The Best Courses

[CarpeDiem]

I was just wondering what courses you guys thought were the best and why!

 

[SammmeBee]

Links - proper golf......

 

[SammmeBee]

Re: Best Courses - Your Top 3 That You've Played

For me:

St Andrews - the atmosphere, the history, the thinking required (having to get from A to B via C and D (and sometimes E)) - it's just a great place

Royal Cinque Ports - 'easy' going out but so hard coming back whichever way the wind is, get round in 3 hours, great greens

Wentworth West - great layout, great holes, playable, great clubhouse and always great condition

 

[USER1999]

A touch more specific maybe.

My top three are:

Royal County Down: Links, beautiful and tough to score on.

Woodhall Spa Hotchkin: Heathland, beautiful and tough to score on.

Legacy, Bradenton, FL: Toughest opening 5 holes of any golf course I have ever played.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Swinley Forest - Short but tight - and pretty hard to get a game on

Wentworth West - Iconic (think World Matchplay) and I got to play off the back tees the day after a WMP final back in 83

St Andrews - It is golf. OK there are better links courses around but for the sheer package and the challenge it presents to the average golfer

 

[USER1999]

I have assumed this is a list of courses I have played, rather than a fantasy list?

 

[Smiffy]

Carnoustie.. a much better course than St Andrews, a real monster. And if the winds up (which it usually is) the back 9 is almost unplayable!!

Blairgowrie (Rosemount).. superb course, play golf surrounded by pine trees, wild deer and red squirrels.

St Mellion... another monster. If you catch it in good condition and you are on your game it's great.
Otherwise, it's a bugger of a course

 

[CarpeDiem]

Murph

Either

 

[Robo]

My top 3...

Turnberry Ailsa.The course, the scenery it's classic links.

N/Berwick.West Links.Pure links.

Ganton.For me it has it all.I would love to be a member.

 

[USER1999]

In that case Augusta has to be on my list, for obvious reasons.

 

[IM01]

Turnberry
Carnoustie
Royal Dornoch

can't beat links golf....

 

[GolfOffshore]

I played the FSU course last year...basically a college golf course for florida state uni! Its right up there with the best courses that I have played...

Never played any of the major courses but the ambience and the other members attitude made it for me...

on the plus side we had a golf cart with a big red button. This red button would call the drinks cart which would basically be a fully licenced bar on wheels!!

 

[HogansAlley]

Royal Birkdale, Merseyside
Hillside, Merseyside
Ganton, North Yorks

Absolute class

 

[Smiffy]

In that case Augusta has to be on my list, for obvious reasons.

I've heard it is pretty "bland" without the galleries to define it.
Still wouldn't mind having a go at the 12th though.
And those greens!! Whoohooo....taxi!!

 

[Dodger]

RCD
St Andrews
Carnoustie/Muirfield/Royal Dornoch/Saunton

 

[ColinR]

I've not played any tier one courses yet. The best I've played is The White Witch in Jamaica.

 

[GolfOffshore]

I've seen some courses in jamaica when I was there in 2002 and they did look good..

 

[Atticus_Finch]

That's one of the issues GOS. Many course look fantastic but are distinctly average to play.
My course for instance is the opposite. I can see where people come from when they say that it's a horrible looking course and in many respects thay're right, but it's always in immaculate condition and if you haven't brought your A game then you're not going to find it there.

For the record, my top 3 from the few I've played are....

Carnoustie Championship
Montrose Medal
St.Andrews Jubilee

 

[OldWindy]

Not really played many top tracks so fantasy it is:

RCD
Loch Lomond
Machrihanish

 

[rgs]

Best three played in Ireland---Mount Juliet, European Club and Monty at Carton House.

Abroad has to be Valderrama, The Old Course at Vilamoura and Sotogrande.

Fantasy 3 Augusta, Pebble Beach and Doonbeg.