CHESTER VALLEY GOLF CLUB

The rolling hills of suburban Philadelphia provide the canvas for this Rees Jones design that transforms what could have been another forgettable daily-fee layout into something genuinely memorable. Jones carved dramatic elevation changes throughout the property, creating approach shots that play significantly longer or shorter than the yardage suggests, while his strategic bunkering forces you to think two shots ahead. The par-4 16th epitomizes the routing's intelligence, dropping 40 feet from tee to green with the Delaware Valley sprawling beyond—a genuine risk-reward hole that separates pretenders from players.