Winged Foot Golf Club
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| The main entrance to Winged Foot Golf Club | |
| Club information | |
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| Location | Mamaroneck, New York. |
| Established | 1921 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Website | Winged Foot |
| West Course | |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,264 |
| Course rating | 76.1 |
| East Course | |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,750 |
| Course rating | 73.9 |
Winged Foot Golf Club is a 36-hole golf course located in Mamaroneck, New York. The course architect is A. W. Tillinghast, who also designed Baltusrol (Lower), Bethpage Black, Shackamaxon Country Club, San Francisco Golf Club, Cedar Crest Park, and nearby Quaker Ridge Golf Club and Wykagyl Country Club. Winged Foot Golf Club was founded in 1921, by a consortium consisting mainly of members of The New York Athletic Club. The club gets its name and logo from the NYAC's logo, but the two have never had any direct affiliation. Application for membership to Winged Foot G.C. is by invitation only.It opened in June 1923
The West Course is a par 72 measuring 7,264 yards; it has a course rating of 76.1 and a slope of 145. The East Course is a par 72 measuring 6,750 yards; it has a course rating of 73.9 and a slope of 142. Golf Digest' ranked the West Course 8th and the East Course 65th in its 2009-10 listing of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.[1]
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[edit] Major championships held at Winged Foot
| Year | Major | Winner | Score | Notes |
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| 1929 | U.S. Open | Bobby Jones | 294 (+6) | |
| 1940 | U.S. Amateur | Dick Chapman | 11 and 9 over Duff McCullough, Jr. | Winged Foot member |
| 1957 | U.S. Women's Open | Betsy Rawls | 299 (+7) | East Course |
| 1959 | U.S. Open | Billy Casper | 282 (+2) | |
| 1972 | U.S. Women's Open | Susie Berning | 299 (+11) | East Course |
| 1974 | U.S. Open | Hale Irwin | 287 (+7) | "The Massacre at Winged Foot" |
| 1980 | U.S. Senior Open | Roberto De Vicenzo | 285 | East Course |
| 1984 | U.S. Open | Fuzzy Zoeller | 276 (-4) | |
| 1997 | PGA Championship | Davis Love III | 269 (-11) | |
| 2004 | U.S. Amateur | Ryan Moore | 2 up over Luke List | |
| 2006 | U.S. Open | Geoff Ogilvy | 285 (+5) | Phil Mickelson loses lead on 72nd hole |
For USGA championships, the course has been typically set up at par 70. In this configuration the 514 yard converted par five ninth hole becomes the longest par four in major championship history. The 640 yard par five twelfth is the second longest hole in major championship history.
Winged Foot G.C. member Tommy Armour won the 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA Championship, and the 1931 British Open.
Claude Harmon was the head professional at Winged Foot G.C. when he won the 1948 Masters Tournament and collected a first place check for $2,500. He was the last club professional to win a major golf tournament. Previously, Winged Foot G.C. head professional Craig Wood won the 1941 Masters Tournament and U.S. Open, the first time any golfer won those two titles in the same year.
Ogilvy's 2006 winning score and Irwin's in 1974 represent two of the highest major championship 72-hole scores in the modern era of golf.[citation needed] Julius Boros' 9-over-par winning score of 293 in the 1963 U.S. Open represents both the highest aggregate score and highest score in relation to par during this era.[2]
[edit] Head professionals at Winged Foot
- Dan Mackie, 1923
- Mike Brady, 1924–1939
- Craig Wood, 1939–1945
- Claude Harmon, 1945–1978
- Tom Nieporte, 1978–2006
- John Buczek, 2006–2009
- Mike Gilmore, 2010-
[edit] References
- ^ "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2009–10". Golf Digest. May 2009. http://www.golfdigest.com/rankings/courses/greatest/2009/05/100_greatestgolfcourses. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1997). "Return to the Scene of the Crime". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1997/aug/14/news/ss-22510. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
[edit] External links
- Official Winged Foot website
- Official US Open website
- The Itinerant Golfer - Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course)
- Classic courses: Winged Foot Golf Club, Links magazine,The Golf Channel, 06/27/2008
- The West Course at GOLFCOURSE.com
- The East Course at GOLFCOURSE.com
- The East Course at USTeeOff.com
- The West Course at USTeeOff.com
