Atlantic golf club opened for a preview weekend in October of 1991, but regular play did not begin until 1992. The course opened to unanimous rave reviews, winning Golf Digest’s award for the “Best New Private Course” for 1992.
The course Rees Jones built at Atlantic can best be described as “links-like.” Most of the holes are framed by a stunning array of knobs, mounds and moguls that look as if they had been crafted over time by the hands of nature.
The land rises and falls, rolls and ripples like the swells at sea, with tall fescue rough swaying and shimmering in the ever constant breezes and ever-changing lighting.
The pro shop was ready for 1992, but the clubhouse, a Hart Howerton design, a traditional Long Island shingle style with deep porches and dormers, would not be ready until the following season. It was worth the wait, however, for like everything else at Atlantic, the finished product looks as if it had always belonged there.
Simple, yet elegant, warm and welcoming, the clubhouse offers a breathtaking view of the course from a cozy front porch across which the wind almost always blows.