No tee times, no back nine, and no pretension (or desire) to compare itself to its well-heeled neighbor Kittansett, just up the road. Marion is the first design of celebrated golf architect George Thomas, who went on to design Riviera and Los Angeles Country Club, which you may have heard of. The course meanders across gentle farmland, and is crisscrossed with several ancient stone walls that play havoc with otherwise simple approach shots. Anyone who enjoys the simplicity and history of golf will love Marion.