Old Westbury Golf & Country Club: Overlook/Woods/Bluegrass

Old Westbury, NY • Private

#53 Best In State

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Old Westbury Golf & Country Club: Overlook/Woods/Bluegrass

270 Wheatley Rd.

Old Westbury, NY 11568

United States

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Overview

Old Westbury Golf and Country Club debuted its golf course in 1960, commissioning William Mitchell to design three nines on a former colonial estate in Long Island. The club is home to the Overlook, Woods and Bluegrass courses, with the more well-known and challenging routing consisting of the initial two. Situated at the highest point of elevation on Long Island, the course follows steep natural undulations and features tight fairways protected by dense woodlands and penal hazards. Putting surfaces are small, sloped and often heavily defended by hazards and false fronts, requiring accurate approaches. The standout hole at Old Westbury is the opening par 5 on the Woods course, the perfect risk-reward hole with a tight tree-lined fairway and a green protected by water on the right side. Brian Silva recently completed a full-scale renovation, reconstructing all 28 greens, the modernization of the 100-plus bunkers and new irrigation.

About

Holes 27

Facility Type Private

Year Opened 2004

Designer Ken Dye/William F. Mitchell

Awards

ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked from 1967-'68.

Best in State: Ranked Top 25 in New York from 2013-2014; Top 30 from 2011-2012. Top 50 in 2023-'24. Ranked 53rd, 2025-'26.
Previous ranking: 49th.
2025-'26 ranking: 53rd.