Top 20 Courses you have played

[HoffTTM]

Figured it would be interesting to see where everyone has played. Apologies if this belongs in the courses section but figured it would get more interest here.

 

The order is not completely exact, didn't spend too long thinking about it. UK unless otherwise stated

 

1. Royal Dornoch GC - Championship

2. St. Andrews Links - Old

3. Sunningdale GC - Old

4. Sunningdale GC - New

5. Silloth on Solway GC

6. Wentworth Club - East

7. St. Andrews Links - New

8. Crail Golf Society - Balcomie

9. Lundin Links GC

10. Ladybank GC

11. Gullane GC - #2

12. Wentworth Club - West

13. Murcar Links GC

14. West Hill GC

15. Seignosse (France)

16. Oitavos (Portugal)

17. Golf de Chiberta (France)

18. Duke's Course St. Andrews

19. Burhill GC - Old

20. G&CC Fleesensee - Schloss (Germany)

[pga43]

All in the US only cuz I've not played any courses outside the US

1 - Seminole
Garden City Golf (Men's)
Cypress Point
San Francisco GC
5 - Scioto
Merion
Congressional
Winged Foot
Aronimink
10 - Pebble Beach
National Golf Links
Baltusrol (Lower)
Los Angeles CC (North)
Riviera
15 - Eugene CC
Baltimore CC (Five Farms)
Pasatiempo
Baltusrol (Upper)
Sahalee
20 - Crooked Stick


Greg

[murph9095]

1. Augusta National
Cypress Point
Winged Foot
Pine Valley
5. Chicago Golf Club
Medinah
Conway Farms
Pebble Beach
Bethpage Black
10. Muirfield
Butler National
St. Andrews Old Course
Crystal Downs
Montery Peninsula Country Club
15. Pinehurst
Olympia Fields
Olympic Club
Whistling Straights
Pasatiempo
20. Spyglass

[denzgolf]

USA and Europe not in any particular order
1- Golf club Esrella (Arizona)
2-Kings North (Myrtle Beach)
3-World Tour (Myrtle Beach)
4-Old course Villamoura (Portugal)
5-Monte Mayor (Spain)
6-Gleneagles Kings course (Scotland)
7-Carnoustie (Scotland)
8-St Andrews old course (Scotland)
9-Grand Cypress (Orlando)
10-Disney Magnolia (Orlando)
11-Orange Lake Crooked Cat (Orlando)
12-K club Palmer Course (Ireland)
13-K club Smirnoff Course (Ireland)
14-Portrush Langer course (Ireland)
15-Celtic Manor 2010 course (Wales)
16-Celebration (Orlando)
17-TPC Stadium course (Arizona)
18-Rolls of Monmouth (Wales)
19-Golf Del Sur (Tenerife)
20-Royal St Cloud (Orlando)

[Gutz_it]

I'm to lazy to add 20
But barnbougle dunes and lost farm in Tasmania Australia are unbelievable
I know we are on the other side of the world but so worth the effort

[Damo75]

[quote name='murph9095' timestamp='1353618893' post='5966925']
1. Augusta National
Cypress Point
Winged Foot
Pine Valley
5. Chicago Golf Club
Medinah
Conway Farms
Pebble Beach
Bethpage Black
10. Muirfield
Butler National
St. Andrews Old Course
Crystal Downs
Montery Peninsula Country Club
15. Pinehurst
Olympia Fields
Olympic Club
Whistling Straights
Pasatiempo
20. Spyglass
[/quote]

Wow...

[Mulligan26]

[quote name='murph9095' timestamp='1353618893' post='5966925']
1. Augusta National
Cypress Point
Winged Foot
Pine Valley
5. Chicago Golf Club
Medinah
Conway Farms
Pebble Beach
Bethpage Black
10. Muirfield
Butler National
St. Andrews Old Course
Crystal Downs
Montery Peninsula Country Club
15. Pinehurst
Olympia Fields
Olympic Club
Whistling Straights
Pasatiempo
20. Spyglass
[/quote]

How the holy hell have you played Augusta AND Pine Valley?! Wanna be friends?

[PaulBoy]

My Top Twenty is all in the UK & Ireland as I have never travelled abroad (to play golf at any rate) - Listing is not in order of rank just country (though RCD would be No1 in my list!) - Cheers ... Paul

1 - Royal County Down NI
2 - Portrush (Dunlce) NI
3 - Castlerock NI
4 - Belvoir NI
5 - Ballyliffin (Glashedy) ROI
6 - Ballyliffin (Old) ROI
7 - Port Salon ROI
8 - Balltrae ROI
9 - St Georges Hill England
10 - Worplesdon England
11 - Isle of Purbeck England
12 - Royal Cinque Ports England
13 - Burnham & Berrow England
14 - Stoneham England
15 - The Berkshire England
16 - Sunningdale England
17 - Muirfield Scotland
18 - Bruntsfield Links Scotland
19 - Murcar Scotland
20 - Newport Wales

[Animal Chin]

I'm also too lazy to type 20

The alotian, grand bear, ballybunion, Waterville, the preserve, chenal, old head, fallen oak, a lot of the rtj trail courses.

Somewhat in that order. Probably leaving something out.

[denzgolf]

[quote name='denzgolf' timestamp='1353619789' post='5966965']
USA and Europe not in any particular order
1- Golf club Esrella (Arizona)
2-Kings North (Myrtle Beach)
3-World Tour (Myrtle Beach)
4-Old course Villamoura (Portugal)
5-Monte Mayor (Spain)
6-Gleneagles Kings course (Scotland)
7-Carnoustie (Scotland)
8-St Andrews old course (Scotland)
9-Grand Cypress (Orlando)
10-Disney Magnolia (Orlando)
11-Orange Lake Crooked Cat (Orlando)
12-K club Palmer Course (Ireland)
13-K club Smirnoff Course (Ireland)
14-Portrush Langer course (Ireland)
15-Celtic Manor 2010 course (Wales)
16-Celebration (Orlando)
17-TPC Stadium course (Arizona)
18-Rolls of Monmouth (Wales)
19-Golf Del Sur (Tenerife)
20-Royal St Cloud (Orlando)
[/quote] how could i forget Royal County Down (Ireland)
that makes 21 sorry

[cardoustie]

More than 20 but I started picking by regions I had travelled to and found great tracks
Need to get back home to Tasmania to try out the new beauts there

[u]Scotland[/u]
1. The Old Course
2. Carnoustie
3. Kingsbarns
[u]Australia[/u]
4. Royal Melbourne
[u]USA[/u]
5. Muirfield Village, OH
6. Torrey Pines South, CA
7. Bethpage Black, NY
8. TPC Sawgrass Stadium, FL
9. World Woods Pine Barrens, FL
[u]Carribean[/u]
10. Emerald Bay, Exuma, Bahamas
11. Apes Hill, Barbados
12. Tierra Del Sol, Aruba
[u]Mexico[/u]
13. Cabo Del Sol Ocean, Cabo San Lucas
[u]Hawaii[/u]
14. Makena GC Kapalua
15. Wailea GC Kapalua
[u]Canada[/u]
16. Shaughnessy, Vancouver BC
17. St Georges, Toronto ON
18. The National, Toronto ON
19. Royal Montreal, Montreal QC
20. Hamilton GC, Ancaster ON
21. Beacon Hall GC, Aurora ON
22. Kananaskis, Calgary AB
23. Redtail GC, St Thomas, ON

Some courses are not ranked as greats but I loved them. My five biggest misses in my opinion were:

Diamante Dunes in Cabo
Muirfield in Scotland (80 mph winds)
Pebble Beach, CA
Harbor Town, SC
Kapalua Plantation, HI

I was on the door of all five locales but fate intervened.

[CPSOX]

In some rough order....top 25

Pine Valley
Cypress Point
Friars Head
Merion
NGLA
Shinnecock
Prairie Dunes
Sand Hills
Oakmont
Pebble
Fishers Island
Crystal Downs
Pinehurst #2
Chicago Golf Club
SFGC
LACC North
Winged Foot West
Riviera
Sebonack
Garden City
TCC - Composite
Myopia Hunt
Somerset Hills
Maidstone
Kittansett Club

[Napkin2011]

all in the US

Oakmont
Friar's Head
Baltusrol Lower
Kiawah Ocean Course
Plainfield

Kapalua Plantation
Bethpage Black
TPC Sawgrass
World Woods Pine Barrens
Bayonne

Sebonack
Caledonia Golf and Fish Club
Piping Rock
The Creek
Meadowbrook

Atlantic City Country Club
Reflection Bay
The Wolf
Troon North Pinnacle
Old Oaks

[mac19]

1. Oakmont
2. Sage Valley
3. Eagle Point
4. Atlanta Athletic Club
5. East Lake
6. Pinehurst #2
7. The Dormie Club
8. Sedgefield
8. Ocean Course
9. Yeaman Hall
10. The Dunes Club
11. Bulls Bay
12. Caledonia
13. TPC Sawgrass
14. Augusta Country Club
15. Pineneedles
16. Tobacco Road
17. DeBordieu
18.Ansley Club
19. TPC Cancun
20. Pine Lakes Country Club

[buckI]

No particular order:

- Royal County Down
- Royal Portrush
- Ballybunion
- Lahinch
- Waterville
- Portmarnock
- European Club
- Tralee
- Oakmont
- Muirfield Village
- Scioto
- The Golf Club
-Firestone South
- Valhalla
- Crooked Stick
- Pinehurst #2
- Coldstream
- Kapalua Plantation
- Laurel Valley
- Ohio State Scarlet (pre redesign)

[MG 1977]

[quote name='Mulligan26' timestamp='1353629379' post='5967473']
[quote name='murph9095' timestamp='1353618893' post='5966925']
1. Augusta National
Cypress Point
Winged Foot
Pine Valley
5. Chicago Golf Club
Medinah
Conway Farms
Pebble Beach
Bethpage Black
10. Muirfield
Butler National
St. Andrews Old Course
Crystal Downs
Montery Peninsula Country Club
15. Pinehurst
Olympia Fields
Olympic Club
Whistling Straights
Pasatiempo
20. Spyglass
[/quote]

How the holy hell have you played Augusta AND Pine Valley?! Wanna be friends?
[/quote]

My guesses are 1).Tiger Woods Golf 2).Tour Pro or 3).Millionaire.... if it's 2 or 3 you can add me to your Christmas card list as well

[MG 1977]

My Top 20 are;-

Southport & Ainsdale
Royal Liverpool
St.Annes Old Links
Conwy
Bullbay
Siloth
Trevose
Formby
Hillside
Wallasey
Fairhaven
Hesketh
Forest Pines
West Lancs
Huddersfield
Dunham Forest
Flambourgh head
Fleetwood
Crosland Heath
Formby Hall

[CLM]

Here's my top twenty:

Old Course St Andrews, UK
Wentworth West, UK
Royal Liverpool, UK
Royal Melbourne, Aus
Bowood, UK
Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
Royal Hong Kong GC, Fanling
Wallasey, UK
The Grove, UK
Kapalua Hawaii
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City South Africa
Arabella, South Africa
The Vines, Aus
Royal Lytham & St Anne's
Burhill, UK
Woburn, UK
The Belfry, UK
Celtic Manor 2012, UK
San Roque, Spain
St George's Hill, UK

....and two little hidden gems in Oxfordshire in the UK:

Tadmarton Heath - friendly, cheap, and always in excellent condition....especially the greens
Heythrop Park - some really great holes, good greens, any you can play in the winter for £15 (USD25)

Colin

[feedlotdoc]

I am almost embarassed to post here looking at the courses some of you have played.

Prairie Dunes - both courses
Wild Horse Gothenburg NE
Cour d'lane
Greyhawk - both courses
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay - both courses
Del Mar CC
Ginn Reunion Resorts - Palmer & Watson courses
Tascosa Golf Club - Amarillo TX - Home of Ryan Palmer
Buffalo Dunes
Southwind CC
Indian Trails Country Club
Sunset Hills

The last two are local tracks, but I learned the game on Sunset Hills and am now a member at the other. If any of you are flying into Omaha to go play The Prairie Club, let me know, you will drive right by Indian Trails, we'll play a round!!

[CLM]

No need to be embarrassed Feedlotdoc, it's all about having the opportunity. I bet some of your courses offer a great test at a good price.

Colin

[bmrowe]

[quote name='MG 1977' timestamp='1353870294' post='5976713']
[quote name='Mulligan26' timestamp='1353629379' post='5967473']
[quote name='murph9095' timestamp='1353618893' post='5966925']
1. Augusta National
Cypress Point
Winged Foot
Pine Valley
5. Chicago Golf Club
Medinah
Conway Farms
Pebble Beach
Bethpage Black
10. Muirfield
Butler National
St. Andrews Old Course
Crystal Downs
Montery Peninsula Country Club
15. Pinehurst
Olympia Fields
Olympic Club
Whistling Straights
Pasatiempo
20. Spyglass
[/quote]

How the holy hell have you played Augusta AND Pine Valley?! Wanna be friends?
[/quote]

My guesses are 1).Tiger Woods Golf 2).Tour Pro or 3).Millionaire.... if it's 2 or 3 you can add me to your Christmas card list as well
[/quote]

I am guessing number 1 based on this post:
http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/750303-older-golfers-telling-off-younger-golfers/page__p__5921501#entry5921501

[eers2u]

Fun exercise!

1, Royal Dornoch
2. Machrihanish
3. St. Andrews Old Course
4. Pete Dye Golf Club
5. Nemacolin - Mystic Rock
6. Golden Horseshoe - Gold
7. Cruden Bay
8. St. Andrews - New
9. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
10. Heritage Golf Club
11. True Blue
12. Crail (Balcomie)
13, Brora GC
14. Raven at Snowshoe Mt.
15. Mattaponi Springs Golf Club
16. Spring Creek
17. Raspberry Falls
18. Pines Country Club
19. Oyster Bay
20. Myrtle Beach National - Kings North

[Sean2]

My top 20 you never heard of...

[vpd]

My top 20 in no particular order.

UNITED STATES

Seminole
Baltusrol(Lower and Upper)
Colorado Golf Club
Cherry Hills Country Club
Pine Tree Golf Club
Pebble Beach Golf Club
Spyglass Golf Club
Belair Country Club
Oyster Harbors
Misquamicutt Golf Club
Worcester Country Club
Estancia(Scottsdale)
Desert Highlands(Scottsdale)
Desert Mountain(Renegade and Cochise)

Ireland

Royal County Down
European Club
Ballybunion(Old Course)
Waterville
Lahinch
Royal Portrush
Portmarnock
Tralee

[Johnny Biarritz]

1. Pebble Beach
2. Pacific Dunes
3. Old Macdonald
4. Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta
5. Eagle Point Golf Club, Wilmington, NC
6. Bandon Trails
7. Old Town Club, Winston-Salem, NC
8. Rustic Canyon
9. Pine Needles
10. Royal New Kent
11. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
12. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
13. Edgewood Tahoe
14. NCSU Lonnie Poole
15. Mattaponi Springs
16. Tobacco Road
17. RTJ @ Ross Bridge
18. Eagleglen, Elmendorf AFB, AK
19. Anchorage Golf Course
20. Sevillano Links


As far as people being in disbelief at someone having played Pine Valley and Augusta National, it's not that difficult. I know a large number of folks who have played Pine Valley; PV is not [i]that[/i] difficult to get on. Augusta National is more difficult, of course, but surely not impossible; I have two good friends who have played there (and perhaps a dozen acquaintances), one is a retired golf professional, the other a retired Marine Corps Colonel. Now, WRT to the person who posted that, given his known biography and the 9 errors in the names of the courses, I raised the BULL SH!T flag all the way up the flag pole immediately upon reading the post. NFW that's a legit list. Have a nice day.

[cottonseed]

With Pebble Beach, Pine Valley, Shinnecock, Whistling Straits, Cypress Point, Oakmont, Sand Hills, Seminole, Riviera, etc. The Itinerant Golfer would have a pretty good Top 20 list. Lots of photos of most of the courses played at the website too. http://theitinerantgolfer.com/

[1Dumbscreenname]

1- Merion east
2- Princeville
3- The Concession
4- TPC Sawgrass Stadium
5- Kapalua Both
6- World Woods Pine Barrens
7- TPC Treviso Bay
8- Firestone
9- KIng and Bear
10- TPC Las Vegas
11- Ritz Carlton Sarasota
12- World Woods Rolling Oaks
13- Palencia
14- Ritz Carlton Orlando
15- Orange County National Both
16- Indian Valley
17- Southern Dunes
18- Doral
19- Black Diamond Ranch
20- Celebration

[Lenny Intensity]

No particular order, grouped by region:

Spyglass
Pebble Beach
Pasatiempo
Olympic Club
Cordevalle
Chambers Bay
Pacific Dunes
Bandon Dunes
Kiawah Ocean
Scioto
Ballybunion
County Louth
Lahinch
Waterville
Royal County Down
Tralee
Portmarnock
European Club
Banff Springs
Stewart Creek

[murph9095]

[quote name='Johnny Biarritz' timestamp='1353994363' post='5983485']
1. Pebble Beach
2. Pacific Dunes
3. Old Macdonald
4. Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta
5. Eagle Point Golf Club, Wilmington, NC
6. Bandon Trails
7. Old Town Club, Winston-Salem, NC
8. Rustic Canyon
9. Pine Needles
10. Royal New Kent
11. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
12. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
13. Edgewood Tahoe
14. NCSU Lonnie Poole
15. Mattaponi Springs
16. Tobacco Road
17. RTJ @ Ross Bridge
18. Eagleglen, Elmendorf AFB, AK
19. Anchorage Golf Course
20. Sevillano Links


As far as people being in disbelief at someone having played Pine Valley and Augusta National, it's not that difficult. I know a large number of folks who have played Pine Valley; PV is not [i]that[/i] difficult to get on. Augusta National is more difficult, of course, but surely not impossible; I have two good friends who have played there (and perhaps a dozen acquaintances), one is a retired golf professional, the other a retired Marine Corps Colonel. Now, WRT to the person who posted that, given his known biography and the 9 errors in the names of the courses, I raised the BULL SH!T flag all the way up the flag pole immediately upon reading the post. NFW that's a legit list. Have a nice day.
[/quote]




You guys really get offended by stupid sh!t. Please correct the NINE errors I made JackA$$

[Johnny Biarritz]

[quote name='murph9095' timestamp='1354145035' post='5992071']
You guys really get offended by stupid sh!t. Please correct the NINE errors I made JackA$$
[/quote]

I wasn't offended, just calling things like I see them. As far as errors, here you go:


[quote name='murph9095' timestamp='1353618893' post='5966925']
1. Augusta National
Cypress Point
Winged Foot (error--Which course? East or West?)
Pine Valley
5. Chicago Golf Club
Medinah (error- Which course? 1, 2, or 3?)
Conway Farms
Pebble Beach
Bethpage Black
10. Muirfield
Butler National
St. Andrews Old Course
Crystal Downs
Montery Peninsula Country Club (error-Which course? Dunes or Shore?)
15. Pinehurst (error-which course? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8?)
Olympia Fields (error- which course? North or South)
Olympic Club (error- Which course? Lake, Ocean or Cliffs?)
Whistling Straights (2 errors- it's spelled Straits, not Straights. And which course? Straits or Irish?)
Pasatiempo
20. Spyglass (error- It's Spyglass Hill. Not Spyglass)
[/quote]

You're welcome.