Course record

Upper Course

Sleepy Hollow’s eighteen-hole Upper Course brings together holes by Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor with later work by A.W. Tillinghast. Gil Hanse and his team chose a common Macdonald/Raynor style, restoring those earlier holes and reworking the Tillinghast holes.¹²

Open the Club record

Original design: C.B. MacdonaldA.W. TillinghastSeth Raynor
Opened: 1913
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Club location: Scarborough

A common design for eighteen holes

At the eighth, Hanse introduced a version of the Old Course’s Road Hole at St Andrews. A deep bunker guards the front left of the green, while woods take the place of the road along the right side. It is one of several new holes inspired by the older design traditions.¹

The sixteenth, “Panorama,” plays downhill toward the Hudson River. Tree removal reopened the view, and rebuilding its green brought back a “thumbprint,” a hollow within the putting surface. Old photographs and drawings guided the restoration.¹

Course design

1911 Original design

C.B. Macdonald

Original Macdonald holes retained within today’s mixed Upper Course
Date unrecorded Co-design

A.W. Tillinghast

Tillinghast holes later incorporated into today’s Upper Course
Date unrecorded Restoration

George Bahto

Restoration of the courses with Gil Hanse
Date unrecorded Restoration

Gil Hanse

Restoration of the courses with George Bahto
Date unrecorded Co-design

Seth Raynor

Original Macdonald/Raynor holes retained within the Upper Course

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Black	Men	70	74.6	141	3,420	3,482	6,902	35	35
Blue	Men	70	73	137	3,263	3,367	6,630	35	35
White · Men	Men	70	71.8	134	3,131	3,209	6,340	35	35
White · Women	Women	72	77.5	146	3,131	3,209	6,340	36	36
Green · Men	Men	70	68.1	128	2,829	2,853	5,682	35	35
Green · Women	Women	72	73.6	139	2,829	2,853	5,682	36	36
Red · Men	Men	70	67.2	126	2,856	2,629	5,485	35	35
Red · Women	Women	72	72.6	137	2,856	2,629	5,485	36	36

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Black	418	372	172	415	435	475	221	488	424	3,420	168	433	536	408	414	502	149	446	426	3,482	6,902
Blue	418	332	172	415	388	475	221	460	382	3,263	168	407	536	398	380	457	149	446	426	3,367	6,630
White · Men	406	321	153	404	388	458	193	439	369	3,131	156	366	513	384	380	437	145	433	395	3,209	6,340
White · Women	406	321	153	404	388	458	193	439	369	3,131	156	366	513	384	380	437	145	433	395	3,209	6,340
Green · Men	397	312	153	335	370	413	178	350	321	2,829	136	366	450	301	359	345	145	371	380	2,853	5,682
Green · Women	397	312	153	335	370	413	178	350	321	2,829	136	366	450	301	359	345	145	371	380	2,853	5,682
Red · Men	397	279	146	335	370	406	178	424	321	2,856	119	323	388	301	277	345	125	371	380	2,629	5,485
Red · Women	397	279	146	335	370	406	178	424	321	2,856	119	323	388	301	277	345	125	371	380	2,629	5,485
Par	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	35	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	35	70
Hcp	7	11	15	5	9	3	17	1	13		16	10	2	4	12	8	18	14	6

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Black	418	372	172	415	435	475	221	488	424	3,420
Blue	418	332	172	415	388	475	221	460	382	3,263
White · Men	406	321	153	404	388	458	193	439	369	3,131
White · Women	406	321	153	404	388	458	193	439	369	3,131
Green · Men	397	312	153	335	370	413	178	350	321	2,829
Green · Women	397	312	153	335	370	413	178	350	321	2,829
Red · Men	397	279	146	335	370	406	178	424	321	2,856
Red · Women	397	279	146	335	370	406	178	424	321	2,856
Par	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	35
Hcp	7	11	15	5	9	3	17	1	13

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Black	168	433	536	408	414	502	149	446	426	3,482
Blue	168	407	536	398	380	457	149	446	426	3,367
White · Men	156	366	513	384	380	437	145	433	395	3,209
White · Women	156	366	513	384	380	437	145	433	395	3,209
Green · Men	136	366	450	301	359	345	145	371	380	2,853
Green · Women	136	366	450	301	359	345	145	371	380	2,853
Red · Men	119	323	388	301	277	345	125	371	380	2,629
Red · Women	119	323	388	301	277	345	125	371	380	2,629
Par	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	35
Hcp	16	10	2	4	12	8	18	14	6

Sources and record notes9 references

Sources for this history

Sleepy Hollow Country Club: Restoring a Classic LINKS Magazine, by Ian Critser; retained by Hanse Golf Design
PDF pages 2–3: restoration choice, Road-style eighth and Panorama sixteenth
Consulted 2026-11-04
Summer Intern 2026: Sleepy Hollow Country Club Sleepy Hollow Country Club, published on TurfNet
Club-authored notice, April 7, 2026: Upper and Lower identities and contrasting green construction; no exact restoration-completion year adopted
Consulted 2026-11-04

Course record sources

owner-suppliedClub Mark
USGA: 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur Fact SheetCourse record
LINKS: Sleepy Hollow, designer-hosted articleC.B. Macdonald · Original design · 1911
LINKS: Sleepy Hollow, designer-hosted articleA.W. Tillinghast · Co-design · Date unrecorded
USGA: 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur fact sheet, page 1George Bahto · Restoration · Date unrecorded
USGA: 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur fact sheet, page 1Gil Hanse · Restoration · Date unrecorded
LINKS: Sleepy Hollow, designer-hosted articleSeth Raynor · Co-design · Date unrecorded

Course design

C.B. Macdonald

A.W. Tillinghast

George Bahto

Gil Hanse

Seth Raynor

Scorecard

Tee register

Sources for this history

Course record sources