Paramount

Created for the Austro-Hungarian born Adolph Zukor, film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures, the course at Paramount Country Club was originally designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1920 and subsequently remodelled by Robert Trent Jones Snr during the 1950s. More recently, Jim Urbina carried out a critically acclaimed renovation of the layout in 2013.

“The strength of the design lies in its greens which follow the broad slopes of the property,” wrote Tom Doak in The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses , “but we doubt Tillinghast ever envisaged green speeds this fast; many approach shots land on these tilted putting surfaces only to be summarily shunted off. Always Tillinghast’ pride and joy, the par three holes here are exceptional, including the 18th which is one of the few examples of his ‘Reef’ concept in existence.”

The “Reef Hole” is unique to Tillinghast and he coined the name due to the angled ridge in front of the green and the surrounding bunkers. In the architect’s own words, because “of the diagonal spine which suggested treacherous reef water outside the harbour”.