Winged Foot Golf Club

Mamaroneck, New York

Winged Foot Golf Club is a 36-hole golf club located in Mamaroneck, New York.  The course architect is A.W. Tillinghas, who also designed Baltusrol and Bethpage Black.

From the blue tees, the West Course is a par 72 and measures 7,229 yards with a course rating of 73.2 and a slope rating of 138. The East Course is a par 72 and measures 6,750 yards with a course rating of 72.2 and a slope rating of 135. GOLF Digest's 2005 ranking of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" selected the West Course 8th in 2005 and the East Course 34th.

For USGA championships, the course has been typically set up at par 70.

Claude Harmon was the head professional at Winged Foot when he won the 1948 Masters Tournament. He was the last club professional to win a major golf tournament.

Major golf championships held at Winged Foot

• 1929 U.S. Open, won by Bobby Jones at 6-over-par 294
• 1959 U.S. Open, won by Billy Casper at 2-over-par 282
• 1974 U.S. Open, won by Hale Irwin at 7-over-par 287 in "The Massacre at Winged Foot"
• 1984 U.S. Open, won by Fuzzy Zoeller at 4-under-par 276
• 1997 PGA Championship, won by Davis Love III at 11-under-par 269
• 2006 U.S. Open, won by Geoff Ogilvy at 5-over-par 285

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