Winged Foot Golf Club: West

Mamaroneck, NY • Private

4.8

Panelists

21 Reviews

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Dom Furore

2 / 6

Dom Furore

3 / 6

The 18th green at Winged Foot (West).

Dom Furore

4 / 6

No. 17

Dom Furore

5 / 6

LC Lambrecht

6 / 6

The ninth hole with the iconic Clifford Wendehack clubhouse in the background.

Dom Furore

Overview

Gone are all the Norway Spruce that once squeezed every fairway of Winged Foot West. It’s now gloriously open and playable, at least until one reaches the putting surfaces, perhaps the finest set of green contours the versatile architect A.W. Tillinghast ever did, now restored to original parameters by architect Gil Hanse. The greens look like giant mushrooms, curled and slumped around the edges, proving that as a course architect, Tillinghast was not a fun guy. Winged Foot West was tamed by Bryson DeChambeau in winning the 2020 U.S. Open in September, but he was only competitor to finish under-par in his six-shot victory.

About

Holes 18

Length 7477

Slope 145

Facility Type Private

Year Opened 1923

Designer A.W. Tillinghast/(R) Gil Hanse

Awards

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1966.
2023-'24 ranking: 11th.
Previous ranking: 12th.
Highest ranking: 5th, 1985-1988.

Best in State: Ranked Top 5 in New York since 1977.
Current Ranking: 4th since 2019.

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Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.8

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

8.1604

Character

8.4463

Challenge

8.4358

Layout Variety

8.0421

Fun

7.8058

Aesthetics

7.908

Conditioning

8.3049

Reviews

1 / 10

Review

“A very demanding test of golf, due to the length of the course, the penal bunkering and the small and undulating greens that demand precise approaches. Course has improved with the removal of trees."

2024

2 / 10

Review

“There's a reason this Golden Age A.W. Tillinghast design has hosted six U.S. Opens. It's a golf course that tests every part of your game. You will not shoot a score that matches your handicap here, but you will enjoy yourself. The green complexes stand out as some of the best you'll ever play. They appear to be waves on the ocean. The club has much history, and it is on display in its clubhouse. The staff is welcoming and friendly. Enjoy a round here if offered the opportunity."

2024

3 / 10

Review

“The West Course at WInged Foot Golf Club has some of the most dramatic and challenging greens in the game of golf. The work Gil Hanse has done in restoring and expanding the putting surfaces have really highlighted the quality of these dramatic greens. With state-of-the-art sub-air systems, conditioning on the greens at Winged Foot is always world class. Despite quite a number of long, gently bending Par 4s, the West Course has a nice amount of variety in its Par 3s and a couple of great shorter Par 4s. The land that the course is laid out on is pretty mild and bland, though the back 9 does have some better land movement and interest."

2024

4 / 10

Review

“One of the best courses and club is the US. Very Private."

2023

5 / 10

Review

“The design is special, using the natural landscape to layout a course that is a great test of golf. The course's "uniqueness" is defined by its greens, which present different challenges at each hole, with slopes and contours not regularly seen at any other course."

2023

6 / 10

Review

“Prototype US Open tough as nails test of golf. You can feel the history and the place is all class."

2023

7 / 10

Review

“Some of the best and fun greens out there. Great routing and challenge."

2023

8 / 10

Review

“Such a great test. You must be able to shape the ball in both directions, don’t short side yourself with approaches, play conservatively and you will do better than trying to gamble. One beef is with some mowing lines as the primo angles require you actually try to hi it in the rough, such as on 2 and 6. Would be more appropriate to give the golfer those angles from short grass, I was told by caddie to put it in the rough in those 2 spots and did make par, but that’s not what Tillie intended I’m sure."

2023

9 / 10