It is a true links course, set far into the Atlantic Ocean, with wonderful vistas, well-bunkered and very sloped greens. Because of the wind the course rarely plays the same from round to round, even on the same day. Sankaty also has the last active caddie camp located in the U.S. Approximately 50 young men of high school and college age come to the Club each summer, stay in dorms provided by the club and caddie for members and their guests. A scholarship fund provides substantial grants to the campers who successfully complete the program from year to year.

If you like classic courses, there aren''t very many. A high handicapper who cannot control the shape or height of his shots will score very high. The heavy rough is difficult to hit more than a short iron from.

This is the oldest of the two Nantucket clubs, dating back to the 1920s. The design is by H. Emerson Armstrong, but A.W. Tillinghast also made a few dramatic changes. Sankaty is a classic linksland course with many views of the Atlantic Ocean. It is also one of the eastern most courses in the United States, located east of 70 degrees longitude. Sankaty plays to a dificult par 72, especially when the wind is up and it almost always is. While a few of the par 5s provide birdie opportunities, the par 3s are exceptionally well-conceived (and bunkered). Except for the late fall and early spring, Sankaty must be played with a member. Interestingly, the grasses at Sankaty are the same as at Turnberry in Scotland. This is not surprising since both courses benefit from the Gulfstream--and in that sense are very close to each other.

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