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Oak Hill Country Club - East

Rochester, New York

Donald Ross original, Andrew Green restorationHost to 5 U.S. Opens and 3 PGA ChampionshipsAllen Creek and cavernous bunkers throughout

Inverness Club

Toledo, Ohio

Donald Ross (1916-1919)Corridor Style RoutingMajor Championship Host

Interlachen Country Club

Edina, Minnesota

Willie Watson (1911)Perched Canted GreensHistoric Major Host

East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, Georgia

Tom Bendelow (1904)Severe Contoured Greens

Wannamoisett Country Club

Rumford, Rhode Island

Donald Ross (1914)Perched Ross GreensHistoric Major Host

Mountain Ridge Country Club

West Caldwell, New Jersey

Donald Ross / (R) Ron PrichardRoss Greens ContoursU.S. Top 100

Congressional Country Club (Blue Course)

Bethesda, Maryland

Devereux Emmet (original)Rebuilt Tournament GreensHistoric Major Host

Chevy Chase Club

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Donald RossRossian Strategic Fairways

Karsten Creek Golf Club

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Tom Fazio (1994)Multi Contoured GreensUSGA Host

Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course)

Johns Creek, Georgia

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1964)Jones Style BunkeringHistoric Major Host

Charlotte Country Club

Charlotte, North Carolina

Fred Laxton (original 9)Ross Contoured GreensMajor Championship Host

Exmoor Country Club

Highland Park, Illinois

Donald Ross (1914–1918Glacial Ridge StrategyUSGA Host

Barton Hills Country Club

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Donald Ross (original)Ross Parkland StrategyMajor Championship Host

Shoal Creek

Shoal Creek, Alabama

Jack Nicklaus (original)Strategic Bunker ClustersHistoric Major Host

Linville Golf Club

Linville, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1924)Perched Ross Greens

Round Hill Club

Greenwich, Connecticut

Walter Travis (original)Restored Travis GreensUSGA Host

Firefly Golf Club

Spring Hill, Tennessee

Andrew GreenRolling Elevation Drama

Kansas City Country Club

Mission Hills, Kansas

A.W. Tillinghast (1926)Tillinghast Bunkering RevivalUSGA Host

Vaquero Club

Westlake, Texas

Tom Fazio (2001)Wrinkled Contour Routing

Sakonnet Golf Club

Little Compton, Rhode Island

Donald Ross (original)Volcano Par Threes

Wilmington Country Club (North Course)

Wilmington, Delaware

Dick WilsonExpanded Strategic BunkeringU.S. Amateur Host

Longue Vue Club

Verona, Pennsylvania

Robert White (original)Classic Template HolesU.S. Amateur Host

Wilmington Country Club

Wilmington, Delaware

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1959)Strategic Overhauled Bunkering

Whitemarsh Valley Country Club

Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania

George C. Thomas Jr. (original)Creek Crossing Strategy

Country Club of York

York, Pennsylvania

Donald Ross (1926)Restored Ross BunkersUSGA Host

Bidermann Country Club

Wilmington, Delaware

Dick Wilson (original 18)Strategic Tree-Lined CorridorsUSGA Host

Grey Oaks Country Club (Pine Course)

Naples, Florida

Lloyd Clifton / CliftonPalm Lined Corridors

Loblolly Golf Club

Hobe Sound, Florida

Pete Dye & P.B. Dye (1988)Dye Mounding LandformsUSGA Host

Kalamazoo Country Club

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Willie Watson (original)Parkland Strategic Greens