Wallkill Golf
Club celebrated its 100th Anniversary this year, 2010. The golf course
was constructed 100 years ago by the New Jersey Zinc Company, originally as
a six hole course for the exclusive use of the company officials and their
guests. Five years later the Club was incorporated by a group of club
members in June of 1919. In 1923 the course was renamed the Wallkill
Country Club.
In the 1920s
the course was expanded to 9 holes featuring uphill and downhill lies
beautifully integrated into the hillside below the club house, which was
originally constructed in 1919. The course is no pushover, but fun for all
levels of golfers playing at par 70 with a 67.9 course rating and a slope of
121.
The
course includes two par 5s playing over 500 yards each with a number of
elevated tees requiring well placed tee shots and a second shot to guarded
greens with danger on all sides.
The
course has been a fun and challenging golf experience for the likes of the
famed baseball legend Babe Ruth who played the course with the aid of a
young caddie by the name of Bob Gunderman. Bob Gunderman remains a member
of the Wallkill Golf Club today and was the Club’s Senior Men’s Champion in
2003. This beautiful golf course and its rich history make it a logical
choice for being included in the book, “The Search for the 50 Most Beautiful
Golf Holes in New Jersey."
