Laurel Creek Country Club (NJ)

This 1988 Arnold Palmer design features one of the few links-style courses in New Jersey. Generous, undulating fairways and large greens provide ample scoring opportunities for the player who places a premium on accuracy. Get a little crooked or try to overpower the course and you may be hacking your next shot of the 12" fescue that frames each hole or taking out of one of the many water hazards and environmentally protected areas that can come into play on 14 of the 18 holes. Seeing such ample greens can lull even the best player into loose swings and a false sense of security until the player lines up a 60-foot, downhill putt that breaks almost 90-degrees near