The Best Seth Raynor Golf Courses

#1 on trail

Fishers Island, New York

Seth Raynor's 1926 design occupies a remote Atlantic island accessible only by ferry, blending naturalistic terrain with his signature geometric templates. Ranked among America's finest private courses.

#2 on trail

Cincinnati, Ohio

Seth Raynor's 1925 design outside Cincinnati ranks among his finest inland work, featuring faithful replicas of classic holes. Private access only.

#3 on trail

Lake Bluff, Illinois

Seth Raynor's 1921 masterpiece on Chicago's North Shore features dramatic ravines cutting through nearly every hole. One of the purest golden-age designs in the Midwest.

#4 on trail

Wheaton, Illinois

America's first 18-hole course, designed by C.B. Macdonald in 1895. This private Wheaton layout shaped U.S. golf architecture and hosted three early U.S. Opens.

#5 on trail

New Haven, Connecticut

Designed by Macdonald and Raynor in 1926, Yale features template holes — including a Biarritz and Alps — carved through rugged Connecticut terrain. Open to the university community.

#6 on trail

Locust Valley, New York

C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor's 1912 template design on Long Island's Gold Coast. Classic hole concepts — Redan, Alps, Biarritz — executed on rolling, wooded terrain.

#7 on trail

St Louis, Missouri

Macdonald & Raynor design from 1914 featuring template holes true to their golden-age philosophy. One of Missouri's most architecturally significant private layouts.

#8 on trail

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Seth Raynor's 1923 design brings his trademark geometric green complexes to Pittsburgh's North Hills. A rare, well-preserved private layout from one of golf's most distinctive architectural voices.

#9 on trail

Charleston, South Carolina

Seth Raynor's 1925 masterwork outside Charleston delivers his trademark template holes — Redan, Biarritz, Eden — on rolling lowcountry terrain. One of the Southeast's most coveted private rounds.

#10 on trail

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Private 18-hole club in Wauwatosa with a classic parkland layout routed through mature hardwoods. One of Milwaukee's most established members-only courses, designed by Seth Raynor and opened in 1926.