Maidstone Club
Par | 72 |
---|---|
Length | 6,560 yd (6,000 m) Longest hole is 597 yd (546 m) |
Course rating | 73.0 |
Slope rating | 139 |
The Maidstone Club is a private country club on the Atlantic Ocean in the village of East Hampton, New York. Maidstone has both an 18-hole and nine-hole private golf course.
History
The club derives its name from the original name for East Hampton, which was Maidstone, named after Maidstone in England. It was founded as a 7-hole course in 1894 and expanded to 18 holes in 1899.[3] The club was the summer retreat of New York City’s most wealthy and socially connected families. Maidstone is considered to be the most elite, prestigious and difficult to get into of all the clubs in the Hamptons.[2]
Jews were not admitted as members until the late 1970s.[4][5] Through the 1990s and early 2000s, journalists reported that there were no Black members.[6][7]
Several notable people have inquired about membership over the years and were summarily prevented from joining the club. In the 1950s,
The Parks' routing on the 80 acres on Gardiner’s Peninsula and the remaining 50 acres introduces multiple hazards at various angles, including a
In 2014, Maidstone was ranked #37 in Golf Magazine's "Top 100 Courses in the U.S." list, and #67 in their "Top 100 Courses in the World" list.[11][12][13]
West Course scorecard
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue | 73.0/139 | 424 | 537 | 408 | 176 | 325 | 403 | 341 | 151 | 415 | 3180 | 387 | 464 | 181 | 500 | 152 | 493 | 485 | 328 | 390 | 3380 | 6560 |
White | 70.3/131 | 362 | 509 | 365 | 162 | 296 | 393 | 312 | 131 | 367 | 2897 | 360 | 395 | 164 | 454 | 129 | 481 | 470 | 287 | 367 | 3107 | 6004 |
Par | Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Facilities
The Maidstone Club features a private beach, pool, tennis house, and club house in addition to the golf course.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Williams, Robert. "The Maidstone Club". golfclubatlas. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Itinerant Golfer's Take on Maidstone Club (West)". golftripper.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ ISBN 1-58536-087-2.
- ^ Paul Delaney, “Discrimination Remains a Policy and a Practice at Many Clubs,” The New York Times, September 13, 1976, 29.
- ^ Steven Gaines, Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons (Little, Brown, 1998), 195.
- ^ Bruce Weber, “Members Only,” The New York Times, June 14, 1992, sec. Style, 10.
- ^ Peter de Jonge, “Barbarian at the Tee - An Uninvited Non-Member Plays a Round at the Maidstone Club,” New York Magazine, August 18, 2005, https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/12549/ .
- ^ a b McCallen, Brian (6 July 2012). "Maidstone Club's Luxurious Links". Hamptons-Magazine.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ DiGiacomo, Frank (10 October 2006). "The Gossip Behind the Gossip". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "The Maidstone Club". Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ Top 100 Courses in the U.S
- ^ Top 100 Courses in the World
- ^ "Maidstone Club in East Hampton, NY". Retrieved 2015-06-04.