LAKERIDGE COUNTRY CLUB

The West Texas wind howls across this prairie layout with unforgiving consistency, demanding precise club selection on every approach shot into elevated, undulating greens that shed wayward balls like water off a duck's back. The signature par-4 16th plays downhill through a narrow chute of mature mesquite, where even scratch players regularly walk away shaking their heads. What saves this track from being merely punitive is the brilliant green complexes that reward creative short-game shots—assuming you can keep your ball below the hole.