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Fishers Island, NY
Fishers Island Club
Fishers Island Club emerged from the Ferguson family’s effort to turn former east-end pastureland into a summer residential colony. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. planned the larger development, while Seth Raynor was engaged for its golf course.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70 · Opened 1926
- Original architect
- Seth Raynor
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
Golf within the Olmsted Plan
The course and original clubhouse opened on July 1, 1926. The clubhouse’s substantial Norman farmhouse form helped explain the nickname Big Club. During World War II the building served as a Navy training center and a base for secret harbor-floor sonar experiments.
In the archive
Sources and editorial notes2 references
Sources for this story
- Building the Olmsted Plan Henry L. Ferguson Museum
Introduction; A Plan for a Residential Colony and a New Club; construction photograph captions and July 1, 1926 opening.
Consulted 2026-09-17