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The 12 Golf Courses Where Wall Street Big Shots Love To Play

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Golf Club of Purchase

With the Masters happening this week, we're pretty sure some of the TVs on Wall Street will be changing channels to catch the prestigious golf tournament.

Golf is one of the favorite hobbies of the Wall Street crowd.

We recently did a ranking of golf handicaps from some of the biggest names on Wall Street.

Now we have compiled a list of some of the courses where these heavy hitters have played. 

Blind Brook

Wall Streeters Who Have Played There: Lloyd Blankfein, James Gorman, Stanley Druckenmiller, Jimmy Lee and Jimmy Dunne III.

Location: Purchase, New York

About: It's a private, members-only golf club that was established in 1915. The course features 18 holes, 6,385 yards and a par of 72.

Course Designer(s): Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor

Source: GolfLink.com, Source: GHIN.com, Source: Golf Slope



Sebonack Golf Club

Wall Streeters Who Have Played There: Lloyd Blankfein, Feroz Dewan (Tiger Global), Daniel Och, Henry Kravis, Jimmy Dunne III (Sandler O'Neill) and Bob Prince (Bridgewater Associates). 

Location: Southampton, New York

About: The gorgeous 300 acre course, which opened in 2006, is located right on the water in Southampton.  It's close to neighboring golf courses, Shinnecock Hills and National Links. According to a 2006 Bloomberg News article, membership just to golf at Sebonack costs $500,000. The course features holes, 7,286 yards and a par of 72.

Course Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak

Source: GolfLink.comSource: GHIN



Shinnecock Hills Golf Course

Wall Streeters Who Have Played There: George Herbert Walker IV (Neuberger Berman), Henry Kravis (KKR), Stan Druckenmiller (Duquesne), Eric Gleacher, Jimmy Dunne III and Chase Coleman. 

Location: Southampton, New York

About: The course features 18 holes, 6,996 yards and a par of 70. Shinnecock is scheduled to host the 2018 U.S. open.

Course Designer: William Flynn

Source: GHIN



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