Longaberger Golf Club - Ohio, U.S.A.

The Longaberger Company earned its reputation as the leading maker of handmade baskets in the United States, but since the Longaberger Golf Club opened in 2000, it has also become known as the purveyor of some of the best golf in the Midwest. The course is located in the town of Nashport, to the east of Columbus, not far from Longaberger's corporate headquarters-a building in the shape of a seven-story basket, right down to windows woven into the sides and two 100-foot-high handles. Designed by Arthur Hills, the sylvan course is carved through a variety of hardwoods, with a signature walnut tree on the 18th hole and rustic streams guarding six of the greens. Longaberger employees and its 70,000 independent sales associates have first crack at tee times, but the course is public and the pro shop in the capacious clubhouse does indeed feature collectible baskets. A second course, designed by Columbus native Tom Weiskopf, is also planned.

Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Course) - Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Philadelphia Country Club was founded in 1890 and golf was introduced one year later, with three holes laid out on the club's lawn. In 1895, the club became the  seventh member of the newly formed US GA. By 1925 the club's original 18-hole course had become overcrowded, and 210 acres were acquired for a new course in Gladwyne, six miles away. The club hired the leading Philadelphia firm of Toomey & Flynn, consisting of course architect William Flynn and civil engineer Howard Toomey, to design the new Spring Mill Course. Flynn crafted a classic and elegant parkland course, which features strategic use of bunkers to define the landing areas and deep tongues of sand lashed into the greensides. In 1939, Sam Snead was on his way to winning the U.S. Open at Spring Mill when a calamitous triple-bogey eight on the final hole cost him the championship. The next day saw a playoff between the three leaders after regulation, Byron Nelson, Craig Wood, and Denny Shute. At the end of the round, Nelson and Shute were still tied, necessitating a second 18-hole playoff. On the fourth hole, which now plays as the 17th, Nelson holed a one-iron from 215 yards for an eagle, and went on to capture the crown.