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Winged Foot Golf Club - West Course Winged Foot, the mere mention of the name immediately conjures up an image of authority, of a certain respect shared by golfers the world over. For since its inception, this fabulous club in Mamaroneck, New York, has been at the center of golf's proudest traditions - in purity of design, individual accomplishment, quality of membership,
and milestones of the sport itself.
Playing Winged Foot for the first time evokes a sensation similar to the first time you go to a ballgame and walk up the runway to see the immaculate green grass of the field. Immediately, the history of the ground you're standing on and the game itself comes rushing to you. The grass is greener, more manicured, than you ever imagined and the overall grandeur of the place strikes at you.
To say that Winged Foot is great would be understating. It has a sense of nobility, a majesty, if you will. It has two of the world's greatest golf courses and a clubhouse to match, and into whose past is woven some of the greatest moments in golf.
"The Country Club Magazine Jan-Feb 1995"
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Winged Foot Golf Club - West Course
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| Golf Course URL |
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Course Email |
| http://www.wfgc.info/ |
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Justine Stock, Winged Foot Golf Club/US Open Administrative Coordinator - jstock@wfgc.org |
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| Address |
| Fennimore Rd |
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| City |
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County |
| Mamaroneck |
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Westchester |
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| State |
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ZIP |
| NY |
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10543 |
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| Phone |
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Fax |
| (914) 698-8400 |
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(914) 698-6470 |
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| Greens | |
Fairways |
| Bermuda Grass |
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Bent Grass |
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| Course Type |
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Guest Policy |
| Private |
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Closed |
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| Architect |
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Open Since |
| A.W. Tillinghast |
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1923 |
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| Season |
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Rating |
| Open all year |
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75.2 |
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| Holes |
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Yards |
| 18 |
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6956 |
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| Par |
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Slope |
| 72 |
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140 |
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| Weekday Fees |
| 0 |
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| Weekend Fees |
| 0 |
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| Twilight Fees |
| 0 |
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| GPS |
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Driving Range |
| No |
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Yes |
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| Mini Golf |
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Monday Close |
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Yes |
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| Dress Code |
| Jeans, tee shirts, sneakers, casual sandals, halter tops, sweat shirts, excessively tight fitting slacks, cargo pants and shorts are NOT appropriate for the |
| Description |
This club has two eighteen hole courses. The West Course is very exclusive and private. Tillinghast's design demands powerful, yet accurate golf. The fairways are narrow, the rough is deep and the greens are contoured. It is not only important to hit most of your tee shots long, but as straight as humanly possible. Players will make use of their middle irons more frequently than normal. They will also need to do some creative work around the greens. Water does not come into play on the West Course. "Golf Digest" rated this as the 2nd "Best in State" course for the years 1995 through 1998.
They also rated it 8th among "America's 100 Greatest Courses" for 1995-96, and 6th best for 1997-98. "GOLF Magazine"" ranked it 10th in the category of "Top 100 Courses in the U.S." for 1995, 13th in 1997 and 12th in 1999. "GOLFWEEK" placed it 12th out of "America's 100 Best Classical Courses" for 1997, 18th in 1998 and 19th in 1999.
One pond comes into play on this course. One of the two courses is always closed on Monday. This club hosted the 1929, 1959, 1974, and 1984 U.S. Opens. The winners were R. T. Jones, Jr., Billy Casper, Jr., Hale Irwin, and Fuzzy Zoeller. The 1997 PGA Championship, won by Davis Love III, was played here as well. Claude Harmon holds the course record on both courses with a pair of 61's. The interesting story behind shooting a 61 on the West Course is he did it while listening to the World Series on the radio. |
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