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Julian Wise

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Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« on: June 16, 2020, 02:41:31 PM »
There are so many great courses in Westchester but looking for opinions on the best 5.  Put them in order or just list them.  Since I started the topic, I will give my top 5 (not in any particular order).  Thoughts?


Winged Foot West
Winged Foot East
Sleepy Hollow
Quaker Ridge
Hudson National
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Tommy Williamsen

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2020, 02:46:03 PM »
Hard to disagree with that list.
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Tim Martin

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2020, 02:54:06 PM »
Sleepy Hollow
Winged Foot East
Fenway
Whippoorwill
Westchester CC West


Quaker Ridge and Winged Foot West may be higher rated but I would rather play the above. Tough not to put Wykagyl in there for fun factor.



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Wayne_Kozun

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2020, 03:29:05 PM »
There's a lot of Tillinghast in that county!
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Jeff Schley

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2020, 03:46:41 PM »
Sleepy and WF are probably on everyone's list. 

It is pretty deep, thus if you gave someone the first 5 to pick, the next 5 will still be very good.
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Jim Hoak

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2020, 04:10:58 PM »
Good list.
I'd probably put QR third.  Off the tee it is better than either WF course, but they more than make up for it on the approach shots and greens.
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Steve Lapper

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2020, 04:19:47 PM »
The top 4 of Sleepy, WFW,WFE & QR are indisputable.


The 5th slot isn't and quite up for grabs.


The likes of Whippoorwill, Century, Fenway, and Wykagyl are all preferred to Hudson National in my book. I grew up in this neck of the woods, have played HN dozens of times, and still look forward to rounds at any of the aforementioned with real anticipation.
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JESII

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2020, 04:30:07 PM »
I have some friends here in Montgomery County PA that would disown me for this, but Westchester and Suffolk Counties NY are just off the charts.
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Tim Martin

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2020, 05:02:15 PM »
Quote from: Jim Sullivan on June 16, 2020, 04:30:07 PM
I have some friends here in Montgomery County PA that would disown me for this, but Westchester and Suffolk Counties NY are just off the charts.


Jim-You have to give Nassau County a nod as well. Here are five to start with.


Garden City Men’s Club
Piping Rock Club
Bethpage Black
Engineers
Rockaway Hunting Club



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Steve_ Shaffer

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2020, 05:16:15 PM »
Back to Westchester...


Where do Sunningdale , Metropolis and Old Oak fit in below the top 4 with Quaker Ridge at 4?


By the way, are there any decent public courses in Westchester County? 
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Jeff Loh

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2020, 06:20:21 PM »
Pelham and Split Rock in the Bronx for public. Saxon Woods and Maple Moor ok but worth the extra the extra 10 minute drive to the home of Ruth.
Century superior to HN in SO many ways...as is Siwanoy...as is fill in the blank ;D
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Tim Martin

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2020, 06:26:23 PM »
Quote from: Jeff Loh on June 16, 2020, 06:20:21 PM

Century superior to HN in SO many ways...as is Siwanoy...as is fill in the blank ;D


Jeff-I don’t think Century gets it’s due because it’s tough to access. Agree that it bests HN.
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Jeff Loh

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2020, 06:43:17 PM »
Good point Tim. It pays to know the caddy master  :o
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V. Kmetz

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2020, 09:16:13 PM »
20 Waccabuc
19 Whipporwill
18 Knollwood
17 Westchester CC South
16 Wykagyl
15 Hudson National
14 Brae Burn
13 Fenway
12 Sunningdale
11 Old Oaks
10 Metropolis


9 Rockrimmon (15 holes in West. NY/3 in CT)
8 Westchester CC West
7 Winged Foot West
6 Sleepy Hollow
5 Century
4 Quaker Ridge
3 Siwanoy
2 Apawamis
1 Winged Foot East
0 - My Fave


Worst to Least Worse
Hampshire
Pleasantville (9-holes)
Ardsley
St Andrews
Pound Ridge (semi private)
Lake Isle (semi private)
Mt. Kisco
Anglebrook
Trump-Briarcliff
Rye Golf Club (semi private)
Scarsdale
CC of Purchase
Glen Arbor (formerly Lakover)
Leewood
Pelham
Bonnie Briar


The publics dont deserve too much mention as they are ragged and sparsely maintained... Tom Winton is most often credited with four of them,,,Saxon Woods, Maple Moor, Sprain Lake and the best of the Westchester munis, Mohansic.  The most modern of them (2005?) Hudson Hills has been the site of a handful of previous efforts. I'd love to know the original architect of the 6th and oldest Westchester muni. Dunwoodie. which was created by theater types looking for golf beyond Van Cortlandt in 1903 but went public in 1955-57.

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V. Kmetz

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2020, 09:24:53 PM »
Quote from: Jeff Loh on June 16, 2020, 06:43:17 PM
Good point Tim. It pays to know the caddy master  :o


His name is Justin; he isn't easily charmed.
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mark chalfant

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2020, 09:35:05 PM »
Century
Quaker Ridge
Winged Foot East
Wykagyl
Siwanoy
Whippoorwill


« Last Edit: June 17, 2020, 10:36:17 PM by mark chalfant »
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jeffwarne

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2020, 10:26:00 PM »
Quote from: Tim Martin on June 16, 2020, 05:02:15 PM
Quote from: Jim Sullivan on June 16, 2020, 04:30:07 PM
I have some friends here in Montgomery County PA that would disown me for this, but Westchester and Suffolk Counties NY are just off the charts.


Jim-You have to give Nassau County a nod as well. Here are five to start with.


Garden City Men’s Club
Piping Rock Club
Bethpage Black
Engineers
Rockaway Hunting Club


leaving out The Creek, Huntington CC, Inwood,Bethpage Red (leaps and bounds better than Bethpage Bore)North Shore etc...
« Last Edit: June 17, 2020, 10:31:39 PM by jeffwarne »
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jeffwarne

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2020, 10:30:57 PM »
Quote from: Julian Wise on June 16, 2020, 02:41:31 PM
There are so many great courses in Westchester but looking for opinions on the best 5.  Put them in order or just list them.  Since I started the topic, I will give my top 5 (not in any particular order).  Thoughts?


Winged Foot West
Winged Foot East
Sleepy Hollow
Quaker Ridge
Hudson National


The first four plus definitely Wykagyl, Whipporwhill, Fenway, Apawamis, Knollwood,Siwanoy, Westchester, Century over HN,  (though meticulously maintained by Ryan Oliver)


My faves in order
Sleepy Hollow
Wykagyl
Apawamis
Winged Foot East
Fenway
« Last Edit: June 17, 2020, 10:33:42 PM by jeffwarne »
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Jeff Schley

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Re: Best 5 courses in Westchester, New York
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2020, 04:05:19 AM »
Love to get Corey Miller and Jim Gold's take on this.
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