How many Golf Digest Top 100 Courses have you played?

I've played 9/100.

#22 Wade Hampton (P)

#31 The Honors Course (O)

#45 Victoria National (O)

#46 Butler National (O)

#62 Milwaukee C.C. (O)

#78 Mountaintop (P)

#93 Crooked Stick (O)

#96 The Pete Dye Course at French Lick (U)

#97 Valhalla (O)

P= properly rated

O= overrated

U= underrated

#22-Whistling Straits (P)

#42-Erin Hills (U)

#91-Blackwolf Run-River (U)

#100-Streamsong-Red (O)

America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses ('15-'16)

#18 - Pacific Dunes (P)

#20 - The Ocean Course (O)

#22 - Whistling Straits (P)

#28 - Pinehurst No 2 [Pre-renovation] (O)

#37 - Bandon Dunes (O)

#42 - Erin Hills (U)

#55 - Old Macdonald (U)

#65 - Arcadia Bluffs (O)

#74 - Bandon Trails (P)

#91 - Blackwolf Run River (P)

#96 - The Pete Dye Course (U)

#100 - Streamsong Red (U)

America's 100 Greatest Golf Public Courses ('15-'16)

#2 - Pacific Dunes (P)

#3 - The Ocean Course (O)

#4 - Whistling Straits (P)

#5 - Pinehurst No 2 [Pre-renovation] (O)

#7 - Bandon Dunes (O)

#8 - Erin Hills (U)

#12 - Old Macdonald (U)

#13 - Arcadia Bluffs (O)

#15 - Bandon Trails (P)

#16 - Blackwolf Run River (P)

#17 - The Pete Dye Course (U)

#18 - Streamsong Red (U)

#19 - Harbour Town Golf Links (O)

#24 - Streamsong Blue (P)

#27 - Mauna Kea (P)

#35 - The Prairie Club Dunes (U)

#40 - PGA West Stadium (P)

#47 - Whistling Straits Irish (P)

#48 - Tullymore GC (O)

#50 - The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (O)

#53 - Cog Hill No 4 Dubsdread (P)

#66 - World Woods Pine Barrens (P)

#68 - TPC San Antonio Oaks (P)

#69 - Onmi Barton Creek Fazio Canyons (O)

#70 - The Bull at Pinehurst Farms (P)

#73 - Caldonia Golf and Fish Club (P)

#74 - Longaberger (P)

#75 - The Prairie Club Pines (P)

#77 - Wild Horse GC (U)

#80 - Pinhurst No 8 (P)

#83 - The Donald Ross Course at French Lick (O)

#84 - Bay Harbor Links/Quarry (P)

#85 - Lawsonia Links (U)

#97 - Bay Hill (O)

#13 - Crystal Downs CC (O - but still very cool)

#15 - Muirfield Village GC (P)

#65 - Arcadia Bluffs GC (O)

#97 - Valhalla GC (P)

#20 - Oakland Hills CC - South (P)

#22 - Whistling Straits - Straits (O)

#42 - Erin Hills (U)

#65 - Arcadia Bluffs (P)

#91 - Blackwolf Run - River (U)

#9 Winged Foot (west) (P)

#28 Pinehurst #2 (O)

#41 Baltusrol (lower) (P)

#58 Baltusrol (upper) (U)

#59 Winged Foot (east) (U)

#72 Plainfield CC (U)

Which list are we looking off of?

Top 100 US Golf ourses

100 Greatest Golf Courses

World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses

America's 100 Greatest Public Courses

So many to choose from.

Which list are we looking off of?

 

Top 100 US Golf ourses

100 Greatest Golf Courses

World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses

America's 100 Greatest Public Courses

 

So many to choose from.

I used the 2nd one, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (http://www.golfdigest.com/gallery/americas-100-greatest-golf-courses-ranking).

In America:

#1 -- Pebble Beach

#7 -- Pinehurst #2

#10-- TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

#19-- Kapalua (Plantation)

#22-- The Prince Course, HI

#27-- Maunakea, HI

#29-- The Broadmoor

#78-- Turtle Bay (Palmer and Fazio)

#99-- Hualalai, Kona HI

#100-Wailea, HI

#3 - Cypress Point Club (P)

#7 - Pebble Beach (P)

#15 - Muirfield Village GC (P)

#18 - Pacific Dunes (P)

#20 - The Ocean Course (O)

#22 - Whistling Straits - Straits (P)

#37 - Bandon Dunes (P)

#42 - Erin Hils (P)

#48 - Spyglass Hill (P)

#50 - Scioto CC (P)

#52 - Camargo Club (P)

#55 - Old MacDonald (O)

#65 - Arcadia Bluffs (O)

#74 - Bandon Trails (U)

#76 - Double Eagle (P)

#91 - Blackwolf Run (River) (WAY O)

I've played 9/100.

 

#22 Wade Hampton (P)

#31 The Honors Course (O)

#45 Victoria National (O)

#46 Butler National (O)

#62 Milwaukee C.C. (O)

#78 Mountaintop (P)

#93 Crooked Stick (O)

#96 The Pete Dye Course at French Lick (U)

#97 Valhalla (O)

 

P= properly rated

O= overrated

U= underrated

I don't get how this can be the case. You're asserting that most of the courses that you've played are over rated, but two are properly rated. If Wade Hampton is properly rated, and the next four are over rated, shouldn't Mountaintop be under rated? Either those four are better than Mountaintop, which makes them more or less correctly rated; or they're worse, in which case they're over rated, but in moving them down, you'd have to move Mountaintop up (or pull courses that are not on the list at all to fill the slots). This ranking business is a zero sum game.

5. Merion

7. Pebble Beach

20. Kiawah Island - Ocean Course

41. Baltusrol (Lower)

48. Spyglass Hill

72. Plainfield CC

73. Somerset Hills CC

82. Congressional(Blue)

90. Aronimink GC

I've played 9/100.

 

#22 Wade Hampton (P)

#31 The Honors Course (O)

#45 Victoria National (O)

#46 Butler National (O)

#62 Milwaukee C.C. (O)

#78 Mountaintop (P)

#93 Crooked Stick (O)

#96 The Pete Dye Course at French Lick (U)

#97 Valhalla (O)

 

P= properly rated

O= overrated

U= underrated

 

I don't get how this can be the case. You're asserting that most of the courses that you've played are over rated, but two are properly rated. If Wade Hampton is properly rated, and the next four are over rated, shouldn't Mountaintop be under rated? Either those four are better than Mountaintop, which makes them more or less correctly rated; or they're worse, in which case they're over rated, but in moving them down, you'd have to move Mountaintop up (or pull courses that are not on the list at all to fill the slots). This ranking business is a zero sum game.

The overrated/underrated aspect is based on how the Golf Digest rankings compare to the best courses I have personally played.

My personal top 5:

1. Wade Hampton

2. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick

3. Wolf Run

4. Mountaintop

5. The Honors Course

Wolf Run is ranked #132 on the Golf Digest list, but in my estimation should be higher than The Honors Course, Victoria National, Butler National, Milwaukee, Mountaintop, Crooked Stick, and Valhalla.

The courses that are "overrated" are good/great tracks, but I've played a handful outside the Top 100 that are certainly better.

I've played 9/100.

 

#22 Wade Hampton (P)

#31 The Honors Course (O)

#45 Victoria National (O)

#46 Butler National (O)

#62 Milwaukee C.C. (O)

#78 Mountaintop (P)

#93 Crooked Stick (O)

#96 The Pete Dye Course at French Lick (U)

#97 Valhalla (O)

 

P= properly rated

O= overrated

U= underrated

 

I don't get how this can be the case. You're asserting that most of the courses that you've played are over rated, but two are properly rated. If Wade Hampton is properly rated, and the next four are over rated, shouldn't Mountaintop be under rated? Either those four are better than Mountaintop, which makes them more or less correctly rated; or they're worse, in which case they're over rated, but in moving them down, you'd have to move Mountaintop up (or pull courses that are not on the list at all to fill the slots). This ranking business is a zero sum game.

 

The overrated/underrated aspect is based on how the Golf Digest rankings compare to the best courses I have personally played.

 

My personal top 5:

 

1. Wade Hampton

2. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick

3. Wolf Run

4. Mountaintop

5. The Honors Course

 

Wolf Run is ranked #132 on the Golf Digest list, but in my estimation should be higher than The Honors Course, Victoria National, Butler National, Milwaukee, Mountaintop, Crooked Stick, and Valhalla.

 

The courses that are "overrated" are good/great tracks, but I've played a handful outside the Top 100 that are certainly better.

Wolf Run is an awesome track. Got to play it this year. Hope it sticks around...

#7 Pebble Beach (P)

#11 Pac Dunes (P)

#20 Ocean Course (slightly O)

#22 Whistling Straits (O)

#24 Riviera (P)

#25 Prarie Dunes (O)

#28 Pinehurst #2 (O)

#30 Gozzer Ranch (U)

#32 Shadow Creek (P)

#33 Olympic Club (P)

#32 Bandon Dunes (U)

#40 Castle Pines (O)

#42 Erin Hills (P)

#43 Bethpage Black (P)

#47 TPC sawgrass (P)

#48 Spyglass (P)

#55 Old MaC (O slightly)

#57 Winged Foot (O not a top 100 IMO)

#65 Arcadia Bluffs (P)

#67 Monterey Peninsula (U)

#70 Estancia Club (U)

#74 Bandon Trails (P)

#80 Cherry Hills (O not in top 200)

#91 Black Wolf Run (P)

#96 Pete Dye at French Lick (U)

#100 Streamsong Red (O)

#13 Crystal Downs (P)

#43 Bethpage Black (P)

#65 Arcadia Bluffs (O)

In America:

 

#1 -- Pebble Beach

#7 -- Pinehurst #2

#10-- TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

#19-- Kapalua (Plantation)

#22-- The Prince Course, HI

#27-- Maunakea, HI

#29-- The Broadmoor

#78-- Turtle Bay (Palmer and Fazio)

#99-- Hualalai, Kona HI

#100-Wailea, HI

That looks like it's from the Top 100 Public Course list, right?

1. Augusta National (p)

7. Pebble Beach (u)

20. The Ocean Course (p)

25. Prairie Dunes (o)

28. Pinehurst #2 (o)

33. The Olympic Club (Lake) (o)

40. Castle Pines GC (p)

47. TPC Sawgrass (o)

48. Spyglass Hill (p)

80. Cherry Hills (p)

85. Flint Hills National (u)

91. Blackwolf Run (River) (p)

I used America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (http://www.golfdiges...courses-ranking).

In America:

 

#1 -- Pebble Beach

#7 -- Pinehurst #2

#10-- TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

#19-- Kapalua (Plantation)

#22-- The Prince Course, HI

#27-- Maunakea, HI

#29-- The Broadmoor

#78-- Turtle Bay (Palmer and Fazio)

#99-- Hualalai, Kona HI

#100-Wailea, HI

 

That looks like it's from the Top 100 Public Course list, right?

I looked on Golf Digest top 100 courses and it gave me the top 100 courses n America...lol

Ocean Course (P)

Pinehurst No. 2 (O)

Honors (P)

Olympic Club (U)

Baltusrol Lower (P)

Congressional (P)

Flint Hills (U)

One. Just one miserable course☹️️

I've played about half of the GD US list and a quarter of the world list. The GD world list is a bit weird in that they included a lot of lesser known courses from various parts of the world to make it include places other than the US, GB&I and Australia. I'm not sure if all of the ones they added are worthy as I've not played them and don't expect to get to China, the Emirates etc.

These are the ones I've played from the 2016 GD world list:

#1 Royal County Down - At number one can't say it's under rated. If not the best in the world darn close.

#8 The Old Course @ St Andrews - Love the Old course. Definitely in my top 10

#9 Muirfield - Muirfield didn't do it for me.Not sure I'd have it top 10. Maybe 20

#10 Merion (East) - One of my favorites. Can't argue it being a top ten in the world

#14 Winged Foot (West) - Need to play it again

#22 Turnberry (Ailsa) - Really liked it. Not sure how much was the eye candy and how much the course. If not 22, still a top 50 for me.

#23 Sunningdale Old - Love Sunningdale. The Old and New make an awesome day. I'm a Heathlandfan. top 25 works for me. Not much separates the Old from the New IMO.

#25 Portmarnock (Old) - Had a fun day. Solid course. Maybe not top 25. Maybe top 50

#26 Carnoustie - Too tough for me. It would be lower on my list

#27 Royal Portrush (Dunluce) - Had a bad ball striking day, but still loved the course. top 30 works for me.

#39 Pacific Dunes - One of four great courses at Bandon. First US public on this list that I've played.. That seems about right even though on any given day i might prefer to play Old Mac

#42 The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel) Maybe top 75, but not top 50 for me.

#44 The Ocean Course @ Kiawah Island - Excellent for a US Public, but maybe a little too high on this list

#50 North Berwick - Definitely a world top 50. Maybe even better than that. I'd have NB above The Country Club, The Ocean Course and Pacific Dunes

#51 Whistling Straits (Straits) - Too high. I'd probably play all 4 Bandon Courses again before returning to Kohler.

#56 Teeth of the Dog @ Casa de Campo - Awesome course. Definite top 50 for me.

#60 Los Angeles CC (North)Another awesome course. I'd play here again before the Country Club. I'd reverse the rankings of these two. In fact, LACC might be in my top 25.

#69 Kingsbarns - Okay here

#73 Shadow Creek - Too high

#76 Punta Espada - About right. Lots of eye candy. I need to play it again to focus on the course rather than the Ocean

#77 Olympic Club (Lake) A little too high

#90 Bandon Dunes - Probably okay here but is it really better than Old Mac or the two courses at Streamsong?

#92 Sunningdale (New) - I'd have it higher on my list. Love it. See above re Sunningdale Old

A few that could be in a top 100 list above at least some on the GD list:

Garden City

Sleepy Hollow

Walton Heath

Yale

Ballyneal

Bethpage Black

Cuscowilla

Prestwick

Gleneagles Kings

St Georges Hill

Sagamore

Rosses Point

Pasatiempo

Western Gailes

Woking

Worplesdon

Baltusrol (both)

39

46

have not had time to look through the hole list but I have played The Honors and really enjoyed it. I live about 5 minutes from the place.

Just 1...

(2) Pine Valley

74

Based on the 2015-2016 list:

32 - Shadow Creek

58 - Baltusrol (Upper Course)

90 - Aronimink (only top 100 I've played multiple times, probably about 4)

Public list:

6 - Shadow Creek

36 - Fallen Oak

41 - Wolf Creek

98 - Buffalo Ridge (back when it was Branson Creek)

Was pretty close to playing overall top 100 #45 - Victoria National but we got rained out. Have also played a couple courses that once were top 100 but haven't been on the top 100 in several years.

5 Merion

7 Pebble Beach

16 Oak Hill

18 Pacific Dunes

20 The Ocean Course

25 Prairie Dunes

28 Pinehurst No. 2

29 Southern Hills

32 Shadow Creek

37 Bandon Dunes

43 Bethpage

45 Victoria National

46 Butler National

47 TPC Sawgrass

50 Scioto

53 Pete Dye GC

55 Old Mac

56 Kinloch

67 MPCC (Shore)

74 Bandon Trails

75 Boston GC

85 Flint Hills National

93 Crooked Stick

96 Pete Dye Course at French Lick

97 Valhalla

100 Streamsong (Red)

Unfortunately only 5. Need more cash and some better social connections.

9 - Winged Foot (West) - (P)

20 - Ocean Course - (P)

43 - Bethpage Black - (U)

48 - Spyglass - (P)

59 - Winged Foot (East) - (U)