Winged Foot Golf Club

Winged Foot Golf Club

The main entrance in 2006
Club information
Location Mamaroneck, New York
Established 1921, opened 1923
Type Private
Total holes 36
Website wfgc.org
West Course
Designed by A. W. Tillinghast
Par 72
Length 7,264 yards (6,642 m)
Course rating 75.7
Slope rating 141 [1]
East Course
Designed by A. W. Tillinghast
Par 72
Length 6,750 yards (6,172 m)
Course rating 73.9
Slope rating 141 [2]

Winged Foot Golf Club is a club with two 18-hole golf courses located in Mamaroneck, New York. The course architect is A. W. Tillinghast, who also designed Baltusrol (Lower), Bethpage Black, Suburban Golf Club, Shackamaxon Country Club, San Francisco Golf Club, Cedar Crest Park, and nearby Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Toronto 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. Opened 93 years ago in June 1923, application for membership to Winged Foot G.C. is by invitation only.

The West Course is a par 72 measuring 7,264 yards (6,642 m); it has a course rating of 75.7 and a slope of 141.[1] The East Course is a par 72 measuring 6,750 yards (6,172 m); it has a course rating of 73.9 and a slope of 141.[2] Golf Digest' ranked the West Course 8th and the East Course 65th in its 2009-10 listing of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.[3]

Head professionals at Winged Foot

NameYears
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–

Winged Foot member Tommy Armour won three major titles: 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 and collected a first place check for $2,500. He was the last club professional to win a major championship. Previously, Winged Foot head professional Craig Wood won the 1941 Masters and U.S. Open, the first time any golfer won those two titles in the same year.

Major championships held at Winged Foot

Winged Foot's West Course has hosted the U.S. Open five times and the PGA Championship. The East Course has hosted the U.S. Women's Open twice and the U.S. Senior Open.

Winged Foot Golf Club has also hosted the U.S. Amateur twice. The tournament is contested on both courses.

In January 2013, the United States Golf Association announced that Winged Foot Golf Club would host the 120th U.S. Open in 2020.[4] With its sixth U.S. Open, only Oakmont Country Club and Baltusrol Golf Club have hosted the tournament more times.[4]

For USGA championships, the West Course has been typically set up at par 70. In this configuration the 514-yard (470 m) converted par five ninth hole becomes the longest par four in major championship history. The 640-yard (585 m) par five twelfth is the second longest hole in major championship history.

Ogilvy's 2006 winning score of five-over-par and Irwin's seven-over in 1974 represent two of the highest major championship 72-hole scores in the modern era of golf. Julius Boros' winning score of 293 (+9) in the 1963 U.S. Open (at The Country Club near Boston), played in gusty winds, represents both the highest aggregate score and highest score in relation to par during this era.[5]

Year Major Winner Score Margin of

Victory

 Runner(s) Up Winner's Share ($)
2020 U.S. Open
2006 U.S. Open Australia Geoff Ogilvy 285 (+5) 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk

United States Phil Mickelson

Scotland Colin Montgomerie

 1,225,000
2004 U.S. Amateur (a) United States Ryan Moore N/A 2 up United States Luke List N/A
1997 PGA Championship United States Davis Love III 269 (–11) 5 strokes United States Justin Leonard 470,000
1984 U.S. Open United States Fuzzy Zoeller 276 (–4) Playoff Australia Greg Norman 94,000
1980 U.S. Senior Open (b) Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo 285 (+1) 4 strokes United States William C. Campbell 20,000
1974 U.S. Open United States Hale Irwin 287 (+7) 2 strokes United States Forrest Fezler 35,000
1972 U.S. Women's Open (c) United States Susie Berning 299 (+11) 1 stroke United States Kathy Ahern

United States Pam Barnett

United States Judy Rankin

 6,000
1959 U.S. Open United States Billy Casper 282 (+2) 1 stroke United States Bob Rosburg 12,000
1957 U.S. Women's Open (d) United States Betsy Rawls 299 (+7) 6 strokes United States Patty Berg 1,800
1940 U.S. Amateur United States Dick Chapman N/A 11 and 9 United States W. B. McCullough Jr. N/A
1929 U.S. Open United States Bobby Jones (a) 294 (+6) Playoff United States Al Espinosa 0

(a) The 2003 U.S. Amateur was competed on both the East and West Courses. (b) The 1980 U.S. Senior Open was competed on the East Course.

(c) The 1972 U.S. Women's Open was competed on the East Course.

(d) The 1957 U.S. Women's Open was competed on the East Course.

References

  1. 1 2 "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Winged Foot Golf Club - West". USGA. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Winged Foot Golf Club - East". USGA. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2009–10". Golf Digest. May 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  4. 1 2 "U.S. Open to return to Winged Foot in 2020". Golf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  5. ↑ Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1997). "Return to the Scene of the Crime". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-09-12.

Coordinates: 40°57′45″N 73°45′13″W / 40.96250°N 73.75361°W / 40.96250; -73.75361

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