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Encyclopedia > Winged Foot Golf Club
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Winged Foot Golf Club is a 36-hole golf club located in Mamaroneck, New York. The course architect is A. W. Tillinghast, who also designed Baltusrol and Bethpage Black. Image File history File linksMetadata WFGC_800. ... Image File history File linksMetadata WFGC_800. ... The term hole may refer to various cavities and (not necessarily physical) voids : Black hole Electron hole, the absence of an electron in the valence band in solid state physics and electronics. ... Golf club can mean several things: For the piece of sports equipment, see golf club (equipment) For an organization (whether non-profit or for profit) enrolling members and maintaining a golf course for their use, see country club. ... Mamaroneck is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Albert Warren Tillinghast (1874 – 1942) was a noted American architect of golf courses. ... The Baltusrol Golf Club is a 36-hole country club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. ... Bethpage State Park is a 1,476-acre New York state park in Nassau County (and partially in Suffolk County) on Long Island. ...


From the blue tees, the West Course is a par 72 and measures 7,229 yards with a course rating of 73.2 and a slope rating of 138. The East Course is a par 72 and measures 6,750 yards with a course rating of 72.2 and a slope rating of 135. GOLF Digest's 2005 ranking of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" selected the West Course 8th in 2005 and the East Course 34th.


For USGA championships, the course has been typically set up at par 70. The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


Claude Harmon was the head professional at Winged Foot when he won the 1948 Masters. He was the last club professional to win a major golf tournament. Claude Harmon, Sr. ...


Major golf championships held at Winged Foot

  • 1929 U.S. Open, won by Bobby Jones at 6-over-par 294
  • 1959 U.S. Open, won by Billy Casper at 2-over-par 282
  • 1974 U.S. Open, won by Hale Irwin at 7-over-par 287 in "The Massacre at Winged Foot"
  • 1984 U.S. Open, won by Fuzzy Zoeller at 4-under-par 276
  • 1997 PGA Championship, won by Davis Love III at 11-under-par 269
  • 2006 U.S. Open, won by Geoff Ogilvy at 5-over-par 285

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The West Course at Winged Foot is a glaring exception to the rule that a great piece of land is a prerequisite for having a great course.
Winged Foot is among a dozen or so courses in the world where, at the end of the round, the player could not even begin to suggest architectural improvements or to complain about an indifferent hole.
The clubs effort to fell several hundred trees in the winter of 2000 was a commendable start and hopefully will be repeated for the next several winters as well.
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