Maidstone Club

Maidstone

The Maidstone Club is a private country club on the Atlantic Ocean in the village of East Hampton, New York.

In addition to a private beach, pool, tennis house, and club house, Maidstone has both an 18-hole and 9-hole private golf course.

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 nine hole course in 1891 and expanded to eighteen holes in 1899.^[1] The golf course was originally designed by William H. Tucker and is one of the first 100 golf courses in the United States.^[2]

Willie Park, Jr.^[3] designed the 80-acre (320,000 m²) Gardiner Peninsula addition in 1922.^[4] The expansion resulted in the club having two 18-hole courses, but this was reduced to the current 27-hole layout by the Hurricane of 1938.^[1]

In 2011, the Maidstone Club was ranked 93rd in Golf Digest's list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.^[5]

Course Layout

West Course

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOTAL
Blue	71.9/133	380	537	408	171	325	403	335	151	402	3112	382	442	179	490	148	493	471	328	378	3311	6423
White	70.1/130	359	512	365	157	294	393	312	133	370	2895	362	397	165	452	129	481	466	292	367	3111	6006
Par	Par	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	35	4	4	3	5	3	5	5	4	4	37	72

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Quirin, William L. (2002). America's Linksland: A Century of Long Island Golf. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press. pp. 36–37. ISBN 1585360872. 
2. ^ "Maidstone Club in East Hampton, NY". http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/coursefinder/course/0,28290,1429101,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
3. ^ "Willie Park, Jr.". http://www.oldcourse.com/Features/Hall%20of%20Fame/British%20Club%20Makers/willieparkjr.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-06. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "The Maidstone Club". http://golfclubatlas.com/courses-by-country/usa/maidstone. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
5. ^ "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses/2011-12". Golf Digest. May 2011. http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2011-05/100-greatest-golf-courses. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 

External links

• Golf Club Atlas Description of Course
• Maidstone Club - LongIslandGolfNews.com

Coordinates: 40°57′10″N 72°10′39″W / 40.952872°N 72.1774°W / 40.952872; -72.1774