CHESTNUT RIDGE RESORT

The Laurel Highlands terrain delivers dramatic elevation changes that turn what could be routine approach shots into calculations worthy of a surveyor's attention. Tom Clark's 1997 design threads fairways through dense Pennsylvania hardwood, where autumn transforms the round into something approaching art therapy. The par-4 14th drops 150 feet from tee to green, demanding nothing but trust and a smooth tempo as you fire into a valley that seems to swallow golf balls whole.