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National Golf Links of America

Southampton, New York

Charles Blair MacdonaldTrue Template HolesU.S. Amateur Host

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Southampton, New York

Willie DavisWind Sculpted LinksMajor Championship 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

Friar's Head Golf Club

Riverhead, New York

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDune Farmland TransitionsUSGA Host

Sebonack Golf Club

Southampton, New York

Jack NicklausExpansive Naturalistic BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course)

Mamaroneck, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (1923)Bold Tillinghast BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Oak Hill Country Club - East

Rochester, New York

Donald Ross original, Andrew Green restorationHost to 5 U.S. Opens and 3 PGA ChampionshipsAllen Creek and cavernous bunkers throughout

Piping Rock Club

Locust Valley, New York

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

Whippoorwill Club

Armonk, New York

Charles H. Banks (original/redesignRestored Template HolesU.S. Top 100

The Creek

Locust Valley, New York

C.B. Macdonald & Seth RaynorMacdonald Raynor Templates

Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course)

Mamaroneck, New York

A.W. TillinghastNarrow Canted FairwaysHistoric Major Host

Fenway Golf Club

Scarsdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (1924)Sloping False FrontsUSGA Host

Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Scarsdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (1918Strategic Rolling TerrainUSGA Host

Garden City Golf Club

Garden City, New York

Devereux EmmetStrategic Cross BunkeringHistoric Major Host

Hudson National Golf Club

Croton-On-Hudson, New York

Tom FazioHudson River Elevations

Maidstone Club

East Hampton, New York

Willie DunnOcean Dune RoutingU.S. Top 100

East Hampton Golf Club

East Hampton, New York

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2000)Fescue Lined Links

Wykagyl Country Club

New Rochelle, New York

Lawrence Van Etten (original)Blind Tee Shots

Westhampton Country Club

Westhampton Beach, New York

Seth Raynor (original)Golden Age Templates

Westchester Country Club

Rye, New York

Walter J. Travis (original)Tiny Travis Greens

Bethpage Black Course

Farmingdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (official)Muscular Elevation ChangesMajor Championship Host

Pound Ridge Golf Club

Pound Ridge, New York

Pete DyeDye Bunkering IntimidationUSGA Host

The Bridge

Sag Harbor, New York

Rees JonesElevated Vistas Routing

The Seawane Club

Hewlett Harbor, New York

Devereux Emmet (original)Restored Sandy NativeUSGA Host

Crag Burn Golf Club

East Aurora, New York

Robert Trent Jones Sr.Bold Strategic BunkeringUSGA Host

Deepdale Golf Club

Manhasset, New York

Dick Wilson (1955)Template Dogleg RoutingMajor Championship Host

Turning Stone Resort – Kaluhyat

Verona, New York

Robert Trent Jones Jr.Dramatic Elevation Carries

Country Club of Buffalo

Williamsville, New York

Donald Ross (1926)Quarry Escarpment HolesHistoric Major Host

Turning Stone Resort Atunyote

Verona, New York

Tom Fazio (with Beau WellingAugusta Inspired Greens

Siwanoy Country Club

Bronxville, New York

Donald Ross (1913)Tilted Multi Section GreensHistoric Major Host

Old Oaks Country Club

Purchase, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (original)Crested Blind FairwaysUSGA Host

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

Inwood Country Club

Inwood, New York

Dr. William Exton & Arthur Thatcher (original)Golden Age ContoursHistoric Major Host

Atlantic Golf Club

Bridgehampton, New York

Rees JonesTiered Contoured Greens

Montauk Downs State Park

Montauk, New York

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1968 redesign)Elevated Windward GreensUSGA Host

North Fork Country Club

Cutchogue, New York

Donald Ross (1912 original)Ross Strategic Greens

Silo Ridge Field Club

Amenia, New York

Al Zikorus (original)Mountainous Back Nine

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

The Apawamis Club

Rye, New York

Willie DunnSharp Strategic BunkeringU.S. Amateur Host

The Country Club of Troy

Troy, New York

Walter J. Travis (1925)Travis Hilltop GreensUSGA Host

Metropolis Country Club

White Plains, New York

Herbert Strong (1904Golden Age BunkeringUSGA Host

The Tuxedo Club

Tuxedo Park, New York

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1957)Penal Strategic GreensUSGA Host

Noyac Golf Club

Sag Harbor, New York

William F. MitchellTight Tree-lined Corridors

Laurel Links Country Club

Mattituck, New York

Kelly Blake MoranNative Sandy CorridorsUSGA Host

Country Club of Rochester

Brighton, New York

Donald Ross (1912)Ross Green Complexes

Brook-Lea Country Club

Rochester, New York

Donald RossSpectacle And Cross BunkersUSGA Host

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