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National

Golf Links of

America

W

ith the vision of building the best

golf course in America, Charles Blair

Macdonald, designed this field on the

shores of Peconic Bay in Southamp-

ton, Long Island; createdon thebases

of modern architecture in golf courses. Since it’s estab-

lishment in 1908, it has been distinguished by its famous

holes, like the th, the first Cape knoXn in the Xorld; it¦s

second hole is also acclaimed and it¦s called £Sahara¤; as

well as its thirdhole, consideredevenbetter than theorig-

inal British Alps (currently the 17th hole in the Scottish

course of PrestXick), and of course the th hole, £Redan¤,

which emulates the 15th of 15 del North Berwick.

C

on la visión de construir el mejor campo

de golf de América, Charles Blair Macdo-

nald, disevw este campo al borde de Pe-

conic Bay en Southampton, Long Island,

sentando las bases para la arquitectura

moderna en campos de golf. Desde su fundación en

1908, se distingue por sus famosos hoyos, como el

, primer Cape o cabo reconocido en el mundo; ade-

más del afamado hoyo 2 llamado £Sahara¤; así como el

hoyo 3, considerado incluso mejor que el Alps británi-

co original (actualmente el hoyo 17 del campo escocés

de PrestXick); y por supuesto el )oyo £Redan¤, que

emula al 15 del North Berwick.

Info

National Golf Links of America, U.S.A.

Sebonac Inlet Road, Southampton,

Long Island, New York 11968

Tel. +1 631 283 0559

www.natgolflinks.org

Especificaciones / Specifications

Hoyos

/ Holes

18

Par

/ Par

72

Slope

/ Slope

137

Yardas /

Yards

6,935

Pro del campo /

Course Pro

James E. Morris

golf journey

Long Island, New York