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Pound Ridge Golf Club

Coordinates: 41°10′35″N 73°34′12″W / 41.17639°N 73.57000°W / 41.17639; -73.57000
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Pound Ridge Golf Club
Club information
LocationPound Ridge, New York
Established2008
TypePublic
Total holes18
WebsiteOfficial Pound Ridge Golf Course Website
Designed byPete Dye
Par72
Length7,165 yards

The Pound Ridge Golf Club is an 18-hole, public golf facility designed by World Golf Hall of Fame designer Pete Dye in Pound Ridge, New York.[1] It features 7,165 yards of course from the back tees.[2] The course is a par of 72 and is on 172 acres (0.70 km2). It is Pete Dye's first and only design project in New York.[3][4] The course was built at an estimated cost of $40 million by Kenneth Wang, brother of American fashion designer Vera Wang, and the current owner of the U.S. Summit Company.[4][5] It was listed as the second best of Links Magazine's Best New Public Courses of 2008.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dye, Pete". World Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ "Pound Ridge Golf Club-Scorecard". Pound Ridge Golf Club. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. ^ "Pound Ridge Golf Club's Grand Opening of New Pete Dye Design". WorldGolf.com. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  4. ^ a b Pennington, Bill (June 30, 2008). "New Course Is a Marriage of Ingenuity and Nature". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  5. ^ "Our Team". US Summit Company. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  6. ^ "Best New Public Courses of 2008". Links Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
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41°10′35″N 73°34′12″W / 41.17639°N 73.57000°W / 41.17639; -73.57000