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Engineers Country Club
Overview
Located in Roslyn Harbor along the north shore of Long Island is the Herbert Strong-designed Engineers Country Club. The course debuted in 1917 and was soon renovated in 1921 by Devereux Emmet and Frank Duane. The course gained international prestige shortly after opening, hosting the PGA Championship in 1919 and the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1920. Engineers Country Club features open fairways with heavily sloped banks, often guarded by thick patches of fescue just off of the fairways. Tricky firm and fast putting surfaces featuring lots of pitch and offer one of the best defenses against scoring. The highlight of the round can easily become a moment to forget at the short but penal par-3 14th, commonly referred to as the “two or twenty hole,” as birdies or gigantic numbers are equally likely, guarded by thin snaking bunkers and a wide penalty area short of the green.
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“Designed by Herbert Strong and Devereux Emmet, Engineers Country Club was considered one of the best courses in the country upon its opening and hosted an early PGA Championship. The course no longer is held in such high esteem but was one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the year for me. The course plays over hilly terrain with wonderful land movement leading to memorable holes. The conditioning was not perfect, but the course played extremely firm and fast, especially the greens. While not a long course and fairly open, the greens here are as interesting and difficult as it comes and only the best putters would get through a round here without some three-putts. In addition to being quite fun, there are a number of highly unique and memorable holes here, most notably the infamous "2 or 20" short par 3 14th where you must hit the green or else. The downhill approaches at 16 and 18 are also fantastic. Unfortunately, there's been lots of discussion about selling the land for housing and this wound be a great loss for Long Island to lose such a unique course."
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