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Travel Lucky Business | Shutterstock This may be the one course you never get to play on unless, of course, you're a pro or havemajor connections. Pine Valley Golf Club is incredibly private, tough to find, and pretty mysterious they don't even have a website, but those who have gotten inside say that it's the most impressive they're ever encountered. Plus, Golf Digest Magazine continually ranks Pine Valley as the best course in America. The club was founded in 1913 on 184 acres of pinelands. Later, an extra surrounding 416 acres were bought to keep the course even more exclusive and hidden. How do you get in? Well, according to New Jersey News, that only happens if you're a very good golfer with at least a 20 handicap and no matter how much money you have, you won't be able to bribe your way in without impressive statistics. Basically, they'll call you if you fit the profile. There's just one catch though, if you're a woman, it doesn't matter how good you are; apparently this is a man's world and women are only allowed to play as guests on Sundays. What year is it again? If you do get an invite, or are the guest of a member (of which there are only around 1,000), you'll be one of only 135 golfers on the course on any given day. Monterey Peninsula Golf Cypress Point Club Pebble Beach, California This private club features a single 18-hole course (designed by Alister MacKenzie in 1928), which is one of eight on the Monterey peninsula, and is known for the three holes that span the Pacific Ocean the 16t