Westchester Hills ( 1913, Clark/Travis) White Plains, NY Rees Jones Renovation

[Steve_ Shaffer]

The original design at Westchester Hills came from Peter Clark, its first head professional, who was a Donald Ross protégé. The greens were redone in 1922 under the guidance of Walter Travis.

Jones and his lead designer Bryce Swanson have developed a master plan that starts with green expansion and bunker renovation.
“We’ve looked at every feature and looked at how we can improve that feature,” Jones said. “I think that is really the way restoration should be going right now especially at these clubs that have a history. . does have the character and the style that should be restored.”
Over time, most of the greens had lost character.
“You can go out on the golf course and see what some of the old green sizes were,” Jones said. “A lot of the greens have shrunk 400 square feet, 1,000 square feet. It looks like when I went into the Country Club in Brookline before the 1988 U.S. Open, all the greens had gotten round during the depression and the second World War, but the essence of the design was still there.”



https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/golf/2020/12/17/golf-westchester-hills-hires-rees-jones-provide-signature-touch/6545945002/


https://www.westchesterhills.org/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=GOLF

[Sven Nilsen]

Steve:


Although Peter Clark was involved with the construction of the course, the reports from back then have it as being laid out by Scarsdale pro Jack Dowling.


Sven


April 20, 1913 The Sun -





April 23, 1913 Times Union -