Winged Foot Golf Club
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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.
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.
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. 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.
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
located in Mamaroneck, New York
Mamaroneck (town), New York
Mamaroneck is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 29,156 at the 2010 census. There are two villages contained within the town: Larchmont and the Village of Mamaroneck...
. The course architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
is A. W. Tillinghast
A. W. Tillinghast
Albert Warren "Tillie" Tillinghast was a noted American golf course architect. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on no fewer than 265 different courses....
, who also designed Baltusrol
Baltusrol Golf Club
The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Among the many prestigious tournaments it has hosted, Baltusrol was most recently the site of the 2005 PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W...
(Lower), Bethpage Black
Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002...
, Shackamaxon Country Club
Shackamaxon CC
Shackamaxon Country Club is located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. It hosted the 1928 Metropolitan Open won by legendary golfer Tommy Armour. The course was designed by famous architect A.W. Tillinghast and is regaining its status as one of the metropolitan New York areas top golf clubs....
, San Francisco Golf Club, Cedar Crest Park
Cedar Crest Park
Cedar Crest Park, formerly Cedar Crest Country Club, is a public golf course in Dallas, Texas, USA. The course was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and was the site of the 1927 PGA Championship won by Sir Walter Hagan....
, and nearby Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Quaker Ridge Golf Club is a private golf club in Scarsdale, New York that contains the Quaker Ridge Golf Course. Additionally, club grounds encompass numerous tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse and many other structures along the property.-History:...
and Wykagyl Country Club
Wykagyl Country Club
Wykagyl Country Club is a golf course in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. The club has often hosted major tournaments as well as meetings of the Professional Golfers Association...
. Winged Foot Golf Club was founded in 1921, by a consortium consisting mainly of members of The New York Athletic Club
The New York Athletic Club
The New York Athletic Club is a private social club and athletic club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. It was founded in 1868 and currently has approximately 8,600 members.-History:...
. 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.
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
Golf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
ranked the West Course 8th and the East Course 65th in its 2009-10 listing of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
Major championships held at Winged Foot
| Year | Major | Winner | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Bobby Jones Bobby Jones (golfer) Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level... |
294 (+6) | |
| 1940 | U.S. Amateur | Dick Chapman Dick Chapman Richard D. Chapman was an American amateur golfer. Time magazine crowned Chapman "the Ben Hogan of amateur golf".... |
11 and 9 over Duff McCullough, Jr. | Winged Foot member |
| 1957 1957 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1957 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 27 to June 30 at Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course. It was the 12th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.... |
U.S. Women's Open | Betsy Rawls Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls is an American professional golfer.Rawls was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After attending the University of Texas, Rawls joined the LPGA Tour in its second season in 1951. She won 55 tournaments on the tour, including eight major championships... |
299 (+7) | East Course |
| 1959 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
282 (+2) | |
| 1972 1972 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 1972 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 29 to July 2 at Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course. It was the 27th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Susie Maxwell Berning.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**... |
U.S. Women's Open | Susie Berning Susie Berning Susie Maxwell Berning is an American professional golfer.She was born Susie Maxwell in Pasadena, California. She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team and she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.She was 1964 Rookie... |
299 (+11) | East Course |
| 1974 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
287 (+7) | "The Massacre at Winged Foot" |
| 1980 | U.S. Senior Open | Roberto De Vicenzo | 285 | East Course |
| 1984 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Fuzzy Zoeller Fuzzy Zoeller Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award.... |
276 (-4) | |
| 1997 1997 PGA Championship The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship held from August 14-17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Davis Love III won his first major championship by five strokes over 1997 Open Championship winner, Justin Leonard.-First round:... |
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
Davis Love III Davis Love III Davis Milton Love III is an American professional golfer.Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He earned his PGA Tour card in the fall of 1985, on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the PGA... |
269 (-11) | |
| 2004 | U.S. Amateur | Ryan Moore | 2 up over Luke List | |
| 2006 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Charles Ogilvy is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships.-Professional career:... |
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
Tommy Armour
Thomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot.Armour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at Fettes College and the University of Edinburgh....
won the 1927 U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
, 1930 PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
, and the 1931 British Open
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
.
Claude Harmon
Claude Harmon
Eugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
was the head professional at Winged Foot G.C. when he won the 1948 Masters Tournament
1948 Masters Tournament
The 1948 Masters Tournament was contested from April 8 to April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 12th Masters Tournament. The purse was $10,000.Claude Harmon defeated Cary Middlecoff by five strokes. It was Harmon's only professional tour victory....
and collected a first place check for $2,500. He was the last club professional to win a major golf tournament
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
. Previously, Winged Foot G.C. head professional Craig Wood
Craig Wood (golfer)
Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....
won the 1941 Masters Tournament
1941 Masters Tournament
The 1941 Masters Tournament was contested from April 3 to April 6 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 8th Masters Tournament.Craig Wood opened with a 66 and a five-stroke lead. Wood scored a 34 over the Tournament's final nine holes to defeat Byron Nelson by three strokes. Wood became the...
and U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
, 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. Julius Boros
Julius Boros
Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...
' 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.
Head professionals at Winged Foot
- Dan Mackie, 1923
- Mike BradyMike Brady (golfer)Michael Joseph Brady was an American professional golfer. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts. He lost in a three-way playoff to John McDermott in the 1911 U.S. Open. He lost to Walter Hagen in a celebrated playoff in the 1919 U.S. Open at the Brae Burn Country Club...
, 1924–1939 - Craig WoodCraig Wood (golfer)Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....
, 1939–1945 - Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
, 1945–1978 - Tom NieporteTom NieporteThomas Nieporte is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Nieporte grew up in the Cincinnati suburb of North College Hill, Ohio. He attended the Ohio State University and was a distinguished member of the golf team, winning the NCAA Championship in 1951...
, 1978–2006 - John Buczek, 2006–2009
- Mike Gilmore, 2010-
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