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The Gog Blog Chicago’s #1 Online Golf News Source by Rory Spears, Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy on 18 at Sebonack Golf Club.

It’s another chapter of our fall classics, or great golf on a cold day. It’s 2016 now, it might be January but you can still think golf.

New York’s Long Island area is loaded with great golf courses, but the most recent addition to the area is the Sebonack Golf Club. All snugged into a little area between the famed Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and the National Golf Links.

Course owner Michael Pascucci an avid golfer found a parcel of 300 acres that he purchased for a reported $45,000,000. But it wasn’t all that easy in spite of that investment, in order to get permission to build the course, Pascucci had to donate some of the land and make a financial contribution to the local Southampton area. Credit him with staying patient and seeing his dream through.

The tee shot on 2 at Sebonack.

Pascucci decided to take advantage of the property and what it offered, water views, rolling hills and dunes. He decided that two architects in this case would be better than one, and went after two of the best to build his course, Tom Doak and Jack Nicklaus.

All of this is captured in a great book written by Golfweek’s Brad Klein and Carol Harrelson, it’s called “Building Sebonack”.

Heading home for the turn on the 9th hole.

When it was built the course was complete with views of Long Island’s Peconic Bay and Cold Spring Pond. When you add in the rolling fairways, waste dunes and undulating greens and swale’s that leave golfers the need to add some creativity to their next shot, it’s not long until golf’s overseeing body came calling with a U.S.Women’s Open Championship in 2013. Inbee Park won with a score of 8 under par.

The Par 4, 11th hole has a great view of the bay.

While the club is in between classic greats like Shinnecock Hills and the National Golf Links of America, the course has a completely different look than it’s neighbors.

The club is also known for it’s large clubhouse, that has scenic views of the golf course and the bay, it also looks out on National Golf Links, which is an outstanding view.

Sebonack has cottages on the property that are among the best you will find anywhere, for a great look at the golf course visit the clubs website and watch the video. You will enjoy the music as well at Sebonack.com.