CHEMAWA GOLF COURSE

The front nine winds through mature New England hardwoods with elevation changes that demand precise club selection, while the back nine opens into rolling meadowland where prevailing winds off the Blackstone Valley test every approach shot. Water comes into play on six holes, but it's the slick bentgrass greens—many with subtle breaks toward distant wetlands—that separate scores here. This Donald Ross-inspired layout rewards local knowledge, particularly on the par-4 14th where the fairway's camber funnels errant drives toward a creek most first-timers never see coming.