(Photo: Patrick Koenig), This unconventional Tom Doak treasure catapulted him into the spotlight at the turn of the century. Photo By: Taku Miyamoto/Courtesy of Riviera Golf and Tennis, Inc. 7,790 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.5043Haven, Wis. / Pete Dye (1998)More about this course , 7,849 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.4146Kiawah Island, S.C. / Pete Dye & Alice Dye (1991)More about this course , 6,947 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 64.3556 Hutchinson, Kan. / Perry Maxwell (1937) / Press Maxwell (1957) More about this course , 7,395 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.3510Cashiers, N.C. / Tom Fazio (1987)More about this course , 7,560 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.1319North Las Vegas, Nev. / Tom Fazio & Steve Wynn (1990)More about this course , Photo By: The Henebrys/Courtesy of Shadow Creek GC, 7,450 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.0136Ooltewah, Tenn. / Pete Dye (1983)More about this course , 7,588 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.9639Donald Ross (1935)More about this course , 7,414 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.7615Atlanta / Robert Trent Jones & Bobby Jones (1947)More about this course , 7,317 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.7013Harrison, Idaho / Tom Fazio (2007)More about this course , 7,481 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 63.6918 Tulsa, Okla. / Perry Maxwell (1936) More about this course , Photo By: Andy Johnson/Courtesy of Southern Hills, 7,649 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.6389 Morgantown, W. Va. / J. Robert Gwynne & John Raese (2009) More about this course , 7,170 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 63.5175San Francisco / Sam Whiting (1924)More about this course , 7,500 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.5083Roland, Ark. No one was better at getting out of jail than Spains Seve Ballesteros, who twice won here in glorious fashion. (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. / William Flynn & Frederic Hood (1922)More about this course , Photo By: LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of The Kittansett Club, 6,610 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.6493Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter (1929)More about this course , 6,555 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.6493 Manchester, Mass. (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. Lakes, creeks and wooded slopes not only contribute to the beauty and variety but also are seamlessly integrated into the design. / Gil Hanse (2004)More about this course , 7,083 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5310Tom Fazio (1994)More about this course , 7,175 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.5303Banner Elk, N.C. / Tom Fazio (2003)More about this course , 7,308 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5025Bridgeport, W.Va. / Pete Dye (1994)More about this course , 7,190 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.4607Willie Park Jr. (1922)More about this course , J. Krajicek/Courtesy of Hudson National GC, 7,151 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.4543 Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. / Tom Fazio (1996)More about this course , Photo By: J. Krajicek/Courtesy of Hudson National GC, 7,704 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3875Sugar Grove, Ill. / Jerry Rich & Greg Martin (1999)More about this course , 7,570 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3383 Bethesda, Md. Many of its greens are plateaued, with some of the more pronounced coming on the 3rd, 11th and 14th holes. 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. (Photo: Joann Dost), NGLA, or National, as its known, brought Seth Raynor and C.B. Deira (04 295 6000). The golf world saw two new holes in action at the 2019 Open: the 7th and 8th, which replaced the old, comparatively dull 17th and 18th holes. (Photo: Kevin Murray), A.W. Among its members 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. Colt, 1912/S.V. Seth Raynor retooled his mentor C.B. (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. / 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. WebTheres a wide choice of superior golf courses to be found in Ontario. Macdonald together for the first time and what they created still stands as a marvel of strategic design. (Photo: Joann Dost), Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw moved teaspoons of dirt to construct the most natural, hew-to-the-land layout built since World War II. 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. Tillinghast understood about green construction that eludes other architects. 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. The thrill ride continues, with holes 8 through 11 hugging the cliff line. Golf Connoisseur, with a BPA audited rate base of 235,000, is distributed at top golf and country clubs, luxury resorts, spas and casinos, airline lounges, on private Two of the News par-5s the 6th and 13th are exceptions and anchor each nine. One of those bunkers, in the left-center of the 18th fairway, cost Adam Scott the 2012 Open. Thomass famous quote strategy is the soul of the game manifests itself at Riv. 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. The meanest of the Open rota courses has produced winners such as Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Tom Watson. Scattered blow-out bunkers, gigantic natural dunes, smartly contoured greens and Pacific panoramas complete Doaks first masterpiece. When you discover the design plays as good as it looks, you have something special. Thankfully, Martin Eberts recent restoration efforts have reestablished sand as a dominant theme. 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. (Photo: LC Lambrecht), This host to 24 Open Championships (including the first 12) features an irresistible combination of quirk and muscle. Gone too are the clean-edged bunkers that never looked at home on a Maxwell design. More than a few Winged Foot devotees consider the 13th and 17th the best par-3s on the property, a seemingly outlandish claim until you play them. As Hanse says, The course enjoys a perfect sense of place and balance.Two shotters like 3 and 10 will challenge the players with uneven fairway lies but its superlative collection of one-shot holes will also prove quite a test, even with ball in hand and a perfect lie/stance. Geoff Ogilvy didnt fare much better in 2006, when his five-over total took home the trophy. His hard work has reached fruition. Invernesss home hole famously measures under 400 yards and is one of the most interesting closers in the game. (Photo: Courtesy Nine Bridges), Confident in his own work, Alister MacKenzie freely lauded the work of others. The 3rd, 4th and 5th are as intoxicating as any three-hole stretch on the eastern seaboard. What helped Myopia continue to rise in the list is appreciation for Gil Hanses restoration work whereby trees came down, and fairways were expanded/reconnected to Herbert Leedss fabulous pit bunkers. The par-5 4th and its iconic cross-bunkering is a world-beater. With the wind more evident and the playing surfaces firm, the courses thorny playing attributes are once again on full display. 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. Thats the configuration of holes that was used for the 1913 Open when local lad Francis Ouimet stunned the big, bad Brits. (Photo: Gary Lisbon), H.S. The sense of seclusion is palpable, even though you are only 7 miles as the crow flies from a bustling capital city. 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. (Photo: Patrick Koenig), Site of three U.S. Hotchkin, 1926, H.S. (Photo: Gary W Kellner), Sydneys magnificent Harbour Bridge and Opera House speak to a city of impossible beauty and the course at La Perouse is its crowning golf offering. Opens averaged nearly 324, or 81 strokes per round. Recent tree clearing along the perimeter has enhanced the sites phenomenal coastal setting. Pine Valley excels at all three, with many contending it has the most formidable hazards and sophisticated green complexes in golf. The 2nd hole, arguably the courses finest, starts from a tee high on a bluff and requires a rousing tee shot over wetlands, followed by an equally dramatic approach to an elevated green with punchbowl qualities. Crystal Downs 18. A bold start that features a 475-yard par-4 and a 225-yard par-3 give way to gentler, though strategically rich holes that were favorites of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a frequent visitor. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. (Photo: Dylan Dethier), Many consider this links to be the fairest Open rota course as most of the holes roll through valleys and the number of blind shots are few, despite the course being set in towering dunes. (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images), The first great American public oceanside course, Pebble benefits from an ingenious routing that brings the player to the oceans edge, then onto much higher ground, before returning to the cliffs for the climactic final two holes. Such happened at Oak Hill in the late 1970s. Their own sense of aesthetics complemented the rustic sites color palette of browns, rusts and tans. (Photo: Joann Dost), Turnberry began as a Willie Fermie design and part of the famous Culzean estate. (Photo: Patrick Koenig). (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images), Venue for five U.S. NGLA 12. 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. How they were able to connect all 18 holes without an awkward moment is a marvel. Even in calm conditions, the mix of short grass, sprawling bunkers and cypress trees provide constant photo opportunities. Jim McCann Editor Top 100 Golf Courses The home of the Masters tournament, the Augusta National Golf Club was founded more than 80 years ago and has only 300 members. The handsome blue stem rough is best admired from a distance but there is no hiding from the severely titled greens at the 4th, 6th and 13th. Noppe, Stockholm from 290 (260 or $343). Sandwich, as it is known colloquially, occupies some of the most rambunctious dunes of any Open venue. Modern architects, take note! That was never meant to be the course's fate this was Donald Rosss parkland thought-provoking magnum opus. Wickham compensates with wide landing areas and greens that are open in front, meaning golfers are guaranteed to have fun, be they in a one-club wind or five! Colts 99-year-old companion to its charming elder, the Old, stands on its own merits. Increase the use of penal water hazards. Is that true for Myopia Hunt, given that it has played host to four U.S. Fuji and cliff-top panoramas of the Pacific Ocean. The result is a low-profile design that beguiles. Played from the appropriate set of tees, you will be pleasantly surprised and thoroughly impressed by the courses variety and and its excellent, diverse set of greens. 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. Royal Portrush Dyes contributions to modern architecture cant be overstated. Ultimately, Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner were given this dream site upon which to build an original design. 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. Work over 2020 saw the unlikely happen: one of the best sets of par-5s on the list got even better. Amateur telecast from here was captivating. For the 2014 U.S. Open, a Coore-Crenshaw restoration brought back the tawny-edged fairways and native areas last seen in the 1940s. Here, he did what he did best: produce a course that is a delight to play every day. The iconic par-3 16th, which extends into the churning Pacific, is the games most dramatic and photographed hole, but there are endless other highlights, from the forested portion to heaving dunes to its famed jagged coastline. 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. Macdonalds course in 1923 and not much has changed since as its slew of exemplary template holes make it just as relevant today as it was in the hickory era. Forty percent of the World top 15 (here, Pine Valley, Oakmont, Royal Dornoch, Pebble Beach and Merion) derived much of their substance from individuals who built few other courses. Central hazards once again abound here, most famously at the 2nd and 17th holes where large bunker complexes bisect the fairways. (Photo: Brian Morgan), Preeminent Canadian architect Stanley Thompson hit his professional peak at this quiet club near downtown Toronto. Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia In 1932, on the grounds of the storied 365-acre Fruitland Nurseries, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts opened arguably After a recent ownership change, a superb upgrade was performed by Martin Ebert that better utilized the jagged cliffline. The famed 9th tee near the iconic lighthouse was preserved but the semi-blind turtleback fairway wasn't. 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. In fact, some golfers prefer the more muscular New Course to the Old. Tillinghasts finest design for regular play. / 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 . One par-3 is tiny, at 115 yards; the others measure 236, 246 and 256. Pebble Beach, CA. ARCHITECT. 101 to 200, using the same criteria as America's 100 Greatest. Others might relish the shelf green at the 9th that poses similar intriguing questions as the 12th at the Old Course. Central hazards abound and numerous rounds are required to sort through the design asks. Conversely, many sites deemed worthy were built approximately a century ago when hickory-shafted clubs were the norm. 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 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. Seminole 9. Also, dont miss its third nine, the Yellow Nine. (Photo: Evan Schiller). Alisons superb bunkering and strategies mix with undulating terrain that make it worth the three-hour trip from Tokyo. 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. (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. Chicago Golf Club 8. 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. 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