NATIONAL GOLF LINKS OF AMERICA

Southampton, New York

Seth Raynor’s mentor, Charles Blair Macdonald, was a pioneering architect and one of the founding fathers of American golf. He was also behind the formation of the National Golf Links, which lies in the heart of the Hamptons – the playground of affluent New Yorkers.

Where there’s big money, there’s exclusivity, and ‘The National’ has been the golfing home away from home for Wall Street bigwigs, financiers and bankers since it opened in 1909.

Amid the windmills, punchbowl greens and punishing bunkers are pristine playing surfaces that see few visitors.