Old Course at Odessa Country Club

John Bredemus built this course in the late 1930s, and his design makes the most of the flat West Texas terrain. This is an old-school golf course with tree-lined fairways and undulating bent-grass greens. The fairways are wide and the course is a fair test of golf. When the wind blows the course can play difficult, but with only a smattering of water hazards, it's not too tough.

The signature hole is the 215-yard par 3 No. 9. The long shot into the shallow green is challenging, and the swale in the green makes it hard to hold. Other feature holes here are the 560-yard No. 7 that seems to always play into the wind. Off the tee you'll see water right and out-of-bounds left, with a narrow landing area. On the back 9, hole 14 is a 430-yard par 4 with another tee shot into a tight landing area, which generally leaves a long approach into an elevated green.

Getting there : Located east of town. Exit Business 80 off of I-20, then drive a few miles and look for the course.