top100golfer

You sir are a hypocrite.

On the one hand you criticize F.I.G.C. and then you claim to love old, traditional golf courses, putting Myopia Hunt on a pedestal. Heck, you think because Fishers has incredible views and is the Pebble Beach of the East, it can't possibly be any good. Take a look at the terrain, the routing, the green complexes and the shot values. Picture all of them without the ocean even being there. What do you got? A perfect Seth Raynor gem.......His best ever.

You disliked Fishers Island for it's pomp and privacy, yet you practically brag about being invited to The Links Club in NYC.

F.I.G.C. comments

I have just read this malicious synopsis on one of the finest golf courses in the world, and I am here to refute most everything that has been foolishly written. First of all - STICK TO THE GOLF COURSE. The true golf enthusiast could care less about your interpretation of the Island; it's people, etc. My only comment on this is that most everything you said about the Island itself and its people is oh so wrong. I have visited Fishers almost annually for thirty-two years. I come from much further away than New York or New England, and have friends and relatives on the Island. Some reside year round, others have second homes. They are kind, and friendly people. Having played many top 100 courses several times,and having played all over the U.K. and myself belonging to a top 100 course, I speak with experience. Fishers is Raynors best work without a doubt. Trust me, Seth Raynor is one of the top ten golf architects that ever lived. It is said that he did all the designing and work at Yale, and C.B. MacDonald just put his name on it. Albeit the first hole is rather lackluster and straightforward like the writer said, there is reason for this. Try reading (in case you did not know - he designed Riviera, L.A.C.C., Bel-Air, Palos Verdes G.C., and many other notable courses) George Thomas' Golf Architecture in America and how he and so many of his Golden Era peers would intentionally create a lackluster, and easy opening hole. That has purpose! Of course, Raynor drew from the classic U.K. links holes and from all his prior work with C.B. MacDonald on laying out his Redan, Eden, Punchbowl, Cape, Road, and Biarritz holes, etc. The fifth is easily one of the best par three holes in the world. The Double Plateau ninth is one of the most scenic holes in the world. The stretch of four holes around East Harbor (12 thru 15) is the Amen Corner of Northeastern golf. The Cape hole 14th being one of the best par fours on the planet. The Short (16th) hole is understood to be one of the architecturally perfect 140 yd. par threes in the world. I will contend that 17 and 18 are not the strongest of finishing holes, but they sure are pretty, and when the match is on the line, they seemingly get a lot tougher. Fishers never used to be this highly regarded or ranked, and its recent accolades are long overdue.