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, 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 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. 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. Golf Digest' ranked the West Course 8th and the East Course 65th in its 2009-10 listing of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
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