Founded in 1922 as a destination for sportsmen, it was known to professional golfers and spectators for more than four decades as the home of the Westchester Classic," a PGA Tour favorite.

[1] The Westchester Biltmore Country Club was the dream of hotelier John McEntee Bowman.

[2] Bowman purchased the former 650-acre Hobart Park Estate and planned a place to which businessmen from the New York metropolitan area could commute easily and pursue golf, riding, polo, tennis and more.

Around 1997, the South Course was reconstructed with longer tees, new sand and grass bunkers, water hazards, and some new greens.

[11][12] On January 14, 2008, an article in the Journal News announced the PGA Tour's desire to terminate its affiliation with Westchester Country Club.