A charming private members club in Scarsdale, New York, the Sunningdale Country Club was originally designed in 1918 by legendary course architect Seth Raynor, but altered almost beyond recognition in the years and decades that followed. What’s curious about this course, is that within t

Opening in 1989, the Sycamore Hills golf course was designed by Jack Nicklaus as part of a residential development on the western outskirts of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Built on a large rural estate, Nicklaus fortunately had enough space to keep home sites mostly away from the golf and was further ble

Named after an historic pioneer who traveled across western America in the 1800s on a wagon, the Tetherow Golf Club is a semi-private layout in Bend Oregon that was designed by Scot David McLay Kidd. Part of an integrated residential estate, the course opened in 2008, about the time this once

The Alotian Club is an ultra-private golf club in Arkansas, its 18-hole layout designed by Tom Fazio and first opening for play in 2004.

Golf Digest Magazine says in its 2013/2014 rankings profile:

The Alotian Club gives us a hint of what Augusta Natio

Built on a former Long Island raceway, the Bridge Golf Club is  Rees Jones design that occupies more than 500 acres and boasts spectacular views of New York’s Peconic Bay. With its long, sweeping vistas, immaculate maintenance and dramatic design, the course will appeal particularly to

The Club at Black Rock is an estate course built close to Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho. It opened in 2003 and in 2009 became the first course in the state to be featured on Golf Digest's Top 100 list. Not only did the Jim Engh designed layout make the top 100, but it debuted in the Top 30 which is

The Club at Spanish Peaks was designed by Tom Weiskopf, and is located a short distance from his Yellowstone Club course also in the Big Sky region of Montana. This is similarly attractive mountain golf, with lots of dramatic views and scenic outlooks and golf holes that are arranged to be

A prestigious gated community on the northern slopes of Scottsdale’s distinctive Pinnacle Peak Mountain, The Estancia Club was opened in 1995 and its golf course designed by acclaimed architect Tom Fazio. Arranging the holes around the base of the rocky landmark, Fazio crafted his course fr

Originally developed during prohibition by a company with connections to the Chicago mob, Lawsonia was initially conceived as part of a hotel, casino and golf destination but it fell into the hands of the bank shortly after being built and was soon purchased by the Baptist Church. The church cont