Top 5 Courses You Have Played

[az2au]

I've played Cashen 4 times I think (might be 3, not 100% sure) so I'm not just saying this off of one playing either.

 

The rest of the courses you have are very good to outstanding. Even the Valley course at Portrush is very good. As far as I know I have played every single links course in Ireland/NI as of 2013 and RCD and Lahinch are definitely near the top of my list. Good call on skipping Castle BTW, it isn't very good either. It is bad in a different way than Cashen though. Cashen has great views with absolutely ridiculous holes, Castle is basically in a field and boring. Cashen, while terrible, is not boring. I've heard for years that they are redoing Cashen but it never seems to get done.

[top100golfer]

Private

1. Cypress Point
   
2. National Golf Links of America
   
3. Sand Hills
   
4. Augusta National
   
5. Pine Valley
   

Public

1. Pebble Beach
   
2. Kingsbarns (Scotland)
   
3. Turnberry (Scotland)
   
4. Jack's Point (New Zealand)
   
5. Barnbougle Dunes (Australia)
   

[laguna79]

In Order

Royal Melbourne west

Kingston Heath

Barnbougle Dunes

New South Wales

The Dunes

 

[FSCMatt]

In this order:

 

Crystal Downs

The Dunes Club (Michigan)

Oakland Hills south

Butler National

Rich Harvest Farms/ Wuskowhan Players Club (tied)

 

In all honesty those are basically the only courses worth mentioning that I've played. With the exception of a few good local courses.

[Scooter McGavine]

1. Wolf Creek, Mesquite NV

2. Kapalua Plantation, Maui

3. Circling Raven, Worley ID

4. Chambers Bay, University Place WA

5. TPC Sawgrass (Valley), Ponte Vedra FL

[play18now]

In no particular order:

 

Tumble Creek Club (private)

The Rio Grande Club

Maderas

Sahalee (I've played all three 9's, East is my favorite) (private)

Circling Raven

 

Tumble Creek is a simply amazing course, but I'm headed to Scotland in May for the first time so this list may change soon ;)

[dekez]

1. Crystal Downs

2. Arcadia Bluffs

3. Whistling Straits

4. Oakland Hills South

5. Tobacco Road

[dekez]

Forget Tobacco Road, I forgot I played Kapalua

[cclements]

Forget Tobacco Road, I forgot I played Kapalua

 

Yea...I hear Kapalua is pretty memorable haha. The Road is a fun one, but Arcadia really is fantastic. Hoping to get out there in the next few weeks and catch a Wings playoff game. If only it would warm up so they'd open the course!

[Guia]

Pebble Beach

Atlanta Athletic

Torry Pines

Pine #5

 

The rest nobody would know.

[Orzowei]

In no particular order

 

1 - St Andrews Old Course, Scotland

2 - Valderrama Golf Club, Portugal

3 - Loch Lomond, Scotland

4 - Carnoustie (Championship), Scotland

5 - The Belfry (Brabazon), England

 

Valderrama... ¿Portugal?

[NoCaution]

I've only been playing for 16 months and don't have the budget to go play the really famous courses yet, but here's the best I've made it to so far, in order of how much I loved it.

 

1) Reflection Bay

2) Bear Dance

3) Coyote Springs

4) Redlands Mesa

5) Oak Quarry

 

I plan to play a few really nice courses per year, with at least one big destination course. My top choices that I plan to actually play eventually would be:

 

Wolf Creek (some time in the next few months)

Fossil Trace (certainly this year, probably fall)

Cascata (end of year, if I'm lucky)

Shadow Creek (I'll need to hit a big jackpot first)

Pebble Beach (it'll be a few years at best, but I'll pay)

Coeur d'Alene (who knows)

Bandon (who knows)

St. Andrews (almost a total fantasy)

Augusta (ACTUALLY a total fantasy)

[Roadking2003]

In no particular order

 

1 - St Andrews Old Course, Scotland

2 - Valderrama Golf Club, Portugal

3 - Loch Lomond, Scotland

4 - Carnoustie (Championship), Scotland

5 - The Belfry (Brabazon), England

 

Valderrama... ¿Portugal?

 

It was in Spain when I played it. Awesome course.

[jptruck]

1) Cypress Point

2) Yeamans Hall

3) Kinloch

4) Sankaty Head

5) California Golf Club

 

I've played more than half of the top-20. I'd play these courses any day over the likes of Torrey, Kiawah, Baltsurol, etc. At some point, you aren't looking for every US Open track to play. It's more about having a good time on a fun layout. These courses fit that bill perfectly.

[Yant]

1. Royal St Georges

2. Hindhead

3. Woburn (Marques)

4. Royal Port Rush

5. St George's Hill

[CalamityBorja]

Saint Andrews

Carnousti

Kingsbarns

Valderrama

Torrey Pines

PGA west Stadium Course

Norba Club de Golf (Cáceres, Spain)

 

I won´t rank them...

 

Saint Andrews was incredible, but it is the course in which I believe you´ll need more rounds in order to appreciate all the subtleties of the course

To me Carnousti was next to perfect!

Kingsbarns is so much easier than those two!

Valderrama is really tough, but very very nice

Torrey Pines was long..but I loved it

The stadium Course was a cool experience which I have to notice, for it was my first Pete Dye golf course

 

The last course...is my home course!!

[Arb8889]

Riviera CC

Shinnecock Hills

Friars Head GC

Westhampton CC

Southampton CC

[one putz]

The Tradition

Torrey Pines - South

PGA West - Stadium Course

Mission HIlls - Dinah Shore

The Wynn

[warfelg21]

No order -

 

Merion, Philadelphia Cricket, Shinnecock, Concession, CC of Fairfield

[schaefer.shaughnessy]

No particular order:

 

Whistling Straits

Pinehurst no. 2

Erin Hills

Streamsong Blue

Medinah no. 3

 

Honorable mentions:

Pinehurst no. 4

Blackwolf Run - River

TPC Deere Run

[v10king]

1. Cypress Point

2. Pebble Beach

3. Kapalua Plantation

4. Lake Merced Golf Club

5. Olympic Club

[Longhorn8319]

In no particular order:

 

1. The Olympic Club (Lake) - CA

2. Torrey Pines (South) - CA

3. Princeville (Prince) - HI (Kauai)

4. Kapalua (Plantation) - HI (Maui)

5. Spyglass Hills - CA

 

Honorable Mention:

 

Torrey Pines (North)

Pasatiempo

Spanish Bay

Bayonet

The Olympic Club (Ocean)

 

[3_Putt_Par]

In no particular order:

 

Olympic Club (Lake)

Sherwood CC

Torey Pines (South)

PGA West - Stadium Course

Bandon Dunes (All courses, especially Bandon Trails)

[jay65]

1. Royal St Georges

2. Prestwick Old

3. Royal Dornoch

4. Royal Birkdale

5. North Berwick

 

I've left Turnberry and The Old Course St Andrews off the top 5 because having played them a few times, I honestly think they're both somewhat overrated. I've tried to take them in to my psyche on a few occasions but simply can't see where the fascination lies from a Golfing shotmaking point of view. All of the above supersede them both from that perspective many times over. There are Courses like Silloth on Solway, Royal Aberdeen, Moray Old and Hillside that I think are better overall tests than both St Andrews Old Course and Turnberry. Sacrilege to some to say that, but just speaking as I find, sorry. Depends what one is looking for though I suppose.

[mac94]

No particular order:

 

Muirfield Village

Pacific Dunes

Bandon Dunes

Scioto CC

TPC Sawgrass

[krtgolfing]

1. Kiawah Island (Ocean Course)

2. TPC Sawgrass

3. The Dunes Golf & Beach Resort

4. Harbor Town Golf Links

5. The Club at Savannah Harbor

 

Have not had a chance to play a bunch of nice courses. Hoping to get to pinehurst next year.

[JPC187]

1. Forest Dunes

2. Seven Canyons in Sedona, AZ

3. Arcadia Bluffs

4. Oakland Hills south course

5. Quintero

[TUGolfer06]

In no particular order...

 

Saucon Valley (OLD)

Arcadia Bluffs

Yellowstone Club (Big Sky, MT)

CC of Scranton

Old Works (Anaconda, MT)

[guyswhoisawesome]

1. Champions Golf Club (1967 Ryder Cup, 1969 US Open, 1993 US Am, Tour Championship ('97, '99, '01, '03), 2020 US Women's Open)

2. Boot Ranch

3. Squire Creek Country Club (2015 US Women's Mid Am)

4. TPC Louisiana (Zurich Classic ('05, '07-present)

5. Disney Magnolia (Disney PGA Tour stop 1971-2012)

[bobbyking88]

1.Bethpage Black

2.Torrey pines south course

3.Trump National Palos Verdes

4.TPC PGA West Stadium Course

5. TPC Jasna Polana But Very Overated and I just put that one there because it's private have other public courses that's nicer

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