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Fescue fairways help the ground-game options flourish as balls release across the rumpled ground. One banal way? (Photo: Kevin Murray), A.W. For the lucky few who get to play here, they enjoy one of the games most inspiring walks as Alister MacKenzies design effortlessly transports the player around the diverse property. Even today, with gobs of world class courses having been built in the past 100 years, no more thrilling, spectacular stretch exists than holes 4 through 10. Winged Foot, Bandon, Sunningdale or here? (Photo: Patrick Koenig), Site of three U.S. So, too, is the variety of its greens, headlined by the famous hard-to-hit knob green at 6 followed by a well defended, diminutive sunken green on the ensuing hole. Royal Portrush Macdonald flair that, well, even Macdonald would appreciate. Kudos to the group. (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images), Modern architecture did itself no favors by pursuing holes that constantly scream at the golfer, because at some point the golfer goes tone deaf. Machinery was prohibitively expensive to import, so 300 Dominicans assisted. Fishers joined our World Top 100 at No. Fishers Island 10. The club has two courses designed by Hugh MacKenzie extracted the best from the land in part by breaking the rules and having back-to-back par-5s on the front and back-to-back par-3s on the back. Golf Connoisseur's 100 Most Prestigious Clubs on: March 03, 2006, 10:53:46 AM That font of golf journalistic quality, Golf Connoisseur has published its The same design principles fairway contours that either shunt you out of position or send you to the ideal location, hazards that appear ageless and greens that offer a wide range of hole locations demand you reassess how to best play each hole from one day to the next. Tillinghast (1928) / Gil Hanse and George Bahto (2014-2018)More about this course , 7,348 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.1595Springfield, N.J. / A.W. The famous par-4 11th, where Bobby Jones clinched the 1930 Grand Slam, is slashed by a creek, while the par-4 16th demands a shot over an abandoned stone quarry. (Photo: Evan Schiller). (Photo:David Cannon/Getty Images), Wickham wows with an opening stretch of seaside headland holes, three par-3s that skirt the sea and a Cape-style 18th that demands a bite-off-as-much-as-you-dare drive over Victoria Cove. For decades, the land was smothered underneath a canopy of trees but Keith Foster and then Gil Hanse have opened up the property for all to admire. Opens averaged nearly 324, or 81 strokes per round. That was never meant to be the course's fate this was Donald Rosss parkland thought-provoking magnum opus. The result is Canadas first authentic links. Im also a fan of the often very wide fairways that reward positioning and of the mix of long and short par-4s. Seventy-five years later and this Georgia course still adheres to the founding vision, which speaks volumes to the quality of RTJs original design. Royal Portrush Golf Club, Antrim 9. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2023 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Santa Cruz, Calif. / Alister MacKenzie (1929), RELATED: A comprehensive history of every change made to Augusta National . If its classic old layouts that appeal most to you then check out a pair of Stanley Thompson-designed courses from the late 1920s at St Georgesand Westmountor take a look at the old Harry Colt tracks at Hamilton(1916) and Toronto(1911). (Photo: Gary Lisbon), For most of its 80-year history, the Cal Club, as locals call it, served up a tight though well-regarded course, enhanced by its association with Ken Venturi. Tiger Woods, who won the 2002 Peoples Open, as that U.S. Open came to be known. Texas. Its famous 5-5-short 4 closing stretch produced another climactic finish at the 2021 U.S. Womens Open. The Black is one of the great routings, highlighted by the masterful way Tillinghast placed the fairways and greens from the 2nd hole in a valley all the way through the dogleg left 9th. The 4th hole, for instance, features a reverse-camber fairway: the hole swings right to left but the fairway tilts left to right, mandating a draw from the tee. Garden Citys tilted greens, like the 10th and 15th, are lay-of-the-land architecture at its highest form. Price was hitting it so pure at the 1994 British Open, he was even striping it with his putter. 1928. Blind tee shots abound, in brilliant fashion at such holes as 2, 5 and 9. The most memorable seaside tests are the par-4 4th and 5th, the par-3 12th and the drivable par-4 16th, each with eye-popping scenery and enjoyable risk/rewards. Echoed five-time Open champion Tom Watson, It is one of the best and most beautiful tests of links golf anywhere. Greenkeeper John Bambury embarked six years ago to convert the poa greens to fine fescue and to re-establish the running game. Alison introduced to Hirono in the early 1930s, so bunkers built since became known as Alisons. Originally, the course bore a sandy, scrubby appearance, but tree planting changed Hironos character over the decades. One of its tricks? Immense pressure is placed on clubs to have their course evolve to handle equipment advancements. Add all the different asks together and you have a historic course like no other. Pine Valley 2. The carefully curated membership list is full of well-established London theater actors, producers, and writers. Sand accumulated on the east side of the Ohoopee River for centuries. (Photo: Gary Lisbon), Augusta National is the vision of Bobby Jones and his chosen architect, Alister MacKenzie. (Photo: LC Lambrecht), Tree-dotted dunes, open meadows and bluff-top views of Long Island Sound highlight play at this 2003 Bill Coore-Ben Crenshaw design that Phil Mickelson has called his favorite modern course. (Photo: Evan Schiller), Because of its remote location, Crystal Downs was once overlooked but that changed when Tom Doak introduced the course to Ben Crenshaw in the 1980s. Portstewart Golf Club, Derry 8. That said, Gil Hanses astonishing green expansion has brought back an exciting element of creativity with which few parkland courses can contend. Meanwhile, a brawny collection of two-shotters dominates the stretch from 6-10. Click the star icon to create and share a list of Top 100 Courses youve played! (Photo: Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour), Better known to English speakers as The Hague, The Netherlands highest-ranking course is a Morrison-and-Alison collaboration that plays across chaotically heaving fairways amid substantial dunes. The Old Course might well possess the fastest, best turf in the sport (despite, or perhaps because of, its constant use) and no design possesses the flexibility in allowing golfers of all ages and abilities to enjoy themselves as a group. In the United States, he considered Perry Maxwell to be as talented as anyone; in Australia, his man was Alex Russell, who deserves full credit for the East Course, in addition to Paraparaumu Beach, Lake Karrinyup and other gems in Australia and New Zealand, including Yarra Yarra. Maidstone is a dream course to play regularly, in part because its asks change daily with the weather. The design is loaded with standout holes. Hosting major events on a regular basis confers prestige and pride to any membership. Tillinghasts finest design for regular play. The design was immediately embraced, and the minimalist movement started in earnest, with this course arguably kicking off the second Golden Age. One of the earliest inland courses that established a new standard in design came here at Sunningdale just after the turn of the last century. Forsgate Banks Course (Monroe Township) 14. Yes, that would be Portmarnock, set among low dunes at the end of a peninsula. Over the years, the courses original wonder faded as bunkers grew in and green complexes shrank. Jim McCann Editor Top 100 Golf Courses (Photo: Brian Morgan), Preeminent Canadian architect Stanley Thompson hit his professional peak at this quiet club near downtown Toronto. Seminole 9. YEAR BUILT. Ocean views stun the senses, along with bluff-top sand dunes sprinkled with Scotch broom and gorse bushes, coastal pines, crashing surf, wind-whipped tall native grasses and stacked sod bunkers. Crystal Downs 18. (Photo: Jacob Sjman), This Southwest Irish gem is wedged between huge sandhills and the Atlantic Ocean. GOLF has been ranking the worlds best courses for the better part of four decades. Just as impressive is the diagonal bunker scheme that slashes into the 5th fairway, making it one of the best 400-yarders in the country. Central hazards once again abound here, most famously at the 2nd and 17th holes where large bunker complexes bisect the fairways. How they were able to connect all 18 holes without an awkward moment is a marvel. Tillinghast (1936)More about this course , 6,808 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.1065 Mamaroneck, N.Y. / A.W. (Photo: Courtesy Kiawah Island Resort), Credit architects H.S. Merion Golf Club (Pennsylvania) Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located in Haverford The greens were expanded a whopping 35 percent, and the bunkers themselves were restored to their previous immense scale. San Francisco Golf Club 7. Opens since 1986, most recently in 2018, this is William Flynns design masterpiece. 7,181 yards, Par 70 / Points: 72.1554. Ran Morrissett, GOLFs Architecture Editor, Photos in revolving gallery above: Royal County Down (Evan Schiller), Friars Head (Jon Cavalier), Baltusrol Lower (Patrick Koenig), Tara Iti (Jacob Sjoman), Ardfin (Konrad Borkowski), Podcast: What makes a Top 100 course? The recently expanded greens have created a plethora of new hole locations around the greens perimeters, and the players chess match with the clever design is more intense than ever. One of those bunkers, in the left-center of the 18th fairway, cost Adam Scott the 2012 Open. Florida. Golf's greatest player, Jack Nicklaus, has six Green Jackets. Their own sense of aesthetics complemented the rustic sites color palette of browns, rusts and tans. (Photo: Kevin Murray), Neither as long nor as tough as its illustrious West sibling, the East enjoys its own devoted fanbase for its variety and the encouraging manner in which ground game options are now presented. Tillinghast understood about green construction that eludes other architects. Dyes contributions to modern architecture cant be overstated. (Photo: Courtesy Portmarnock), Founding a private club in a remote destination is not without peril and it is reasonable to expect a club to takesometime find its footing. Like Rye, its quintet of one-shotters and tight sub-70 par make it more of a complete test than a quick glance at its scorecard might indicate. Augusta National 3. (Photo: Jon Cavalier), Nine Bridgess appeal starts with its tranquil setting on Jeju island, with holes etched into pine-clad rolling topography in the shadows of Mount Halla, Koreas tallest peak. Additionally, does any walk compare with that final stroll up the iconic par-5 18th as it curves left around Carmel Bay?! (Photo: Jon Cavalier), Manmade hazards are few on Australian architect Bob Harrison's design, but he puts golfers on notice early, with the tee shot at the 205-yard 2nd needing to carry a 100-foot cliff. Colt design that maximizes its setting in the high dunes along the Irish Sea. Thomass famous quote strategy is the soul of the game manifests itself at Riv. As proof of their magical skills, look no further than Rivs 311-yard, par-4 10th. Be careful of its short par-4s: the 4th, 9th and 14th all tempt with driver off the tee and punish rash tactics. Indeed, the beauty of Oakmont is how it doesnt doll itself up, and yet to a purist the view from the crest of the hill on 15 is as breathtaking as any in the country. With the wind more evident and the playing surfaces firm, the courses thorny playing attributes are once again on full display. (Photo: Kevin Diss), Through the years, Oakland Hills the famed "monster" that Ben Hogan slayed in the 1951 U.S. Open became long, narrow and hard, which fit the descriptive of other American championship courses. Spectacular ocean views sometimes come with the price of cold and damp playing conditions but not here. Shinnecock Hills 5. Yes, stalwarts remain, but, if you look closely at the list, youll notice that what was once considered great architecture is taking on a decidedly broader definition. Though Sandwich is expansive, tense moments present themselves, including on 4th tee, where you must clear the rotas most fearsome fairway bunker. Its not a pretty course in the conventional sense, as there are no lighthouses, mountains or majestic undulations. Two of its one-shotters the 15th and 17th are media darlings but another of the courses best moments comes at the long uphill 12th, which plays away from the Pacific Ocean to an open, tilted green that is 7 feet higher on its right than left. Work over 2020 saw the unlikely happen: one of the best sets of par-5s on the list got even better. Though the course just turned 30 years old, it already has an illustrious history of hosting big-time events, none more memorable than the drama-filled 1991 War by the Shore Ryder Cup. Much to his credit, nothing fazed Collin Morikawa en route to his impressive 2021 Open win. Known as the Duel Hole, the drop-shot par-3 7th may be the courses most famous hole, but its par-4s, including the 2nd, 3rd, 10th and 12th, are the real headliners. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005)More about this course , 6,981 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.2244Edina, Minn. / Willie Watson (1911) / Donald Ross (1922)More about this course , Photo By: Peter Wong/Courtesy of Interlachen CC, 7,657 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.2194Tom Bendelow (1928)More about this course , David Normoyle/Courtesy The Garden City Golf Club, 6,922 Yards, Par 73 / Points: 62.1846Devereux Emmet (1899) / Walter Travis (1913)More about this course , Photo By: David Normoyle/Courtesy The Garden City Golf Club, 6,902 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 62.1752Scarborough-on-Hudson, N.Y. / C.B. Fescue grasses blow in the wind and the undulating site, no longer hidden by trees, optimizes parkland golfs regal offering with some of its greens like the 1st and 14th capable of stealing your breath. Most Likely Place to Three-Jack: No. And Id wager my finest Pinehurst No. WebThe 18 most exclusive golf clubs in the US Augusta National Golf Club is home to the prestigious Masters tournament. It boasts a state-of-the-art academy and excellent 19th holes, including Boardwalk and QDs. Web100 01 Shinnecock Hills Southampton, New York 4 3 3 1 5.5 02 National Golf Links of America Southampton, New York 5 4 4 2 5.5 03 Fishers Island Fishers Island, New York Oakland Hills 19. The next hole, a dogleg right, calls for a fade. The clubs longtime green chair analyzes every minute detail of the design during his annual walks around the property with former Wake grad, Bill Coore. You have played all the Top 100 Courses. (Photo: Clyde Johnson), Maidstones glorious edge-of-the-Atlantic location is once again fully evident, thanks to a recent restoration by Coore & Crenshaw. Tillinghast (1922)More about this course , 6,665 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.1302East Hampton, N.Y. / Willie Park Jr. & Jack Park (1924)More about this course , 7,730 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.0882 Toledo, Ohio / Donald Ross (1919) More about this course , 7,203 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.0564 Manakin-Sabot, Va. / Lester George & Vinny Giles (2001) More about this course , 6,788 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.0223Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005)More about this course , 7,140 Yards / Par 70 / Points: 62.0136Columbus, Ohio / Donald Ross (1916)More about this course , 6,539 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.9385South Hamilton, Mass. Dating to 1916, the course was made over by A.W. Its been associated with the Turnberry hotel for more than 100 years. Some of its template holes, including the Alps 3rd, the Redan 4th, the Short 6th and the Leven 17th, are arguably superior to their namesake holes in the United Kingdom that Macdonald copied. Others might relish the shelf green at the 9th that poses similar intriguing questions as the 12th at the Old Course. Additionally, does any walk compare with that final stroll up the iconic par-5 18th as it curves left around Carmel Bay?! Colt (1918) More about this course , Photo By: Courtesy of the club/Charley Raudenbush, 7,475 yards, Par 72 / Points: 71.8240 Alister MacKenzie & Bobby Jones (1933), RELATED: A comprehensive history of every change made to Augusta National More about this course , 6,524 yards, Par 72 / Points: 69.9692Pebble Beach / Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter (1929)More about this course , 7,445 yards, Par 70 / Points: 69.5265 Southampton, N.Y. / William Flynn (1931) More about this course , 7,255 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 68.9795Henry Fownes (1903)More about this course , 6,996 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 67.6807Ardmore, Pa. / Hugh Wilson (1912)More about this course , 6,935 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 67.3821Southampton, N.Y. / C.B. No wonder former Demon Deacon Lanny Wadkins called it the best course for training serious young players. Most are open in front to accommodate for the wind, some greens fall away from the player, a couple are knobs that are particularly hard to hold and the tiny putting surface at the 9th protects par at the drivable 295-yard par-4. Chicago Golf Club 8. (Photo: Courtesy SFGC), East of Edinburgh sits this fabled links. / Willie Campbell (1895) / Alex Campbell (1902) More about this course , 6,633 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 64.8645Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak (2001)More about this course , 7,530 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 64.7659George C. Thomas Jr. (1921)More about this course , 7,360 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 64.6569 Rochester, N.Y. / Donald Ross (1925) More about this course , 7,445 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.6253 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Donald Ross (1917) More about this course . Additionally, the best par-3 at the club is found on the New (its 5th, which plays from high point to high point across a heath-laden shallow valley). Harrison mixes up the asks with a variety of fine green complexes. Together, the designers took bunker configuration and angled greens to new heights in the 1920s. WebEach club is ranked in ascending order by the price of an annual membership. The course looks like it has been there for a century, instead of having opened in 2021, which speaks volumes of the routing and the talented shapers that worked the project. Macdonald (1911)More about this course , 7,075 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 67.3575 Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919) More about this course , 6,615 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 66.4734Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926)More about this course , 7,089 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 66.4208 Mullen, Neb. Arnold Palmer once tabbed the 15th as one of golfs best par-3s and yet the other par-3 on that side (the shorter 12th) is just as good. 9. 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