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Best golf course in each state

I always wonder how these lists are created. Yelp reviews (or golf equivalent)?
 
Damn if I was younger, for shites and giggles I would have made a 4 year bucket list. But nowadays I'm too old to be chasing holes.
 
The term you are searching for is click bait.
 
It is a list of public courses. No idea if accurate on that basis.
 
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I played. many of AZ golf course
and had friends tell me about or read about others but I never heard of or paid attention to Wickenburg Golf course.
That’s in the middle of nowhere so it’s not surprising.
From my friends who played a lot of courses . We -Ka- Pa
Seems to be consensus number 1 public I never got to play it
My favorite were Troon North Monument Scottsdale
*Dinosaur ( gold Canyon)
Sedona Golf Resort ( elevation change is extreme)
*Superstition mountain Gold Canyon
Upper course
Wild Horse Pass ( Pima Res )
Posten Butte ( Florence)


* I believe these are now private
 
HooperScooper said:
I saw this article and had to laugh. Check out Connecticut's. This one is for @Deepster.

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I get that email every morning. I think they hit on something decent 15% of the time. 80% of it seems like lazy content. 5% of it is repeats. Yesterday was a good example: Quirkiest cities in US. I'm expecting some new knowledge and decently thorough list. Then their list is comprised of only the top 5 major cities that would've come to mind anyway (Austin, Portland, Santa Fe, SF, New Orleans).

The inclusion of Mauna Kea reminds me of my wife bitching about playing there. She's just shot her umpteenth wayward shot and was complaining about trying to play around lava rock. I looked at her and simply said, "Once we go back home, you're going to realize that being somewhere where you complain about golfing around lava rock will be in the top 10 experiences of your life."
 
I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to play a lot of great courses throughout the US. Based on that experience alone, this list is total Bull Pucky. It's impossible to put a list like this together and not consider The Country Club (MA), Stanwich, Yale, or Fairfield (CT), Pinehurst #2 (NC), The Ocean Course (SC), Congressional (MD), Oakmont (PA), Cypress Point or Pebble (CA), Inverness (OH), Augusta (GA), Sawgrass or Seminole (FL), the list goes on and on. The only ones on this list that MIGHT be considered are Cog Hill, Bandon Dunes, and the Greenbriar. Pure rubbish.
 
Although not by state, this is a much better list IMO. Any list that doesn’t have a course from the Monterrey Peninsula as top public course in Ca is suspect.

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AZHuskiePop said:
I played. many of AZ golf course
and had friends tell me about or read about others but I never heard of or paid attention to Wickenburg Golf course.
That’s in the middle of nowhere so it’s not surprising.
From my friends who played a lot of courses . We -Ka- Pa
Seems to be consensus number 1 public I never got to play it
My favorite were Troon North Monument Scottsdale
*Dinosaur ( gold Canyon)
Sedona Golf Resort ( elevation change is extreme)
*Superstition mountain Gold Canyon
Upper course
Wild Horse Pass ( Pima Res )
Posten Butte ( Florence)


* I believe these are now private
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Dinosaur and Superstition are private
 
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geordi said:
I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to play a lot of great courses throughout the US. Based on that experience alone, this list is total Bull Pucky. It's impossible to put a list like this together and not consider The Country Club (MA), Stanwich, Yale, or Fairfield (CT), Pinehurst #2 (NC), The Ocean Course (SC), Congressional (MD), Oakmont (PA), Cypress Point or Pebble (CA), Inverness (OH), Augusta (GA), Sawgrass or Seminole (FL), the list goes on and on. The only ones on this list that MIGHT be considered are Cog Hill, Bandon Dunes, and the Greenbriar. Pure rubbish.
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It said "open to the PUBLIC". Much of your list is private. Some is VERY private.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
I always wonder how these lists are created. Yelp reviews (or golf equivalent)?
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My wife is a writer, there are a lot of desperate writers out there. There are message boards with specs for articles and they go to the lowest bidder to write, no qualifications needed. Too many sites looking for cheap content.
 
geordi said:
I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to play a lot of great courses throughout the US. Based on that experience alone, this list is total Bull Pucky. It's impossible to put a list like this together and not consider The Country Club (MA), Stanwich, Yale, or Fairfield (CT), Pinehurst #2 (NC), The Ocean Course (SC), Congressional (MD), Oakmont (PA), Cypress Point or Pebble (CA), Inverness (OH), Augusta (GA), Sawgrass or Seminole (FL), the list goes on and on. The only ones on this list that MIGHT be considered are Cog Hill, Bandon Dunes, and the Greenbriar. Pure rubbish.
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I have played Stanwich, Peeble and Cypress and I agree with your comments. I grew up at YGC,, caddied, greens crew and played, If Yale took care of the course it would return to its deserved reputation- maybe the school is short of cash :)
 
geordi said:
I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to play a lot of great courses throughout the US. Based on that experience alone, this list is total Bull Pucky. It's impossible to put a list like this together and not consider The Country Club (MA), Stanwich, Yale, or Fairfield (CT), Pinehurst #2 (NC), The Ocean Course (SC), Congressional (MD), Oakmont (PA), Cypress Point or Pebble (CA), Inverness (OH), Augusta (GA), Sawgrass or Seminole (FL), the list goes on and on. The only ones on this list that MIGHT be considered are Cog Hill, Bandon Dunes, and the Greenbriar. Pure rubbish.
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Less golf more reading
 
Richmondhsky said:
Dinosaur and Superstition are private
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I though so in the Market Crash 2008-10
They were briefly public
My cronies and I had tourneys at both . My partner and I were low net at one. I think I was around a 16 at the time and shot an 82.
Sandbagger was my name for awhile
Million $ houses were empty an allegedly being short saled at half price .
A couple of my friends inquired about offers but we’re put off.
 
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Lol @ Kampen. Solid course, but that’s not the best in Indiana and probably not even the best at Purdump now. Any high end private course is in better shape too lol..

Pfau @ IU, Dye French Lick, Sycamore Hills, Crooked Stick, Victoria Nat’l, Brickyard, Sagamore, The Fort are all better courses. Best of all doesn’t exist anymore unfortunately (Wolf Run)
 
Keney and Wintonbury both regularly garner praise. I play both at least once per year, and they are two of my faves in the Hartford/Springfield area.
 
beerfan said:
My wife is a writer, there are a lot of desperate writers out there. There are message boards with specs for articles and they go to the lowest bidder to write, no qualifications needed. Too many sites looking for cheap content.
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Maybe a good side gig. sorta like posting on Boneyard. Except we'd make a bit of $$.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I though so in the Market Crash 2008-10
They were briefly public
My cronies and I had tourneys at both . My partner and I were low net at one. I think I was around a 16 at the time and shot an 82.
Sandbagger was my name for awhile
Million $ houses were empty an allegedly being short saled at half price .
A couple of my friends inquired about offers but we’re put off.
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XLCenterFan said:
One is an absolutes yes, and the other an absolute no.
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I'm thinking maybe Shenny is not on your list. The time to play is just before the CSGA Senior Open, which they play there a lot, they let the fescue rise up to two-three feet and gives the course a great look and feel.
 
WillB4 said:
I'm thinking maybe Shenny is not on your list. The time to play is just before the CSGA Senior Open, which they play there a lot, they let the fescue rise up to two-three feet and gives the course a great look and feel.
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The opposite. I think that Shenny is one of the best, and that Rockledge is not one of the best.
 
Played all the New England tracks listed except Kebo in Maine. Dont agree with any of them although all are ok.

Pawleys Plantation is a real nice track in the Myrtle area but it falls short to Caledonia just on the strand alone. Baywood Greens in the Delaware/Ocean City area also a nice track but in that area falls short to Man O’War and Bayside Resort. Tobacco Road in NC is special although beyond difficult. There is a beauty to its beast, a love hate course.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I played. many of AZ golf course
and had friends tell me about or read about others but I never heard of or paid attention to Wickenburg Golf course.
That’s in the middle of nowhere so it’s not surprising.
From my friends who played a lot of courses . We -Ka- Pa
Seems to be consensus number 1 public I never got to play it
My favorite were Troon North Monument Scottsdale
*Dinosaur ( gold Canyon)
Sedona Golf Resort ( elevation change is extreme)
*Superstition mountain Gold Canyon
Upper course
Wild Horse Pass ( Pima Res )
Posten Butte ( Florence)


* I believe these are now private
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Wickenburg is actually a great course but, I would agree that it's not really a destination course for people coming to the Valley.

Gold Canyon is open to public and I would recommend the Dinosaur to anyone wanting to experience a true "desert" course. Being built on and around Dinosaur Mountain it provides some very cool elevation changes and I've never heard anyone say they didn't like the course.

The 2 courses at Wild Horse Pass used to host an event on what is now Korn Ferry tour. Courses are fun to play but condition has started to wane in last few years. If you are going to drive down to Wild Horse Pass drive a little further and play Southern Dunes. Much better course and always in great condition plus it's a Fred Couples design which makes it cool.

Finally, any golf trip to the Valley should include the TPC Scottsdale. First off, it's a fun track to play and condition is always great (except when the greens have been punched). Plus, now with many of the structures for the Waste Management being permanent you get to see just how "big" the event is
 
XLCenterFan said:
The opposite. I think that Shenny is one of the best, and that Rockledge is not one of the best.
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I think I should go back and play Shenny. I used to wander over when stationed at the Sub Base in the early 70s. My first birdies. Haven't played it since the reconstruction and am anxious to see the changes.
 
bobbyinaz said:
Wickenburg is actually a great course but, I would agree that it's not really a destination course for people coming to the Valley.

Gold Canyon is open to public and I would recommend the Dinosaur to anyone wanting to experience a true "desert" course. Being built on and around Dinosaur Mountain it provides some very cool elevation changes and I've never heard anyone say they didn't like the course.

The 2 courses at Wild Horse Pass used to host an event on what is now Korn Ferry tour. Courses are fun to play but condition has started to wane in last few years. If you are going to drive down to Wild Horse Pass drive a little further and play Southern Dunes. Much better course and always in great condition plus it's a Fred Couples design which makes it cool.

Finally, any golf trip to the Valley should include the TPC Scottsdale. First off, it's a fun track to play and condition is always great (except when the greens have been punched). Plus, now with many of the structures for the Waste Management being permanent you get to see just how "big" the event is
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You’re the first one to tell me you liked the TPC course. I’ve heard good things about Southern Dunes
I played Dinosaur for 25 bucks and with the Wild life and the scenery it was almost worth that to ride around it.
Did you ever play Poston Butte ?
It was my home for 6-7 years as I transitioned into retirement.
Gary Panks designed it with more traps and bunkers than usual ., plus the 17th is an island green .But it a pretty open layout and doesn’t have the elevation changes you see in some courses. It was always well maintained by Troon .
Sadly since I moved to Maricopa County I haven’t even played my community course . It shorter but still suppose to be decent . This thread gave me the urge to hit some balls yesterday.
Having a Driving Range, Putting Green, and Chipping Green in your community are nice.
Even at my age , Coming off multiple injuries and procedures. I was surprised how well I hit the ball.
Maybe I’ll play before they shutdown for over seeding Sunday. I want to shoot my age. I shot a 74 when I was 69-70 .
 
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