Top 5 Courses You have played...

[1ofTheseKnights]

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3. Amelia Island - Ocean Links Course
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Personally, I wouldn't necessarily put Amelia Island in my Top 5. But, it really is a fun golf course. And very underrated. Those back to back par 3's along the ocean are fantastic.
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I'd agree. I haven't played anywhere near the types of courses apparently most on here have played, but for me for now I have to.

[tcantine]

1. Merion golf club Ardmore, pa
2. Augusta national Augusta, ga
3. Burning tree club Bethesda, md
4. Seminole golf club Juno beach, fl
5. Pine valley golf club clementon, nj

Also rans...
Waterville golf club Waterville, Ireland
Elk river club banner elk, nc
Caves valley owings mills, md
Calusa pines golf club Naples, fl

[Texsport]

CURRENT TOP 5

Pacific Dunes [url="http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/pacific_dunes/50.php"]http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/pacific_dunes/50.php[/url]
Olympic Lakeside [url="http://www.olyclub.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=324005&ssid=217776&vnf=1"]http://www.olyclub.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=324005&ssid=217776&vnf=1[/url]
Quarry@ Giants Ridge [url="http://www.giantsridge.com/quarry.html"]http://www.giantsridge.com/quarry.html[/url]
Pinehurst #2 [url="http://www.pinehurst.com/nc-golf-courses.php"]http://www.pinehurst.com/nc-golf-courses.php[/url]
Medinah #3 [url="http://www.medinahcc.org/Golf/Golf-Course-3-262.html"]http://www.medinahcc.org/Golf/Golf-Course-3-262.html[/url]


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Bandon Dunes [url="http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/bandon_dunes/49.php"]http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/bandon_dunes/49.php[/url]
Old MacGregor [url="http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/old_macdonald/96.php"]http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/pages/old_macdonald/96.php[/url]
Spyglass [url="http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/spyglass-hill-golf-course"]http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/spyglass-hill-golf-course[/url]
Pebble Beach [url="http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/pebble-beach-golf-links"]http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/pebble-beach-golf-links[/url]
Legend @ Giants Ridge [url="http://www.giantsridge.com/legend.html"]http://www.giantsridge.com/legend.html[/url]
Colonial [url="https://www.colonialfw.com/"]https://www.colonialfw.com/[/url]
Harbour Town [url="https://www.seapines.com/golf/harbour-town-golf-links.aspx"]https://www.seapines.com/golf/harbour-town-golf-links.aspx[/url]
Whistling Pines [url="http://www.whisperingpinesgolfclub.com/whispering-pines-course-tour.html"]http://www.whisperingpinesgolfclub.com/whispering-pines-course-tour.html[/url]
TPC San Antonio Oaks (Norman) [url="http://www.tpc.com/sanantonio/atandt-oaks-course"]http://www.tpc.com/sanantonio/atandt-oaks-course[/url]
TPC San Antonio Canyons (Dye) [url="http://www.tpc.com/sanantonio/atandt-canyons-course"]http://www.tpc.com/sanantonio/atandt-canyons-course[/url]
Blackwolf Run River [url="http://www.americanclubresort.com/golf/bwr/river_detail.html"]http://www.americanclubresort.com/golf/bwr/river_detail.html[/url]
The Wilderness @ Fortune Bay [url="http://www.golfthewilderness.com/fortunebay.asp?id=252&page=10535"]http://www.golfthewilderness.com/fortunebay.asp?id=252&page=10535[/url]
Harding Park [url="http://www.tpc.com/tpc-harding-park-golf"]http://www.tpc.com/tpc-harding-park-golf[/url]
Torrey Pines [url="http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/_tpgallery/gallery.htm"]http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/_tpgallery/gallery.htm[/url]
Bluffs On Thompsons Creek [url="http://thebluffs.com/golf/proto/thebluffs/course/course.htm"]http://thebluffs.com/golf/proto/thebluffs/course/course.htm[/url]




Texsport

[esketores]

Wow am I a piker.

Pinehurst #2 and that was a couple weeks ago.

West Mogadore Country Club (now closed)
Kent State
Eagle Haven Golf Club (Little Creek, VA)
Gordon Lakes Golf Club (Fort Gordon)

Take that all of you!

[dcmidnight]

List had to get reshuffled as of this weekend

1 - Ocean Course - Kiawah Island, SC
2 - Seaside Course - Sea Island, GA
3 - Trump National DC - Sterling, VA
4 - Bulle Rock - Havre de Grace, MD
5 - Pebble Beach

Ocean Course knocks Spyglass out of the Top 5.

[alange_underpar]

1: Oakmont Country Club

2: Harbour Town Golf Links

3: Bulle Rock

4: Fox Chapel Golf Club

5: Mystic Rock

It'll be interesting to see how this list evolves years from now.

[buser699]

Top Five Courses

1. Winged Foot West
2. TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course
3. Winged Foot East
4. Liberty National
5. Magnolia course at Disney

Top Five Military Courses

1. Kaneohe Klipper, MCB Hawaii
2. Paradise Point Gold Course Camp Lejeune
3. Navy Marine Golf Course Pearl Harbor HI
4. AC Read Golf Course NAS Pensacola
5. Marine Memorial Camp Pendleton

[mringwelski]

Pac Dunes
Old Mac
Tradition Golf Club
Bandon Dunes
La Quinta Resort - Mountain

[Scratchwho]

1) Augusta National
2) Pine Valley
3) Cypress Point
4) National Golf Links
5) Merion/Sand Hills/Shinnecock.....toss up

[wrigley]

Pebble
Torrey Pines
Banff Springs - Alberta
Osprey Heathlands - Ontario
Highand Links - Nova Scotia

[one putz]

In no particular order:

Torrey Pines South
PGA West Stadium Course
Dinah Shore Tournament Course
Sandpiper
Mountain View CC at La Quinta

[Kippy]

My top courses so far and I'm 18. I am extremely happy and thankful for being able to play these courses.
1. Pete Dye Golf Club - Virginia (Fathers lawyer is a member, my favorite course by far)
2. St. Andrews - Scotland (On my birthday, played the Old Course and New Course both same day)
3. Whistling Straights- Wisconsin (Went to watch AJGA event and played after they teed off)
4. Oakmont - Pennsylvania (My fathers lawyer is a member)
5. TPC Sawgrass- Florida (Haven't played yet, I have 4 rounds in a tournament there this week!)
7. Erin Hills - Wisconsin (When it was brand new, still under construction heavily)
8. Peninsula Country Club - North Carolina (member there several years, loved it)

[Hackster]

Plantation course Maui

Pacific Dunes Ore.

Nicklaus tourney PGA West

Edgewood. Tahoe

Saddle Creek. Copperopalis ca

[Eddie]

[quote name='dcmidnight' timestamp='1384276999' post='8137620']
List had to get reshuffled as of this weekend

1 - Ocean Course - Kiawah Island, SC
2 - Seaside Course - Sea Island, GA
3 - Trump National DC - Sterling, VA
4 - Bulle Rock - Havre de Grace, MD
5 - Pebble Beach

Ocean Course knocks Spyglass out of the Top 5.
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If you ever want to play Trump again let me know, which course did you enjoy more? Champ or River?



My top 5

1) Rockaway Huntclub (oldest country club in America)
2) Pebble
3) Kiawah
4) Spanish Bay
5) Congressional

Wasn't too enamored with Spyglass, maybe because in the NE, we have tons of tree lined golf courses.

[jwm1]

I will take a stab, in no particular order.

1) Medinah #3: Chicago, IL
2) Boston Golf Club: Hingham, MA
3) Kittansett Golf Club: Marion, MA
4) Cog Hill, Dubsdread: Chicago, IL
5) TPC Boston: Norton, MA

Medinah and Boston Golf Club were my favorite overall experiences. Medinah had a buzz and aura to it that is hard to describe. BGC has an almost perfectly opposite feeling of solitude and quiet. Just special places.

[holeintwo2]

1. sea island-seaside course
2. the greenbrier-old white TPC
3. Charlotte country club
4. tpc myrtle beach
5. quail hollow country club

[Mort81]

[quote name='Kippy' timestamp='1385344215' post='8201972']
My top courses so far and I'm 18. I am extremely happy and thankful for being able to play these courses.
1. Pete Dye Golf Club - Virginia (Fathers lawyer is a member, my favorite course by far)
2. St. Andrews - Scotland (On my birthday, played the Old Course and New Course both same day)
3. Whistling Straights- Wisconsin (Went to watch AJGA event and played after they teed off)
4. Oakmont - Pennsylvania (My fathers lawyer is a member)
5. TPC Sawgrass- Florida (Haven't played yet, I have 4 rounds in a tournament there this week!)
7. Erin Hills - Wisconsin (When it was brand new, still under construction heavily)
8. Peninsula Country Club - North Carolina (member there several years, loved it)
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Do you mean Pete Dye Golf Club in WEST Virginia, or are you talking about a specific Dye design in Virginia?

[JB57]

1. Bandon Dunes (Bandon, OR)
2. Pacific Dunes (Bandon, OR)
3. Olympia Fields - North (Chicago, IL)
4. Camp Creek (Panama City Beach, FL)
5. Porto Cima (Sunrise Beach, MO)

[Mort81]

My brother would say Pikewood National in Morgantown, WV. I have not played since you have to be a member. My brother plays since he is a caddie.

Here is a link.
http://www.pikewoodgolfclub.com

[Kippy]

[quote name='Mort81' timestamp='1385528899' post='8214436']
[quote name='Kippy' timestamp='1385344215' post='8201972']
My top courses so far and I'm 18. I am extremely happy and thankful for being able to play these courses.
1. Pete Dye Golf Club - Virginia (Fathers lawyer is a member, my favorite course by far)
2. St. Andrews - Scotland (On my birthday, played the Old Course and New Course both same day)
3. Whistling Straights- Wisconsin (Went to watch AJGA event and played after they teed off)
4. Oakmont - Pennsylvania (My fathers lawyer is a member)
5. TPC Sawgrass- Florida (Haven't played yet, I have 4 rounds in a tournament there this week!)
7. Erin Hills - Wisconsin (When it was brand new, still under construction heavily)
8. Peninsula Country Club - North Carolina (member there several years, loved it)
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Do you mean Pete Dye Golf Club in WEST Virginia, or are you talking about a specific Dye design in Virginia?
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West VIrginia, my bad :P

[67VIP]

USA UK

1. Whistling Straits 1. Sunningdale Old / New courses
2. Harbour Town Golf Links 2. The Grove
3. Blackwolf Run 3. Woburn Marquess / Dukes courses
4. Doral Blue Monster 4. St Andrews New / Castle courses
5. Black Diamond 5. Woodhall Spa Hotchkins course

[starsail85]

[quote name='67VIP' timestamp='1385657730' post='8221550']
USA UK

1. Whistling Straits 1. Sunningdale Old / New courses
2. Harbour Town Golf Links 2. The Grove
3. Blackwolf Run 3. Woburn Marquess / Dukes courses
4. Doral Blue Monster 4. St Andrews New / Castle courses
5. Black Diamond 5. Woodhall Spa Hotchkins course
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What do you make of the st andrews courses? they have a good winter deal. was thinking of the new and jubilee. is the castle a genuine links?

[starsail85]

In no order

Carnoustie
Royal Aberdeen
Silloth
Ganton
Panmuir

[eb808]

Pacific Dunes
Old Mac
Nanea
Mauna Kea
Eldorado CC (Indian Wells, CA)

Eldorado is a sentimental pick, but it is an interesting Fazio renovation of a course that once held a Ryder Cup.

[nitram]

Southern Hills
Pinehurst #2
Pikewood National
Half Moon Bay Old Course
Mystic Rock


P.S. I looped Torrey Pines for 3 years and it is a awesome course. It certainly deserves mention on my list as well.

[samawc]

1) Torrey Pines South
2) TPC PGA West
3) Maderas CC
4) The Falls (Central Texas)
5) Plantation (Maui)

[67VIP]

[quote name='mizunostaffer' timestamp='1385658255' post='8221588']
[quote name='67VIP' timestamp='1385657730' post='8221550']
USA UK

1. Whistling Straits 1. Sunningdale Old / New courses
2. Harbour Town Golf Links 2. The Grove
3. Blackwolf Run 3. Woburn Marquess / Dukes courses
4. Doral Blue Monster 4. St Andrews New / Castle courses
5. Black Diamond 5. Woodhall Spa Hotchkins course
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What do you make of the st andrews courses? they have a good winter deal. was thinking of the new and jubilee. is the castle a genuine links?
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I went the first week in May and weather was great. I don't know if aficionados would call the Castle Course a genuine links course or not. It looked like it to me, but it is nothing like the New/Jubilee/Eden courses (didn't get to play the Old Course). On the other hand what I saw of Carnoustie didn't look like a links course either. The Castle is a striking visual...the only thing I've seen as stunning with my own eyes is Whistling Straits. If you go to St Andrews get the three day ticket, as the Castle Course is included in it. My own personal favorite was the New Course, followed closely by the Castle. I liked the Eden Course too, the Jubilee not so much. Kingsbarn will cost you 200 pds for one round, so you you have to decide if it's worth that to you on a personal level. Some people gush over TPC Sawgrass, I've played it twice and wouldn't walk out my front door to play it again unless it was free. Harbour Town or Blackwolf Run....I'd walk a long way to play them again and pay for the privilege. Food & drink in St Andrews is fabulous, too. From the Castle Course:

[attachment=1968510:Castle Course 3.jpg]

[starsail85]

Cool, Il look into it when it warms up abit. I think the castle is one of these manufactored links like kingsbarnes and castle stuart etc, noth that thats a bad thing however. looks great

[FairwayFred]

I think there has been some changes to the course since I was there last but I really did not like the Castle Course at all. I personally felt like I wasted a round there and really wish I would have played another round on old or new instead.

[67VIP]

[quote name='FairwayFred' timestamp='1385868576' post='8231050']
I think there has been some changes to the course since I was there last but I really did not like the Castle Course at all. I personally felt like I wasted a round there and really wish I would have played another round on old or new instead.
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I understand that very well, we had 8 in our group and more than half hated the Castle Course and vowed to never play it again. What's funny is that more than half didn't think much of the New Course either...but that was after playing the Old Course. I ordered the yardage books for the Old/New/Jubilee/Castle courses ahead of time and was amazed at how much the Castle Course reminded me of Whistling Straits...yardage book was exactly the same format too. If they would flatten the greens out some it would have a much more positive reputation...I reached a par five in two on the front and then five putted--the first three came right back to me. On the other hand, I nailed a three iron into a stiff breeze from 195 yards across the cliffs of 17 to inside ten feet for an easy par...that's my key to "I wanna play it again." Only next time without injury so I can hit it at 100%. BTW...it's really awesome you got Don White after MacGregor shutdown, he is a true artist.