CAVERNS COUNTRY CLUB

The Blue Ridge foothills provide a stunning backdrop for this mountain layout where elevation changes of 200 feet create dramatic downhill approaches and blind shots that demand local knowledge. Designer Edmund Ault carved fairways through rolling hardwood forests, with the back nine's clifftop holes offering breathtaking valley views that can distract even single-digit handicappers. The greens run true on bent grass, but it's the strategic bunkering around doglegs that separates this hidden gem from typical resort fare in the Shenandoah region.