club information
Location Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Established 2006
Type Private non-equity
Total holes 18
Tournaments hosted The Barclays (2009)
Website www.libertynationalgc.com
Designed by Robert Cupp & Tom Kite
Par 71
Length 7,458 (from championship tees)
Course rating 77.9

Liberty National Golf Club is a country club in Jersey City, New Jersey with a 7,346 yard course designed by Robert E. Cupp and Tom Kite.[1] The club cost over $250 million to build, making it one of the most expensive golf courses in history.[2] Club designers added amenities such as an on-site heliport, yacht services, a spa and a restaurant.[2] There are 900 adjacent homes, that are slated to be built in the coming years, are said to cost between $1,500,000 to $5,000,000.[2] Liberty National is noted as a unique course because of its proximity to both the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, as well as the fact it was built on a former landfill.[1]

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The Barclays Golf Tournament

Liberty National hosted The Barclays Golf Tournament, formerly the Westchester Classic, in 2009 after Westchester Country Club decided it would no longer host the event after 40 years of doing so. Heath Slocum won the event with a score of 275 (-9).[1][3] Liberty National is slated to host The Barclays again in August 2013.[4]

Notable members

Liberty National has notable members such as:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hack, Damon (2007-05-16). "PGA Tournament With a View of the New York City Skyline". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/sports/golf/16golf.html. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
  2. ^ a b c "$129-MILLION LIBERTY NATIONAL GOLF COURSE OPENS IN JERSEY CITY". New Jersey Business (New Jersey Business & Industry Association). 2006-08-01. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5311/is_200608/ai_n21395878/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
  3. ^ "Barclays tournament to Liberty National in 2009". USA Today. 2007-05-16. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2007-05-16-2303693493_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
  4. ^ "This Week in Golf - August 21st through August 24th". 2008-08-18. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-m/news/news.aspx?id=4173472. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
  5. ^ Pennington, Bill (2009-08-25). "In Clubhouse’s Glass and Steel, a Feel of Urban Cool". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/sports/golf/27clubhouse.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 

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