• Westchester Country Club hosted the
U.S. Women's Amateur in 1923, which was won by
Edith Cummings. • Today's PGA
Northern Trust tournament was played at Westchester for many years. The tournament had its beginnings at neighboring
Apawamis as a one-day pro-amateur benefiting the now defunct United Hospital of Port Chester. Founded by William Mitchell "Bill" Jennings, it was the precursor of the
Thunderbird Classic and quickly became a "Westchester Classic". The Thunderbird was a success in
1963 and also in
1964 and
1965. There was no tour event at Westchester in
1966, and starting in
1967, the
Westchester Classic became an annual stop on the
PGA Tour through
2007.
Jack Nicklaus won the rain-delayed inaugural event (and
$50,000) on a Wednesday, and
Steve Stricker the last, the initial event of the first
FedEx Cup Playoffs. On January 14, 2008, an article in the Journal News announced the PGA Tour's desire to terminate its affiliation with Westchester Country Club. The decision was made primarily because of
Tiger Woods' absence in the tournament in 2007 (following his consecutive victories in the
WGC-Bridgestone and
PGA Championship), and the tournament's subsequent low TV ratings and low attendance. On January 26, a compromise agreement was made between the club and the PGA Tour at a
town hall meeting at the club; WCC was paid $1.1 million to move the event from Harrison to
Ridgewood Country Club in
Paramus, New Jersey, for
2008. The tournament name has changed several times since then due to sponsorship switches. • In a second compromise agreement, the PGA Tour awarded Westchester a
major tournament on the
Champions Tour. The Constellation Energy
Senior Players Championship was played on the renovated West Course in
2011, won by
Fred Couples. • In June
2015, Westchester hosted its first
LPGA major, the
KPMG Women's PGA Championship, won by
Inbee Park. • Westchester hosted a second U.S. Women's Amateur in
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