East Hill at Somers Pointe Golf Club

East Hill at Somers Pointe Golf Club is a Geoffrey Cornish design located in northern Westchester County, New York. Cornish, who practiced from the 1950s through the 1990s and co-authored the influential reference work "The Golf Course," brought his characteristic New England sensibility to courses throughout the Northeast. His designs typically emphasize strategic variety within natural terrain rather than dramatic earthmoving, making thoughtful use of existing landforms and vegetation.

The course occupies rolling terrain typical of the Hudson Valley region, where elevation changes and wooded corridors shape the playing corridors. Cornish layouts from this era generally feature moderate length by contemporary standards, with routing that follows the land's contours and rewards accuracy and course management over pure distance. The design philosophy reflects mid-century American golf architecture, when architects worked to create engaging golf within modest budgets and without the extensive earth-moving capabilities of later decades.

Somers sits in a transitional zone between suburban Westchester and more rural Putnam County, an area that saw significant golf development in the post-war decades as the New York metropolitan region expanded northward. Courses in this corridor serve both local membership communities and regional golfers seeking accessible daily-fee or semi-private options within reasonable distance of the city. The East Hill name suggests the property's topography plays a role in the routing and character of the holes.