Canoe Brook Country Club is a private, member-owned 36-hole country club founded in 1901 and located in the

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towns of

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and Short Hills. Both of Canoe Brook's courses have been extensively renovated by

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, whom the club credits as its designer.

History

Canoe Brook's original course was designed by

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and his assistant

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. The first nine holes opened for play in 1902; the second nine in 1905. In 1916, Canoe Brook hired

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to overhaul and extend the original course under the supervision of

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, whom the club had the previous January appointed Head Professional to replace former French champion

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. The Travis design lengthened what would become known as Canoe Brook's North Course to 6,611 yards from the Championship tees. In 1920,

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, Charles Hugh Alison, and

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were hired to design an additional 18-hole course south of Morris Turnpike. This property became the Canoe Brook South Course. In the early 1950s, the North Course was extensively redesigned by

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after the club accepted an offer by

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to "swap" land to make room for a shopping center that is now known as

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. In the 1960s,

redesigned both courses as required by the construction and expansion of

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. He made other changes from 1990 to 2010.

Tournaments

Canoe Brook has hosted

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and MGA events. It has been a U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying site on several occasions, including in 2016 to 2018, and hosted the 2013 New Jersey State Amateur in June. The club hosted the 2015 Metropolitan Golf Association Ike Championship.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.canoebrook.org Golf clubs and courses in New Jersey Golf clubs and courses designed by Rees Jones Sports venues in Essex County, New Jersey Summit, New Jersey 1901 establishments in New Jersey