Patterson Club occupies rolling terrain in Fairfield, Connecticut, where Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed the course in the mid-twentieth century. Jones, who maintained a home and office in nearby Montclair, New Jersey, worked extensively throughout the Northeast during his prolific career, and Patterson represents his characteristic approach to strategic design from that era. The layout takes advantage of natural elevation changes in the Fairfield landscape, incorporating the contours into hole corridors and green complexes that reward thoughtful course management. The design reflects Jones's emphasis on precision over distance, with generous fairway landing areas that funnel toward well-defended greens. His signature large, undulating putting surfaces appear throughout the routing, often protected by deep bunkers and shaped to create multiple pin positions that can dramatically alter hole difficulty. Water features come into play on several holes, typical of Jones's work during this period when earth-moving equipment allowed architects to incorporate ponds and streams more prominently into strategic frameworks. Patterson Club operates as a private facility serving the Fairfield community, maintaining the course conditions and member traditions common to established Connecticut clubs. The property sits within the broader landscape of Fairfield County's golf corridor, where several notable courses from various architectural eras occupy similar wooded, rolling sites. The club's location provides members access to a Robert Trent Jones design without the travel required to reach his more widely publicized championship venues.