Fishers Island Golf Course

The Fishers Island golf course is located on Fishers Island in the state of New York.

History of the course

The Fishers Island Club was formed in 1927 with Seth Raynor designing the course. The island is only eight miles wide and two miles long and Raynor set the course in links style. He placed nine holes along the shore and barring a few holes all the holes gives you a view of the ocean. There are seven water hazards and numerous sand bunkers that come into play on the course. Raynor pushed up many of the greens, giving them a stage like look. The course is built on rolling terrain but there are many plain areas on the fairways. The course has very number of trees.

Course Trivia As the Fishers Island golf course is based on an island, the wind blows in from all directions making conditions very tricky for the golfers.

• The fifth hole is the signature hole of the course. Between the tee point and the green there is nothing but wilderness. Also the green is surrounded by bunkers.

The Fishers Island golf course is the 16 th best course according to Golf Digest magazine's list of top100 golf courses outside the US. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other top-100 golf courses in the world.