Best-in-class alignment creates seamless guest experience
(POUND RIDGE, N.Y.) – Pound Ridge Golf Club – the Pete Dye-designed destination course 40 miles north of New York City – and Mandarin Oriental, New York, a Five-Star hotel in the heart of Manhattan, are partnering to offer a world-class golf and accommodation experience for discerning golfers visiting one of the world’s greatest cities.
The best-in-class alignment will allow Mandarin Oriental guests to make tee times through the hotel’s concierge before the start of their stay or during their time onsite at one of New York City’s most lively, exotic and energetic hotel properties. Guests traveling sans vehicle can make a variety of transportation arrangements through the hotel, from car services and limousines to rental cars.
“We are excited and honored to team with Mandarin Oriental, New York, to offer guests a seamless and unforgettable golf experience,” says Pound Ridge Golf Club owner Ken Wang. “Pound Ridge’s location sets up perfectly for golfers who want to play 18 holes of Pete Dye-designed golf, and return to the city for dining and entertainment.”
For those golfers who leave their equipment at home, Pound Ridge has high-end clubs available for rental including current and next generation Nike equipment. Foot Joy golf shoes are also available for demo. Regular rates for Pound Ridge during the peak season (May 1 through December 31) are $235, $175 (after 3 p.m.) and $125 (after 5 p.m.).
For more information about Pound Ridge Golf Club: visit www.poundridgegolf.com, call 914-764-5771 or email info@poundridgegolf.com. For reservations at Mandarin Oriental, New York visit www.mandarinoriental.com/newyork/ or call 212-805-8800.
About Pound Ridge Golf Club
Opened in 2008, Pound Ridge Golf Club is the only course in New York designed by the legendary Pete Dye. Located in Westchester County, it is less than an hour north of New York City and less than 15 minutes from Stamford and Greenwich, Connecticut. One of the only high-end, public courses in the area, Pound Ridge Golf Club is a full bentgrass facility.
Crafted by Dye, his son Perry and long-time Dye construction manager/lead shaper Michael Langkau, Pound Ridge Golf Club is hewn from 172 acres of magnificent cliffs, streams and wooded hills. Dramatic rock formations and boulders were left onsite, creating one of the most visually stunning settings for golf in the U.S. More than 14,000-linear-feet of rock wall surrounds trees, wetlands and water hazards. These frame contoured fairways which wind through hardwood forests and fescue mounds leading to open meadows with picturesque green complexes.
Pound Ridge Golf Club plays to a par-72 and houses five sets of tees and measures 7,171 yards. It boasts a practice range, short game area and putting green. The property features some of the highest points in Westchester County, with a number of tee boxes offering expansive vistas of the surrounding country. Notable holes include the par-5, 13th – home to “Pete’s Rock,” a giant boulder that rests in the middle of the fairway – and the par-3 15th – dubbed “Headstone” – which is flanked on the right by a large rock outcropping that protrudes into the elongated, 9,000-square-foot putting surface.
Recent accolades for Pound Ridge Golf Club Include:
• “America’s Best New Courses, 2009” – Golf Digest
• “New Golf Development of the Year, 2009” – ABTA Golf
• “Top Ten You Can Play, No. 2, 2008” – GOLF Magazine
• “Best New Courses, 2008” – LINKS Magazine
• “America’s Best New Courses, 2008” – Golfweek
About Mandarin Oriental, New York
A stunning fusion of modern design with stylish Oriental flair, Mandarin Oriental, New York features 248 elegant guestrooms and suites – all with breathtaking views of Manhattan. Luxurious amenities include Asiate, the hotel’s elegant restaurant; MObar created by noted interior designer, Tony Chi; the Lobby Lounge with dramatic views of Central Park; a 14,500-square-foot, Five-Star Mandarin Oriental Spa; and a state-of-the-art fitness center with a 75-foot lap pool. Located in Columbus Circle’s Time Warner Center, Mandarin Oriental, New York is in an idyllic location just steps away from world-class dining, shopping and entertainment, including the Broadway Theater District, Lincoln Center, Central Park, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Time Warner Center’s collection of upscale retail shops and restaurants.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@buffalocommunications.com