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The Apawamis Club
The Apawamis Club is a private country club located in Rye, New York, Westchester County, long known for its 18-hole golf course and prominence in the sport of squash. 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. Apawamis is also the home base of a nationally recognized junior squash program and hosts the world renowned Briggs Cup tournament.
The Apawamis Club was originally founded on June 25, 1890 as a social organization by a group of 40 gentlemen from Rye and the surrounding towns. Their shared goal was “to improve both the physical and moral tone of the village”. The club was named after an area in Rye dubbed 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”.
Located in a residential area of Rye between Club Road and Highland Road, Apawamis abuts two historic neighborhoods. Its property boasts one significant National Register eligible structures. The current Apawamis clubhouse was completed in 1908, and built of stone, replacing a previous wooden structure consumed by fire in February 1907. The structure was designed by Frank A. Moore and the cornerstone was laid sometime after Thanksgiving 1907.
A structure once known as the Apawamis "Manager's House" was built in 1895 and moved to Highland Road. It belonged to one of the founding members of the club, Henry W. Cooper. As Treasurer of the Apawamis Board, Cooper was instrumental in the purchase of the club's current property in 1899. The building was torn down in May 2023.
Apawamis' transition from a social club to a golf club took off in 1899. The club had started out with a nine hole course on Boston Post Road in 1897. After two or so years of popular use of the course, the officers of the club were faced with a challenge – the cost of renewing their lease was deemed too high and demand to play the sport showed no signs of ebbing. As a result, in February 1899, members announced that they would purchase 120 acres of the former Charles Park estate (the Park family were Apawamis members) close to the Rye train station to create the venue that exists today.
The new 18-hole "Golf Course "for Millionaires" created for members like American politician and journalist Whitelaw Reid and Standard Oil industrialist Henry Flagler was laid out by Tom Bendelow. At 6280 yards, it was poised to be one of the longest of its kind in the country. Membership, which at this time was 300 members, was anticipated to expand to 1,000 members. It was also decided that a new clubhouse based on the structure at the Atlantic City Country Club would be erected after the golf course was finished. E. S. Gage was the architect selected for the clubhouse. Costs for the entire project, buildings and greens, were estimated at $100,000.
The expansive links opened informally to great acclaim on May 13, 1899 in a match against Westchester Golf Club. The newly elected captain of the 1899 Apawamis Golf Club team was Herbert A. Sherman. Other players on his winning team included Frank H. Wiggin, Maturin Ballou, Victor Delano, S. W. Doubleday, R.F. Mathews and Roger Samson. The home matches that followed were played on May 20, 1899 against Richmond County Country Club; on June 3, 1899 against Bedford Golf; and on June 10, 1899 against Wee Burn Golf Club. The clubhouse itself opened on October 7, 1899 with 700 members and guests in attendance. The "cosey" structure was two stories tall with a large piazza.
Over the last 120 years, many notable golf course architects, club pros and amateurs have left their signature on the Apawamis golf links:
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The Apawamis Club
The Apawamis Club is a private country club located in Rye, New York, Westchester County, long known for its 18-hole golf course and prominence in the sport of squash. 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. Apawamis is also the home base of a nationally recognized junior squash program and hosts the world renowned Briggs Cup tournament.
The Apawamis Club was originally founded on June 25, 1890 as a social organization by a group of 40 gentlemen from Rye and the surrounding towns. Their shared goal was “to improve both the physical and moral tone of the village”. The club was named after an area in Rye dubbed 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”.
Located in a residential area of Rye between Club Road and Highland Road, Apawamis abuts two historic neighborhoods. Its property boasts one significant National Register eligible structures. The current Apawamis clubhouse was completed in 1908, and built of stone, replacing a previous wooden structure consumed by fire in February 1907. The structure was designed by Frank A. Moore and the cornerstone was laid sometime after Thanksgiving 1907.
A structure once known as the Apawamis "Manager's House" was built in 1895 and moved to Highland Road. It belonged to one of the founding members of the club, Henry W. Cooper. As Treasurer of the Apawamis Board, Cooper was instrumental in the purchase of the club's current property in 1899. The building was torn down in May 2023.
Apawamis' transition from a social club to a golf club took off in 1899. The club had started out with a nine hole course on Boston Post Road in 1897. After two or so years of popular use of the course, the officers of the club were faced with a challenge – the cost of renewing their lease was deemed too high and demand to play the sport showed no signs of ebbing. As a result, in February 1899, members announced that they would purchase 120 acres of the former Charles Park estate (the Park family were Apawamis members) close to the Rye train station to create the venue that exists today.
The new 18-hole "Golf Course "for Millionaires" created for members like American politician and journalist Whitelaw Reid and Standard Oil industrialist Henry Flagler was laid out by Tom Bendelow. At 6280 yards, it was poised to be one of the longest of its kind in the country. Membership, which at this time was 300 members, was anticipated to expand to 1,000 members. It was also decided that a new clubhouse based on the structure at the Atlantic City Country Club would be erected after the golf course was finished. E. S. Gage was the architect selected for the clubhouse. Costs for the entire project, buildings and greens, were estimated at $100,000.
The expansive links opened informally to great acclaim on May 13, 1899 in a match against Westchester Golf Club. The newly elected captain of the 1899 Apawamis Golf Club team was Herbert A. Sherman. Other players on his winning team included Frank H. Wiggin, Maturin Ballou, Victor Delano, S. W. Doubleday, R.F. Mathews and Roger Samson. The home matches that followed were played on May 20, 1899 against Richmond County Country Club; on June 3, 1899 against Bedford Golf; and on June 10, 1899 against Wee Burn Golf Club. The clubhouse itself opened on October 7, 1899 with 700 members and guests in attendance. The "cosey" structure was two stories tall with a large piazza.
Over the last 120 years, many notable golf course architects, club pros and amateurs have left their signature on the Apawamis golf links: