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

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.