Point Judith Country Club

Established in 1894 by a group of twenty-five wealthy Philadelphians, the country club at Point Judith initially offered members a choice of fashionable non-golfing pursuits, like tennis and polo. Indeed, the golfing element of the club’s sporting activities only really took off when Donald Ross added nine holes to the existing 9-hole layout in 1927.

Today’s course has been expanded to 6,694 yards, playing to a par of 71, with many of the better holes reserved for the back nine. In particular, the closing three holes are very strong, starting with a water-protected par three at the 16th. This 217-yard tester is then followed by an uphill, 440-yard par four before the home hole returns golfers to the clubhouse by way of a long par five finisher.