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Upper Montclair Country Club is an A. W. Tillinghast-designed private golf course located in
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History

The original 18-hole golf course and a new clubhouse opened in 1928. In the 1950s,
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led a major course renovation, transforming Upper Montclair Country Club into the present 27-hole championship design. In 2000, the club hired Roger Rulewich to complete a course renovation project that included installing state-of-the-art drainage and irrigation system, while reshaping and restoring all of the bunkers throughout the 27-hole facility. Upper Montclair has appeared in episodes of
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* {{Authority control 1901 establishments in New Jersey Clifton, New Jersey Golf clubs and courses in New Jersey Sports organizations established in 1901 Golf clubs and courses designed by A. W. Tillinghast