Pound Ridge Golf Club

pitchmaster1224 · July 2, 2008

Heading into the holiday weekend, most people think stars, stripes, fireworks and barbecues.

Not you. You'll take eagles, birdies, pars and bogeys all weekend and twice on Sunday (especially twice on Sunday).

You've played Bethpage. You've played Shinnecock. Let us present the next great New York golf masterpiece: Pound Ridge Golf Club, Pete Dye's new stunner in Westchester, is set to soft-open this weekend—and it's public.

A short one-hour drive up the Merritt (the ride back may feel longer depending on that last putt), Pound Ridge is a long, challenging course nestled artfully into the hardwood forest and granite of Westchester.

But be prepared, this is the first New York golf course from world-famous mad scientist Pete Dye (you may know his work from TPC at Sawgrass and its famous island green 17th hole), and he's certainly left his mark. Postage-stamp greens, undulating fairways and swashbuckling tee shots abound. We're big fans of number 15, a short par-3 where you hit over wetlands onto a green carved out of a cliff. And number 13 is a par-5 beauty with an 80-foot rock cliff running the entire length of the hole.

But as usual, our favorite is the 19th.

Pound Ridge Golf Club, weekend greens fees (including cart and range use) $235, 18 High Ridge Rd, Pound Ridge, NY, 914-764-5771

http://www.poundridgegolf.com/

3woody · July 3, 2008

Looking forward to playing Pound Rigde, but for $250 a round, i doubt its gonna be a regular thing.

nochct1 · July 3, 2008

looks like a great course. it will be interesting to see how successful it is. if it were $150 per round, they might have more success. the people who would play the course are already members at private courses (in the westchester area, there is no shortage of private golf). they will probably get some corporate play as stamford and greenwich aren't too far away.

just seems too overpriced. if they want to bring in some players they would run a free shuttle from one of the train stations. that way they can bring in some play from the city.

mhj202 · July 3, 2008

Looking forward to playing Pound Rigde, but for $250 a round, i doubt its gonna be a regular thing.

Exactly my thinking- definitely will give it a shot but for that kind of coin, I don't think I can justify it on a regular basis... especially with Bethpage Black and Red so close and so much cheaper.

BEND OF THE RIVER GC · July 8, 2008

I will play it once next summer, but pricey for sure...

sabram · July 11, 2008

I'd be interested in knowing some details about the course (like the great review of West Point that RHetzel recently posted) rather than an advertisement for the course.

"...You've played Shinnecock..."? I'd be surprised if 0.1% of the readers here have played Shinney

A one hour Drive up the Merrit? It's about an hour from the City (if you don't hit any traffic), but only 10 minutes of the drive is on the Merritt.

Did you play the course or just read about it?

vwgolfer · July 11, 2008

I was looking forward to playing this, but 250 a round is REeeeeeedicolous. Give me a break. Great, another golf course in NYC metro area for the rich wall streeters. I have no interest in this course at this price even for one time.

pitchmaster1224 · July 20, 2008

Looking forward to playing Pound Rigde, but for $250 a round, i doubt its gonna be a regular thing.

actually $235 not $250 but I do see your point and agree with you!

I'd be interested in knowing some details about the course (like the great review of West Point that RHetzel recently posted) rather than an advertisement for the course.

"...You've played Shinnecock..."? I'd be surprised if 0.1% of the readers here have played Shinney

A one hour Drive up the Merrit? It's about an hour from the City (if you don't hit any traffic), but only 10 minutes of the drive is on the Merritt.

Did you play the course or just read about it?

no i have not played the course i just saw this advertisement so i copied and pasted

bleclair8281 · July 21, 2008

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181267

Shwagin1066 · April 5, 2010

Anybody playing Pound Ridge this upcoming summer please request me to caddy! I will be turning 20 this summer and am a scratch golfer and will know the course very well. Name is Byron Vereschagin. Thanks!