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Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course)

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Donald Ross (1918 original)Elevated Contoured GreensHistoric Major Host

The Country Club

Brookline, Massachusetts

Willie CampbellRugged New England TerrainMajor Championship Host

Ocean Forest Golf Club

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Rees Jones with Greg Muirhead (1995)Coastal Dune RoutingU.S. Amateur Host

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes Course)

Pebble Beach, California

Seth Raynor & Robert Hunter (original)Raynor Template HolesUSGA Host

East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, Georgia

Tom Bendelow (1904)Severe Contoured Greens

Pinehurst Resort (No. 4 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1919)Undulating Multi Tiered GreensU.S. Amateur Host

Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Scarsdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (1918Strategic Rolling TerrainUSGA Host

Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3)

Medinah, Illinois

Tom Bendelow (original)Expanded Strategic CorridorsHistoric Major Host

Congressional Country Club (Blue Course)

Bethesda, Maryland

Devereux Emmet (original)Rebuilt Tournament GreensHistoric Major Host

The Keep at McLemore

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Bill Bergin & Rees JonesCliffside Risk Reward

McLemore (The Highlands Course)

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Rees Jones & Bill BerginCliffside Ridge RoutingU.S. Top 100

Lake Merced Golf Club

Daly City, California

Willie Lock (original)MacKenzie Movement GreensUSGA Host

Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course)

Johns Creek, Georgia

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

Cascata

Boulder City, Nevada

Rees Jones (with Keith Evans credited in some sources)Waterfall Forced CarriesUSGA Host

Torrey Pines South Course

La Jolla, California

William F. Bell (1957)Cliffside Coastal RoutingMajor Championship Host

Hollywood Golf Club

Deal, New Jersey

Walter J. Travis (1917 redesign)Travis Cross BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Echo Lake Country Club

Westfield, New Jersey

Donald Ross (original)Ross Greens RestorationU.S. Amateur Host

Hazeltine National Golf Club

Chaska, Minnesota

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1962)Strategic Championship BunkeringHistoric Major Host

3 Creek Ranch Golf Club

Jackson, Wyoming

Rees JonesTeton Panorama Routing

Palmetto Golf Club

Aiken, South Carolina

Alister MacKenzie (1933)Undulating MacKenzie GreensUSGA Host

Westchester Country Club

Rye, New York

Walter J. Travis (original)Tiny Travis Greens

Bethpage Black Course

Farmingdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (official)Muscular Elevation ChangesMajor Championship Host

Sea Island Plantation Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Walter Travis (originalTravis Style Coffin Bunkers

The Bridge

Sag Harbor, New York

Rees JonesElevated Vistas Routing

Haig Point Club

Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Rees JonesAlternate Green Complexes

Quintero Golf Club

Peoria, Arizona

Rees JonesSonoran Desert ElevationU.S. Top 100

Bellerive Country Club

St. Louis, Missouri

Robert Trent Jones (1960)Tree Lined CorridorsMajor Championship Host

Old Oaks Country Club

Purchase, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (original)Crested Blind FairwaysUSGA Host

Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek)

Charleston, South Carolina

Rees JonesMarsh Corridor Doglegs

The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Willard Byrd & Ellis Maples (orig.)Pine-Framed Risk RewardUSGA Host

Atlantic Golf Club

Bridgehampton, New York

Rees JonesTiered Contoured Greens

Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course)

Johns Creek, Georgia

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (original)Chattahoochee RiverfrontU.S. Amateur Host

Montauk Downs State Park

Montauk, New York

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1968 redesign)Elevated Windward GreensUSGA Host

Belle Meade Country Club

Nashville, Tennessee

Herbert H. Barker (original)Ross Style Turtlebacks

Sahalee Country Club

Sammamish, Washington

Ted Robinson (original)Corridor Carved FairwaysHistoric Major Host

Homestead Old Course

Hot Springs, Virginia

Donald Ross (1913 redesign)Mountain Contoured Greens

Old Warson Country Club

St. Louis, Missouri

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1954)Elevated Bunker GreensMajor Championship Host

Baker Hill Golf Club

Newbury, New Hampshire

Rees JonesRolling Upland ElevationUSGA Host

Blue Top Ridge

Riverside, Iowa

Rees Jones with Bryce Swanson (originalMulti Tiered GreensUSGA Host

Victory Ranch Golf Club

Heber City, Utah

Rees JonesPlateau Tee Greens

Pinehurst Resort (No. 7 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Rees JonesSandhills Bunker StrategyUSGA Host

Lookaway Golf Club

Buckingham, Pennsylvania

Rees JonesStrategic Bentgrass GreensUSGA Host

Reynolds Lake Oconee – the Oconee

Eatonton, Georgia

Rees Jones (major green/treeline rework 2013)Water-Laced Risk Reward

Old Chatham Golf Club

Durham, North Carolina

Rees JonesSecluded Forest Routing

Big Spring Country Club

Louisville, Kentucky

Tom Winton (original)Strategic Rees Jones GreensHistoric Major Host

Westchester Hills Country Club

White Plains, New York

Peter Clark (with Donald Ross)Travis Contoured Greens

Lake of Isles North Course

North Stonington, Connecticut

Rees Jones with Bryce SwansonLakefront Woodland ElevationUSGA Host

Golf Club of Houston

Humble, Texas

Rees Jones with David Toms (Tournament Course)Augusta Style Greens

McLemore Club — Highlands Course

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Bill BerginCliff Edge Greens

RedStick Golf Club

Vero Beach, Florida

Rees Jones with Greg MuirheadPerched Target Greens

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