modern, welcoming cocktail bar for members and guests to share
beverages and casual dining. The formal dining room boasts two
fireplaces and large windows overlooking the practice green to the
south and the 18th hole to the north.
On the North Terrace,
the Club’s architecture takes full advantage of its beautiful setting
on top of the Onondaga escarpment with an uninterrupted view
of the 18th hole, our shooting ranges and the northern horizon.
In addition, golfers often stop in to relax in the Donald Ross
Grille, located on the lower level of the Club.
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hen Duane Lyman designed the clubhouse in 1926, he had
a vision of making the complex look as though it had been
converted from an old mill (the locker room), the miller’s
old brick house (the Grille), a stable (the boiler house), and various other
support buildings dating from the early 19
th
century. The clubhouse proper
represents the later and larger home of the mill owner. Inside,
the clubhouse was designed and decorated in the American
Colonial style. The clubhouse was deemed historically and
architecturally significant under Local Landmark Criteria.
The beautiful clubhouse entrance hall is decorated with
scenic wallpaper, printed in France by Zuber & Cie. Titled
“Vues d’Amérique du Nord,” this magnificent paper was
originally created in 1843 by Jean-Julien Deltil, with New
York panels added in 1861. The scenes depict Niagara Falls,
New York; the Natural Bridge, Virginia; West Point and the
Boston Tea Party. In 1961, when Jacqueline Kennedy was
First Lady, she acquired a replica of the 32-panel set for the
Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, with
the help of an antique hunter.
Each room of the clubhouse has a personality all its own. The Pine
Room features wood paneling, bare-beamed ceilings and a large fireplace,
and serves as a comfortable lounge for members year-round.
The Club
Room also has a fireplace, along with a southern view looking out on the
golf course, featuring individual small-group seating arrangements, and a
T H E C L U B H O U S E
H O L E
1
PAR 4, 364 YDS.
The gateway to the par 70 Donald Ross designed track immediately challenges the
player. With the right side pocked with numerous bunkers and the left running along
Youngs Road, the first tee shot requires concentration and precision. Drop the ball
in the landing zone 100 yards out and be beckoned by a sloping green where ball
placement below the hole is essential.