Winged Foot Golf Club began installing a series of trial Better Billy Bunkers in 2011 and they performed so well that the decision was made to completely renovate using the revolutionary method that eliminates washouts and contamination by eliminated fabric liners and binding local stone together while maintaing porosity. Because of Better Billy Bunkers extreme drainage capabilities the sand does not get a chance to load with water and therefore wash out (known as "Radial Slide"). The Better Billy Bunker method also serves as a barrier to keep the sand contaminate free.
Winged Foot Golf Club has also been selected to host the 2020 US Open. It will be the club's first major since Geoff Ogilvy won the US Open in 2006. Winged Foot Golf Club has previously hosted US Opens in 1929, 1959, 1974, 1984, hosted the PGA Championship in 1997, and US Amateur in 2004. Steve Rabideau and staff continue to make the beautiful A.W. Tillinghast original design look immaculate.