Paramount Country Club

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.