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National Golf Links of America

Southampton, New York

Charles Blair MacdonaldTrue Template HolesU.S. Amateur Host

Fishers Island Club

Fishers Island, New York

Seth Raynor (completed by Charles Banks)Raynor Template HolesU.S. Top 100

Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Scarborough, New York

C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor (1913Classic Template Holes

Yeamans Hall Club

Charleston, South Carolina

Seth Raynor (1925 original)Raynor Template HolesMajor Championship Host

The Camargo Club

Indian Hill, Ohio

Seth Raynor (original)Iconic Template HolesU.S. Top 100

Chicago Golf Club

Wheaton, Illinois

Charles Blair Macdonald (original)Strategic Template HolesHistoric Major Host

Yale Golf Course

New Haven, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (originalMassive Template Greens

Shoreacres Golf Club

Lake Bluff, Illinois

Seth RaynorRaynor Template HolesUSGA Host

Piping Rock Club

Locust Valley, New York

C.B. Macdonald (original)Bold Template HolesMajor Championship Host

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes Course)

Pebble Beach, California

Seth Raynor & Robert Hunter (original)Raynor Template HolesUSGA Host

Blue Mound Golf & Country Club

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Seth Raynor (original)Restored Template HolesHistoric Major Host

The Old White Course at the Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Charles Blair Macdonald (with Seth Raynor)British Template Holes

The Creek

Locust Valley, New York

C.B. Macdonald & Seth RaynorMacdonald Raynor Templates

Essex County Country Club

West Orange, New Jersey

A.W. Tillinghast (original)Restored Raynor TemplatesUSGA Host

Mountain Lake Golf Club

Lake Wales, Florida

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template HolesUSGA Host

Lookout Mountain Club

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Seth Raynor (1925)Template Hole Revival

St. Louis Country Club

St. Louis, Missouri

Charles Blair Macdonald (original)Template Hole MasteryHistoric Major Host

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, Hawaii

Seth RaynorRaynor Template Greens

Fox Chapel Golf Club

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template GreensUSGA Host

Country Club of Fairfield

Fairfield, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template HolesMajor Championship Host

Westhampton Country Club

Westhampton Beach, New York

Seth Raynor (original)Golden Age Templates

Metairie Country Club

Metairie, Louisiana

Seth Raynor (1925)Template Hole MasteryUSGA Host

The Misquamicut Club

Watch Hill, Rhode Island

Willie Park Jr.False Front Greens

Somerset Country Club

Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Seth Raynor (original)Template Hole RevivalUSGA Host

Deepdale Golf Club

Manhasset, New York

Dick Wilson (1955)Template Dogleg RoutingMajor Championship Host

The Everglades Club

Palm Beach, Florida

Seth Raynor (original)Geometric Raynor Greens

Midland Hills Country Club

Roseville, Minnesota

Seth Raynor (1921)Raynor Template Holes

Sunningdale Country Club

Scarsdale, New York

Seth J. Raynor (original)Golden Age Templates

Nassau Country Club

Glen Cove, New York

Tom BendelowRaynor Style BunkersMajor Championship Host

Brookville Country Club

Glen Head, New York

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template Holes

Blind Brook Club

Rye Brook, New York

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template Holes

North Shore Country Club

Glen Head, New York

Seth Raynor & Charles B. Macdonald (1916)Template Strategic HolesU.S. Amateur Host

Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club

Middletown, Rhode Island

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template BunkeringU.S. Amateur Host

The Elkridge Club

Baltimore, Maryland

Seth RaynorRaynor Template GreensUSGA Host

Watchung Valley Golf Club

Watchung, New Jersey

Seth Raynor (original plan)Restored Raynor TemplatesUSGA Host

Blowing Rock Country Club

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Seth Raynor (original)Mountain Template GreensUSGA Host

Morris County Golf Club

Morristown, New Jersey

C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor (orig.)Golden Age TemplatesU.S. Amateur Host

Gardiner's Bay Country Club

Shelter Island, New York

Original architect unknownRaynor Template HolesUSGA Host

Francis A. Byrne Golf Course

West Orange, New Jersey

Seth RaynorRaynor Template Holes

Greenwich Country Club

Greenwich, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (1916)Rectangular Plateau GreensUSGA Host

The Greenbrier Meadows Course

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Alexander H. Findlay (original)Stacked Sod Bunkers

Knollwood Country Club

Elmsford, New York

Lawrence Van Etten (1894Raynor Banks TemplatesUSGA Host

Hotchkiss School Golf Course

Lakeville, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (1924)Raynor Template Holes

Essex Fells Country Club

Essex Fells, New Jersey

Alex Findlay (1916)Golden Age RoutingUSGA Host

North Palm Beach Country Club

North Palm Beach, Florida

Seth Raynor (original)Risk Reward Par FivesUSGA Host