The Apawamis Club
Overview
Originally just a social club founded in 1890. Apawamis added a golf course built by Willie Dunn in the early 1900s. The golf course is incredibly undulating with many elevated greens and blind shots. The pinnacle of this is the short par-4 fourth. Guarded by 11 bunkers, known as Eleanor’s Teeth, directly in front of the green, and three more on the right side, it’s a short wedge shot that is vastly more difficult due to the bunkering. The green as well is incredibly interesting with three distinct tiers, if the ball doesn’t land on the tier the pin is on golfers have a tough putt ahead of them. In 2001, Gil Hanse did a restoration and later in 2017 Keith Foster expanded the greens, widened fairways and renovated the bunkers.
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“A wonderfully conditioned short tough golf course. Some very distinctive rock and bunkered holes that are so great. Use of this small piece of property give some very tight feelings but such a good use of the land. Rocks and a stream make a beautiful couple holes routing through natural property."
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“Don't be fooled by the yardage. This course is all you want. Green complexes are fantastic and just a lot of fun to play. If you love quirky this is your place."
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“A very private course located in Westchester County, Apawamis is an old-school design with wonderful land movement and plenty of blind shots. While not a very long course by today's standards, the quirky design and extremely fast, undulating greens make it a fun challenge, with a slope of 144 from just 6400 yards! I have a feeling not many people have played here so it is pretty underrated, but this is definitely a wonderful member's course and certainly of the most unique courses I've seen."
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“This course was a delight to play. Very fun with unique hole designs."
Read More2024
