New York’s only Pete Dye-designed golf course, region’s best-in-class hotels combine for a variety of stay, play experiences
(POUND RIDGE, N.Y.) – Pound Ridge Golf Club – the nationally-ranked, Pete Dye-designed destination course 40 miles north of New York City – is continuing its hotel partnerships for 2011, aligning with a diverse array of properties in New York City, Westchester County, and Connecticut.
Designed to appeal to discerning, traveling golfers and business travelers who “collect” the world’s most unique and compelling golf experiences, Pound Ridge hotel partners include:
Mandarin Oriental and the Marriott Marquis in New York City; Castle on the Hudson and The Ritz-Carlton in Westchester County; and Hyatt Regency Greenwich and the Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa in Connecticut.
Guests at these best-in-class hotels enjoy preferred golf rates, tee time booking via concierge or hotel staff, and transportation options (from shuttles to rental cars and limousines). Current generation Nike clubs and Foot Joy golf shoes are available for rent.
“Pound Ridge Golf Club is a world-class golf destination and our hotel partners provide a broad spectrum of accommodation options for leisure and business travelers visiting from around the U.S. and World,” says Pound Ridge owner Ken Wang.
New York City Hotel Partners
Mandarin Oriental, New York is a luxury, five-star hotel with 248 elegant guestrooms and suites – each including breathtaking views of Manhattan. Located in Columbus Circle’s Time Warner Center, Mandarin Oriental, New York is set in an idyllic location just steps away from world-class dining, shopping and entertainment. The New York Marriott Marquis is located in the heart of Times Square and the Broadway theater district. The hotel sparkles with updated hotel rooms and suites, high-speed elevators and six hotel restaurants and lounges.
Westchester County Hotel Partners
Castle on the Hudson sits majestically overlooking the Hudson River on sprawling acres of manicured gardens and grounds. The Castle’s luxurious guestrooms, suites with wood burning fireplaces continue to be a favorite among dignitaries and celebrities. The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester is a 30 minute drive from Pound Ridge andoffers 146 beautifully appointed guest rooms as well as over 9,000 square feet of versatile function space.
Connecticut Hotel Partners
Located 30 minutes from Pound Ridge Golf Club, the Hyatt Regency Greenwich is a AAA Three Diamond hotel with English manor-styled architecture, premier business amenities, and fine dining with a soaring atrium retreat filled with plants and trees, scenic paths, bridges and streams. Only 15 minutes away, the Stamford Marriott Hotel embodies a unique mix of New York energy and New England charm, while providing a memorable hotel experience for business, leisure, meeting and celebration needs.
For rate details and more information about Pound Ridge Golf Club, visit www.poundridgegolf.com or call 914-764-5771.
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. Pound Ridge Golf Club is the premier high-end, public course in the metropolitan New York area, considered a “must play” on any golfer’s bucket list.
Crafted by Dye, his son Perry and long-time Dye construction manager/lead shaper Michael Langkau, Pound Ridge Golf Club is a full bentgrass facility, 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 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, 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
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Glenn Gray
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