This beautiful and challenging 7,138-yard course gets off to a roaring start. “I don’t particularly like forced carries on any hole, if I can help it,” says golf course architect Tom Fazio. “But the play over the water on the first tee just turned out to be the best way to route the course. We felt the drama of the property, with the club house and the beauty of the marsh, and the view—that spot would be the obvious place to put the first hole.” After clearing the water, players must still deal with the rolling nature of the fairway as it proceeds toward the large and relatively flat putting surface on this 429-yard, par-4 opener. If you miss, bail to the right front, as left and long will test your bunker or escape-artists skills immediately.