What are the top 5 courses you've played?

[mikey634w]

And what ones were overrated?

I tend to follow the course rankings each year. I have been fortunate enough to play a handful of them, but have been surprised that my experience and opinions haven't always matched up with their rankings. There is a lot of subjectivity here, so this should be fun for discussion purposes.

So for ease of discussion, list the top 5 courses you have played and list your most overrated course you have played.

Here are my top 5:
Pine Valley
Merion East
Whistling Straits
Doral
Blackwolf Run

I would say that Merion (based on it's high ranking) was the most disappoing of the five. Get my vote for most overrated.

[iteachgolf]

Pablo Creek

Trump National LA

Tobacco Road

TPC Sawgrass

St. Andrews

 

 

Most overrated has to be TPC Sawgrass to me but I will say that growing up down the street and working there made it a lot less special to me than it is to most people. Playing it 4 days a week for a year and about once a month all through high school made it very nice but not as special as it probably should be to me.

[3whacker]

1.Pebble Beach

 

2.Spyglass

 

3.Torrey Pines

 

4.Olympic

 

5. PGA West -Stadium

 

 

I thought PGA west stadium was overrated and not real enjoyable to play , would much rather play Palmer private, or the Nicklaus course

[Tmiller72]

I tend to follow the course rankings each year. I have been fortunate enough to play a handful of them, but have been surprised that my experience and opinions haven't always matched up with their rankings. There is a lot of subjectivity here, so this should be fun for discussion purposes.

 

So for ease of discussion, list the top 5 courses you have played and list your most overrated course you have played.

 

Here are my top 5:

Pine Valley

Merion East

Whistling Straits

Doral

Blackwolf Run

 

I would say that Merion (based on it's high ranking) was the most disappoing of the five. Get my vote for most overrated.

 

I've never played Merion, but I caddied for a friend there in the US Am a few years ago. I have to agree with you, I was a little letdown. Not many memorable holes. It will be interesting to see what happens when the US Open goes there.

[jaskanski]

I've played quite a few good courses - some of which are probably unheard of out of the UK. But easily the most overrated course (for me anyway) is St. Andrews. I've played it more than once too.

[toddnt]

In no particular order:

Teeth of the Dog-Dominican Rep

Torrey Pines South

Mountainview CC-La Quinta

Royal St Kitts-Caribbean

PGA West Stadium- La Quinta

[mat562]

Crikey. Tough one.

 

After a fair bit of thought, I've narrowed it down to the following five. I've been lucky enough to play quite a few really good ones, but these are the best in my view:

 

1) Turnberry (Ailsa)

2) Royal Troon

3) Wentworth (West)

4) St. Mellion (Nicklaus)

5) Woodhall Spa

 

Honourable mentions to Royal Birkdale, Sunningdale (Old), Walton Heath (New), Woburn (Duke's), Hillside, Ganton, Alwoodley, Trevose, Saunton, Little Aston, Ferndown and Liphook.

 

Overrated tracks are topped by (gasp!) St Andrews (Old) with the Brabazon Course at The Belfry and Forest of Arden not too far behind.

[golf9596]

My top 5:

 

Oak Hill east

TPC Sawgrass

The National (TOR. CN)

Bulle Rock

Glen Abby (most over rated)

[wolfpackblack]

Pablo Creek

Trump National LA

Tobacco Road

TPC Sawgrass

St. Andrews

 

 

Most overrated has to be TPC Sawgrass to me but I will say that growing up down the street and working there made it a lot less special to me than it is to most people. Playing it 4 days a week for a year and about once a month all through high school made it very nice but not as special as it probably should be to me.

 

 

+1 on Tobacco Road. One of the best secrets in golf and an absolute must for anyone in the area playing the Pinehurst resort courses!

[PhillyHack73]

1. Old Waverly in West Point, MS

2. Annandale in Madison, MS

3. Reunion in Madison, MS

4. Dancing Rabbit the Oaks in Philadelphia, MS

5. Dancing Rabbit the Azaleas in Philadelphia, MS

[raw10628]

Valley Club of Montecito in Cali

Cabo Del Sol in Cabo

Champions Golf Club in Houston

Newport Dunes in Port Aransas, TX

Tapatio Springs in Boerne, TX

[dennis4190]

I've been playing for 35 years and the hardest course I've ever played would have to be The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Kentucky. I played in the Ky. Senior Open there and it was brutal. Eleven players quit after the first round. I would have to think hard about the next four.

[joekelli]

I had to put a couple extra in there. Its hard to just pick 5!

 

TPC Myrtle Beach SC

Boulder Creek Ohio

Caledonia Golf and Fish , SC

Barefoot resort Love course Myrtle Beach, SC

Barefoot resort Fazio course Myrtle Beach, SC

Thunder Hill Ohio

Fowlers Mill Ohio

Blue Heron Ohio

 

 

Most over rated was Longbay in SC

[cAsE sEnSiTiVe]

Top 5 in no order...

 

Spyglass Hill GC

Riviera CC

Pasatiempo GC

Pacific Dunes GL

Olympic Club (Lake)

 

Disappointments...

 

PGA West

Edgewood GC

Kemper Lakes

 

EDIT: Have played Pebble, but IMHO, it is squeezed out of my list, but not necessarily a disappointment

[mac94]

1. Pacific Dunes

2. Bandon Dunes

3. Muirfield Village

4. Pumpkin Ridge

5. TPC Sawgrass

 

Hard to say any of these are a disappointment.

[freddiec]

for me:

 

Pebble Beach - Aug 1997 - Shot 76

Bethpage Black - Played twice. Once in 91' once in 94'

The Country Club

Salem Country Club

True Blue Plantation

[uvm]

murifeild

st andrews old course

sunning dale (old)

royal county down

sand hills

Pinehurst #2

 

couldnt make it 5

overated would probaly be kingsbarns

[A4A4A4]

Oceânico Victoria Golf Course - Vilamoura, Portugal

TPC Scottsdale Golf Course - Scottsdale, Arizona

Longaberger Golf Club - Nashport, Ohio

Glencoe Golf and Country Club - Calgary, Canada

Troon North Monument Golf Club - Scottsdale, Arizona

[scotchblade]

cypress point

olympic lake

san francisco golf club

spyglass

pebble beach

 

Overated...hmmm. That's a tough one. If I have to choose, Olympic, but I'm not really saying it's overated. It's a great course, but I could understand a first time visitor not being blown away by it.

 

Cypress is seriously special.

[Boorsu525]

No particular order

 

Shinnecock Hills

National Golf Links of America

Pinehurst #2

Bethpage Black (over 20 times)

Maidstone

 

Shinnecock is my favorite

[Tmiller72]

No order:

 

Doral Blue Monster

Linville GC

Milwaukee CC

Shoal Creek

Country Club of Birmingham (AL) West course

Diamond Creek

 

Biggest letdown:

 

Brown Deer Park

[OpusX20]

In no particular order:

 

Bandon Dunes

Pacific Dunes

TPC Sawgrass

Hazeltine

Crosswater (Sunriver)

 

Overrated:

Bay Hill and Sahalee

[madmaclive]

Top 5:

 

The Ocean Course at Kiawah

Winged Foot West Course

Oak Hill East Course

Tobacco Road

Brookside Country Club (Canton, OH - used to be top 100 ranked course)

 

Most overrated:

Pinehurst #2

Firestone South

TPC Sawgrass

TPC Scottsdale

Doral

PGA National

[good read!]

Top 5

No particular order

Oakland Hills (South)

Yeamans Hall

Forest Creek

Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside)

Grandfather Golf & CC

Arcadia Bluffs

(Sorry that's 6)

 

Most overrated

Tobacco Road - I see this course get all kinds of rave reviews on here and do not understand it at all. Played it several times and even after knowing what to expect i think it is terrible.

[nahtanoj]

my top 5 favorite:

Poppy Hills

Torrey Pines South

The Broadmoor South

Turtle Bay Arnold Palmer

Harding Park

 

overrated: fox hill cc, coyote creek, san jose cc,

[HaltonGolfer]

Pablo Creek

Trump National LA

Tobacco Road

TPC Sawgrass

St. Andrews

 

 

Most overrated has to be TPC Sawgrass to me but I will say that growing up down the street and working there made it a lot less special to me than it is to most people. Playing it 4 days a week for a year and about once a month all through high school made it very nice but not as special as it probably should be to me.

 

 

+1 on Tobacco Road. One of the best secrets in golf and an absolute must for anyone in the area playing the Pinehurst resort courses!

 

 

Tobacco Road?? No way, although it is a great property and is in great shape, about half the holes there have some absurd dogleg or blind shot

 

Some of the top I've played are

 

Pebble Beach

Harbor Town

National GC

Magna GC

Beacon Hall GC

[blewis]

Shinnecock Hills

Congressional

TPC Boston

Spyglass Hill

New South Wales GC

 

Over-rated

TPC Sawgrass

Pebble Beach

[chrisl]

My 5 Favorites.....

Sand Hills

Garden City Golf Club

Prairie Dunes

Harbor Town Golf Links

Winged Foot West

 

Places I love that will not hit too many peoples list.....

Granville Golf Club

Austin Golf Club

Pine Dunes

Buffalo Dunes

Sharks Tooth

 

Over rated may be a strong term....Pebble, Whistling Straits, Dalllas National all are Top 100s and I could take or leave them.

[Paully]

Top 5, no particular order:

 

Bandon Dunes

Pacific Dunes

Spyglass Hill

Poppy Hills

Blackhorse

 

Biggest letdown: Bandon Trails. Don't get me wrong, it's a good course, just wasn't my cup of tea.

 

Going to play Torrey this summer, we'll see how it ranks.

[HLore]

Whistling straits

Ocean Course Kiawah

Kapalua

Harbortown

Long Cove

wolf Creek

aronomink

Belfair

Daufuskie island

Royal New kent