Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1921. It is an 18-hole course. It is one of the few examples of world-class links-style golf outside of the UK (see Shinnecock Hills). The Atlantic wraps around 270 degrees of the layout and the Sankaty Head Lighthouse looms over the front nine.

Sankaty members are a driving force behind the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund. They also have successfully sustained one of the few remaining caddy camps in the world, Camp Sankaty Head, which has existed since the late 1930s. Membership is private. Famous members include Jack Welch This was their first hosted USGA championship and was played September 25–30, 2021.

See also

  • Siasconset Golf Club
  • Miacomet Golf Course

References

  • Official Sankaty Head Golf Club website
  • Official Sankaty Head Caddie Camp website
  • Massachusetts Golf Association Member Page
  • Course Review
  • When Did Golfing Begin on Nantucket?