Kieran Stack spent more than three decades as an education professional, including 22 years as assistant principal within the Brewster Central School District in Brewster, New York. Since retiring, Kieran Stack has enjoyed staying physically active by cycling and playing golf.
The state of New York is home to many of the nation’s most popular and highly regarded golf courses, including Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island. One of the nation’s first golf courses, Shinnecock Hills was comprehensively remodeled by William Flynn in 1931, roughly 36 years after its initial construction, and again by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2012. Coore and Crenshaw focused their work on expanding the greens and testing new mowing patterns for the 2018 United States Open. The course’s stunning architecture has remained largely unchanged for half a century, one of the many reasons Shinnecock Hills has once again been selected for US Open hosting duties, this time in 2026.
New York’s most popular course ranked No. 4 in the nation by Golf Digest for the 2017-2018 season and ranked as high as No. 2 in 2007-2008. Other popular courses throughout the state include National Golf Links of America, also in Southampton, Winged Foot Golf Club West in Mamaroneck, and the course at Fishers Island Club.
