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| Alex326 |  Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
   Member Since: November 20, 2015 Favorite Golfer: N/A Favorite Golf Course: Pebble Beach    | Wednesday July 12, 2017 2:01 AM I had a little down time last week and decided to list all of the golf courses I've played (63). Then decided to rank them (Ok, I had a LOT of down time). So I pose the question. What are your personal top 10 golf courses you've played. Use any criteria for your ranking system (beauty, challenge, prestige, pace of play, location, etc). Whatever makes you want to go back and play again. Here are mine. 1. Pebble Beach 2. Spyglass Hill 3. Kapalua 4. Aviara 5. Indian Wells Celebrity 6. Ka’anapali – Ocean 7. Spanish Bay 8. Desert Willow - Firecliff 9. Ka’anapali – Mountain 10. Blackhorse Since Nick has re-visited this topic, I thought I'd update my list as well. 1. Pebble Beach 2. Spyglass 3. Aviara 4. Kapalua 5. Cascata 6. Southern Highlands Indian Wells Celebrity 8. Spanish Bay 9. Sandpiper 10. Half Moon Bay (Ocean) As you can tell being on the water ranks high on my list. [[Edited by Alex326 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 5:55 PM]]  |
| 140ver | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
| Member Since: January 4, 2009 Favorite Golfer: angel cabrera Favorite Golf Course: trump scotland-GC only | Wednesday July 12, 2017 8:17 AM Alex, I guess if you don't sleep it creates a lot of down time. Thanks for bringing back some good memories with this post. My criteria would be if I was within 100 miles, which courses I would be most disappointed in not playing. So am kind of screwing the SoCal courses.Trump Scotland Royal County Down Royal Portrush Ballybunion Cruden Bay Tobacco Road Old MacDonald Pacific Dunes The Prince Course Royal Dornoch [[Edited by 140ver on Wednesday November 28, 2018 2:05 PM]] |
| roarksown1 | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
 Member Since: January 6, 2013 Favorite Golfer: Ty Webb Favorite Golf Course: Bighorn Golf Club | Wednesday July 12, 2017 8:27 AM So far have played 118 courses in the US and one in Mexico so far. These would be my personal Top 10:10. Classic Club 9. Rancho san Marcos 8. Sherwood Country Club 7. Streamsong (Red) 6. Grand Wailea (Gold) 5. The Grand Del Mar 4. Colorado Golf Club 3. Bighorn (Canyons) 2. Streamsong (Blue) 1. Bighorn (Mountains) |
| abbacat | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
  Member Since: May 27, 2013 Favorite Golfer: N/A Favorite Golf Course: N/A | Wednesday July 12, 2017 8:40 AM in no particular order...Oak Quarry Indian Wells- celebrity Desert Dunes Hidden Valley Sky Mountain Red Hawk Goose Creek TPC Las Vegas Glen Annie Oak Valley |
| mpisarski01 | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
| Member Since: February 11, 2012 Favorite Golfer: John Daly & Anyone I beat Favorite Golf Course: Griz. Ranch & Chambers | Wednesday July 12, 2017 9:38 AM 1. Shorecliffs2. Riverview 3. Willowick 4. Dad Miller 5. Meadowlark 6. Mesa Linda 7. Los Lagos 8. Rancho San Joaquin 9. Casta Del Sol 10. Lake Forest OH wait I'm doing this wrong 1. Wolf Creek 2. Turtle Bay (Palmer) 3. Cascata 4. El Tigre (Puerto Vallarta) 5. Desert Willow Firecliff 6. Stadium at PGA WEST 7. Turtle Bay (Fazio) 8. Aviara 9. Blackhorse & Bayonett 10. Pacific Grove (AKA Poor mans Pebble) [[Edited by mpisarski01 on Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:35 PM]] [[Edited by mpisarski01 on Wednesday August 16, 2017 9:46 AM]] |
| Itslikeimsayin | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
 Member Since: July 21, 2003 Favorite Golfer: Phil Mickelson Favorite Golf Course: DragonRidge CC | Wednesday July 12, 2017 9:58 AM I've played 265 courses. These are (probably) my favorite 10:1. DragonRidge Country Club (Las Vegas, NV) 2. Kapalua - Plantation (Maui, HI) 3. Wolf Creek (Mesquite, NV) 4. Southern Highlands (Las Vegas, NV) 5. La Quinta - Mountain (La Quinta, CA) 6. Hacienda Golf Club (La Habra Heights, CA) 7. Ojai Valley Inn (Ojai, CA) 8. Lakeside Golf Club (Toluca Lake, CA) 9. Rustic Canyon Golf Course (Moorpark, CA) 10. Gold Canyon Golf Resort* (Apache Junction, AZ) *I played Gold Canyon when it was just one course, which is now parts of both courses. |
| sbarajasjr | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
| Member Since: December 11, 2009 Favorite Golfer: Lee Trevino Favorite Golf Course: Pebble Beach | Wednesday July 12, 2017 10:19 AM Haven't played too many courses (roughly 65) but here is my top 10:10. La Purisima - played twice, got my behind handed to me both times 9. Poppy Hills - before the renovation, but LOVED the layout 8. Bayonet/Blackhorse (Bayonet) - will never forget how amazing the course conditions were when I played the first time; a perfect golf setting 7. Journey at Pechanga - extremely enjoyable layout and they treat you right 6. Classic Club - my favorite desert course away from the madness of Palm Springs 5. Maderas - one time is all it took for this one to show its teeth 4. Rams Hill - still the most finely manicured course I have ever played 3. Aviara - a true test playing this right after the LPGA stopped by 2. Torrey Pines (South) - lucky enough to play here a few times a year and the ocean views rarely disappoint 1. Yocha DeHe - Loved everything about this course! Secluded, wonderful layout that was perfect mix of challenge and beauty. A true gem! Honorable mentions: - Balboa: my home course and supremely underrated track that really tests your skills from the tips (ask Rat-Patrol) - Coyote Creek (Tournament): a true oasis in the middle of nowhere. Loved the layout especially holes 2-8 on the other side of the freeway - We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro): even outside of peak conditions, I loved the course layout and shot well - Torrey Pines (North): yes the revamp ruined some of the charm, but it's still a wonderful variety of holes plus 15 is still the prettiest par 3 in golf [[Edited by sbarajasjr on Wednesday November 28, 2018 9:12 AM]] |
| sixpez | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
  Member Since: October 16, 2003 Favorite Golfer: N/A Favorite Golf Course: The Next One | Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:11 PM d%mn , I hate this question. There is a reason I rank courses by region on my blog because I hate trying to compare the whole list (874 courses and counting). I also like to split my lists between public/private and regulation/short. Oh well, here is an attempt at an overall top 10...1. The Coeur d'Alene Resort - Coeur d'Alene, ID 2. Arcadia Bluffs - Arcadia, MI 3. Banff Springs - Banff, Alberta 4. Wolf Creek - Mesquite, NV 5. Cypress Point - Pebble Beach, CA 6. Cog Hill #4 (Dubsdread) - Lemont, IL 7. Lake of Isles (North) - North Stonington, CT 8. Harbour Town - Hilton Head Island, SC 9. Pasatiempo - Santa Cruz, CA 10. Paa-Ko Ridge - Sandia Park, NM Honorable mentions (top 25 in no particular order, I guess) - Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek) (North Plains, OR), Seven Canyons (Sedona, AZ), Cal Club (San Francisco), Sherwood CC, Stone Eagle and Bighorn (both courses) (Palm Desert), Spanish Bay and Pebble Beach, Pacific Dunes and Bandon Trails, Bethpage Black, Cascata, Torrey (South)... Sentimental favorite will always be Mt. Shasta Resort, but that's a little different list for me than a pure top 10. [[Edited by sixpez on Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:23 PM]] |
| sngernz | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
 Member Since: January 24, 2005 Favorite Golfer: Bubba! Favorite Golf Course: Spyglass Hill | Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:13 PM I'm got a minute to spare. Here are my top 10:1. Pebble Beach 2. Bel-Aire 3. Spyglass Hill 4. Bandon Dunes (and her sisters) 5. Fairbanks Ranch 6. Coeur d'Alene 7. Hacienda 8. La Purisima 9. Washington National 10. Los Verdes Looking forward to seeing what Weber and Sixpez post here. [btw: the last one was just to see if anyone was actually reading this. otherwise, it'd be wolf creek] |
| lotrgolfer48 | RE: Your Personal Top 10 Golf Courses? |
 Member Since: January 10, 2011 Favorite Golfer: Jordan Spieth Favorite Golf Course: Chambers Bay | Wednesday July 12, 2017 1:41 PM Sitting at 191 courses played so had to think about this a bit.1. Chambers Bay 2a. Hacienda CC 2b. Yocha Dehe 4. Ko'olau GC 5. Bandon Dunes - Bandon Dunes 6. Ojai Valley Inn 7. SilverRock 8. Golf Club @ Dove Mountain 9. Turtle Bay Resort - Palmer Course 10. La Purisima HM: Classic Club, Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek), Palos Verdes GC, Maderas, Pinehurst #5, Sandpiper, Rustic Canyon |
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