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I have recently joined an exclusive club that means I can finally play the worlds best courses and get access - question is where do you start - what are the best courses people have played? Is the golf digest top 100 really the top 100?

Pine Valley
Cyprus Point
etc etc
 
All these lists are purely opinions!

There are plenty in the GM UK Top 100 that I think are out of position, but that's just my opinion as to what makes a 'best' course and how I rate each course against those criteria!

GD tends to rate 'tradition' and previous history rather higher than I would, for example.

However, the Top 50 in most lists are bound to be pretty good courses!

You could start with (at least 13 of) the 14 Links that have been Open venues. And the 14th is worth playing too as there are several really good holes on it - one of which is great!
 
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It is actually Cypress Point, named after the tree rather than the Mediterranean island. Good luck with getting on there if you don't know a member, even if you are a member of an exclusive club. Likewise another dozen or so of the most exclusive courses.
 
Simon131 said:
I have recently joined an exclusive club that means I can finally play the worlds best courses and get access - question is where do you start - what are the best courses people have played? Is the golf digest top 100 really the top 100?

Pine Valley
Cyprus Point
etc etc
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What is the club you have joined ?

My advice would be start at RCD, your on a downward track thereafter imo.

By the way welcome along.
 
Simon131 said:
I have recently joined an exclusive club that means I can finally play the worlds best courses and get access - question is where do you start - what are the best courses people have played? Is the golf digest top 100 really the top 100?

Pine Valley
Cyprus Point
etc etc
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what is this exclusive club you have joined that allows you to play the worlds best courses?

I dont see what the attraction is for american courses??? we have the best courses in the world right here in the UK.
 
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It is actually Cypress Point, named after the tree rather than the Mediterranean island. Good luck with getting on there if you don't know a member, even if you are a member of an exclusive club. Likewise another dozen or so of the most exclusive courses.
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Quite right on spelling - actually I have already managed to play Cypress - what an amazing course - 3 totally different sections to the course, wooded, dunes and then ocean.
 
I was invited to join The Eden Club - beautiful castle home in St. Andrews where I now get free golf, over 40 events worldwide each year on the finest courses and access to the best course worldwide. Played my first event recently and the pair I was teamed up with were from the US and members of Pine Valley and Cypress Point.

Members can propose new members but there is an interview etc - that said I am loving it so far and have a base for easy access into the amazing links courses of Scotland.
 
I smell someone trying to sell or promote something hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wonder what that could be maybe an exclusive club

No no one would be that obvious surely
 
Thanks for the welcome - RCD is superb!
I love links courses but am slowly starting to take a look over the pond at the US courses - planning a quick visit to Shinnecock and Liberty National later this month while on business in NY!
Did Pebble recently and actually thought PB was a big let down except Cypress Point.......wow!!!!
 
not trying to promote anything Freddie - just trying to see what people think are the best courses to go and play. So many lists built up by so many different people but I've only a limited amount of time and money to make the most of playing where I can.
What are your top 10 courses? Or perhaps top 10 that wouldn't usually appear -maybe a few hidden gems you've played?
 
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Quite right on spelling - actually I have already managed to play Cypress - what an amazing course - 3 totally different sections to the course, wooded, dunes and then ocean.
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Well, lucky you. I think you obviously inhabit a world rather different to 99.8% of others here. The last people I knew who played Cypress got their invite from Arnold Palmer. I must have misplaced Arnie's number because I looked on my phone and couldn't find it.

If there are no access barriers, then I would head for Pine Valley in NJ, National Golf Links and Shinnecock on Long Island, Seminole in Florida, Olympic Club in SF, Chicago Golf Club and there is a place in Georgia which is meant to be quite hard to get on. Happily there are private airports near each of these.

Bethpage may have too many proletariat milling around, though.
 
Ethan are you a member at bearwood lakes? I see it on your name there - I am near the Grove but have never played bearwood and know its a troon run course, is it a good track? Not angling for an invite :-)
 
Simon131 said:
not trying to promote anything Freddie - just trying to see what people think are the best courses to go and play. So many lists built up by so many different people but I've only a limited amount of time and money to make the most of playing where I can.
What are your top 10 courses? Or perhaps top 10 that wouldn't usually appear -maybe a few hidden gems you've played?
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Call my cynical but I don't believe you and when I say that I don't believe you have played the courses you say you have and I don't believe you are not trying to promote something - sorry and all that
 
Do you not think he'd be a bit more obvious if he was promoting something? Also, if he's promoting anything, it's The Eden Club, which would be pointless promoting as it's an exclusive, invite-only members club. Comes across as genuine to me.
 
The Eden Club - very exclusive by invite only

The sort of club that gives golf the snobby reputation - access only to certain people.
 
Ok Freddie - sorry you live in such a cynical world......lets just leave it there - enjoy your golf and all the best.
Attached is a pic I took of my buddies playing 15 green at Cypress - you never know who your chatting to Freddie, maybe i could have swung you an invite! be less Cynical and lets enjoy the great game!
 

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looks an amazing club Simon - enjoy and report back on some of the courses that most of us will never experience. My first stop would be Pine Valley!
 
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