SPRINGFIELD COUNTRY CLUB

The rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania create natural amphitheaters for golf, and this Donald Ross-inspired layout maximizes every elevation change with greens that demand precise approach shots and reward local knowledge. The par-4 12th plays downhill through a chute of maples, but it's the deceptively short par-3 16th—where the green sits like a tilted saucer above Crum Creek—that separates pretenders from players. Public access to this caliber of strategic design remains a steal in the Philadelphia suburbs.