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Southampton, New York 11968
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Louis DeKerillis (PGA, Head Golf Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Links-style course. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original design by Seth Raynor (1925). Course modernised by William F. Mitchell (1967), and later reworked back to its original themes by Brian Silva (2010).
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1 mi NW of Tuckahoe, Long Island / 89 mi E of New York City (Times Square, Manhattan).
Southampton GC, NY
Southampton Golf Club: with neighbours around you like Shinnecock Hills, National Golf Links of America and Sebonack, there's little wonder this Seth Raynor design tends to fly under the radar screen. Flatter and less flambouyant than its peers, Southampton still lays down an enjoyable golfing challenge, and good test for your full repertoire of shot-making.
The mix of straightaway and doglegging holes lead you towards the slightly raised, solidly bunker-defended greens. Only at the par-4 8th does water pose any kind of threat. At the right-to-left doglegging par-4 6th, there's the chance for a quick peak across the road to Shinnecock's par-4 12th.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
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Located in the Town of Southampton, Long Island, close to the shores of Great Peconic Bay, is a quartet of revered private courses that sit cheek by jowl. Oldest of the four is Shinnecock Hills (1891), where William S. Flynn is largely responsible for today's layout. Adjoining Shinnecock to the east, and also "landlocked", is Southampton Golf Club (1925), designed by Seth Raynor.
North of Shinnecock, and directly alongside Peconic Bay, is the National Golf Links of America (1908), laid out by Charles Blair Macdonald and constructed by his protégé Seth Raynor. Much the junior of the four, and also bayside, is Sebonack Golf Club (2005), a modern links course collaboratively designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak.
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