Westchester Magazine Golf-Guide 2013

Pioneering Clubs in the Hudson Valley Region 1882 Powelton Club, Newburgh (added golf in 1892) 1886 The...

If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

When it was founded in 1913, Westchester Hills Golf Club was originally the golf...

The grand dame of golf clubs in the county is Westchester Country Club, the...

Few golf clubs in America have earned a bigger place in the game’s history...

If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

A great long weekend on the auld sod: There are many old golf courses and more than a few great ones in Ireland, but you can count on one hand the number that are both old and great. Southwest Ireland has two of them, not to mention a “new” course that is worth the trip across the pond all on its own

Every golfer should put away the cigars, poker chips, and bottomless beer cooler at least once a year so he can take a buddy trip with some folks who would really appreciate it—the wife and kids

Classic and modern: Three excellent courses highlight a great long-weekend destination

Tee it up while your neighbors back home are scraping the ice off their windshields