Westchester Country Club

. The West Course was designed for championship play and has hosted PGA tournaments since 1963. The South Course was originally designed for women and higher handicap golfers. Around 1997, the South Course was reconstructed with longer tees, new sand and grass bunkers, water hazards, and some new greens. The South Course is now more competitive with the West Course to accommodate low handicap golfers.

in Jersey City, NJ, and the event will return to WCC for a final time in either 2010, 2011, or 2012.

Notable members of Westchester Country Club From the Past and Present

* Ralph Branca, professional baseball player. Threw the pitch of the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951 playoff game between Dodgers and Giants
* Robert Merrill, baritone at Metropolitan Opera House, sang national anthem at Yankee Stadium
* Ernie Anastos, WNYW TV anchorman
* Scott Shannon, radio disc jockey and the official voice of the Sean Hannity Show
* Mark Simone, radio/TV personality
*James Nicholas, MD, orthopedic surgeon, team physician for New York Jets. He operated on Joe Namath.
* Paul Woolard, former President of Revlon
* Jules Alexander, sports photographer
* John Daly, moderator on TV show What's My Line?
* Mario Gabelli, founder and CEO of the eponymous Gabelli Asset Management
* David Hartman, American television personality
* John Mara, New York Giants owner
* Kenneth Chenault, CEO of American Express, on Board of Directors of IBM
* Earl G. Graves, CEO of Black Enterprise magazine
* Ezio Pinza, opera singer
* Richie Powers, Eyewitness News Sportscaster, NBA referee
* Gary Sherlock, former president and publisher of Gannett Newspapers
* Frederic Salerno, President of Verizon Telephone Company
* Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion
* James P Wilson, CEO, WM Chassis
* Robert Diamond, CEO, Barclays Capital
* Albert Pirro, husband of former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro
* Generoso Pope, Sr., publisher, owner of Colonial Sand & Stone, and the first person of Italian descent to become a self-made millionaire in the United States
* John N. Mitchell, Attorney General during Nixon Administration
* Howard Hughes, Legendary eccentric multi-millionaire, aviator, business tycoon
* Ed Sullivan, Television host and newspaper columnist
* Johnny Carson, Television Personality
* William D. Fugazy, Travel Agency and Limousine Mogul. Chairman of Ellis Island reconstruction and various Italian-American charities.
* Jimmy Roberts, NBC Sportscaster
* Kenneth Cole, fashion designer
* Michael Anthony Perry, Chairman, Opus Advisory Group

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External links

* [http://www.wccclub.org/ Westchester Country Club]