Apawamis Club
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| Club information | |
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| Location |
Rye, New York United States |
| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | 1911 U.S. Amateur |
| Website | The Apawamis Club |
| Designed by |
Willie Dunn, Jr. Herbert Strong |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,471 yd (5,917 m) |
The Apawamis Club is a golf and country club located in Rye, New York. The 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship was contested here, resulting in a playoff between the reigning British Amateur champion, Harold Hilton, and his lesser-known American opponent, Fred Herreshoff. Many notable players were in the field, such as Francis Ouimet and Walter Travis.
The Apawamis Club was founded on June 25, 1890 as a social organization by a group of 40 gentlemen from Rye, New York, and the surrounding area. The Apawamis Club was the home course for golfing great Willie Anderson from 1901 through 1906.
The Apawamis Club has a rich golf history. The golf course was designed by Willie Dunn, Jr. who had previously designed the links-style course at Shinnecock Hills, which is located on Long Island. Herbert Strong was hired as the head professional in 1906 after Willie Anderson left to take another job. Strong made changes to the golf course, which included adding bunkers, between 1906 and 1911 in preparation for the 1911 U.S. Amateur.
The origin of the Club's name refers to an area in the southwest section of Rye, now called Rye Neck, formerly called Budd's Neck (after John Budd – who purchased it in 1661), that was originally called Apawamis by the Native Americans. The name is derived from the words "appoqua" which means “to cover” and "mis" meaning “the trunk of a tree” – together the name implies “the covering tree”.
The 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship was contested at Apawamis Club in 1911, resulting in a playoff between the reigning British Amateur champion, Harold Hilton, and his lesser-known American opponent, Fred Herreshoff. The field was laden with a number of fine players, such as Francis Ouimet and Walter Travis, but they could not keep pace with Hilton and Herreshoff. Ouimet would later win the U.S Open in 1913 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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