![]() Given the massive scale of the landforms, it’s a surprisingly pleasant walk-a testament to the impressive skill of its architect, Englishman William Herbert Fowler, who may be best known for his work at Walton Heath, the former Ryder Cup venue near London. The course occupies a small claw of land grasping into Pleasant Bay, and its heaving, hilly terrain is as dramatic as the bay and ocean views it affords from every hole. ![]() Just at the Cape’s elbow, in Chatham, Eastward Ho! Country Club ( ) is a private facility, but gaining entry is well worth calling in a favor from a well-connected friend or asking the pro back home to make a discreet inquiry. In the end, the best layouts, as detailed here, capture the peninsula’s essence-sand and pitch pine, kettle ponds and ocean breezes. But there are plenty of great holes to be played in between beach lolls. Cape Cod is loaded with a surprising 50-some-odd courses, but it’s sometimes overlooked by golf travelers, perhaps because it lacks a destination course on the level of a Pebble Beach. For recalling long-ago summers on Cape Cod, the foodstuff that triggers instant sense memory is the Wellfleet oyster, its briny liquor sharp yet sweet: It is genius loci in edible form, standing in for a host of other Cape experiences, from the simple act of kicking a rock down a dirt road on a blazing summer day to swimming in the cool freshwater of Long Pond.Īt its best, golf, too, can speak to the distinctive spirit of its setting. Proust had his madeleine Tony Soprano, his capicola ham. Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill, New York, provides a moving weekend of. ![]() Japanese-Inspired Wellness in the Hamptons
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