BELLERIVE COUNTRY CLUB

The A.W. Tillinghast design cuts through rolling Missouri terrain with the kind of strategic bunkering and green complexes that separate pretenders from champions—ask Jason Day, who claimed the 2018 PGA Championship here. The lengthy par-4s demand both distance and precision, particularly the dogleg-left 10th that plays every bit of its 489 yards into the prevailing wind. What elevates this St. Louis gem beyond typical championship venues is Tillinghast's genius for creating multiple routes to each pin, rewarding the bold while punishing the careless.