St. Paul College Club

The rolling terrain of Minnesota's eastern Twin Cities region produces some surprisingly dramatic elevation changes, and this classic parkland layout maximizes every foot of them with strategic bunkering that punishes wayward drives on the front nine's tighter corridors. The back nine opens up considerably, rewarding aggressive play with scoring opportunities if you can carry the wetlands that bisect several fairways. At under $60 for weekend play, it's the kind of honest, well-maintained municipal golf that built America's game—no tricks, just solid architecture that rewards good shots and penalizes bad ones.