Bedford Hills, NY – The Metropolitan Golf Writers Association announced that GlenArbor Golf Club will receive the distinguished 2023 Club of the Year Award at their 71st National Awards Dinner on Wednesday, October 11th.
“We are thrilled to receive this honor from the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association and look forward to continuing our efforts to make sure our members and guests reap the benefits of our core principles for generations to come,” said Grant Gregory, Chairman and Founder of GlenArbor Golf Club. “Our mission revolves around four key pillars: the traditions of golf, with an emphasis on camaraderie and friendly competition; continued stewardship of the land, illustrated by our dedication to conservation; a commitment to giving back through charitable partnerships; and a continuous lifetime of learning.”
The beautiful and challenging golf course has been the site of numerous MGA championships as well as several professional charity golf events such as the annual Berenberg Invitational, which brings legendary golfers like Gary Player, Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer and many others to the club each year. In the last two years, the event has raised more than $1.5 million for the University of Nebraska Buffet Cancer Center for the cure of pancreatic cancer.
In addition to the championship course, a world class short game teaching facility which was designed by World Golf Hall of Famer Gary Player, the grounds also include a state-of-the-art teaching center. GlenArbor also conducts numerous golf academies and boasts a Prodigy program that has produced many competitive young golfers over the years.
“The Metropolitan area of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey is one of the very top centers for golf in the world,” said Player. “About two decades ago, I was approached to design GlenArbor Golf Club just outside New York City in Westchester County.”
“The Gregory family put their trust in me and my staff to create a unique and environmentally conscious course, that was steeped in tradition and tucked away from distraction. I was elated to learn the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association gave GlenArbor the distinguished honor of being named its Club of the Year. Many congratulations to everyone involved that makes this place so special. They are all true stewards of the game we love.”
GlenArbor Golf Club is immersed in a storied history. George Washington’s troops marched through the land, and John Jay, our country’s first Supreme Court Chief Justice, lived nearby. The site was owned by Harold T. White, whose wife, Ruth Underhill White, was the 1899 U.S. Ladies Amateur Champion and her trophy is on display in GlenArbor’s clubhouse.
GlenArbor Golf Club is the latest in a renowned list of clubs that have earned the MGWA’s coveted Club of the Year Award. The award is bestowed upon a Met-area club “for upholding the spirit and traditions of golf through energetic support and consistent dedication to the game.” The first recipient of the MGWA’s Club of the Year award, in 1980, was Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ.
ABOUT GLENARBOR GOLF CLUB
The course is blessed with terrain features that golf architects prize: unspoiled wetlands, natural grades, and abundant wildlife. Gary Player has preserved all the native beauty to create a breathtaking course he proudly calls “his masterpiece”. Player’s strategy to achieve course design excellence emphasizes natural beauty that combines both exciting challenges and sophisticated course management. He has masterfully interwoven all three into this majestic championship course.
From the Player tees at over 7,100 yards, the course tests the shot making skills of the most accomplished player. The course rolls and turns, demanding draws and fades. Fairways are inviting, while the greens call for touch and control. Truly, par at GlenArbor will be a standard of excellence.
Players will find that precision takes precedence over power, and that rewards are earned for accuracy. With multiple tee complexes on every hole, Gary Player has allowed golfers of all skill levels to participate in the excitement of GlenArbor. Each hole is distinct and memorable thanks to his expert blending of woodland, wetlands, and dramatic elevation changes. Players who walk this spectacular course amidst this immense beauty feel the privilege of playing GlenArbor. Members and guests can refine their golfing skills at GlenArbor’s world class Teaching and Short Game Center. Staffed by a knowledgeable cadre of PGA Nationally recognized teaching and playing professionals; the GlenArbor Golf Academy is open year-round and is committed to offering the finest instruction.
The GlenArbor clubhouse was built on the site of the White Estate. Which was one of the largest, historic estates in the Town of Bedford. GlenArbor’s master plan concept was to permanently protect the property’s historic roots and to preserve the feeling of the quintessential Bedford homestead.
Designed by Mark Finlay of Fairfield, CT., the GlenArbor clubhouse is situated on a commanding site overlooking the golf course. Exceeding 30,000 square feet, the clubhouse provides countless amenities in an intimate and comfortable environment. Facilities include a main dining room, private dining and board rooms, grill, and men’s and women’s locker rooms. The focus of the main floor is the dining room and grill room which open on to traditional covered porches, taking advantage of sweeping views of the first and eighteenth fairways and lakes. The clubhouse is a preferred location not only for intimate dinners, and for private larger events.
CONTACT
Bo Wood
Windsor Woods Consulting
obm.wood@gmail.com
864.421.2421
