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The sprawling course has good elevation change without feeling like a climb and offers great variety in design - some consider this a weakness, but I find it a strength, particularly for members who can play different styles of hole design and never get sick of the course. While the 16th gets the most attention, all of the par 3s are strong at the course, which has been influenced by CB Macdonald, Raynor, Tillinghast, and Hanse/Bahto over the years. The much photographed 16th (short par 3 overlooking the Hudson) used to be an eyesore with a 'smiley face' bunker complex, and is now one of the most photographed par 3s in the US. When you look at before and after pictures of the course prior to the fine work of Gil Hanse and George Bahto, you realize how smart the membership was to support the restoration plan. Women’s Amateur in 2002 and the club also staged the Senior Tour's now defunct NYNEX Commemorative tournament between 19. Sleepy Hollow's championship Upper course played host to the U.S. Not many parkland courses deliver this much drama.' Writing in The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak commented as follows: 'This sprawling course climbs up a ridge, with knockout views of the Hudson River as the backdrop for the short 16th.

After a couple of failed restoration attempts around the 1990s, Gil Hanse and George Bahto were called in to perform a major overhaul of the course in 2007.Īll twenty-seven holes on the property have now been restored in the style of Macdonald – a trio of replica par threes (Eden 3rd, reverse Redan 7th and Short 16th) benefitting in particular – which proves that new life can be breathed into an old course, providing the right people are involved. Tillinghast added seven new holes, which unfortunately resulted in something of a mismatched layout. As Crane frantically tried to get away, the 'Headless Horseman' suddenly stopped and threw his head at him. One fateful night, Crane was confronted by the ghost and chased toward a nearby bridge. Bones and another townsman named Ichabod Crane were vying for the hand of wealthy heiress Katrina Van Tassel. The most famous of many legends surrounding Sleepy Hollow is that of the 'Headless Horseman.' According to the story, the ghost of a Hessian soldier, who was beheaded during the Revolutionary War had possessed the body of Brom Bones, a local schoolteacher.

In The Evangelist of Golf, George Bahto commented as follows: 'Many of the original Macdonald and Raynor golf holes were named after characters and sites of the story 'Ichabod'. Breed specific disease tests, BVA eye checks and hipscores are all taken into account with our breeding plans.Designed by Charles Blair Macdonald, with Seth Raynor as foreman, the legendary golf layout at Sleepy Hollow Country Club sits high above the Hudson River on a 338-acre estate that was purchased by William Rockefeller and Frank Vanderlip a year before the course opened for play in 1911. Our pups are not only bred for their wonderful temperaments, but also for their good health. Our main priority is ensuring the health and well-being of all our animals from birth until they leave with their forever family - and beyond. Our pups have been purchased from all around the country and even from abroad, and have not only made remarkable pets, but also fantastic service and agility companions. We have found that the poodle also adds elements of intelligence and athleticism to the somewhat quirky and sometimes lazy Clumber. Unfortunately they are a rare breed with a small gene pool as a result, so this outcross is a fantastic way to continue the Clumber's rare traits, whilst overcoming its long malting coat with the Miniature Poodle's curls. They are attractive and affectionate dogs with beautiful eyes and unusual markings (please see below).

#Sleepy hollow full#

They have exceptional temperaments but are also full of character, very amusing and playful. They tend to be more laidback than, for example, the Cocker Spaniel. Clumber Spaniels are stockier and more heavily boned than the other spaniel breeds and can be shorter but slightly longer in the body.