Ridgewood Country Club

The terrain of this part of New Hampshire is classically glaciated — rolling, rocky, wooded, with elevation changes that can make a course feel far more dramatic than its raw numbers suggest. A par 72 layout in this landscape typically works with the land's natural contours, and the surrounding white pines and hardwoods create the kind of enclosure that gives Lakes Region golf its particular character. Autumn, when the foliage peaks, transforms a round here into something well beyond the game itself.

As a members-only club, Ridgewood exists primarily for its community — a place where regulars know every bounce, every prevailing wind off the water, and every shortcut the scorecard doesn't mention.