Top 5 Courses You Have Played

[RTP419]

If this is a repeat topic I apologize in advance, still new here. But I want to hear what everyones top five public and private courses are that they have played. I will start it off, list isn't going to win any awards but I can't really complain.

 

Connecticut

 

Public

 

1. Lake of Isles

2. Wintonberry Hills

3. Ricter Park

4. Fox Hopyard

5. Oxford Greens

 

Private

 

1. Shorehaven GC

2. Brooklawn GC

3. CC of Fairfield

4. Yale

5. TPC River Highlands

[emc]

Here goes

 

1: The K Club (Ryder Cup 2006)

2: Hacienda del Alamo (Spanish Open 2009 I think, unreal course)

3: Fota Island (irish Open 2001, 2002)

4: Cork Golf Club (Alistair MacKenzie design, 10 minutes from the door)

5: Harbour Point (Home club, a real toughy)

 

I don't mind about the course once the greens are fast and the fairways are short

[rblmp32]

After playing Forest Creek in Pinehurst this summer, I can't put together a list anymore. It tops all of the few good courses I've played by a long margin.

[WHF]

Top 5 Public and Private:

 

1. Pebble Beach

2. Friars Head

3. Pacific Dunes

4. Cabot Cliffs

5. Prairie Dunes

[WHF]

Forgot Forest Creek, both courses are awesome.

[sean10]

1. St. Andrew's Old Course

2. The Olympic Club

3. Orange County National Crooked Cat

4. Newport National

5. The Orchards(Home Course)

 

Sean

[cdesana]

HI,

 

#1 = PINE VALLEY G.C. Pine Valley, N.J.

 

#2 = OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (South) Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

 

#3 = WHISTLING STRAITS (Straits) Haven, Wis.

 

#4 = THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA La Quinta, Calif.

 

#5 = Point O'Woods G. & C.C. Benton Harbor

 

Honorable mention:

 

Shepherd's Hollow G.C. (2nd/3rd) Clarkston, Radrick Farms G.C. Ann Arbor, Lakewood Shores Resort (Gailes) Oscoda, University of Michigan G.C. Ann Arbor, R. & S. Sharf G. Cse. Rochester, TPC of Michigan Dearborn, Oakland Hills C.C. (North) Bloomfield Hills, Atlantic City C.C. Northfield, Ballamor Golf Club Egg Harbor Twp., Pine Barrens G.C. Jackson, Aronimink G.C. Newtown Square, Pelican Hill G.C. (Ocean North)Newport Coast, Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (No. 8), Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (No. 7), Bulle Rock Havre de Grace, The Links at Lighthouse Sound Bishopville, Beechtree G.C. Aberdeen

 

Special mention of Blue Heron Pines (East Course), just awesome and closing to be turned into a private 9 hole course and a 55 + housing development.

 

Top 5 Over Rated

 

#1 = INVERNESS CLUB Toledo, Ohio

 

#2 = SPYGLASS HILL G. CSE. Pebble Beach

 

#3 = Bay Hill Club Orlando

 

#4 = The G. Cse. at Glen Mills

 

CJD

[KCITY]

In no particular order...

 

Olympic Club

Butler National

Pasatiempo GC

Eugene CC

Rancho Santa Fe CC

 

Others right up there are Hazeltine Nantional and the Farms at Rancho Santa Fe.

[Hifade]

Pine Valley

Cypress Point

Augusta National

Pebble Beach

Whisper Rock

Whistling Straits

Crystal Downs

[cdesana]

HI,

 

Wow, not many get on Crystal Downs. Anyone have pictures of this sourse?

 

CJD

[tpariff]

In no particular order:

 

Pebble Beach

Cog Hill #4

Kemper Lakes

TPC Sawgrass - Stadium Course

Bay Hill

Longaberger Golf Club

[cdesana]

HI,

 

I forgot I played Cog Hill and Kemper Lakes, but thought both were over rated.

 

CJD

[broth518]

Top 5:

 

National Golf Links of America

The Old Course

Carnoustie

Winged Foot

Bethpage Black

[Hifade]

Tough to get on but absolutely incredible. Probably in the top 1 or 2 I've played to date. Was a few years ago with a tour player and 2 of his sponsors. Great day.

 

 

 

HI,

 

Wow, not many get on Crystal Downs. Anyone have pictures of this sourse?

 

CJD

[poppyhillsguy]

1 CYPRESS POINT-PEBBLE BEACH, CA

2 PEBBLE BEACH-PEBBLE BEACH, CA

3 SPYGLASS HILL-PEBBLE BEACH, CA

4 KAPALUA PLANTATION-KAPALUA, MAUI

5 WE-KO-PA-FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ

[ithawk]

In no order

 

Torrey Pines - South Course

Dragon Ridge - Henderson, NV

Tournament Club of Iowa - Polk City, IA

Branson Creek - Branson, MO

TPC Deer Run - Moline, IL

 

Only one big namer but I'm only 26 a lot more golf left in me and a lot more courses to be played.

[pitch]

Tough question but here goes, in no order:

 

Pebble Beach

Peachtree CC - Atlanta

TPC Sawgrass

Pine Barrens - World Woods

Bay Hill

 

Honorable Mention

 

Doral Blue Monster

Atlanta Athletic Club

Panther Lakes - Orange County National

Osprey Ridge at Disney World

[ty cheek]

Here they are (in no order):

 

Public:

1. Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, CA

2. Ghost Creek (Pumpkin Ridge), Portland, OR

3. Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz, CA

4. Ocean Course @ Kiawah, South Carolina

5. Spyglass Hill, Pebble Beach, CA

6. TPC @ Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra, FL

7. Harbor Town, Hilton Head, SC

8. Edgewood Golf Course, Stateline, NV

 

 

Private:

1. The Honors Course, Chattanooga, TN (By far the best Pete Dye course I have played)

2. Eugene Country Club, Eugene, OR

3. Witch Hollow (Pumpkin Ridge), Portland, OR

4. The Waverly Club, Portland, OR

 

:)

[shook23]

Olympia fields

Newport CC

TPC of Boston

World Woods Pine Barrens

Pinehills Nicklaus

[shook23]

If this is a repeat topic I apologize in advance, still new here. But I want to hear what everyones top five public and private courses are that they have played. I will start it off, list isn't going to win any awards but I can't really complain.

 

Connecticut

 

Public

 

1. Lake of Isles

2. Wintonberry Hills

3. Ricter Park

4. Fox Hopyard

5. Oxford Greens

 

Private

 

1. Shorehaven GC

2. Brooklawn GC

3. CC of Fairfield

4. Yale

5. TPC River Highlands

 

How about Great River?

[wholeinwon]

I throw in a Canadian Flare...

 

#1. Glen Abbey

#2. Nicklaus North

#3. Kananaskis Mount Kidd

#4. Silvertip

#5. Blackhawk or Grand Niagara

[RTP419]

If this is a repeat topic I apologize in advance, still new here. But I want to hear what everyones top five public and private courses are that they have played. I will start it off, list isn't going to win any awards but I can't really complain.

 

Connecticut

 

Public

 

1. Lake of Isles

2. Wintonberry Hills

3. Ricter Park

4. Fox Hopyard

5. Oxford Greens

 

Private

 

1. Shorehaven GC

2. Brooklawn GC

3. CC of Fairfield

4. Yale

5. TPC River Highlands

 

How about Great River?

 

 

You know what, I honestly feel Fazio blew it with Great River. I think the practice facility and clubhouse are second to none but I can't put it above any of the 5 public I listed. The reason I think he messed up is he has a parcel of land seperated by train tracks. However, instead of using the upper section where there was adequate land he opted to use the land along the Housatonic River. This caused the course to be squeezed into a piece of land too small for what they were trying to accomplish causing many holes to run parallel with one another. Just my opinion take it for what its worth.

[tpariff]

HI,

 

I forgot I played Cog Hill and Kemper Lakes, but thought both were over rated.

 

CJD

 

To each his own, but they are in my top tier and that's what I was asked to provide. It's my list and opinion, and you shared yours.

[cdesana]

Hi,

 

I thought that both Doral and Bay Hill were over rated, big time!!

 

The only thing that was worth it at Bay Hill was hitting balls a couple places down from Arnie on the range, and a couple groups ahead of him on the course.

 

CJD

[CooGAR]

Private - No Order

Los Angeles CC (North)

Bellerive CC

Southern Hills

Riviera

Colleton River (Nicklaus Crse.)

Champions (Cypress)

 

Public or Public Access - No Order

1) Kingsbarns (My favorite course!)

 

Muirfield (Scotland)

Old Course at St. Andrews

New Course at St. Andrews

Pebble Beach

The Gallery (North)

We-Ko-Pa

Torrey Pines (South)

Harbour Town GL

Troon North (Monument)

Annbriar

[tpariff]

Hi,

 

I thought that both Doral and Bay Hill were over rated, big time!!

 

The only thing that was worth it at Bay Hill was hitting balls a couple places down from Arnie on the range, and a couple groups ahead of him on the course.

 

CJD

 

Can we please keep to the topic at hand which is "Top 5 Courses You Have Played"? Not "Why I Think Everyone Else's Top 5 is Overrated."

 

Thanks!

[Coach]

HI,

 

Wow, not many get on Crystal Downs. Anyone have pictures of this sourse?

 

CJD

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/crystal1.html

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

PUBLIC:

 

1. Oleander GC, Jekyll Island GA

2. Shennecossett GC, Groton, CT

3. Elks CC - Portsmouth, OH

4. Manakiki GC Cleveland OH

5. Penn National Iron FoRge GC

 

 

 

 

Private:

 

1. Camargo Club Indian Hill, OH

2. Piqua CC Piqua, OH

3. Coldstream CC, Cincinnati, OH

4. The University Club, Blythewood, SC

5. Fort Jacckson, GC Columbia, SC

[PCGS / Graphite Design]

My list:

 

Los Angeles CC - North / shot a 81

San Francisco Golf Club / shot a 82

Olympic Club / shot a 79

Philadelphia Cricket Club / shot a 77

Lochinvar Golf Club Houston, TX / shot a 89

 

I'm playing Cypress Point this December, so my top 5 should change after that.

 

Erik

[GC7]

US

 

National Golf Links of America

Pine Valley

Cypress Point

Sand Hills

Merion Golf Club

 

Overseas

 

Royal Portrush

Royal Dornoch

Muirfield

Ballybunion Old

The Old Course

 

Public

 

Bethpage Black

Pasatiempo

Lawsonia Links

Bethpage Red

Erin Hills