The Players pick there best and worst courses on PGA Tour.

[Dodger]

Came across this on Twitter earlier........very interesting read as there are a few at the bottom end that when I sit and watch it on Sky think to myself that they look fairly mundane!

Would love to see a ranking for the European Tour too!!

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2012-01/photos-worst-tour-courses#slide=10 (worst 10)

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2012-01/photos-best-tour-courses#slide=1 (best 10)

 

[MashieNiblick]

Cheers that's interesting.

Can understand the top 6 but surpised at this little foursome quite so low down

31. Torrey Pines - South (La Jolla, Calif., Farmers Insurance Open)
32. Doral Resort - TPC Blue Monster (Miami, Fla., WGC-Cadillac Championship)
33. Bay Hill Club & Lodge (Orlando, Fla., Arnold Palmer Invitational)
34. Greenbrier Resort - The Old White TPC (White Sulfer Springs, W.Va., Greenbrier Classic)

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[Ethan]

Cheers that's interesting.

Can understand the top 6 but surpised at this little foursome quite so low down

31. Torrey Pines - South (La Jolla, Calif., Farmers Insurance Open)
32. Doral Resort - TPC Blue Monster (Miami, Fla., WGC-Cadillac Championship)
33. Bay Hill Club & Lodge (Orlando, Fla., Arnold Palmer Invitational)
34. Greenbrier Resort - The Old White TPC (White Sulfer Springs, W.Va., Greenbrier Classic)

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I have played Torrey and Doral and agree with the pros. I have been to San Diego since playing Torrey and turned down a chance to play again.

Torrey is a very average course in a lovely setting. It has been made tough with ribbon-like fairways and heavy rough, and can be a real dull slog. For the amateur/tourist, it is also often in port condition and the pace of play is only slightly faster than human evolution.

Doral has a number of picturesque and memorable, but not actually very good, holes with a load of utterly forgettable holes in between. Sort of like Miami's answer to The Belfry, then. for the amateur/tourist, it is also horribly expensive. Not worth it.

 

[Yerman]

Plantation course at Kapalua looks brutal but beautiful, surprised its so low.

 

[stevie_r]

Funny how perceptions are different, Firestone rated really well but looks pretty banal on tv, too many straight holes crammed in to a tight piece of ground.

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.as...=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=25937218&encType=1

 

[richart]

Harbour Town always looks fantastic on the TV. Wouldn't mind a golf hoilday based there, anyone fancy it ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It would be fun to know who voted for which courses. I'm guessing those that disliked certain places have missed a lot of cuts there. I think for the US Open Torrey Pines was a great tournament but it wasn't even interesting to play on Tiger Woods on the X Box. I've family in San Diego and it isn't popular with many club golfers over there for the reasons Ethan has stated

 

[stevie_r]

It would be fun to know who voted for which courses. I'm guessing those that disliked certain places have missed a lot of cuts there.

I think that is fairly inevitable Homer.

 

[NWJocko]

Harbour Town always looks fantastic on the TV. Wouldn't mind a golf hoilday based there, anyone fancy it ?

Absolutely! You arranging it or is Smiffy!

Looks a great course. Not a typical US course either