Old Westbury Golf &Country Club

The flattish Long Island terrain gets maximized through clever bunkering and strategic water features that force precision over brute strength on this Emmet-designed layout from 1924. Classic parkland corridors weave through mature oak and maple stands, with the back nine's trio of water holes—including a devilish par-3 16th over a pond—providing the most memorable tests. For public golf on the Gold Coast, few tracks deliver this level of old-money conditioning and architectural pedigree at a reasonable price point.