Winged Foot (West)

In a similar vein to many of the USA’s finest courses, you’ll need an invite to play here but persevere, because it’s worth it. The West is an amazing course, which is routed across fairly ordinary but heavily wooded meadowland. A few members of the New York Athletic Club founded Winged Foot in 1923 and the name originated from the athletic club’s emblem and now Winged Foot is synonymous with a everything American and it’s a true classic. Few designers could have pulled off Tillinghast’s amazing feat; he has created a serious golf course with no weak holes.

Expect to use every club in the bag, Winged Foot's West possesses a number of severe par fours, ten of which stretch out well beyond 400 yards. The closing six holes are brutal, starting with the 13th, a 210-yard par three an followed by five par fours all measuring in excess of 400 yards. The closing hole is perhaps the best finishing hole in the USA and the 10th hole is one of the best par threes in the world.