
Paramount Course
Paramount Country Club

About this course
Paramount Country Club sits in New City, a suburban community in Rockland County roughly thirty miles north of Manhattan. The course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast, one of American golf's most influential architects, whose portfolio includes Winged Foot, Baltusrol, and Bethpage Black. Tillinghast's work in the 1920s established many of the strategic principles that define championship golf in the northeastern United States, and Paramount reflects his characteristic attention to routing, bunkering, and green complexes that reward thoughtful play. The property occupies rolling terrain typical of the lower Hudson Valley, with elevation changes that provide natural movement through the layout. Tillinghast's designs generally emphasize strategic options rather than penal hazards, offering multiple routes to greens and rewarding players who can shape shots to take advantage of angles. His bunker work tends toward bold, irregular shapes that frame landing areas and greenside approaches, and his greens often feature subtle internal contours that complicate putting and short-game decisions. Paramount serves a membership drawn largely from Rockland County and the surrounding metropolitan area. The club maintains the course as a private facility, and like many Tillinghast designs in the region, it has likely undergone periodic updates to address modern maintenance practices and playing expectations while preserving the architect's fundamental strategic concepts. The course provides a representative example of Tillinghast's work during a prolific period of American course design.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Private column compares member-only and guest-restricted courses.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in NY
Quick facts
- Location
- New City, NY, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1920
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- A .W. Tillinghast
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,748 yards
- Difficulty
- 72.6/120
- Course Vaults score
- 7.5
Getting there
Most arrivals to Paramount Country Club begin at Newark Liberty International (EWR) or Westchester County Airport (HPN), the latter offering a particularly swift, thirty-minute run north into Rockland County. Teterboro (TEB) serves as the natural choice for private aviation, positioning guests just twenty-five miles south of the property. The drive traces the western bank of the Hudson River before peeling inland through the wooded suburbs of New City, where the landscape softens into rolling residential terrain and the club's discreet entrance emerges quietly among the trees - a study in understated arrival befitting one of the region's most private sanctuaries.

FAQ
Common questions about Paramount
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Paramount has a Course Vaults score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 15 logged golfers.
Paramount was designed by A .W. Tillinghast.
Paramount is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Paramount is 70.
Paramount plays 6,748 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Paramount is 120.



