Huntsman Springs, Driggs, Idaho
Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. might have an advantage in 18 holes of match play against our sitting chief executive: Huntsman can hone his skills on his family's remarkable new private course on the Idaho-Wyoming border. Founded by his billionaire father John Sr. (a chemical magnate and anticancer crusader who created the container that keeps McDonald's Big Macs warm), and run by his brother David, Huntsman Springs sits in the shadow of the Grand Tetons, but it's what's on the ground that is equally compelling. Designer David McLay Kidd moved mountains of soil,more than four million cubic yards, to turn a vapid high desert tract into a visual treat. Rumpled terrain, 153 fescue-fringed bunkers, ball-swallowing wetlands and massive putting surfaces form the bulk of the challenge, along with a championship yardage of 7,331.