Green Island Country Club

Columbus sits on the fall line of the Chattahoochee River, where Georgia's Piedmont plateau drops toward the coastal plain. The club occupies a mature, tree-lined property where tall Georgia pines and hardwoods frame nearly every hole, creating an intimate, almost cathedral-like atmosphere that distinctly southern private clubs do particularly well.

At par 71, the course plays shorter than a traditional championship layout, but Green Island has never needed length to ask hard questions. The demand here is precision and course management — qualities Ross courses have always rewarded over raw power.