Central hazards abound and numerous rounds are required to sort through the design asks. The course so impressed Jack Nicklaus in his 1966 win that he named his own major-worthy course in Ohio after it. Be prepared for some of the fastest, purest running conditions that the game offers. Thats great architecture. (Photo: Courtesy Kingsbarns), Home of the 2004, 10 and 15 PGA Championships, this 1998 Pete Dye design on Lake Michigan was once a poker-table-flat military training base in World War II. Macdonald flair that, well, even Macdonald would appreciate. Alisons superb bunkering and strategies mix with undulating terrain that make it worth the three-hour trip from Tokyo. Best Club to Host a Large Charity Outing: Walnut Creek Country Club. Dont miss Morfontaines nine-hole Valliere course; its green contours are as dazzling as the City of Lights itself. 1 spot for decades, meaning Pine Valleys only benchmark is itself. Old Head Golf Links, Cork 2. Yes, that would be Portmarnock, set among low dunes at the end of a peninsula. 13) was Dyes first island hole with its built-up green pad surrounded by a sea of sand. Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Ian Woosnam are among those who won Irish Opens here. (Photo: Courtesy Woodhall Spa), Japans answer to Pebble Beach is this 1936 design that boasts staggering views of snow-capped Mt. Found in the state of Georgia, in the United States, many golfers are adamant that the Augusta National is the worlds most exclusive and prestigious golfing club. The putter was a Ram Constant refinements continue, including to mow lines, but this course will never close for a splashy restoration. (Photo: Brian Morgan), Preeminent Canadian architect Stanley Thompson hit his professional peak at this quiet club near downtown Toronto. Tillinghast (1922) More about this course , 7,731 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.8534 Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry & Ron Whitten (2006) More about this course , 7,242 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.6900Newburgh, Ind. Among other things, Andrew Green saw to it that the incongruent water features were removed and made sure that the mighty East Course was once again a cohesive Golden Age masterpiece without blemishes. Its been associated with the Turnberry hotel for more than 100 years. Tillinghast design this way: There are probably six hard holes, six really hard holes and six impossible holes. Frighteningly contoured, pear-shaped greens, cavernous bunkers and a procession of rugged par-4s define the trouble. 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. Why wouldnt they, given the classic Seth Raynor design that tracks along the islands northeast edge, the delightful tumbling terrain and the spectacular views of Long Island Sound. 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. Hotchkin, 1926, H.S. Yet what emerged, courtesy of George Thomas and Billy Bell, is one of the games strategic design marvels. What follows are a dozen par-4s, 10 of which measure more than 420 yards, and an infamously diabolical group of five par-3s that have this 6,503-yard course weighing in yard for yard as one of the most difficult on our list. The par-3 9th is one of the hidden gem one-shotters in the Northeast, though it may take a few rounds to figure out why. The question is answered at the 1st, with a green that follows the natural contours and slopes away from the player. / 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. Equally impressive was how Nicklaus seamlessly integrated spectator areas into the closing holes, using hillsides and amphitheater-style mounding to provide patrons with clear views of the action. States With The Most Golf Courses in the USA. Hosting major events on a regular basis confers prestige and pride to any membership. Old Tom Morris 1893 design, coupled with Alister MacKenzies 1927 enhancements, including the 9th green, and Martin Hawtrees 2003 push into the big dunes, proves an irresistible combination of beauty, challenge and fun. (Photo: Gary Lisbon), No course thrives more on looking mean. All and all, the upgrades propel the Aisla course into the highest echelon of links for both challenge and beauty. WebThe 18 most exclusive golf clubs in the US Augusta National Golf Club is home to the prestigious Masters tournament. 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. Many of its greens are plateaued, with some of the more pronounced coming on the 3rd, 11th and 14th holes. Conversely, many sites deemed worthy were built approximately a century ago when hickory-shafted clubs were the norm. As proof of their magical skills, look no further than Rivs 311-yard, par-4 10th. Too bad more modern architects are leery to build finishers that reward mind over muscle. Chicago Golf Club 8. (Photo: Getty Images), Tom Doaks works along large bodies of water populate our list but some contend what he did in the American West at Rock Creek is just as exhilarating as his more photographed courses in sandy soil. Tiger Woods, the man who has arguably played to a higher level than anyone else, is a four-time winner. The design is loaded with standout holes. Turnberry became an Open venue in 1977 and has hosted two of its greatest championships, both headlined by Tom Watson. Nearly every hole at St. Andrews and Augusta National provides a safe route to the green and also a riskier one. Tillinghast built his most artistic collection of bunkers at this low-key Bay Area hideaway that avoids publicity as steadfastly as its neighbor the Olympic Club embraces it. GOLF's Course Raters and Ran Morrissett, Architecture Editor, What makes a Top 100 course? Unlike many other clubs in the world, the Augusta National is a for-profit company, which means that they can set the fees at whatever they want. 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. Opens? Indeed, the entire 18th hole is a master class in how to stagger fairway bunkers to create playing interest and should be recognized as one of the games top dozen finishers. Neither World War was kind to the property, and Mackenzie Rosss reconstruction after WWII provides the core of todays layout. (Photo: Courtesy Kiawah Island Resort), Credit architects H.S. Dyes contributions to modern architecture cant be overstated. Scroll down to check out our latest and greatest. Its abrupt change in direction from any previous holes means golfers dont have a good read on how the wind will affect their tee balls. The removal of trees down the right of 11 prior to the 2022 Masters was met with applause by design aficionados who hope that the club continues to restore width and playing angles. The Country Club (Brookline) 14. (Photo: Evan Schiller), GOLF Magazines Top New International Course of 2009 has maintained its early lofty results thanks to a brilliant Gil Hanse/Mark Parsinen design that was effusively praised by Phil Mickelson before Mickelson won the 2013 Scottish Open here. Located in Add to this the splendid contouring of the greens and the rich variety of approach shots that you play into those greens. Sir Nick said it all. YEAR BUILT. 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. 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. New York. The routing works its way over and across heaving dunes and through an enchanting coastal forest, and the fact that you dont miss the sight of the nearby water for most of the round speaks volumes to its design quality. His placement of the green sites some on knobs or plateaus, some at ground level and the magnificent 10th green at the holes low point beyond a hillock define the challenge. The courses most famous hole is also its most feared, the 650-yard, par-5 15th, which falls away on both sides of the fairway and sports a horizon green perched precariously on a bluff overlooking the ocean. (Photo: Patrick Koenig), Gil Hanse and team cut formidable bunkers into the sandy environs and the art is having your tee balls and approach shots skirt past them. 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. Geoff Ogilvy didnt fare much better in 2006, when his five-over total took home the trophy. Tillinghast (1918)More about this course , Photo By: Evan Schiller/Courtesy of Quaker Ridge GC, LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of The Kittansett Club, 6,934 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 61.6906Marion, Mass. Work over 2020 saw the unlikely happen: one of the best sets of par-5s on the list got even better. Each enjoys some of the games most impressive landforms. Trails is one of their best public or private. The drivable -par 9th is another standout with its angled green toward play. Its two nines are diverse the first is on more open land while the second jumps into the woods where Tillinghast incorporated natural water features to perfection. / Robert Trent Jones (1962) More about this course , 7,037 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.3327Winston-Salem, N.C. / Perry Maxwell (1939)More about this course , 7,540 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3059Louisville / Jack Nicklaus (1987)More about this course , 7,280 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.2570 Newtown Square, Pa. / Donald Ross (1928) More about this course , 7,404 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.1407Kohler, Wis. / Pete Dye (1990)More about this course , 7,175 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.1206Galena, Ohio / Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf (1992)More about this course , 7,635 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 61.1174 Charlotte, N.C. / George Cobb (1961) More about this course , 6,500 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.0755Santa Cruz, Calif. / Alister MacKenzie (1929)More about this course , 6,808 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.0487Charleston, S.C. / Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926)More about this course , 7,035 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.0191Wayzata, Minn. / Tom Fazio (1999)More about this course , Photo By: Peter Wong/Courtesy of Spring Hill GC. Jim McCann Editor Top 100 Golf Courses Work started in 1928 and the course didnt open until 1931. / Tom Fazio (1998)More about this course , 7,701 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.6336Castle Rock, Colo. / Jack Nicklaus (1981)More about this course , 7,523 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.6263Oak Brook, Ill. / George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974)More about this course , 6,784 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.5741 Bernardsville, N.J. / A.W. 1 The Club at The Ivy (London) You can find this invite-only club in London's West End neighborhood. Kohler told Dye I want the course to look like its in Ireland. Mission accomplished. Take the time to study both green pads of the par 3s on the second nine as each is a master class in creating something from nothing. Way to go! (Photo: Airswing Media), Tara Iti jumped onto our World list in 2017 as one of our highest debuting courses ever. When you layer on Harry Colts improvements (such as moving the 12th green high and to the left) to Willie Park Jr.s original effort, you end up with one of the games most noble inland courses. On the back side, one feature that was recently expunged was a natural pond 100 yards shy of the 17th green. Two of the News par-5s the 6th and 13th are exceptions and anchor each nine. Tillinghast (1923) More about this course , 6,877 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 65.6420 Wheaton, Ill. / C.B. A combination of strong breezes off Lake Michigan, thick fescue roughs, undulating terrain and fiendishly contoured greens make this one of the more difficult Top 100 courses relative to its par of 70. The field at the 2022 U.S. Open was reminded that there is no substitute for hitting fairways and greens as thick rough remains a component of the courses challenge just as it was in 1913. (Photo: Courtesy St. George's Hill), Marrying classic Seth Raynor design with coastal South Carolina topography, Yeamans presents a charming tour of Redan, Biarritz and Road holes woven through marshland and magnificent live oaks. Macdonald together for the first time and what they created still stands as a marvel of strategic design. Merion 6. (Photo: Jacob Sjman), This Southwest Irish gem is wedged between huge sandhills and the Atlantic Ocean. To understand what it means to get the most from the land, study the small parcel around the clubhouse that contains the 1st, 2nd and 18th holes, each stellar in its own right. This low-key 1926 Seth Raynor creation in suburban Cincinnati dishes out deep bunkers and huge, squared-off greens on a property laced with valleys and ravines. With the wind more evident and the playing surfaces firm, the courses thorny playing attributes are once again on full display. / 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 . Meanwhile, a brawny collection of two-shotters dominates the stretch from 6-10. / H.C. Leeds (1898)More about this course , 7,097 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.9341River Hills, Wis. / H.S. Even in calm conditions, the mix of short grass, sprawling bunkers and cypress trees provide constant photo opportunities. (Photo: Wood Sabold), This 1999 Kyle Phillips design 15 miles from the Old Course has earned the respect of links fans, who can be a tough bunch as they generally travel to the United Kingdom to play courses that are 100-plus years old. Adding to the pleasure of its romantic location is an exceptional set of Willie and John Park greens, many of which feature dramatic false fronts. Some grouse that the courses reputation is built on the clubs exclusivity, which is unwarranted given that standout holes abound, including the 4th, 6th, 13th and one of the games finest finishing three-hole stretches. (Photo: Christian Hafer), After weeks of tromping around the yucca-choked sand hills of Hutchinson, architect Perry Maxwell proclaimed, There are 118 good golf holes here. Maintaining coastal dunes is an art form: expose too much sand and it blows away; cover it up and you lose a sense of place. Kudos to Phillips as the seamless melding of flat farmland and Old World links contours is quite the design accomplishment. De Pan may not have the topography of St. Georges Hill but it does have sand dunes throughout the property. Opens and the famous 1999 Ryder Cup. (Photo: LC Lambrecht), Built in the late 1940s, this Robert Trent Jones Sr. design came before he acquired his Oakland Hills monster rep. More of Stanley Thompsons influence is seen in Jones early work, highlighted here by his imaginative and enormous punchbowl green at the 10th. 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. Happily, all of Rosss glories, and then some, were brought back in 2020 when Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner and team restored Rosss width and playing angles. Architecture buffs are likely to be just as captivated by the playing angles at the preceding hole, a short two-shotter with a Road Hole green complex. San Francisco Golf Club 7. Ultimately, Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner were given this dream site upon which to build an original design. The 2020 U.S. The result is a low-profile design that beguiles. WebTheres a wide choice of superior golf courses to be found in Ontario. 04: Merion Golf Club. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! (Photo: Patrick Koenig), Unlike America, England doesnt have a phobia about courses with par under 70. Number of Golf Courses in the State of California: 921. The standard quartet of Raynor template one-shot holes (Redan, Short, Biarritz and Eden) are here and rival his best set. In short, Merion has everything, including sub-air and irrigation systems that lend more control over the firmness and speed of the playing surfaces. 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. Peter Thomson won the first Open played here, in 1954, and Birkdale has staged nine other editions, most recently Jordan Spieths remarkable win in 2017. Most of the greens are open in front and many are at grade with their surrounds, presenting countless run-up shot opportunities that dovetail with the bouncy playing conditions derived from the sandy soil underneath. Quite possibly the most beautiful club on this list, the Yellowstone Club is a 13,600 acre private residential ski and golf resort in Montana, USA. Forsgate Banks Course (Monroe Township) 14. Tillinghasts finest design for regular play. Is that true for Myopia Hunt, given that it has played host to four U.S. 1. Ultimately, Dye found a way to place eight holes along the shoreline, three of which are par-3s that from the back tees require heart-pounding shots over the azure water; the fourth par-3 (No. Newport Country Club 11. Tillinghast (1918) More about this course , 6,960 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.5718Pebble Beach / Robert Trent Jones (1966)More about this course , Photo By: Courtesy of Pebble Beach Company, 7,245 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.5002Ponte Vedra Beach / Pete Dye & Alice Dye (1980)More about this course , LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of Monterey Peninsula CC, 6,873 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.4628 Pebble Beach / Mike Strantz (2004)More about this course , Photo By: LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of Monterey Peninsula CC, 6,729 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 62.3327 Lake Bluff, Ill. / Seth Raynor (1921) More about this course , Hugh Hargrave/Courtesy of Whispering Pines CC, 7,468 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.3161 Trinity, Texas / Chet Williams (2000)More about this course , Photo By: Hugh Hargrave/Courtesy of Whispering Pines CC, 6,944 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.3008Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak & Jim Urbina (2010)More about this course , Mike Klemme/Courtesy of Oak Tree National, 7,410 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.2427 Edmond, Okla. / Pete Dye & Alice Dye (1976)More about this course , Photo By: Mike Klemme/Courtesy of Oak Tree National, 6,908 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.2410 Plymouth, Mass. Tillinghast (1923) More about this course , 6,659 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 63.0280Indian Hill, Ohio / Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1927)More about this course , 7,439 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.9432New Albany, Ohio / Pete Dye (1967)More about this course , Channing Benjamin/Courtesy of Ballyneal GC, 7,147 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.8794 Holyoke, Colo. / Tom Doak (2006)More about this course , Photo By: Channing Benjamin/Courtesy of Ballyneal GC, 7,400 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.8543 Springfield, N.J. / A.W. Then it moved higher still. (Photo: Getty Images), Developers Ben Cowan-Dewar and Mike Keiser handed over a rolling plot of coastal Nova Scotia terrain to Canadian architect Rod Whitman. (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. 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