The Misquamicut Club

In 1895, the founding members of The Misquamicut Club engaged Tom Bendelow to fashion their original golf facility. Over the next couple of decades, it’s said that both Willie Anderson and Seth Reynor made modifications to this rudimentary layout before the purchase of additional land enabled Donald Ross to completely redesign the course in 1923.

The front nine is set out on undulating terrain, with most of the back nine occupying much flatter ground. The par threes at the long 3rd and short 8th are excellent one-shot holes on the outward half but the round really comes to life on the way home, with the strong par fours at holes 13 and 14 of particular merit. A long, uphill par three ends a round here in somewhat unconventional style at the 18th hole.

A number of the fairways are routed close to tidal inlets that run along the Atlantic coastline, weaving in and out of wetland areas teeming with all sorts of wildlife. The course extends to a very modest 6,214 yards from the back markers so Misquamicut can certainly be described as a short, but very sweet, Donald Ross classic.