Country Club Of The North

The rolling terrain of southwestern Ohio creates natural elevation changes that architect Dick Wilson exploited brilliantly in this 1965 design, particularly on the par-4 14th where a blind tee shot over a ridge rewards aggressive lines with a short iron to an elevated green. Wilson's strategic bunkering forces constant decision-making, with fairway traps positioned to catch wayward drives and greenside sand that punishes anything but precise approach shots. The mature tree-lined corridors and undulating greens provide the kind of honest, no-nonsense golf that separates pretenders from players.