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Winged Foot Golf Club

The main entrance in 2006
Club information
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Location	Mamaroneck, New York
Established	1921, opened 1923
Type	Private
Total holes	36
Tournaments hosted	PGA Championship (1) U.S. Open (6) U.S. Women's Open (2) U.S. Amateur (2) U.S. Senior Open (1)
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
Course record
Winged Foot Golf Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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NRHP reference No.	100004089
Added to NRHP	June 12, 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 7,477 yards (6,837 m); it has a course rating of 76.4 and a slope of 140. The East Course is a par 72 that measures 6,808 yards (6,225 m); it has a course rating of 73.6 and a slope of 140. Golf Digest' ranked the West Course 8th and the East Course 65th in its 2009-10 listing of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.

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.

Head professionals at Winged Foot

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.

Scorecard

• West Course

• East Course

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. 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 514-yard (470 m) converted par five ninth hole becomes one of the longest par fours in major championship history. The 640-yard (585 m) par five twelfth is the sixth 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.

Year	Course(s)	Major	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
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	–
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.	–
1929	West	U.S. Open	Bobby Jones (a)	294 (+6)	Playoff	Al Espinosa	1,000

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York