Spring Lake Golf Club (Li)

The rolling Long Island terrain creates natural elevation changes that designer clearly maximized, with several holes playing dramatically uphill or downhill through mature oak and maple corridors. The back nine's risk-reward par-5s demand strategic thinking, particularly the dogleg left that tempts aggressive drives over a wetland hazard. What separates this daily-fee gem from the crowded field is conditioning that rivals many private clubs, plus greens that actually hold approach shots despite heavy public play.