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East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, Georgia

Tom Bendelow (1904)Severe Contoured Greens

Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3)

Medinah, Illinois

Tom Bendelow (original)Expanded Strategic CorridorsHistoric Major Host

Cedar Rapids Country Club

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Tom Bendelow (original layout)Multi Tiered Ross GreensUSGA Host

Skokie Country Club

Glencoe, Illinois

George Leslie/H.J. Tweedie (orig.)Ross Domed GreensHistoric Major Host

Golden Valley Country Club

Golden Valley, Minnesota

A.W. Tillinghast (1924 redesign)Tillinghast Bold BunkeringUSGA Host

The Misquamicut Club

Watch Hill, Rhode Island

Willie Park Jr.False Front Greens

Beverly Country Club

Chicago, Illinois

Donald J. Ross (original)Ross Tree-Lined CorridorsU.S. Amateur Host

Kansas City Country Club

Mission Hills, Kansas

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

Columbus Country Club

Columbus, Ohio

Tom Bendelow (1907)Strategic Dogleg FairwaysHistoric Major Host

The Country Club of Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Tom Bendelow (original)Ross Inspired Bunkering

Medinah Country Club (Course No. 1)

Medinah, Illinois

Tom Bendelow (original)Diabolically Contoured Greens

Nassau Country Club

Glen Cove, New York

Tom BendelowRaynor Style BunkersMajor Championship Host

Lakewood Country Club

Lakewood, Colorado

Tom Bendelow (1908)Ross Era GreensUSGA Host

Lake Shore Country Club

Glencoe, Illinois

Tom Bendelow (original)Ravine Carry Holes

Glen View Club

Golf, Illinois

Richard Leslie (original)Golden Era StrategyHistoric Major Host

Bloomfield Hills Country Club

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Tom Bendelow (original)Restored Colt Bunkering

Allegheny Country Club

Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Tom Bendelow (1902Restored Ross BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Birmingham Country Club

Birmingham, Michigan

Tom Bendelow (original)Stream Valley CrossingsHistoric Major Host

Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club

Tampa, Florida

Tom Bendelow (1916 original)Ross Inspired Bunkering

Lexington Country Club

Lexington, Kentucky

Tom Bendelow (1912)Expanded Greens ComplexesUSGA Host

Topeka Country Club

Topeka, Kansas

Tom Bendelow (1906)Maxwell Rolling GreensUSGA Host

Red Run Golf Club

Royal Oak, Michigan

Willie ParkPush Up Greens

Mission Hills Country Club

Mission Hills, Kansas

Tom Bendelow (1914)Brush Creek HazardsUSGA Host

Elmwood Country Club

Marshalltown, Iowa

Tom Bendelow (original)Restored Rolling Greens

Butler Country Club

Butler, Pennsylvania

Tom Bendelow (original)Layered Parkland HeritageUSGA Host

Baton Rouge Country Club

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Bert Stamps (original)Tree Lined Parkland

Losantiville Country Club

Cincinnati, Ohio

Tom Bendelow (original)Saucer Shaped GreensUSGA Host

Glen Oak Country Club

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Tom Bendelow (original)Mature Tree FramingMajor Championship Host

Country Club of Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

Herman Hackbarth (original)Blufftop Tree-lined FairwaysMajor Championship Host

Shelby Golf Course

Nashville, Tennessee

Tom Bendelow (original)Hilly Parkland Greens

Dubsdread Golf Course

Orlando, Florida

Tom Bendelow (original)Narrow Tree Lined Fairways

Medinah Country Club (Course No. 2)

Bloomingdale, Illinois

Tom Bendelow (original)Golden Age ParklandUSGA Host

Cheyenne Country Club

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Herbert LockwoodSix Six Six Routing