Hudson Valley Magazine Golf-Guide 2013

If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

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If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

If golf can be said to have a birthplace in America, it must be Westchester. Sure, the game was played in a couple of places before John Reid and his buddies whacked a ball around a pasture in Yonkers, but the club they established outlasted them all and built a long, clear path from the beginning of the game to the present day

A great long weekend on the auld sod: There are many old golf courses and more than a few great ones in Ireland, but you can count on one hand the number that are both old and great. Southwest Ireland has two of them, not to mention a “new” course that is worth the trip across the pond all on its own

Every golfer should put away the cigars, poker chips, and bottomless beer cooler at least once a year so he can take a buddy trip with some folks who would really appreciate it — the wife and kids

Classic and modern: Three excellent courses highlight a great long-weekend destination

Tee it up while your neighbors back home are scraping the ice off their windshields