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North Jersey Country Club Welcomes New Golf Course Superintendent
Industry Veteran Dan Kilpatrick Transitions from Baltusrol's Lower Course to North Jersey's Travis-Designed Gem
The private, member-owned North Jersey Country Club in Passaic County proudly announces the hiring of Dan Kilpatrick as Golf Course Superintendent. Kilpatrick, who spent 15 years at world-famous Baltusrol Golf Club and served as its Lower Course Superintendent since 2006, is now entrusted with preserving and enhancing North Jersey’s renowned 18-hole, classic Walter Travis-designed golf course.
“We are excited to welcome Dan to North Jersey Country Club,” said General Manager Ryan Dionne. “His credentials as a top agronomist and his reputation for delivering exceptional course conditions will enhance our golf course, benefiting both the members and guests of our historic property.”
Born and raised in Canada, Kilpatrick is a graduate of Penn State University’s prestigious Turfgrass Management Program. He worked as part of the grounds crew at The Toronto Golf Club while getting his degree and subsequently came to Baltusrol as an intern in 2003.
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Kilpatrick quickly rose through the ranks and within three years was named Superintendent of the Lower Course, perennially ranked among the top golf courses in the United States. His experience at the award-winning club included two PGA Championships (2005, 2016), a multimillion-dollar course renovation project, and supervision of daily course maintenance. Kilpatrick and his crew received rave reviews from competitors for maintaining course conditions through challenging weather delays at both PGAs.
Kilpatrick now turns his attention to the rolling fairways, speedy greens, and beautiful grounds at the highly regarded North Jersey Country Club.
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“North Jersey Country Club has a limitless future based on the membership’s involvement in all aspects of the club,” said Kilpatrick. “It’s Walter Travis course has a tremendous amount of character and potential, and the club’s Board of Directors challenge themselves and the management team to continually enhance member satisfaction and value. I couldn’t be happier to be here.”
North Jersey Country Club offers Golf, House, and Fitness Memberships. For more information, contact General Manager Ryan Dionne at (973) 942-2590. To see all that this premier, family-friendly facility offers, please visit the club’s Facebook page (North Jersey Country Club), and Twitter/Instagram pages @northjerseycc.
About North Jersey Country Club
Founded in 1895, the venerable North Jersey Country Club is located only 20 miles from Manhattan in the suburb of Wayne, New Jersey. The club offers a spectacular Walter J. Travis-designed golf course, a fully renovated Clifford Wendehack-designed Tudor-style clubhouse, meeting rooms and banquet facilities, tennis/paddle courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center, all new kids game room, and a sparkling pool for its members and guests. Throughout its storied history, North Jersey Country Club has hosted numerous prestigious events including (but not limited to) the 1905 New Jersey State Golf Association (NJSGA) Amateur Championship; the 1945, 1946 New Jersey PGA Championship; the 1949, 1995 NJSGA Open, 2002 NJSGA Women’s Sr. Amateur Championship, and the 2012 NJSGA Senior Amateur Championship. North Jersey Country Club offers Golf, House, and Fitness Memberships. For more information on membership, contact General Manager Ryan Dionne at (973) 942-2590 or visit www.northjerseycc.com.
