Brochure - Bayonne Golf Club

INTRODUCTION
Across the Hudson River from Manhattan,
the Bayonne Golf Club is home to a waterfront golf course that is unlike anything this
side of the Atlantic. Designed to rival the
look and feel of the legendary links courses
of Scotland and Ireland, this awe-inspiring
course is the centerpiece of an exclusive club
that has garnered countless accolades since its
unveiling in 2006. By any measure, Bayonne
Golf Club is a once in a lifetime opportunity
to enjoy golf at its very best, just minutes
from America’s greatest metropolis.
“I’ve had the pleasure of joining one of the most unique
golf clubs in the country. The
Bayonne Golf Club offers everything for passionate golfers of
all skill levels: dramatic sweeping fairways, challenging greens
and tawny fescue rough. The
course appears as if it has been
there for decades. And yet, it
is absolutely golf as its purist,
and I look forward to going
more every time. Absolutely
nothing was over-looked and
nothing is forced, and that’s
not easy to do. It is truly a
special place, and I’m proud
to be a part of it.”
–Tom Bair, Member
Publisher, Golf Digest
The Club/Membership
By invitation only, private memberships are available
for those discerning few — whether they are Manhattan residents, or national or international visitors —
who understand the unique privilege of retreating
from the city to golf, while keeping it all in perfect
view. While every effort has been made to satisfy all
membership needs, Bayonne Golf Club is primarily
a club for the passionate golfer who enjoys the timeless joy of playing golf on a windswept links.
“The Bayonne Golf Club is
in a class of its own. Eric
Bergstol did an amazing
job creating a links course
minutes from Manhattan.
It has been tried often in
recent years to create a true
links course in the US, but
in my opinion never been
done better. You have to see it
to believe it, but you would
swear the course was air-lifted
here from Ireland. The
Bayonne Golf Club is not
only one of my favorite courses,
but the overall experience is
tough to beat. The facilities
are really amazing, the staff
is world-class and it’s easy to
get to from anywhere.”
–Tom Nolan, Member
Publisher, Golf World
The Course
Called the “most audacious golf course in the world” by
Sports Illustrated, Bayonne’s links design pays worthy
homage to the great seaside courses of Scotland and
Ireland. Twisting and tumbling, the holes weave
among the towering dunes like they do at Turnberry
or Ballybunion. The unique waterfront setting not
only lends itself to fresh sea breezes, but dazzling
views of New York Harbor’s dynamic landscape and
Manhattan’s iconic skyline. The challenging course
has achieved international recognition from some of
the finest publications.
“Though I’m based in London
and Bermuda, I travel to
New York for work quite
often. Bayonne is the ideal
place in which to be an overseas member. It is always a joy
to include a few rounds with
friends and colleagues during
my stay in the city, and the
ferry from Battery Park could
not be more convenient.”
–Ivan Blinoff,
International Member,
Financier
THE CLUBHOUSE
Designed by an award-winning architectural firm,
the clubhouse has exceeded its great expectations.
Located high upon the dunes, the sprawling design
stands sentinel on the property, casting a magnanimous glow over the links. Replete with a full lockerroom, taproom, library, outdoor veranda, there’s no
shortage of options for post-round pints or dining.
Wherever it is, the attentive staff make its members
feel at home.
“I’ve found that playing golf
at Bayonne is the perfect
antidote to the daily frenzy of
my life in the city. The club
has done a terrific job providing a relaxed and tranquil
environment where I can
bring my friends for a great
day of golf. Though separated
only by a few miles, it might
as well be a thousand miles
from downtown
Manhattan.”
–Mario Batali, Member
Restaurateur
The Golf Amenities
Not to be overlooked, Bayonne’s members have
access to multiple practice facilities and expert golf
instruction. The club’s four acre short game area —
a nexus of chipping areas, greens, bunkers and
putting greens — lets members work on every
type of shot from 100 yards and in. Lessons can
be arranged with the club’s talented instructional
staff on any aspect of the game.
“Having played many of the
world’s greatest golf courses,
and having the privilege of
being a member of a few, I
am proud to be a member of
the Bayonne Golf Club from
it’s inception. The finished
product is extraordinary and
unique and unprecedented for
the New York area.”
–Davis Sezna,
National Member,
La Quinta Golf Properties/
PGA West, La Quinta,CA
Access
Members find access to this intimate golfing club
incredibly convenient. Just 15 minutes from
Manhattan by car, members can also touch down
on Bayonne’s private helipad, or dock their own
boats into the club’s private marina. By far the most
civilized way to get to Bayonne is by club’s private
boat — a scenic 20 minute ride to the course,
passing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
along the way.
“I live and work in lower
Manhattan so the Bayonne
Golf Club, which is visible
from my window, can feel
like my summer camp. I enjoy
bringing clients and friends
for a game whenever possible,
and the ferry route through
the harbor makes for the
perfect beginning and ending
to the day.”
–Blair Fensterstock, Member,
Fensterstock & Partners
BUSINESS ASSET
East side, west side, uptown, downtown, Bayonne
Golf Club members enjoy Manhattan’s fabled
attractions: shopping, museums, sporting events,
restaurants, nightlife, Broadway musicals...the
options are endless. While members indulge in
the world’s most dynamic city between rounds,
they also place tremendous value on the club as
a business asset.
Links Magazine, September/October 2008
“Even for the most jaded golfers — those who have stood over
majestic bodies of water like the Pacific Ocean at Pebble Beach,
Lake Michigan at Whistling Straits, or the Irish Sea at Royal
Count Down — the view of New York Harbor from the 16th
tee at Bayonne Golf Club elicits far more than a passing glance.
Beyond the green of the 486-yard par 4 that tumbles from the
elevated tee, past the Statue of Liberty and overlooking the
cruise ships heading for foreign ports of call, the skyline of lower
Manhattan offers one of the most memorable backdrops in golf,
and you will want to linger longer on the tee box long after your
drive has come to rest on the fairway.”
Golfweek, 100 Best Modern Courses 2008
“On the waterfront, here’s a real contender. Golf impresario Eric
Bergstol is the designer/developer/builder/owner of this private
club with a golf-loving membership. The course sits on 7.5 million cubic yards of dredge hauled from the bottom of New York
Harbor, then sculpted into dunes that look as if they were airlifted
from Ireland. The contrast with the working industrial landscape
of an active port makes for an unusual and powerful setting.”
Sports Illustrated, November 2007
“The fairway on the 10th hole of the most audacious golf course
in the world is nestled in a dell, a sanctuary lined with hillocks
that are dotted with fescue and potentilla and juniper bushes.
The caddie, Chris, says hybrid; the mind says Ireland. If golf is
rooted in illusion — that man can master nature through a fivemile walk as he whacks a little white ball, that a driver resembling a toaster on a stick can add 10 yards and change your life
— there is internal logic to the quixotic idea that a man named
Eric Bergstol could take 7 1/2 million cubic yards of harbor silt,
almost 10 years and $130 million, and create a work of golf and
engineering and environmental art.”
The New York Post, July 2007
“The place is dramatic, as unique a find as you’ll uncover in
American golf given the dune-like mounding, the huge undulating greens, the views of lower Manhattan, both the Verrazano
and George Washing bridges, the Statue of Liberty, cruise ships
slowly milling in and out of the harbor and Staten Island.”
The Golfer Magazine, Summer 2007
“To the critics who insists it’s not a real links, who cares? That
is irrelevant. Of course it isn’t by any strict definition (neither is
Bandon Dunes or Pacific Dunes), but the heaving terrain offers
an endless array of uneven lies, it drains like a sieve and because
Bob Wolverton [course superintendent] let’s it burn to a crisp in
the summer, balls bound down the fairways and onto the ‘fast
kittle’ greens just as they would at Cruden Bay or Portrush.”
Travel & Leisure Golf, January 2007
“A round at Bayonne can seem like Alice’s fall down the rabbit
hole. The location — only four miles across the Hudson River
from Wall Street — is unreal. Who would have thought that these
150 flat acres sandwiched between waterfront industrial parcels
could have been transformed into such a fun rendition of an Irish
links? Developer and architect Eric Bergstol fashioned a collection of golf-smart holes that twist and tumble through man-made
dunes. Some holes are so compelling they overpower the competing visits of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty.”
Golf & Travel Magazine, July/August 2006
“Despite the fact it is man-made, Bayonne feels as if it was
shaped the way most layouts in the British Isles were: by Mother
Nature. There’s no better proof than in the strong winds that
whip off the harbor most afternoons and onto fairways which are
as undulating as deep-sea swells. Other hallowed features include
plant varietals similar to those across the Atlantic, sand traps that
looks as though they’ve been wrought by 100 years of ferocious
storms, and quirky landscape elements, such as the mound in
front of the green on No. 1 that completely blocks a player’s view
of the pin from the fairway.”
The Met Golfer, October /November 2005
“If you think you’ve seen everything in golf, let me just say this:
You haven’t. Not unless you’ve seen the Bayonne Golf Club.
There is nothing remotely like it. Correction: There are several
golf courses like Bayonne, but they are on the other side of the
Atlantic, adn they have names like Royal County Down and
Ballybunion. They are links courses exposed to the wind and
water, courses known for their towering sandhills, shaggy
bunkers and wild heaving fairways. Bayonne Golf Club has
all of the above — plus dramatic views of New York City.”
Local, national and international membership inquiries:
[email protected]
www.bayonnegolfclub.com
Bayonne Golf Club
One Lefante Way
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201.823.4800