North Hempstead Country Club
| North Hempstead Country Club | |
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| NHCC | |
 One of the water hazards at the North Hempstead Country Club. | |
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| Type | Private country club |
| Location | 291 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, NY 11050 |
| Coordinates | 40°48′50.5″N 73°40′34.3″W / 40.814028°N 73.676194°W |
| Area | ≥150 acres (61 ha) |
| Established | 1916 |
| Designer | A.W. Tillinghast (golf course) Clifford C. Wendehack (clubhouse) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Website | https://www.nhccli.com/ |
The North Hempstead Country Club (abbreviated as NHCC) is a private country club in the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.
Description
[edit]The North Hempstead Country Club is located off of Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101), and features an 18-hole, 70-par golf course designed by A.W. Tillinghast, with many trees and water hazards.[1][2] The NHCC also features a card room, a pool, tennis courts, and dining facilities. The countrified manor style clubhouse was designed by renowned architect Clifford C. Wendehack.[2][3][4][5]
Many homes on Country Club Drive in the Port Washington section of Flower Hill border the North Hempstead Country Club.[6][7] These homes, built by Walter Uhl in the 1930s and 1940s, were amongst the first homes to be built within the Village of Flower Hill.[6][7]
The North Hempstead Country Club celebrated its centennial in 2016.[8]
History
[edit]The North Hempstead Country Club opened in 1916, partially over the former Burtis Farm.[9][1] The club purchased the more than 150 acre (61 ha) property on September 7, 1918, for an estimated price of $150,000 to $200,000 (1918 USD).[10]
In 1956, the golf course's design was altered, as some of the easternmost portions of the property were returned to the local sand mining operations that took place nearby at the time.[2] Holes 11-13, 16, and 17 were altered; this reconfiguration was designed by Robert Trent Jones. Following the end of sand mining operations in the area, the golf course's original, A.W. Tillinghast design was restored in a subsequent renovation project between 1994 and 1996.[2]
1968 plane crash
[edit]On March 20, 1968, a small plane, piloted by Reuven Jerzy and carrying Leonard Caplan as a passenger, suffered an engine failure over Manhasset Bay whilst Jerzy and Caplan were practicing stalls.[11] As a result, Jerzy and Caplan proceeded to make an emergency landing, and they landed the plane on the North Hempstead Country Club's golf course, ahead of (and avoiding) a group of golfers.[11]
The plane, which was owned by Speed's Flying Service, was dragged off of the fairway, and nobody was hurt in the incident.[11]
1979 discrimination lawsuit
[edit]In September 1979, the North Hempstead Country Club expelled club member William Kirkendale after he critiqued their admissions policy, which barred Black and Jewish people from becoming members of the club.[12][13] Later that year, Kirkendale filed a $1.25 Million (1979 USD) lawsuit against the club.[12] It was one of the first cases in which a white Christian sued a country club for barring and discriminating against Black and Jewish people.[12] He argued that the club discriminated against minorities, and that the NHCC violated his civil rights by expelling him when he voiced his concern regarding said policy.[12]
The New York State Supreme Court ultimately sided with the club, concluding that a private club can admit whomever they want.[13]
2018 expansion
[edit]In 2018, the North Hempstead Country Club underwent an expansion project.[14] This project saw the club purchase and raze an adjcent home for the construction of a driving range.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "North Hempstead Country Club - Golf in Flower Hill , NY". www.longisland.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ a b c d "History - North Hempstead Country Club". www.nhccli.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "North Hempstead Country Club, Port Washington, NY". GolfLink. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "North Hempstead Country Club Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ Klein, Bradley S. (September 13, 2020). "Wendehack's Winged Foot Clubhouse a Roaring 20s Masterpiece". usopen.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ a b "Village of Flower Hill » Village History". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ a b "NEW HOME BOUGHT FOR OCCUPANCY AT FLOWER HILL, L.I.". The New York Times. August 10, 1941 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Staff, Port News (2016-05-13). "NHCC Celebrates Centennial Year". Port Washington News. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Home - North Hempstead Country Club". www.nhccli.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "North Hempstead Buys Links". The New York Times. September 8, 1918 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c "Safe-Landing". Newsday. March 21, 1968 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Firstman, Richard C. (November 14, 1979). "Club Faces a Discrimination Suit". Newsday – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Polsky, Carol (July 10, 1989). "The Country Club Black Out: For (White) Members Only". Newsday – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Chung, Christine (January 11, 2018). "Homes By the Range". Newsday – via ProQuest.