CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB

The Blue Course's towering oaks and undulating Maryland piedmont terrain create one of America's most demanding major championship tests, where thick rough and strategically placed bunkers punish wayward shots mercilessly. Congressional's recent restoration has returned the layout to its brutal best, particularly the stretched-out closing holes that have broken hearts in three U.S. Opens. This is golf architecture as gladiatorial combat—beautiful, yes, but built to expose every weakness in your game when the stakes matter most.