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The Apawamis Club is a private country club located in Rye, New York, Westchester County, long known for its 18-hole golf course. The course features 6,547 yards with a par of 72 and a course rating of 75.3. The golf course took shape in the early 1900's, stewarded through design by the then Chairman of the Golf Committee, Maturin Ballou, who enlisted the assistance of a then lesser known young Scottish professional named Willie Dunn. The golf course is incredibly undulating with many elevated greens and blind shots. The short par-4 fourth is guarded by 11 bunkers, known as Eleanor's Teeth, directly in front of the green, and the green has three distinct tiers, making putting challenging if the ball doesn't land on the tier the pin is on.

Few major changes have been made to the course since its original design and the course renovation of 2001-2002, under the skillful guidance of architect Gil Hanse was, in certain respects, a restoration. The course was altered again in 2017 by Keith Foster, with extensive capital changes made to the fairways, driving range and bunkers. The Club has played host to the USGA Girls' Junior Championship in 1970, the USGA Curtis Cup in 1978, and USGA Senior Women's Championship in 2005. The 1911 U.S. Amateur was contested here, resulting in a playoff between the reigning British Amateur champion, Harold Hilton, and his lesser-known American opponent, Fred Herreshoff.