Old Orchard Cc

The rolling terrain of central New Jersey creates natural elevation changes that architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. exploited brilliantly, with doglegs that demand precise positioning and greens perched on plateaus that reject anything but crisp iron play. Water comes into play on seven holes, but it's the mature oak and maple canopy that defines the character here—branches hanging low enough to punish wayward drives while creating cathedral-like corridors for those who find the fairway. The par-4 16th epitomizes the design philosophy: a downhill tee shot followed by an uphill approach to a green that slopes away from you, rewarding only the golfer who thinks two shots ahead.