Best Golf Courses Played

[ucp990411]

As I said in the Duke 99 thread I played the Ocean course in Kiawah. Caddy said it is rated the toughest course in the country. Certainly the best course I have played. For the golfers here, which course is your favorite?

 

[temery]

What was the course when team AAAB won the Boneyard Classic?

 

[storrsroars]

Probably Baltusrol. Our CEO was a member and invited all of us on the management team to play. Played the upper course the week after the 2000 US Amateur, so conditions were still somewhat tournament tough. I was about a 15-16 hdcp at the time and shot a 99.

The year after, played Ko'olau in Oahu, which at that time was the most difficult course in the US, with a slope of 157. It was target golf and felt like someone carved a course out of Jurassic Park. If you were off the fairway, you were in jungle. Sadly, the owners closed it in 2020 due to the pandemic and sold to real estate developers, so it no longer exists.


I was very fortunate having been in the convention industry for many years, and had the opportunity to play a lot of top courses in the US and Canada courtesy of tourism execs who wanted to show off their cities. I think at one point I'd played like 13 or 15 of Golf Digest's top 100. Also got to play St. Andrews, which, if you're really any good, might not be all that tough. But they ask that you're at least a 15 hdcp to play, and if there's weather, well, you're probably screwed as I was on that day, shooting 115. But I did par the 18th in front of a crowd.

 

[Chasm64]

For me probably the courses at Turning Stone Casino. 2 of these were built for Notah Begay’s tournament. The first was built for the tournament and the PGA said it was too close to the road so another was built off the casino campus.

 

[UConnKev]

My top 8 I’ve played.

1) Ballybunion
2) Fishers Island
3) Waterville
4) Tralee
5) Old Head
6) Bethpage Black
7) Wolf Creek
8) Medalist Club

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Haven’t played a ton of high end courses, but Shelter Harbor (RI) and Caledonia (SC) are far and away my top two.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

1. Fishers Island
2. Pebble Beach
3. Hazeltine
4. Harbor Town

 

[TedStriker]

Torrey Pines. North and south courses

 

[nycscooby]

My clear number one is Royal County Down in Northern Ireland. Started off in a foggy drizzle then the sun came out on 4th tee. It was glorious.

Other amazing courses:

Baltusrol
Bethpage Black
European Club (Ireland)
Turnberry (Scotland)
Gullane II (Scotland)
Presidio
Harbour Town

 

[jibsey]

Tunxis Plantation.

 

[alphasigko]

Bethpage Black
Pacific Dunes @ Bandon Dunes Complex
Westchester CC (both courses)
Riverdale Dunes (CO)
Royal Dornoch

 

[LIUCHusky]

Fishers island
Harbourtown
The Monster at the Concord
Bethpage Black (before the the redo)
The Blue Monster at Doral
The Golden Horseshoe (Williamsburg, VA)

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Off the top of my head, without looking at the ball rack:
Torrey Pines
TPC Sawgrass - Stadium Course
Ocean Course at Kiawah
TPC Scottsdale
Westchester Country Club
and Tiburon Black in Naples

Addendum: My wife has only played golf twice - on our honeymoon at a Bob Charles designed course at Millbrook in New Zealand, and the Ocean Course. She only plays the best places. Anyone looking for 25 year old like-new ladies clubs?

 

[donyell34]

Norwich Golf club.

 

[WillB4]

Mid Pines
Pine Needles
Horseshoe
Greenwich CC
Hartford CC
CC Waterbury
Baker Hill CC (New Hampshire)
Port Royal Bermuda
Boston CC
Old Sturbridge CC
Yale CC
Connecticut CC
Centennial CC

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Ocean course in Cabo...like 20 yrs ago

Since then both shoulders are jacked up and haven't played in probably 10+ yrs

 

[Palatine]

Congressional, the week end before the Tiger tournament. The set up was brutal.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

The best courses I’ve played
Troon North Monument Scottsdale
Superstition Mountain. Gold Canyin
Dinosaur Gold Canyon
Poston Butte ( my.old home. Course
Wild Horse Pass
A group from my company use to play Yale
but I tegret I never went
I never really played a top Ct course

for a shear experience to remember
Sefona Golf Resort
the front starts at 3500 ft 9&10 are at 4500
with some of the best views
ft and 18 is 3500
I killed the uphill and got destroyed on the downhill..

 

[AzHusky]

I played a lot of the usual courses in Connecticut, But the 3 I list are the best I have played.
The Furnace Creek Golf Course at Death Valley
TPC Scottsdale
Bully Pulpit Golf Course North Dakota

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Pacific Dunes
Old Macdonald
Bandon Dunes
Bandon Trails
Ocean at Kiawah
Sawgrass
Punta Espada
Cabot Citrus Farms
Streamsong Red\blue

 

[uchusky32]

Bethpage Black
Pinehurst #6

 

[LIuconn]

Fishers Island? I need new friends. A dream to play there

My best of list, no particular order:
Atlantic
Streamsong Red
Pine Needles
Tobacco Road
Pasatiempo
Bandon Dunes (all)
Riviera
Bel Air
Bethpage Black & Red
Floridian

Caddied at Piping Rock for a summer while in HS. Never played

 

[storrsroars]

Port Royal Bermuda

The 16th is the most intimidating par 3 I've ever played. It's crazy as it's designed already, but day I played we had wind coming across so actually had to shoot left of green into the ocean and watch it blow back.

 

[Khal Drogo]

Villa Par 3

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Three of us kids use to take a 14ft whaler and anchor it off Fishers Island. Carry our clubs across the shoulders, play a little bit then scurry back to the boat. All caddied there too. The golf was better as adults officially playing but the kid stuff was fun.