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 One of the more memorable vistas in all of
golf gets you going on this rugged, quintessentially Hudson Valley course. Perched
some 800 feet above the Hudson, the first
tee overlooks the river as it threads its way
past the ramparts of West Point. On fine
days the first tee vista reaches clear to the
Catskill Mountains.
Designed by Dick Wilson, whose oeuvre includes the redesigns of Seminole and Doral's Blue Monster, Garrison was built in 1961. Rolling, heavily treed terrain characterizes the front nine, which drops several hundred feet before three uphill holes bring you back to the pro shop. The back nine, set on a shelf among the hills, is far more benign. It is thinly treed, and you'll draw far fewer uneven lies. Deep bunkers guard the greens and water comes into play on four holes, but it is still much the easier side. The back nine features two excellent par-3s; the 175-yard 14th, all over water to the course's largest green, and the elegant 185-yard 17th, which funnels slightly downhill. Lurking to the right is Phillipse Brook, which fattens into a pond just right of a hump-backed green. Well-groomed, graced with mature oaks and hemlocks, stitched with stone walls, Garrison is unmistakably in the spirit of the region that inspired both the Hudson River School of painting and the stories of Washington Irving. The clubhouse offers both fine dining and a grill room with each of the course's 18 holes etched into the wood of the bar. Garrison can be difficult, but if you're playing in the Hudson Valley, it is not to be missed.
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