Westchester is fully-certified in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. The mission of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System is to educate people about environmental stewardship and motivate them to take action, to enhance and protect wildlife and their habitats, and conserve natural resources.
Golf courses can enhance and protect wildlife habitat and water resources.
The West Course is long and very hilly. The fairways are tight and tree-lined, and the greens are fast and full of deceptive breaks. The rough is thick, and a man-made lake comes into play on one hole. The stop at Westchester is considered ideal preparation for the U.S. Open, which usually follows a week or two later. Tour statistics substantiate the course's toughness.