Seth Raynor
Seth Raynor is a Golden Age era golf course architect with 5 courses in the Alister Links database across 5 states. Best known for Fishers Island Club. Designs in our database span 1887–1926.
Seth Raynor was C.B. Macdonald's construction foreman who became a master architect in his own right, completing a remarkable body of work before his premature death at 51. Though he never played golf himself, his template-based designs are among the most admired in American golf.
Design Philosophy
Raynor faithfully adapted the great template holes of British links golf — Redan, Biarritz, Alps, Cape, Short, Eden — into American landscapes. His courses are celebrated for their intellectual rigor and the way they test every shot in a golfer's bag.
5 clubs across 5 states · 1887–1926
Course Map
Courses by Seth Raynor
Ranked by Alister Index score.
Fishers Island Club
Fishers Island, NY
Designed by Seth Raynor · Founded 1926
Camargo Club
Indian Hill, OH
Designed by Seth Raynor · Founded 1925
Yeamans Hall Club
Hanahan, SC
Designed by Seth Raynor · Founded 1925
Essex County Country Club
West Orange, NJ
Designed by Seth Raynor · Founded 1887
Mountain Lake Colony Club
Lake Wales, FL
Designed by Seth Raynor · Founded 1915
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Key Facts
- Courses in database: 5
- States represented: Florida, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina
- Year range: 1887–1926
- Era: Golden Age
- Birthplace: Southampton, New York
- Born: 1874, Died: 1926
- Best known for: Fishers Island Club
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