New York’s only Pete Dye-designed course offers alternative to private club membership
(POUND RIDGE, N.Y.) – Pound Ridge Golf Club – the nationally-ranked, Pete Dye-designed destination course 40 miles north of New York City – announces its exclusive 2011 season plans tailored to the unique needs of today’s modern golfer.
For avid golfers in New York City, Westchester, Rockland and Fairfield (Conn.) counties, and individuals and corporations making New York a second home, Pound Ridge Golf Club season plans offer an alternative to private club memberships, featuring a Dye-designed course with flexible playing options, an assortment of benefits and varying price points, starting at $4,000.
“Our season plans are ideal for metropolitan area golfers in search of a home course with private club-level conditions and world-class design pedigree, but without the commitment of a private club membership,” says Pound Ridge General Manager Todd Leavenworth.
Signature holes at Pound Ridge include the stunning par-5, 13th – home to “Pete’s Rock,” a giant boulder that rests in the middle of the fairway – and the elusive par-3, 15th – dubbed “Headstone” – which is flanked on the right by an enormous rock outcropping that juts into the elongated but shallow 9,000 square-foot green.
For more information about Pound Ridge Golf Club and season plans, please call the pro shop at 914-764-5771 or visit www.poundridgegolf.com.
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 surround 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 countryside. 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 but shallow 9,000 square-foot green.
Recent accolades for Pound Ridge Golf Club Include:
• “No. 1 New York City Area Golf Course, 2010” – AskMen.com
• “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
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@buffalocommunications.com
