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Restoration In search of Seth Raynor (Golfweek's Superintendent NEWS) 5-14-99e 77 . F i € d d pry tl d F? S:ro . v ! .�. i ��'� L., r' f w'� I:en° L T 1C]" 6n 1 i+� i I VE: VII VI SIB PAPAZIAN well -traveled and otherwise knowledge- able golfer was standing in the pro shop at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., listening to Pete Dye.` The world renowned architect, whose work has been inspired by the strategies and artistic craftsmanship of a bygone era, was ticking off his short list of men whose work he not onlyt admired, but in some ways emulated. He mentioned Seth Raynor. "Who's Seth Raynor?" the fellow asked. Dye blinked incredulously, then launched into a brief, if impassioned, account of one of golf's finest, if least -known designers. a Ironically, while the great Charles Blair o ' Macdonald (1856-1939) built the National Wx ` Golf Links, it was his protege, Seth Raynor Yn (1874-1926) who engineered the course and tip w, r F eventually carried the torch of Macdonald s Z ideas in one of history's most prolific – yet Z W r as unappreciated – architectural careers. Z f } A Princeton -educated engineer by trade, c z and a native of Southampton, Raynor's career in architecture was an accident of fate. This Seth Raynor non -golfer was originally hired by Macdonald have been discovered in New: Jersey, New to survey the property where the National was York, Louisiana, California and Maryland. to be built. So adept was Raynor at absorbing Raynor, who crisscrossed the map tending to Macdonald`s teachings that he was asked to his designs, eventually opened his own firm, stay on for the duration. of the project. It was bringing on Charles Banks (1883-1931) to the beginning of a new career. assist him. Banks, who was connected with Who was Raynor and why have so few Yale and the Hotchkiss School, became suc- heard of him – dezTpite 14 courses to his credit cessfid in his own right. Raynor and Banks, or co -credit on G �weds "Animicds Best" list in actuality; only worked together for a short of top -classical .(1960 and before) layouts? time before Raynor's untimely death in 1926. The answer lies in part with the clubs them- Despite this, Banks' architecture followed sc1ves. 1V ost vi Pay ao - flmest work is hidden loosely in tl'ie fog; -,'s telps of Raynor and within the confines of ultraexclusive clubs Macdonald – with. a few twists of his own. such as Fishers Island (Fishers Island, N.Y.), The lack of R-c,ynor's celebrity has indirect- Shoreacres (Lake Bluff, Ill.) and Camargo ly enabled some insensitive, and often down - Club (Cincinriati) -- memberships who shun right garish, modifications .of his work. Over publicity like the plague. the years, some green committees, of In some measure, the answer also lies in the pedigree of their Raynor courses, have Raynor, a shy and self-effacing man who undertaken ill-conceived redesign programs rarely granted interviews and never found it in an effort to "update" their layouts. necessary to express his -design philosophy:... Sometimes this has been done in-house, beyond his architectural creations. but sadly it also has occurred under the direc- Macdonald by contrast, was a brilliant, tion of a modern architect who spent little bombastic and well-connected man whose time and effort contemplating the aesthetics writings and work revolutionized not just and strategic intent of Raynor's hole configu- how America understood golf architecture, rations. Because of this, only a handful of but ultimately how it viewed the game itself. Raynor's 100 -plus courses remain true to their In reality, however, Macdonald devoted his original form. full attention to little more than a half dozen Some of this can be excused for there has projects, leaving Raynor to tend to the rest. been little information available on y Raynor ltr'hovv<oit 1n later iears 41tinker tv,.1�. and his design plans. Those seeking ou.t bis National while offers to build courses work will find the clearest and most authentic streamed in from across the nation, examples at Fishers Island, Shoreacres and his Macdonald accepted these assignments on 1923 redesign oChicago Chio Golf Club. There behalf of Raynor. Eventually, the student also remain some unaltered holes at his land - became a master himself, having fully mark Yale University Golf Club design in absorbed his mentor's ideas. New Haven, Conn., although Roger Raynor, for example, plied his newfound Rulewich is doing modifications there. trade on the National's neighbor, Shinnecock What defines a Raynor course? As he Hills Golf Club (Southampton, N.Y.), when he helped Macdonald on a total redesign in 1916. When .plans for a new highway were announced in- the early 1930s, Howard Toomey and William S. Flynn were brought in to add holes on some of Shinnecock's E recently acquired land... Six of,`! the z Macdonald/Raynor holes..remain intact from Z the original course, including a graceful Z Redan, the par -3 seventh hole, as well as the roller -coaster par -4 ninth hole, with its ter ::6 raced green perched on a hillside shelf below ` Z the clubhouse. Y A nearby course in East Hampton, the Maidstone Club, was touched by Raynor in 1916 and again six years later. Other previcc - ously "uncredited" Raynor designs recently 12 Golfweek's SuperintendentNEWS Fishers Island's par -3, 16th hole is among Seth Raynor's best work. learned from Macdonald, the par -3s are had degraded over the years. almost invariably a matched set. There will be A decade ago, while in the hire of Dye, Yn the familiar Redan, emulating the 15th at Doak began his work on Macdonald/Ra or North Berwick in Scotland, and a Short, with courses at Piping Rock Golf Club on Long its ticklish pitch to an undulating green Island. Doak also serves as a consultant at ringed with sand. The Eden hole, a medium- Camargo and Shoreacres. length par -3 reminiscent of the 11th at the Rees Jones recently has completed the Old Course at St. Andrews, is featured on redesign of the Dunes Course at the every Raynor layout. Lastly, identifying an Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula Country Club, original Raynor creation u�oolves <locating his adding to a select list of master plans he has standard long par -3 Biarritz hole, flanked on undertRaynor Yaken or proposed for Ra or la outs. the.. sides by bunkers and featuring a deep At Yale, Rulewich has begun redesigning swale in front of – and sometimes incorporat- several greenside areas that have fallen into ed into – an enormousputting surface. disrepair, including two of Yale's legendary Restoring a Raynor course can be likened holes – Nos. 9 and 12. to reworking a classic automobile in that the Yale's most famous hole is the par -3 ninth, first requirement is extensive knowledge of its Biarritz hole, 238 yards downhill over a the original design. pond to a green measuring 33 yards wide and A common faux pas found is bunkers that 70ards dee .:::.The 20,000 -square -foot Y P have been rounded off with stilted and putting surface is traversed by a 5 1/2 foot - inartistic symmetry. Sand is incorrectly deep swale that runs perpendicular across it. — flashed up on the faces of once flat bunkers, Even aficionados of Raynor's work have while slopes leading down to ahem are soft- long misidentified the par -4 third hole at Yale ened. The result is a ridiculous and convolut- as . a rendition of the Alps hole (the 17th at ed hodgepodge of design styles that must Prestwick in Scotland). Research has revealed \t.,40 eventually be untangled and set right. that the Alps was originally the 12th hole - C Sometimes the courses are unrecognizable emasculated and unrecognizable today due to tio after years of this rudderless med '`ng. bunker removal many years ago. Knowledge of Raynor's work is especially Gil Hanse recently has re-established crucial when there is a necessity to modify the Raynor's style at Brookville Country Club in location of bunkers to test m e appropriately Glen Head, N.Y., when he completely the modern player. In these c es, the course revamped the green complexes. Hanse is is not so much being restored, as refreshed beginning the restoration of Morris County and reinvigorated. Ironically, with the excep- Country Club in Morristown, N.J., where the tion of Dye and Ben Crenshaw, younger club seems intent to return to the original architects rather than veteran designers have 1920 Raynor design. been more willing to study Macdonald and Ron Forse, whose reputation is geared to Raynor. Not surprisingly, they also have Donald Ross designs, also has submitted undertaken the purest restoration. These restoration/renovation plans at Raynor lay - modern day disciples can often be .spotted outs. patrolling the fairways of National Golf At Lookout Mountain (Ga.) Golf Club, a Links, absorbing its intricate maze of options. strong effort has been made to return the A particularly salient restoration effort was course to its original Raynor design. Brian done at the . Creek Club in Locust Valley, Silva is restoring fairway bunkering as a first N.Y., on Long Island, by Tom Doak. The step toward a complete makeover of one of course had undergone so many modifications Raynor's best – and last -.-designs. that Doak ha& to draw upon his knowledge Mac lonald's place as Liae father of of Raynor's work and basically reconstruct American golf architecture is secure, but in what was there. The results are striking, the end, what should be Raynor's place in his - notably the placement and detail work on the tory? He surely has his detractors – those who fairway bunkers, which creep into the landing dismiss his role as deserving a footnote only – areas, ensnaring players who try to bite off too with a sniff that his work only parroted much. Doak ' also recently restored much of Macdonald. Yet in truth, Raynor never sought the original putting surfaces at Yeamans Hall to reinvent golf architecture, but instead hon - Club in Charleston, S.C., where the greens ored the past and his mentor by anchoring his work firmly in time-honored themes. Like a great symphony conductor, he engaged in masterful interpretations of classic composi- tions that were ever new and ever fresh, yet grounded ' firmly in timeless genius. This is the legacy of Seth Raynor. national boiT unKs OT America, a cnarles Blair Macdonald design, was engineered by Seth Raynor. PRINTED ON () RECYCLED PAPER George Babto, . of Montclair, N.J., is comet- ing a book, The Evangelist of Golf, document- ing the designs`ofMacdonald and bis two �ro- teges, Raynor and Banks. He also is a consultant on several Raynor restorations. Gib Papazian, of Burlingame, Calif., is the golf writer for the San Mateo County Times. Botb are members of Golfweek s Americas Best course rating team. May 14, 1999 0 ■ r -Nr - - Society forms for Raynor BY ANTHONY PIOPPI When the inaugural meeting of the Seth Raynor Society convened June 14-16 at Lookout Mountain (Ga.) Golf Club, it celebrated the architect and his work, and it also served to educate members of Raynor clubs on how to restore or retain the work of one of America's great course designers. Doug Stein, a member at Lookout and a principal in nearby Black Creek Club in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Lookout member King Oehmig put together the event dubbed, "Raynor Fest." The two, along with former Lookout and current Black Creek superintendent Scott Wicker and architect Brian Silva, took the 24 partici- pants through the process of enlightening club members as to why restoration is nec- essary. Silva restored Lookout and designed Black Creek in a Raynor vein. "We all addressed how we did the reno- vation and how we convinced members to go along with it," Stein said. Three courses sent representatives to the meeting: Waialae Country Club in Honolulu; Mountain Lake Club in Lake Wales, Fla.; and Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club in Middletown, R.I. Stein said he was not disappointed with the turnout because it was a first-year event. He said he already has received inquiries into next year's Raynor Fest. Part of Silva's role was to explain the design philosophy of the honoree. Raynor's style consists of hard edges, deep greenside bunkers, undulating fairways and greens and random bunkering. Although not an avid golfer, Raynor came to embrace the thinking of his mentor C.B. Macdonald, who used variations of famous holes in Great Britain as models for his own designs. Raynor and Macdonald's courses usu- 10 Uolfweek's 5uperintendentNEWS _U 2 a Q a U_ J 0 0 Q 0 W Ir 0 U ally contained variations of Short, Redan, Eden, Leven and Road holes among oth- ers. Macdonald is considered the inventor of the Cape Hole, in which the green complex hangs into a hazard, in most cases water. Many of Raynor's designs feature a Cape. In 1908, Raynor surveyed property for Macdonald that would become The National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., and he was hired to supervise construction. In 1915, he joined Macdonald as a partner and designed or remodeled more than 100 courses. Some of Raynor's notable designs that dot Gofteek's Americas Best Classical Course list include Fishers Island (N.Y.) Club (No. 11); Camargo Club (No. 32) in Indian Hill, Ohio; and Shoreacres Golf Club (No. 35) in Lake Bluff, Ill. Mountain Lake (Lake Wales, Fla.) is No. 83. Raynor's best renovation effort was at Macdonald's Chicago Golf Club (No. 15) in Wheaton, Ill. Although Raynor's work is highly regarded, in many cases his original style deteriorated or was altered. Green surfaces were leveled, bunkers were filled in or raised to lessen their penal aspect, and fair- ways were narrowed as rough lines were brought in or trees allowed to encroach the course and remove angles of play. The goal of the Raynor society is to bring the lay- outs back to their original intent and glory. Mountain Lake sent superintendent Steve Ciardullo, general manager John Delcamp, club president Gordon Henderson and member Dr. Harvey Bender to the Raynor event. A motion passed during the meeting that requires all clubs that participate in the annual meet- ing to bring their superintendent. Mountain Lake is redoing all 18 greens and upgrading the irrigation system, which will be under Silva's guidance. Ciardullo said Silva has submitted a master plan, but the membership has yet to decide what aspects of it will be implemented. He said the Raynor meeting helped show he and the others what is possible at their course. "I was able to find at least half our holes out there," Ciardullo said. "The light bulbs went on for all four of us. I said, `Wow, look at the potential we've got.))) Stein said organizers hoped a visit to Lookout would help the attendees gain an appreciation for what a restored Raynor course can be. Mountain Lake is hosting the event next year. "It turned out to be a real educational process," Silva said. "People came to understand what a Seth Raynor course looks like." Stein told the group one of the keys to getting membership to back a restoration is patience. He told them not to take criti- cism of their efforts personally and remember the restored course is the main objective. "Keep your eye on the prize," Stein said. ■ . S., rx?, e t , •. � L :. f t ,,,. a ,ti; 4v i�(�. 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Led by GCA founder Ran Morrissett and regular Web site participant Geoffrey Childs, a member at Yale, ' the contingent assembled because of their passion for architecture. Yale is one of America's great courses but has not been appreciated by the school and suffered decades of neglect. Yale resides at No. 94 on Golfweek's America's Best Classical Course list. In truth, with correct restoration and condi- tioning it would probably be in the top 15. Opened in 1926, Yale was long thought to be the design of Charles Blair Macdonald. But as proved by architecture historian George Bahto, Yale turns out to have been the work of Seth Raynor, a Macdonald disciple. At a time when a standard course on clay soil could cost $50,000 to build, Yale's tab was $450,000 — then the most expensive course ever built. The layout is carved through Connecticut ledge and required massive amounts of blasting for Raynor to imple- ment his design. When he was done, Raynor had created a course that would only be eclipsed by his masterpiece, Fisher Island (N.Y.) Club, finished a year later; it's No. 11 on Gol'week's America's Best Classical list. As a textbook example of the Macdonald/Raynor school, Yale's hole cor- ridors stretch more than 75 yards wide in places. If brought back out to their intend- ed size, many of the greens would be more than 11,000 square feet. The green sites often rise sharply out of the land and con- tain wild undulations and subtle breaks. In some instances, bunkers lie 30 feet below, the putting surface with the slopes at a 1 -to -1 grade. The ground features on fairways are awe inspiring, with large swells rising and descending in the middle of landing areas. Tee shots falling a scant 10 feet from each other can come to rest 30 yards away as cuts and mounding propel well -struck balls in a variety of directions. Blind shots, off the tee and from landing areas, abound. Macdonald and Raynor favored model- ing holes after famous prototypes in Britain. Yale is replete with them — ver- sions of Short, Road Role, Leven, Eden, Alps and Redan. The agronomic conditions of Yale are just short of atrocious. Superintendent Tony Baviello, CGCS, was fired in April, in large part because of clashes with the union representing course workers. Connecticut superintendents say that whoever takes over will be caught in a nightmare scenario of a demanding union that grieves almost every minor transgres- sion to the point of absurdity. Yale does not intend to hire a full-time superinten- dent until next year. Making matters worse, Yale graduate architect Roger Rulewich began a _ bunker renovation in 2000 that hadmany golfers and Yale mem- bers cringing. Despite / I 715 the existence of literally hundreds of construc- tion pictures depicting E many of the original features, Rulewich ignored the Raynor style of hard lines and deep vertical slopes that define green com- plexes and bunkers. In Rulewich's wake, severe slopes co intended to send slightly errant approach shots hurtling to a sandy purgatory have now been softened. He also raised the level of bunkers so they are as much as 3 feet above their intended depth. Rulewich's worst transgression is on the par -4 sixth hole, where he converted a unique, narrow snake of a bunker into a flat, lifeless hourglass. This is not the first time Raynor's work has been violated at Yale. According to Bahto, a superintendent acting on his own accord in the 1950s. eradicated features he did not like. On the first two holes alone, the revelation. is enough to cause gasps. A (OU. CANT- R UP POOR Prevent moisture stress. before it starts with Cascd^dUTM Plus punchbowl feature on the right side of the first green and mounding throughout the second green were wiped away by the thick steel blade of a bulldozer piloted by the superintendent. There are, however, signs of hope. Bringing an architect on -board shows the school may finally realize the asset it has. Yale must make sure, though, the work performed remains in the Raynor style. In its own right the Yale Golf Course is as highly a regarded work as many of the works of art hanging in the acclaimed Yale Center for British Art. 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Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) William S. Flynn (1927) (p) 3. Augusta National Golf Club 26. Salem Country Club Bethesda, Md., Devereux Emmet (1924) / Donald Ross (1930) Superintendent: Mike McNulty Augusta, Ga., Alister MacKenzie & Peabody, Mass., Donald J. Ross (1925) (p) / Robert Trent Jones. Sr. (1957) / Rees Jones (1989) (p) Robert Tyre "Bobby' Jones (1933) (p) Superintendent: Kip Tailor, CGCS Superintendent: Dave Hutchinson, CGCS 72. SauCOn Valley Country Club (Old Course) Superintendent: Brad Owen Bethlehem, Pa., Herbert Strong (1922) (p) • 27. Quaker Ridge Golf Club 50. Scioto Country Club :superintendent: Terry Laurent, CGCS 4. Pebble Beach Golf Links Scarsdale, N.Y., A.W. Tillinghast (1926) (p) Columbus, Ohio, Donald J. Ross (1916) (p) 73 Huntingdon Valle Country Club Pebble Beach, Calif., Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919) (r) Superintendent: Steve Renzetti, CGCS Superintendent: Mark Yoder, CGCS Abingdon, Pg., William C.Toomey& Superintendent: Enc Greytok Howard S. Flynn (1927) (p) Y 28. Baltimore Country Club 51. Peachtree Golf Club superintendent: Scott Anderson, CGCS 5. Shinnecock Hills Golf Course (East Course -Five Farms) Atlanta, Robert Trent Jones Sr. & Southampton, N.Y., Howard C. Toomey & Timonium, Md., A.W. Tillinghast 1926 Robert Tyre "Bobbi' Jones (1948) (p) • g ( ) (p) 74. St. Louis Country Club William S. Flynn (1931) (p) Superintendent: Chris Hague, CGCS Superintendent: William Shirley, CGCS St. Louis, Charles Blair Macdonald & Superintendent: Mark Michaud • 29. Holston Hills Count Club 52. Interlachen Country Club Seth Raynor (1914) (p) 6. Merion Golf Club East Country Superintendent: John W. Litvay ( Course) Knoxville Tenn., Donald J. Ross (1928) (p) Edina, Minn., Willie Watson (1911) /Donald J. Ross (1919) (p) Ardmore, Pa., Hugh Wilson (1912) (p) Superintendent: Ron Blair, CGCS Superintendent: John Katterheinrich 75. Sankaty Head Golf Club Superintendent: Greg Armstrong Siasconset, Mass., H. Emerson Armstrong (1921) (p) 30. Bethpage State Park Black Course) 53. Colonial Country Club Superintendent: Henry Coffin 7. Crystal Downs Golf Club Farmin dale, N.Y., A.W. Tillinghast 1935 d Fort Worth, Texas, John Brademus (1935) / Frankfort, Mich., Alister MacKenzie & Per Maxwell 1931 g ( ) () Per Maxwell 1940 - ry ( ) (P) Superintendent: Craig J. Currier Perry ( ) (p) 76. Lawsonia Golf Course (Links Course) Superintendent: Michael Morris, CGCS Superintendent: Scott H. Johnson, CGCs Green Lake, Wis., William Langford (1929) (p) 8. Pinehurst Resort & CC No. 2 Course 31. Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course 54. NCR Country Club (South Course Superintendent: Michael G. Berwick ( ) Medinah, III., Tom Bendelow (1928) / Roger Paclard 1986 ( ) Pinehurst, N.C., Donald J. Ross (1903-1946) (r) Superintendent: Thomas R. Lively, CGCS ( ) (P) Kettering, Ohio, Dick Wilson (1954) (p) 77. Hollywood Golf Course* Superintendent: Paul Jett, CGCS Superintendent: Jim Campion Deal, N.J., Mackie (1912) (p) 9. San Francisco Golf Club 32. Camargo Club Superintendent: Jan Kasyjanski Indian Hill, Ohio, Seth Raynor (1926) (p) 55. Olympia Fields CC (North Course) San Francisco, A.W. Tillinghast (1922) (p) Superintendent: Jack Johns, CGCs Olympia Fields, III., Willie Park Jr- (1922) (p) 78. Country Club of Detroit Superintendent: Bob Klinestekker Superintendent: David Ward, CGCS Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., H.S. Colt (1914) (p) 10. National Golf Links of America 33. Inverness Club Superintendent: Dan Marco, CGCS Toledo, Ohio, Donald J. Ross (1919) / George & Tom Fazio• Point O Woods Golf & Country Club Southampton, N.Y., Charles Blair Macdonald Benton Harbor, Mich., 79 Northland Country Club Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1958 ' (1911) (p) 5uperinp)ndent: Thoma., F. Walker ) (p) ti'y - Superintendent: Karo Olson, CGCS Superintendent: Ron Fox, CGCS Duluth Minn., Donald J. Ross 1927 34. East Lake Golf Course Superintendent: David Kohlbryl 11. Fishers Island Club Atlanta, Donald J. Ross (1915, 1925) / 57. Cherry Hills CountryClub 80. Fenwa Golf Club* Fishers Island, N.Y., Seth Raynor (1927) (p) e - George Cobb 1960 / Rees Jones 1994 Englewood, Colo., William S. Flynn (1923) (p) y y Scarsdale, N.Y., A.W. Tillinghast (1924) (p) Superintendent: Donald Beck, CGCS Superintendent: Ralph J. Kepple, CGCS) (P) Superintendent: Mike Burke, CGCS Superintendent: I nzi rBobob o 12. Oakmont Golf Club 35. Shoreacres Golf Club 58. Essex County Club 81. Brookside County Club Oakmont, Pa., Henry Fownes (1903) (p) Lake Bluff, III., Seth Raynor (1921) (p) Manchester -by -the -Sea, Mass., Canton, Ohio, Donald Joss 1921 Superintendent: John Zimmers Superintendent: Tim Davis Donald J. Ross (1917) (p) Superintendent: Robert D. Figuerella (P) Superintendent: Patrick S. Kriksceonaitis 13. Prairie Dunes Country Club 36. Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) 82. Saucon Valle CC Grace Course Hutchinson, Kan., Perry Maxwell (1937) / Springfield, N.J., A.W. TIlin hast 1922 59. White Bear Yacht Club y ) Press M g ( ) (P) Bethlehem, Pa., William & David Gordon 1957 e s axwell (1957) (p) Superintendent: Mark Kuhns, CGCS White Bear Lake, Minn., Donald J. Ross (1915) (p) Superintendent: Terry Laurent, CGCS ( ) (P) Superintendent: Philip D. George, CGCS Superintendent: John Steiner, CGCS 14. Seminole Golf Club 37. Plainfield Country Club 60. Manufacturer's Golf & CC 83. Mountain Lake Club Plainfield, N.J., Donald J. Ross (1921) (p) Lake Wales. Fla., Seth Raynor (1917) (p) North Palm Beach, Fla., Donald J. Ross (1929) / Superintendent: Greg James Oreland. Pa.. Howard C. Toomey &William S. Flynn (1925) Superintendent- Steve Ciardullo Dick Wilson (1947) (p) William & David Gordon (1963) (p) Superintendent: Harold Hicks 38. Cascades Golf Club Superintendent: Doug Larsen. CGCS 84. Bel -Air Country Club 15. Chicago Golf Club Hot Springs. Va.. William S. Flynn (1923) (r) 61 COU Club of Fairfield Los Angeles, George C. Thomas Jr. & William P. Bell (1927) (p) g Superintendent: Fred Reese. CGCS Fairfield, Superintendent: Bryan Sullivan Wheaton, III., Charles Blair Macdonald (1894) / Fairfield, Conn., Seth Raynor (1921 } (p) • Seth Raynor (1923) (p) 39. Valley Club of Montecito Superintendent: David Koziol $5. Firestone Country Club (South Course) Superintendent: Jonathan S. Jennings. CGCS Santa Barbara, Calif., Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter Akron, Ohio, W. H. Way (1929) / (1928) (p) 62. Piping Rock Club Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1959 16. The COU Club (Composite Course Locust Valle , N.Y., Charles Blair Macdonald & ( ) (P) ( P ) Supenntendent: Sean McCormick Y Superintendent: Brian Mabie Brookline, Mass., Willie Campbell (1895) / � Seth Raynor 1913 Howard C. Toomey & William S. Flynn (1927) (p) 40. Lancaster Country Club Superintendent: Richard A. Spear, CGCS 86. Wykal Country Club Superintendent: Bill Spence Lancaster, Pa., William S. Flynn (1920) / New Roche. le, N.Y., Lawrence Van Etten (1905) / William &David Gordon !1959 63. Newport Country Club (p) R Donald J. Ross (1920) (p) 17. Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Supenntendent: Ken Dietrich, CGCs Newport, .I., Donald J. Ross (1915) / Superintendent: Chip Lafferty B!oomfield Hills, Mich., Donald J. .loss (1918) ! A.W. Tillinghast (1924) (p) Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1950) (p) 41. Milwaukee Country Club Superintendent: John Schmidt 87. Minikanda Club Superintendent: Steve Cook, CGCS i Milwaukee, H.S. Colt & G.H. Alison (1929) (p) Minneapolis Willie Watson (1907) / Donald J. Ross (1917) (p) Superintendent: Patrick Sisk 64 Rolling Green Golf Club � superintendent: Douglas R. Mahal, CGCS 18. Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) Springfield, Pa., Howard C. Toomey & Mamaroneck, N.Y., A.W. Tillinghast (1923) (p) 42. Pasatiempo Golf Club William S. Flynn (1926) (p) $$. Pine Needles CountryClub Superintendent: Paul R. Latshaw Santa Cruz, Calif., Alister MacKenzie (1929) (d) Superintendent: Terry Claris Southern Pines, N.C., Donald J. Ross (1927) (r) 19. Southern Hills CountryClub Superintendent: Dean Gump Superintendent: Dave Fruchte 65. Baltusrol Golf Club�pper Course) Tulsa, Okla., Perry Maxwell (1936) (p) 43. Somerset Hills Country Club Springfield, N.J., A.W. Tillingst (1923) (p) $9. Dunes Golf &Beach Club Superintendent: John Szklinski Bernardsville, N.J., A.W. Tillinghast (1918) (p) Superintendent: Mark Hughes Myrtle Beach, S.C., Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1949) (r) 20. Garden City Golf Club Superintendent: Bob Dwyer 66• Kittansett Club Superintendent: erintendent: Gordon Smith Garden City, N.Y., Devereux Emmet (1901) / 44. Maidstone Club Marion, Mass., Fred Hood (1922) (p) Philadelphia Cricket Club Walter J. Travis (1926) (p) East Hampton, N.Yr, William H. Tucker (1899) Supenntendent: Leonard Blodgett Sr. Flourtown, Pa., A.W. Tillinghast 1922 Superintendent: Ed Butler Willie Park Jr. (1925) (p) 67. Indianwood G&C I Superintendent: Bill Johnson ( ) (P) Superintendent: Robert Williams C (Old Course) 21 Olympic Club (Lake Course) Lake Orion, Mich., Wilfrid Reid & William Connellan (1928) (p) 91 Champions Golf Club cess Creek Course San Francisco, WillieWatson 1924 /Sam Whiting1926 45 Yeamans Hall Club Supenntendent: Brian Schwiehofer, CGCS ' ( ) ( ) (P) Houston, Ralph Plummer 1959 ) Superintendent: John Fleming Hanahan, S.C., Seth Raynor (1925) (p) 68. Rid Superintendent: Charles Joachim(p) I Superintendent: James E. Yonce Ill Ridgewood CC (EasVWest Course) 22. Wannamorsett Country Club i Paramus, N.J., A.W. Tillinghast (1929) (p) 92 Franklin Hills CountryClub Rumford, R.I., Donald J. Ross 1916, ( 1926) (p) 46. Oak Hill Country Club East Course) Superintendent: Todd Raisch Franklin, Mich., Donald J. Ross (1926) (p) Superintendent: Jim Medeiros, CGCS Pittsford, N.Y, Donald J. Ross 1925 / Superintendent: Thomas J. Gray, CGCS • George & Tom Fazio (1979) (p) 69. Creek Club 23. Riviera Country Club Superintendent: Paul B. Latshaw Locust Valley, N.Y. Charles Blair Macdonald & �. The Country Club Pacific Palisades, Calif., George C. Thomas Jr. & Seth Raynor (1925) (p) Pepper Pike, Ohio, Howard C. Toomey & William R Bell (1927) (p) s Superintendent: Will Eifert William S. e nn 1931 y Superintendent: Paul J. Ramina � Superintendent: Matt Shaffer l 94. Yale Gaif Course New Haven, Conn., Seth Raynor (1926) (p) Superintendent: Anthony Baviello ra !i rr 95. Oyster Harbors Golf Club ass. Donal J. R � rirOstervrlle, M d J Ross (1927) (p) Superintendent: John Nu nes CGCS w, P g t '✓wa9.' ..,aaa�. ,rN,,,.eJ;.x.}r--.!�; ..# t u'.`•P'vPr''t'Mr.. 3 _ 3 _ -_ - .-ry 96. Seattle Golf Club _ .tSeattle, John Ball & Robert Johnstone (1907) / Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1995) (p) Superintendent: Pete Wilson 97. ;I llk-NO ,; ...: �..._-,:_Y�. _;. • - _ . �:. :._ .. - _ Warrenton, Ore., GeorgeCountryClub& I ! 1 rles Halderman Suaerintendent JohnlWhistler : ♦GA : fi 4 $ i g ... .... n . .. .:. . .- :.. ::... ... • :. ..' ::'.. ... .... .. .. ... ." A:a 1 �.nr'0..Z'' _r �'6Ii : q,./F}.a 98 Westchester Couny{��Y.■/_Club est Course :. :. ._. .... .. ..., ,.: -..:: .rr.t. .. .. .'.'..,.:-. -..- .. .... ... •-':: .'. .: : is _,: L• :*- : `:y _3., ��. y Walter raves 1923 p) - _ Superintendent: os on Joseph h AI zi CGCS �+ t 3+-.. ,.... Y _ a - -t ''1. ,.:x. :.. ... -.. Y... -e .. .>.r .... ". e - ".. .,. 3•- _.._ .. ... .;,{ .Set: •.'T .s.. :i WE 99 Ekwanok Golf Club Manchester, Vt., Walter J Travis (1 927) Superintendent: Ted Maddocks sI.ft 100. Monte Peninsula Country Club Monterey nby t _�_� Dunes Course - �. Ros c - s our8�' .. �'• .. Sr- Fe y. Wil' 5.• .yn•y�, :tiff ` _ � :..`: � Pebble Beach, I' , �� eac Calif., Seth Raynor &Charles Banks 1926 r t. = . a a CQUf' Superintendent: .. 3SI:CBob Zoller 1' ;L t S •-� a Y .t r3 S- Ki 1r r •, `t S I >'t < M private ddait fee r -resort newcomer 20 GOIf�N'eek s SuperintendentNEWS March 16, 2001 .-r .. , !.,:: .,-0 .., o''%'y,,'r , ft`�<, :qs•7, t=i � :�A"t �ta�`�%#�ei�v� 'irN.. !• ....... _ .. .