Winged Foot Golf Club facts for kids
The main entrance in 2006
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| Location | Mamaroneck, New York |
| Established | 1921, opened 1923 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
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| West Course | |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast (1923), Gil Hanse (2018 renovation) |
| Par | 72 (70 for majors) |
| Length | 7,426 yards (6,790 m) (7,477yards on 2020 U.S. Open) |
| Course rating | 76.4 |
| Slope rating | 140 |
| East Course | |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,808 yards (6,225 m) |
| Course rating | 73.6 |
| Slope rating | 140 |
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Winged Foot Golf Club
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| NRHP reference No. | 100004089 |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 2019 |
Winged Foot Golf Club is a private golf club located in Mamaroneck, New York. This area is a suburb just northeast of New York City. The club was started in 1921 by members of The New York Athletic Club. It officially opened its doors in June 1923. The club's name and its special winged foot logo come from a sculpture found in the lobby of the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan.
Winged Foot has two 18-hole golf courses. Both the West Course and the East Course were designed by a famous golf course architect named A. W. Tillinghast. The West Course is a par 72, meaning a golfer should ideally take 72 strokes to complete it. It stretches about 7,477 yards long. The East Course is also a par 72 and is about 6,808 yards long. Golf Digest magazine once ranked the West Course as the 8th best and the East Course as the 65th best among America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
In 2019, Winged Foot was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This is a special list of places important to American history. It was recognized because it's the last course Tillinghast designed that also has a clubhouse built by Clifford Charles Wendehack.
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Famous Golfers at Winged Foot
Many talented golfers have been part of Winged Foot's history. Some of the club's head professionals were also very successful players.
Claude Harmon, Sr. was the head professional at Winged Foot Golf Club when he won the 1948 Masters. He was the last club professional to win a major golf championship. Before him, another Winged Foot head professional, Craig Wood, won both the 1941 Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year. This was the first time any golfer achieved that amazing feat!
Winged Foot member Tommy Armour also won three major titles: the 1927 U.S. Open, the 1930 PGA Championship, and the 1931 Open Championship.
Major Golf Tournaments at Winged Foot
Winged Foot Golf Club is famous for hosting many big golf tournaments. Its West Course has hosted the important 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 once.
The club has also hosted the U.S. Amateur tournament twice. In 2004, both the West and East courses were used for this event. The 1949 Walker Cup, a team golf competition, was played on the West Course.
In 2013, the United States Golf Association announced that Winged Foot would host the 120th U.S. Open in 2020. This made Winged Foot one of the clubs that has hosted the U.S. Open the most times, right after Oakmont Country Club and Baltusrol Golf Club.
For these big tournaments, the West Course is often set up as a par 70 course. This means some holes that are usually par five become very long par four holes, making the course even more challenging for the pros!
Some of the winning scores at Winged Foot have been quite high, showing how tough the course can be. For example, in the 2006 tournament, Geoff Ogilvy won with a score of five-over-par. In 1974, Hale Irwin won with seven-over-par. These were some of the highest winning scores in major championships during that time.
Past Major Tournament Winners
Here is a list of some of the major championships held at Winged Foot and their winners:
| Year | Course(s) | Major | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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| 2020 | West | U.S. Open |  Bryson DeChambeau |
274 (−6) | 6 strokes | Matthew Wolff |
2,250,000 |
| 2006 | West | U.S. Open |  Geoff Ogilvy |
285 (+5) | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Colin Montgomerie |
1,225,000 |
| 2004 | West and East | U.S. Amateur | Ryan Moore |
2 up | Luke List |
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| 1997 | West | PGA Championship | Davis Love III |
269 (–11) | 5 strokes | Justin Leonard |
470,000 |
| 1984 | West | U.S. Open | Fuzzy Zoeller |
276 (−4) | Playoff | Greg Norman |
94,000 |
| 1980 | East | U.S. Senior Open |  Roberto De Vicenzo |
285 (+1) | 4 strokes | William C. Campbell |
20,000 |
| 1974 | West | U.S. Open | Hale Irwin |
287 (+7) | 2 strokes | Forrest Fezler |
35,000 |
| 1972 | East | U.S. Women's Open | Susie Berning |
299 (+11) | 1 stroke | Kathy Ahern Pam Barnett Judy Rankin |
6,000 |
| 1959 | West | U.S. Open |  Billy Casper |
282 (+2) | 1 stroke | Bob Rosburg |
12,000 |
| 1957 | East | U.S. Women's Open | Betsy Rawls |
299 (+7) | 6 strokes | Patty Berg |
1,800 |
| 1940 | West | U.S. Amateur | Dick Chapman |
11 and 9 | W. B. McCullough Jr. |
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| 1929 | West | U.S. Open | Bobby Jones (a) |
294 (+6) | Playoff | Al Espinosa |
1,000 |
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The main entrance in 2006
