{"id":534,"date":"2010-07-22T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T20:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2014-08-22T00:21:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T07:21:27","slug":"best-golf-course-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/534\/best-golf-course-in","title":{"rendered":"Best Golf Course In\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yes Siree, this list will certainly provoke more arguments!\u00a0 So get ready to nod your head or–so be it–shake\u00a0your fist.\u00a0Asterisk indicates courses that are public-access (and the photo is of Ballyneal, in Colorado, with yours truly doing on-site research.)<\/p>\n

Alaska \u2013 Moose Run Creek Course* – It’s also the toughest, most scenic, despite a couple of terrible golf holes<\/p>\n

Arizona \u2013 The Rim Golf Club \u2026somewhat atypical, but for me easily the best.<\/p>\n

Baltimore – If you like old, it’s Baltimore Country Club’s Five Farms.\u00a0 For new, it’s Caves Valley.<\/p>\n

Big Island of Hawaii \u2013 Mauna Kea* still prevails.<\/p>\n

Boston \u2013 The Country Club Composite Course wins with its history, but the area is so golf course-rich.<\/p>\n

Chicago \u2013 Chicago Golf Club\u2026Where the oldest is still the best, but I love Shoreacres too in another golf-rich region.<\/p>\n

Cleveland \u2013 The Country Club & Kirtland vie for Best Classic Course while Sand Ridge captures the Modern Category.<\/p>\n

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Colorado Golf Club’s par-3 second hole. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Colorado \u2013 The Golf Club of Castle Pines, the Colorado Golf Club, and Ballyneal feature different strokes for different folks.<\/p>\n

Connecticut \u2013 Country Club of Fairfield\u2026\u00a0 Where simple outdoes the silly, slick putting surfaces of Stanwich.<\/p>\n

Florida Private \u2013 Seminole Golf Club\u2026some things just don\u2019t change.<\/p>\n

Florida Central \u2013 World Woods Pine Barrens* the better of two great World Woods courses that must be played, but chased by Victoria Hills*, Isleworth, Mountain Lake, and Bay Hill*.<\/p>\n

Florida Northern Public\u2013 TPC Sawgrass Stadium* has matured into an outstanding golf experience.<\/p>\n

Hilton Head Island \u2013\u00a0 The Dye Creations of Long Cove Club and Harbour Town Links* are my choices among some really solid golf offerings.<\/p>\n

Idaho \u2013 Gozzer Ranch and the Club at Black Rock finish in a dead heat.<\/p>\n

Indiana \u2013 Wolf Creek and Victoria National nose out Crooked Stick.<\/p>\n

Kauai \u2013 The Prince Course* is the most formidable and memorable of some very good courses.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas \u2013 Shadow Creek* and Cascata* prove that expensive layouts still prevail.<\/p>\n

Louisiana \u2013 Bluffs at Thompson\u2019s Creek* is a wonderful routing on good piece of property and it’s open to the public.<\/p>\n

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The Bluffs at Thompson Creek, LA.<\/p><\/div>\n

Long Island \u2013 Friendly Neighbors \u2013 National Golf Links and Shinnecock Hills are the best among a host of great ones.<\/p>\n

Maui \u2013 The Plantation Course* at Kapalua shares honors with Wailua Gold*.<\/p>\n

Michigan \u2013 too many favorites, but Crystal Downs wins.<\/p>\n

Mississippi \u2013 Old Waverly Country Club is a flat, tough, entertaining golf course, but Fallen Oak* may be the best.<\/p>\n

Montana \u2013 Rock Creek Cattle Company has a terrific and challenging golf course.<\/p>\n

Monterey Peninsula\u00a0 California \u2013 Public Pebble Beach and private Cypress Point Club are followed closely by the Monterey Peninsula Country Club.<\/p>\n

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Author Fagan enjoying another site inspection at the Cypress Point Club.<\/p><\/div>\n

Myrtle Beach- Caledonia Golf & Fish Club*\u00a0 This is a course nearly everyone including me likes and The Dunes*.<\/p>\n

Naples \u2013 Calusa Pines -this Hurdzan-Fry course has it all edging out another of their designs, Naples National.<\/p>\n

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Bold bunkering marks Calusa Pines in Florida. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan)<\/p><\/div>\n

New Jersey \u2013 Pine Valley Golf Club wins in a landslide over many other terrific layouts.<\/p>\n

New Mexico \u2013 Black Mesa* edges out Paa Ko Ridge* and the duo at Las Campanas.<\/p>\n

Ohio \u2013 The Columbus duo of the Muirfield Village Golf Club and The Golf Club edge out the classic Courses such as Camargo, Moraine, and Brookside.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma – While I have no problem with Southern Hills or Oak Tree National as championship venues, but my favorites end up being two Tom Fazio courses – Karsten Creek and GC of Oklahoma with Cedar Ridge being a real ‘sleeper.’<\/p>\n

Orange County California \u2013 Pelican Hill Ocean* is not the hardest, but the prettiest and most expensive of the lot.<\/p>\n

Oregon – Take your pick from any of the four courses at Bandon Dunes*.<\/p>\n

Palm Springs Area \u2013 PGA West Stadium*, Stone Eagle, the very private Porcupine Creek, and The Tradition win.\u00a0 This area tends to be \u201cresorty,\u201d with many look-alike layouts, but not these.<\/p>\n

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The author at the finishing hole at Porcupine Creek.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

Pennsylvania \u2013 Is a tie between venerable stalwarts, Philly\u2019s Merion East Course and Pittsburgh\u2019s Oakmont Country Club in a dead heat.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia \u2013 Pine Valley Golf Club, enough said already\u2026America\u2019s Best too!<\/p>\n

Pinehurst Other Than Pinehurst Country Club \u2013 Pine Needles* and Tobacco Road* are my choices.<\/p>\n

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Wild and wooly Tobacco Road in North Carolina. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Pocono Mountains \u2013 Modern Huntsville and the vintage CC of Scranton win out.<\/p>\n

Reno-Tahoe – Lahontan Golf Club, Clear Creek Tahoe Golf Club, and Martis Creek are the cream of the crop.<\/p>\n

St. Louis \u2013 Bellerive Country Club edges out St. Louis CC and Old Warson by a nose.<\/p>\n

San Diego \u2013 Barona Creek* edges out Meadows Del Mar*, Aviara*, Maderas*, and Torrey Pines*.<\/p>\n

San Francisco – It’s a tie between the venerable San Francisco Golf Club, penal Olympic Lake Course, and the renovated California Golf Club.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco’s superb California Golf Club<\/p><\/div>\n

San Francisco North of the Gold Gate – Nicklaus’ best in California, the Mayacama Golf Club takes the prize for modern with The Meadow Club since its restoration claiming the vintage prize.<\/p>\n

South Dakota \u2013 Magnificently unique Sutton Bay is an easy choice.<\/p>\n

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Looking down upon Sutton Bay’s par-3 17th in South Dakota. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Tennessee \u2013 The Honors Course and The Golf Club of Tennessee edge out Holston Hills.<\/p>\n

Texas \u2013 Dallas National is the new gunslinger in town though Whispering Pines is the quiet gem.<\/p>\n

Texas Public \u2013 Crown Colony* is simply a terrific wooded parkland layout.<\/p>\n

Washington – Chambers Bay*.\u00a0 The “new kid on the block” takes the prize.<\/p>\n

Westchester County New York, Winged Foot West over Quaker Ridge by a nose.<\/p>\n

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The 10th at Chambers Bay in Washington. (Photo by Robert S. Fagan)<\/p><\/div>\n

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