FISHERS ISLAND

Fishers Island, New York

Ranked in America’s top-10 courses, Fishers Island is accessible only by ferry and is a favourite holiday spot for ‘old money’ families and New York high society.

Designed by the acclaimed Seth Raynor and opened for play in 1926, Fishers Island probably hosts less rounds on average per week than Augusta and Cypress Point combined. It might be the hardest course in America to become a member of. To join the club, you need 12 letters of recommendation to be introduced as an associate member. You must also own a house on the island, which is home to just 500 people.

It is understood that the course’s hierarchy once requested a leading American golf magazine not rank their layout saying “we do not wish our course to be ranked, visited or for that matter, known”. Too late!

http://www.fishersislandclub.com