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1
National Golf Links of America
Southampton, New York
Charles Blair MacdonaldTrue Template HolesU.S. Amateur Host
2
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Scarborough, New York
C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor (1913Classic Template Holes
3
The Lido
Nekoosa, Wisconsin
C.B. Macdonald (original concept)Template Hole RevivalUSGA Host
4
Chicago Golf Club
Wheaton, Illinois
Charles Blair Macdonald (original)Strategic Template HolesHistoric Major Host
5
Yale Golf Course
New Haven, Connecticut
Seth Raynor (originalMassive Template Greens
6
Piping Rock Club
Locust Valley, New York
C.B. Macdonald (original)Bold Template HolesMajor Championship Host
7
The Old White Course at the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Charles Blair Macdonald (with Seth Raynor)British Template Holes
8
The Creek
Locust Valley, New York
C.B. Macdonald & Seth RaynorMacdonald Raynor Templates
9
St. Louis Country Club
St. Louis, Missouri
Charles Blair Macdonald (original)Template Hole MasteryHistoric Major Host
10
Onwentsia Club
Lake Forest, Illinois
Charles Blair MacdonaldMidwestern Strategic GreensHistoric Major Host
11
North Shore Country Club
Glen Head, New York
Seth Raynor & Charles B. Macdonald (1916)Template Strategic HolesU.S. Amateur Host
12
Morris County Golf Club
Morristown, New Jersey
C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor (orig.)Golden Age TemplatesU.S. Amateur Host
13
Belmont Golf Club
Downers Grove, Illinois
Charles Blair MacdonaldTemplate Risk Reward