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Top 5

 

Pebble Beach

Spyglass Hill

PGA West Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course

Bajamar Mexico - at $60 parts of it felt like Pebble Beach - can't beat that.

TPC Surgarloaf

 

Local favorites.

Industry Hills IKE - Southern California

Oak Quarry - Southern California

 

Overated

PGA West TPC Stadium - just not fair or fun.

Torrey Pines - unless you are a resident of San Diego - not worth the greens fee.

Trump National - felt like there should have been a windmill you had to hit through. Felt too gimmicky.

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Top I have played

 

US list:

Pebble Beach

Spyglass Hill

Spanish Bay

Torrey Pines (South)

Bay Hill

Doral

 

 

Internationally (Canada & Scotland):

St. Andrew's Old Course

St. Andrew's New Course

Capilano G&CC (Vancouver, Canada)

Nicklaus North (Whistler, BC)

 

 

Most overrated of above:

Doral.

 

 

Notable mention for top course list:

Moray Golf Club (near Elgin, Scotland) - very tough track and totally unforgiving to stray shots but what a course! #1 and #18 are borderline silly tricked up but overall the course is great

San Juan Oaks (Hollister, CA) - best course outside the 17 Mile Drive for Northern Cali.

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I am only 16 so I haven't been able to play all the ones I would like to yet, but here are my Top 5.

 

1. Juniata Golf Club (Philadelphia)...........JOKING (anyone in Philly will get this joke) :cheesy:

 

 

 

1. New Royal Kent (Virginia)

2. Renditions Golf Club (Maryland)

3. True Blue Plantation (Myrtle Beach)

4. Tidewater Golf Club (Myrtle Beach)

5. Queenstown Harbor Golf Club (River Course) (Maryland)

 

I am hoping to have a couple new ones in there 2 weeks from now after my Myrtle Beach trip (I will be playing some VERY nice courses)

 

@ joekelli :

Agree with Long Bay overrated, I will be playing TPC and the Love course The week of July 4th and I am now VERY excited! Will have to play Caledonia when we go back down in August. Im 16 and its my last year to take advantage of Juniors play free w/paying adult or Junior rates so My Dad and I are playing most of the courses we've always wanted to (and I am splitting the cost with him as it is pretty hefty.)

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Good topic...

 

1. Ocean Course at Kiawah

2. Baltimore Country Club East Course (got rained out only got in 7)

3. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

4. Atlanta Athletic Club (Only 13)

5. RTJ Prattville (The Judge and The Senator)

6. Great Waters at Reynold's Plantation

 

Out of my list - I'd say The Judge, just didn't enjoy it so much.

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Bethpage Black

Bethpage Green

Bethpage Yellow

Bethpage Red

Bethpage Blue

 

No, kidding. Just have Bethpage and its five courses on my mind right now for some reason. My real Top 5:

 

Bethpage Black

 

Harbour Town

 

Kiawah Island Ocean

 

Pebble (Really? Somebody above played it and doesn't rank it in their top 5? The 7th hole alone gives it a top 5 as far as I'm concerned.)

 

And, how could I leave out Sawgrass?

 

 

(As I review the above I realize that I may have become a Pete Dye fan boy.)

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My Top 5 I have played:

1: Spyglass Hill

2: Pasatiempo

3: WeKoPa Saguaro

4: Poppy Hills

5:Desert Highlands CC (site of the original skins game)

 

 

I cant really call any of those courses over-rated all great courses. I will say they most over-rated course I have played is TPC Scottsdale Stadium, Im not sure that even cracks my top 10 Phoenix area courses.

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I think the Blue Monster is a little over rated and the Great White course a little under rated.

 

I've heard that from a lot of people. I didn't play the White, but did think think the Blue Monster did get a lot of accolades for being pretty plain jane. The 18th is the best hole by far but most everything else is pretty blah.

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Top 5 USA

(Randon order except for #1)

1. Sand Hills

Pine Valley

National Golf Links

Shinnecock Hills

Chicago Golf Club

 

Top 5 International

(Randon order)

Miurfield

Royal County Down

St Andrews Old

Lahinch

Royal Cinque Ports

 

Top 5 Overrated

Pebble Beach

Whistling Straits

Torrey Pines

PGA West

 

 

Top 5 Underrared

Yale

Lookout Mountain GC

Franklin Hills

Royal Cinque Ports

Lawsonia Links

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Top 5 USA

(Randon order except for #1)

1. Sand Hills

Pine Valley

National Golf Links

Shinnecock Hills

 

Top 5 International

(Randon order)

Miurfield

Royal County Down

St Andrews Old

Lahinch

Royal Cinque Ports

 

Top 5 Overrated

Pebble Beach

Honors Course

Whistling Straits

Olympia Fields North

Inverness

 

Top 5 Underrared

Lookout Mountain GC

Royal Cinque Ports

Yale

Franklin Hills

Lawsonia Links

Definitely agree on the bolded one. Helps that I have the lowest round shot there haha.

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Top 5 Overrated

Pebble Beach

Whistling Straits

 

I agree with you on Pebble, while the views are spectacular and that stretch from 6-8 is pretty tremendous, I thought that Spyglass was a better golf course then Pebble. As for Whistling, it's a good golf course, but I actually the River course at Blackwolf Run better.

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My Top 5 (in no particular order, except #1)

The Riviera Country Club, LA

The Olympic Club (Lake), San Francisco

Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach

Los Angeles Country Club (North)

Southern Highlands Golf Club, Las Vegas

 

Most overrated: Though technically it's not rated very high, but Cascata in Las Vegas is awful. By the 13th hole you feel like you've played the same hole 3 or 4 times, you can only have so many blind shots and go up and down a mountain so many times. If I paid $500 to play there I may just shoot my face off!

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No particular order

 

Shinnecock Hills

National Golf Links of America

Pinehurst #2

Bethpage Black (over 20 times)

Maidstone

 

Shinnecock is my favorite

 

Looks like a long Island man.

 

Mine are:

Shinnecock

Friar's Head (may be the best new layout of the last 20 yrs)

Lahinch

Pine Valley

To Dye Fore/ Tooth of the Dog (I think T Dye Fore is better, but both great)

 

Over rated: Merion, Sebonack (great piece of land and a bit of a let down. Not many memorable holes except for the second which is long into a rediculous green complex that is almost unplayable.)

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Can't decide on the order but these are the 5 best I have played:

 

Pacific Dunes

Pebble Beach

Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore course (Stranz design)

Spyglass hill

Pasatiempo

 

also played but missed the list:

Bandon Dunes

Troon North Pinnacle

Tehama (Clint Eastwood's private club, what a crazy layout)

PGA West Staduim (over rated)

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1. Congressional - Blue Course (Maryland)

2. Royal New Kent (Virginia)

3. Four Streams Golf Club (Maryland)

4. Olde Stonewall (PA)

5. Harbour Town (SC)

 

Of the most overrated - Harbour Town. Really a let down considering the conditions are not kept all year long. The only reason it is in my top five is because I actually like the emphasis the course puts on shotmaking and ball placement. You really have to strike the ball well there to score and place your ball properly.

 

Honorable Mentions - Stonehouse (VA); The Golden Horseshoe (VA); Chevy Chase CC (MD); Queenstown Harbor River Course (MD);

 

Hopefully will be playing Oakmont later this year. So that will change the list.

 

My favorite course is actually The Melrose on Daufuskie Island. Really a good track by Nicklaus and one I could play for a week straight. The finishing stretch is tremendous.

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No order:

 

..

Milwaukee CC

..

 

Biggest letdown:

 

Brown Deer Park

 

Milwaukee CC? Really? Just surprising, but a very nice private. Of course, in a sea of nice privates in the area (Bluemound CC, West Bend CC, et cetera).

 

As for Brown Deer, I agree. I was definitely expecting more the first time I played it. Especially considering it being the host for the US Bank Championship. IMO, I believe part of the issues with the draw for the field, why it was moved in the competition calander, and ultimately why it might fade away to nothing-ness, is due to the course. There are a lot better tracks in the area that would be a better fit, and possibly bring in better players. Don't get me wrong, it's a fine track. Just not as polished as it should be. Being a country resident at least allows me a better green fee..

 

Top 5 Underrared

 

...

Lawsonia Links

...

 

Amen!

 

Top 5-ish (in no given order):

 

  • West Bend CC
  • Arcadia Bluffs
  • Tullymore
  • Erin Hills (post-changes)
  • Lawsonia (Links course)
  • Blackwolf Run

 

Over-rated:

 

  • Erin Hills (pre-change)

 

While EH a beautiful track, it definitely had it's quirks. It was always a bit surprising to me that it was getting as many accolades as it was, so early in it's existence. The revisions appear to have really helped the layout and fluidity of the course. I'm really excited as it continues to mature. In any case, I'd play there regardless..

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My top 5 courses are:

 

Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Huntingdale Golf Club

Yarra Yarra Golf Club

The National Golf Club

Moonah Links (The Open Course)

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Top Five:

Pinehurst #2

Jupiter Hills

TPC Stadium Course, Jacksonville

Bay Hills

Shoal Creek and Birmingham CC West Course (tie)

 

Honorable mention:

Farm Links

Old Overton

Lake Course at Grand National (RTJ Trail, Auburn, Al)

The Senator at Capitol Hill (RTJ Trail, Prattville, Al)

Fazio Course at Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head

 

Dissappointed with:

Harbon Town - Not the lay out but the condition, twice it was way below par condition wise,

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