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Shady Rest Country Club
Scotch Plains, NJ, United States
Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, NJ — America's first African American golf club, founded 1920. Explore this historic 9-hole course on Hole19.
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Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, holds a unique place in American golf history. Founded in 1920, it was the first African American golf and country club in the United States. The club was home to John Matthew Shippen Jr., the first American-born African American golf professional, and welcomed cultural icons including Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. The 9-hole course plays to 2,247 yards from the longest tees, with a par of 33.
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