Taconic Golf Club

Stiles was one of the most accomplished architects of his era in the Northeast, and Taconic reflects his instinct for routing that works with the land rather than against it. The course moves through mature hardwoods across the kind of rolling Berkshire terrain that rewards shot-making and course management over raw power. It has earned consistent recognition in national rankings, and a round here holds up against far more celebrated venues.

Williamstown itself sits at the northwestern corner of Massachusetts where the Berkshires meet the Green Mountains of Vermont — a college town with serious cultural ambitions, home to the Clark Art Institute and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Golf at Taconic fits comfortably into that context: unhurried, refined, and worth the detour.