The Old Course at Thousand Islands Country Club occupies a distinctive setting on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River, part of the scenic Thousand Islands region straddling the U.S.-Canada border in upstate New York. Designed by Seth Raynor and opened in the 1920s, the course represents one of the architect's characteristic works from the period when he was translating the template hole concepts he developed with C.B. Macdonald to courses across North America. The island location provides natural water views and a relatively contained routing shaped by the St. Lawrence's presence. Raynor's design here features his signature template holes—strategic concepts modeled after famous British links holes—adapted to the river island terrain. Players familiar with Raynor's work will recognize the design vocabulary: bold, geometric bunkering, pronounced greens with sharp contours and false fronts, and holes that reward thoughtful positioning over pure length. The course plays through a mix of open and tree-lined terrain typical of the region's landscape, with elevation changes that are modest but meaningful given the island topography. Thousand Islands Country Club has served as a summer retreat since the early twentieth century, reflecting the era when wealthy families from eastern cities established seasonal communities along the St. Lawrence. The club maintains a traditional private membership character tied to this heritage, with the golf course remaining central to the summer season experience on Wellesley Island.