>The Barclays will return to the Ridgewood Country Club in 2014
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The PGA TOUR and Barclays announced today that the major global financial services provider has signed a four-year extension as title sponsor of The Barclays, the first tournament in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. The agreement extends the sponsorship through 2016 and will carry the PGA TOUR’s presence in the New York metropolitan area to 50 years, dating back to 1967. The Barclays 2011 will be held August 23-28 at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J.
The course rotation is:
• 2012 – Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, Farmingdale, N.Y.
• 2013 — Liberty National, Jersey City, N.J.
• 2014 — Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, N.J.
• 2015 — Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J.
• 2016 — Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, Farmingdale, N.Y.
Ridgewood Country Club – 2014
The Barclays will return to another recent host in 2014, Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. Ridgewood has hosted The Barclays twice: in 2008 when Vijay Singh won the title — and eventually the FedExCup — by defeating Kevin Sutherland and Sergio Garcia in a sudden-death playoff; and last year, when Matt Kuchar, also in a sudden-death playoff, hit his approach shot from the left rough to less than three feet from the hole to beat Martin Laird with a birdie. Ridgewood was founded in 1890 and is one of the oldest clubs in America. In addition to two installments of The Barclays, the course — another A.W. Tillinghast design — has hosted the 1935 Ryder Cup, 1974 U.S. Amateur, 1990 U.S. Senior Open and 2001 Senior PGA Championship.
“The Ridgewood Country Club is pleased to host the first event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, and on behalf of the entire membership, I’d like to say how thrilled we are to welcome the PGA TOUR back to our historic club in 2014 for The Barclays,” said Robert Kobel, Ridgewood Country Club president. “Considering the results the last two times The Barclays was held here, we’re confident Ridgewood will once again provide a challenging test to the world’s best players and an exciting and thrilling finish for the great golf fans in this area.”
