Stowe Mountain Club
Stowe, Vt.
6,411 yards, par 72
Green fees: $175-$250
802-253-3564, stowemountainclub.com
Golfers with egos bigger than their drives might scoff at the total yardage at Stowe Mountain Club: just 6,411 yards. If that's you, let your eyes wander over to the fearsome slope of 141 as testament to the strength of architect Bob Cupp's pint-sized shotmaker's delight at the Stowe Mountain Resort. The course basks in postcard views of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest point, but the off-course vistas are exceeded only by the on-course challenges. Among them: the muscular 252-yard par-3 4th, which sports rock-wall tee boxes, a mountain stream and a greenside bunker that will catch even a slight push. The flatter back nine features a trio of holes that tangle with Peregrine Lake.

Credit: L.C. Lambrecht