Plainfield Country Club is a private country club

Country club

A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...

 and golf course located in Edison, New Jersey

Edison, New Jersey

Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...

. It was originally founded in 1890 as the Hillside Tennis Club, its golf course was designed in 1916 by famous golf course designer Donald Ross. Since then, Plainfield Country Club has been home to the 1978 U.S. Amateur, the 1987 U.S. Women's Open

1987 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

The 1987 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 23 to July 26 at Plainfield Country Club. It was the 42nd edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Laura Davies in a playoff over Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner, 71-73-74....

, a several state and regional championships, and has been ranked among the best in the country. In 2011, it will be home to The Barclays golf tournament, the first PGA Tour

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

 FedEx Cup

FedEx Cup

The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007 after a NASCAR-like points race. Bill Haas is the current champion...

playoff event.