FISHERS ISLAND CLUB

The ferry ride to this windswept masterpiece off the Connecticut coast delivers you to Seth Raynor's most complete work, where template holes like the Redan 4th and Biarritz 16th play exactly as the master intended against Long Island Sound's relentless coastal winds. Every approach shot demands precise club selection as seaside breezes can turn a smooth 7-iron into a punched 5-iron without warning, while the rolling fescue fairways reward strategic positioning over brute distance. This is golf architecture at its purest—no tricks, no gimmicks, just brilliant design that reveals new subtleties each time you play it.