October 14, 2008 --
THE Winged Foot Golf Club has had the sixth hole of its fabled East Course shut because of a neighbor's grumbling about being bombarded by golf balls. Westchester Supreme Court Justice Gerald Loehr issued a temporary restraining order after complaints by Mamaroneck resident Anthony Pecora, owner of Larchmont's Villa Maria restaurant, whose property borders the exclusive club. One member fumed to Page Six: "Nobody has ever shut the damn thing down before. We're not happy with a grueling 17-hole golf course!" Winged Foot, whose members include Donald Trump, Frank Gifford, Pierre Cossette and the Giants-owning Mara family, has hired a team of high-powered lawyers to try to get the Par 3 hole open before winter. Trump told us: "This is devastating and it's inconceivable. The course, which is a great one, has been there 100 years. The neighbor is obviously a ball-breaker." Pecora declined to comment.
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