Winged Foot Golf Club Explained

Golf Facility Name:Winged Foot Golf Club
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Location:Mamaroneck, New York
Establishment:1921, opened 1923
Type:Private
Holes:36
Tournaments:
Course1:West Course
Designer1:A. W. Tillinghast (1923),
Gil Hanse (2018 renovation)
Par1:72 (70 for majors)
Length1: (7,477 yards on 2020 U.S. Open)
Rating1:76.4
Slope1:140 [1]
Course2:East Course
Designer2:A. W. Tillinghast
Par2:72
Length2:6808yd
Rating2:73.6
Slope2:140 [2]
Record2:
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Winged Foot Golf Club
Map Alt:A map of New York state with a red dot near the coast and the southwestern border of Connecticut
Added:June 12, 2019
Refnum:100004089
Designated Other1:New York State Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NYSRHP
Designated Other1 Number:11907.000019
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Date:April 29, 2019

Winged Foot Golf Club is a private golf club in the northeastern United States, located in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. The club was founded in 1921, by a group largely made up of members of The New York Athletic Club, and opened in June 1923. Winged Foot's name and logo are taken directly from a sculpture in the lobby floor of the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan.

Winged Foot has two 18-hole golf courses, the West and the East, both of which were designed by A. W. Tillinghast. The West Course is a par 72 that measures ; it has a course rating of 76.4 and a slope of 140.[1] The East Course is a par 72 that measures 6808yd; it has a course rating of 73.6 and a slope of 140.[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]

In 2019 Winged Foot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as the last course Tillinghast designed that was complemented by a Clifford Charles Wendehack clubhouse.[4]

Head professionals at Winged Foot

NameYears
Dan Mackie 1923
1924–1937
1938–1945
1946–1977
1978–2006
John Buczek2007–2009
Mike Gilmore 2010–
Winged Foot member Tommy Armour won three major titles: the 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA Championship, and the 1931 Open Championship.

Claude Harmon, Sr. was the head professional at Winged Foot G.C. when he won the 1948 Masters and collected a 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 six times and the PGA Championship once. 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; in 2004, the tournament was contested on both courses. The 1949 Walker Cup was played on the West Course.

In January 2013, the United States Golf Association announced that Winged Foot Golf Club would host the 120th U.S. Open in 2020.[5] With its sixth U.S. Open, only Oakmont Country Club and Baltusrol Golf Club have hosted the tournament more times.

For USGA championships, the West Course has been typically set up at par 70. In this configuration the 514yd converted par five ninth hole becomes one of the longest par fours in major championship history. The 6400NaN0 par five twelfth is the sixth longest hole in major championship history.[6]

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.[7]

On January 9, 2023, it was announced Winged Foot will host the U.S. Open for a seventh time in 2028, the first since 2006 at the course with ticketed spectators.

YearCourse(s)MajorWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
2020WestU.S. Open Bryson DeChambeau274 (−6)6 strokes Matthew Wolff2,250,000
2006WestU.S. Open Geoff Ogilvy285 (+5)1 stroke Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Colin Montgomerie
1,225,000
2004West and EastU.S. Amateur Ryan Moore2 up Luke List
1997WestPGA Championship Davis Love III269 (–11)5 strokes Justin Leonard470,000
1984WestU.S. Open Fuzzy Zoeller276 (−4)Playoff Greg Norman94,000
1980EastU.S. Senior Open Roberto De Vicenzo285 (+1)4 strokes William C. Campbell20,000
1974WestU.S. Open Hale Irwin287 (+7)2 strokes Forrest Fezler35,000
1972EastU.S. Women's Open Susie Berning299 (+11)1 stroke Kathy Ahern
Pam Barnett
Judy Rankin
6,000
1959WestU.S. Open Billy Casper282 (+2)1 stroke Bob Rosburg12,000
1957EastU.S. Women's Open Betsy Rawls299 (+7)6 strokes Patty Berg1,800
1940WestU.S. Amateur Dick Chapman11 and 9 W. B. McCullough Jr.
1929WestU.S. Open Bobby Jones (a)294 (+6)Playoff Al Espinosa1,000

Scorecard

East Course

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Course Rating and Slope Database™: Winged Foot Golf Club - West. USGA. September 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: Course Rating and Slope Database™: Winged Foot Golf Club - East. USGA. September 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 2009 - 10 . . May 2009 . 2009-08-30.
  4. Web site: Weekly List 20190614. U.S. National Park Service. June 14, 2019. June 19, 2019.
  5. Web site: U.S. Open to return to Winged Foot in 2020. Golf.com. 2016-03-15.
  6. Web site: Longest's golf holes in majors . Golf.com.
  7. News: Bonk . Thomas . Return to the Scene of the Crime . Los Angeles Times . August 14, 1997 . 2009-09-12.