Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club

Steve MacQuarrie, our New England Correspondent, nominated Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club in 2015 and his case for Wanumetonomy “is like Gaul… divided into three parts.”

“First, it’s the Seth Raynor ancestry. He didn't do many mediocre ones. It's not a place with a lot of money to spend so most of Raynor's work (including 16 of his greens) remain.”

“Second, the USGA selected it as the other medal play course when the Amateur was held at Newport in 1995. They could have picked half of the courses on your list, but didn't. Tiger scored higher there than at Newport so it was not a cakewalk.”

“Third, the scenery. It’s one of four courses in the US with a view of the ocean from every hole. George Peper wrote an article in Links magazine last year in which he devised a "charm" score based on views. His theoretical maximum was 100. Wanumetonomy scored 101.”

Given Steve’s trio of reasons, how could we not include Wanu in our Rhode Island Best in State rankings?