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I’ve been very fortunate and appreciative of the courses and experiences in the last few years. Had a nice lineup for 2020 until that &@&! ‘Rona ruined it too. Here’s the current list but trying to narrow down is tough.

NGLA
Sand Hills
Merion
Somerset Hills
Eastward Ho- some crazy land movement.
Ballyneal

    Pure745 I forgot a few but White Manor wasn't in there among the best other than The Mayor and his HiO.

    Forgot:
    Applebrook
    Deal CC
    Galloway National

        So many to consider, but here are a few on my list in no particular order.

        • Sand Hills
        • Rivera
        • Bandon Trails

        Just curious, what makes a course great to you? For me:

        • Hole variety
        • Scenery
        • Challenging (but fair). A course that doesn't just use pure length to make it difficult. <-(biased here since I pound it out there 245... Maybe 260 downwind 🙂)
        • A course that allows for different types of shots (e.g. run ball up vs. carry it there)

        FairwayDae This is exactly response I was hoping for in this thread.

        For me it's much of the same.

        • Variety: I think a great course should make you hit every club in the bag. That goes for par 3's too....I hate when a course has FOUR par 3's that are all 210 yards or more. I love a good setup of 120, 155, 180, 210+

        • Good conditions (but green doesn't have to mean good).

        • Huge fan of collection areas and bail outs. I don't mind when pins are tucked. If you can't hit it back there, hit to the bail out...and you can have a shot off some short grass, but it just might be more difficult.

        • Some good risk/reward holes

        • Good rolling greens. They don't have to be lighting...just roll pure.

          Prolly easier for me to list what makes a bad course:

          1. Poor conditions but charging top dollar
          2. Unchecked slow play
          3. Mickey Mouse holes i.e. forced to hit mid iron off tee and then mid iron for second shot
          4. Staff who think they're doing you a favor by looking up

          mhales10 I want to play here badly. I think I might have an invite coming in the fall. I will make sure to wear my TW gear 😂

            TB3GOLF Seriously. 😂

            Toughest course I have played but still enjoyed it. Feel the same way ab Bethpage. Always enjoy my round...eventhough the scorecard maybe a bit ugly.

            Don, if you need a fourth let me know!

                TB3GOLF The term Pikewood par made sense to me after the first 9 kicked my ass.

                Great collection of Par 3s.

                Love how understated the clubhouse is...we had several well deserved beers after our round there🍻

                  6 days later

                  This is a tough one for sure...no particular order:

                  Cal Club (could play here every day the rest of my life and never tire of it)
                  Turnberry
                  Old Course
                  Pebble
                  Spyglass

                  25 days later

                  Eddie totally agree Kiawah in the wind from the PGA Tee’s is the hardest course I’ve ever played. Was 1 under thru 4 2 days in a row and shot 80/79 hitting it like a god. Had to hit 3 wood into a par 4 into the wind.

                  The most fun I have on a course is at Tobacco Road the course is super interesting and always a good match with the guys as low handicaps can go super low there. Great match play course. And the beers.....

                    MatthewASim gotta disagree on Tobacco Road. I played there once, shot 67 and told myself I would never go back there. Too many blind shots for me.

                        dphatt have to play it multiple
                        times to find out some of the lines. Always a stop for the boys and I when down that way.