Winged Foot Golf Club — West Course
Mamaroneck, United States
18 Holes · Par 70 · Rates Vary · Parkland
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About Winged Foot Golf Club — West Course
Winged Foot Golf Club's West Course is A.W. Tillinghast's greatest work and one of the most demanding US Open venues in golf's history. Set in the affluent Westchester County suburb of Mamaroneck, New York, the course occupies a surprisingly compact piece of land that Tillinghast transformed in 1923 into a relentless test of accuracy and nerve. The defining feature of Winged Foot West is its greens: large, heavily contoured, surrounded by runoff slopes and bunkers that turn missed approaches into severely difficult recovery situations. Tillinghast built his greens to be approach-shot destinations that punish anything but precise club selection and precise trajectory — a concept that USGA setup has repeatedly exploited to produce some of the most demanding scoring conditions in Open history. Winged Foot has hosted five US Opens: 1929 (Bobby Jones), 1959 (Billy Casper), 1974 (Hale Irwin), 1984 (Fuzzy Zoeller), and 2020 (Bryson DeChambeau). The 2020 edition, held without spectators during the COVID-19 pandemic, saw DeChambeau win with a power-over-position approach that confounded course setup experts. The club also hosts the US Amateur and has a distinguished private membership drawn from New York's business community.
- A.W. Tillinghast's 1923 design — host of five US Opens across nine decades of championship golf
- Approach-shot test: greens are large, dramatically contoured, and surrounded by punishing run-off areas
- 2020 US Open: Bryson DeChambeau's power approach confounded traditional Winged Foot strategy
- Par-70 from 7,477 yards — a short par that disguises one of the most demanding layouts in America
- Bobby Jones (1929) to Bryson DeChambeau (2020): nine decades of US Open history on the same turf
History
A.W. Tillinghast designed both the West and East courses at Winged Foot Golf Club in 1923 for a membership that included many prominent New York businessmen who had grown tired of commuting to country clubs further from the city. Tillinghast concentrated his green design philosophy here — the large, severely contoured putting surfaces surrounded by fall-offs and bunkers became his template for demanding approach-shot play. The 1929 US Open, won by Bobby Jones in a famous playoff, was the first major at Winged Foot and established the course as a championship venue equal to the older, established clubs.
Signature Holes
The par-4 18th at Winged Foot West is one of golf's great finishing holes — a long dogleg left with a narrow landing area between towering elms and a large, well-bunkered green that has witnessed more US Open drama than almost any other hole in America. The par-5 12th, with a dogleg followed by an approach to a two-tiered green, is the scoring hole that separates US Open winners from contenders. The par-3 3rd, playing to a narrow platform green, is representative of Tillinghast's exacting par-3 design throughout the course.
Best Time to Visit
Winged Foot West is a private club inaccessible to the public, so the season is irrelevant without member access. For those who receive an invitation, the course plays beautifully in May and September when the elms are in full colour and the temperatures are moderate.
Playing Tips
Access to Winged Foot West requires a member invitation from the private club. The club maintains traditional standards — smart golf attire is required and caddies are the norm. The course's densely wooded nature means morning tee times in summer provide shade on many holes.
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Mamaroneck, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions about Winged Foot Golf Club — West Course
Can visitors play Winged Foot Golf Club West Course?
Winged Foot is a private members-only club. Playing the West Course requires an invitation from a member — there are no public tee times.
How many US Opens has Winged Foot hosted?
Five US Opens: 1929 (Bobby Jones), 1959 (Billy Casper), 1974 (Hale Irwin), 1984 (Fuzzy Zoeller), and 2020 (Bryson DeChambeau).
Who designed Winged Foot Golf Club?
A.W. Tillinghast designed both the West and East courses in 1923. The West Course is the primary championship layout.
What makes Winged Foot so challenging?
The West Course's greens are large, severely contoured, and surrounded by run-off areas and deep bunkers — missed approaches consistently produce the most difficult short-game situations in US Open golf.
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