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Few courses in American golf carry more historical weight than the National Golf Links of America. Opened in 1911, it was the passion project of Charles Blair Macdonald, the father of American golf course architecture, who spent years studying the great links of Britain before translating their principles onto a narrow strip of land along Sebonack Neck overlooking Peconic Bay. The result was a course that effectively launched a design tradition — holes inspired by the Road Hole at St Andrews, the Alps at Prestwick, and the Redan at North Berwick, reinterpreted rather than simply copied, and set against a windswept Long Island landscape that actually rewards the comparison.
The National has hosted the Walker Cup, one of amateur golf's most prestigious international events, and remains among the most celebrated private clubs in the country. Its membership is deliberately small, its exclusivity legendary. Getting on is nearly impossible without a connection.
Southampton sits at the eastern end of Long Island's South Fork, where the Atlantic keeps the air salty and the wind unpredictable. The land is flat and open, the fescue firm in summer — conditions that reward patience, creativity, and a player willing to use the ground rather than fight it.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red · men | 6,935 | 73.9 | 136 | 72 |
| Green · men | 6,505 | 71.9 | 130 | 72 |
| Green · women | 6,505 | 77 | 142 | 72 |
| White · men | 5,771 | 68.1 | 123 | 72 |
| White · women | 5,735 | 72.7 | 133 | 72 |
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