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2047.0. "95/96 TOP US COURSES BY GOLF DIGEST" by STOWOA::ODIAZ (Octavio, MCS/SPS) Wed Oct 11 1995 14:11
Thankd  to   Golf  Digest  WWW  Page  (http://www.golfweb.com/)  for  the
following list of top 100 course in US.
How many have you played? I'll enter my list in next reply.
Tavo
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 [Golf Digest]  America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, 1995-96
   *  How the Top 100 Are Ranked
  1.  Pine Valley Golf Course
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,667
        o Location - Pine Valley, N.J.
        o Architect - George Crump & H. S. Colt
        o Built - 1922
  2.  Augusta National Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,905
        o Location - Augusta, Ga.
        o Architect - Alister Mackenzie
        o Built - 1933
  3.  Pebble Beach Golf Links
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,799
        o Location - Pebble Beach, Calif.
        o Architect - Jack Neville & Douglas Grant
        o Built - 1919
  4.  Cypress Point Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,536
        o Location - Pebble Beach, Calif.
        o Architect - Alister Mackenzie
        o Built - 1928
  5.  Merion Golf Course - East
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,482
        o Location - Ardmore, Pa.
        o Architect - Hugh Wilson
        o Built - 1912
  6.  Shinnecock Hills Golf Course
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,813
        o Location - Southampton, N.Y.
        o Architect - William Flynn
        o Built - 1931
  7.  Oakmont Country Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 7,018
        o Location - Oakmont, Pa.
        o Architect - Henry Jones
        o Built - 1903
  8.  Winged Foot Golf Course - West
        o Par -72
        o Yardage - 6,956
        o Location - Mamaroneck, N.Y.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1923
  9.  Pinehurst Country Club - #2
        o Par - No. 72
        o Yardage - 7,020
        o Location - Pinehurst, N.C.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1935
 10.  The Country Club - Open Course
        o Par -71
        o Yardage - 7,010
        o Location - Brookline, Mass.
        o Architect - Willie Campbell
        o Built - 1895
 11.  The Olympic Club - Lake Course
        o Par -71
        o Yardage - 6,812
        o Location - San Francisco, Calif.
        o Architect - Willie Watson
        o Built - 1924
 12.  Oakland Hills Country Club - South
        o Par -72
        o Yardage - 7,105
        o Location - Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1918
 13.  Crystal Downs Country Club
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,518
        o Location - Frankfort, Mich.
        o Architect - Alister Mackenzie & Perry Maxwell
        o Built - 1931
 14.  Medinah Country Club #3
        o Par -72
        o Yardage - 7,366
        o Location - Medinah, Ill.
        o Architect - Tom Bendelow
        o Built - 1928
 15.  Seminole Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,752
        o Location - North Palm Beach, Fla.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1929
 16.  Muirfield Village Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,104
        o Location - Dublin, Ohio
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead
        o Built - 1974
 17.  Shadow Creek Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,194
        o Location - North Las Vegas, Nev.
        o Architect - Tom Fazio
        o Built - 1990
 18.  Chicago Golf Course
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,574
        o Location - Wheaton, Ill.
        o Architect - C. B. Macdonald
        o Built - 1894
 19.  National Golf Links
        o Par - 73
        o Yardage - 6,779
        o Location - Southampton, N.Y.
        o Architect - Charles Blair Macdonald
        o Built - 1911
 20.  Oak Hill Country Club - East Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,902
        o Location - Rochester, N.Y.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1925
 21.  Prairie Dunes Country Club
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,593
        o Location - Hutchinson, Kan.
        o Architect - Perry Maxwell
        o Built - 1937
 22.  Quaker Ridge Golf Course
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,819
        o Location - Scarsdale, N.Y.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1926
 23.  San Francisco Golf Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,627
        o Location - San Francisco, Calif.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1918
 24.  Baltusrol Golf Course - Lower Course
        o Par 72
        o Yardage - 7,138
        o Location - Springfield, N.J.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1922
 25.  Southern Hills Country Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,931
        o Location - Tulsa, Okla.
        o Architect - Perry Maxwell
        o Built - 1936
 26.  Peachtree Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,043
        o Location - Atlanta, Ga.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1947
 27.  Winged Foot Golf Course - East
        o Par 72
        o Yardage - 6,664
        o Location - Mamaroneck, N.Y.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1923
 28.  The Golf Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,268
        o Location - New Albany, Ohio
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1967
 29.  Riviera Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,016
        o Location - Pacific Palisades, Calif.
        o Architect - George C. Thomas, Jr.
        o Built - 1926
 30.  Garden City Golf Course
        o Par - 73
        o Yardage - 6,882
        o Location - Garden City, N.Y.
        o Architect - Devereux Emmet
        o Built - 1899
 31.  Cherry Hills Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,160
        o Location - Englewood, Colo.
        o Architect - William Flynn
        o Built - 1923
 32.  Wade Hampton Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,154
        o Location - Cashiers, N.C.
        o Architect - Tom Fazio
        o Built - 1987
 33.  Los Angeles Country Club - North
        o Par -71
        o Yardage - 6,895
        o Location - Los Angeles, Calif.
        o Architect - George C. Thomas, Jr.
        o Built - 1921
 34.  Spyglass Hill Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,859
        o Location - Pebble Beach, Calif.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1966
 35.  Inverness Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,982
        o Location - Toledo, Ohio
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1919
 36.  Scioto Country Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,901
        o Location - Columbus, Ohio
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1916
 37.  The Honors Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,064
        o Location - Chattanooga, Tenn.
        o Architect - Pete & P. B. Dye
        o Built - 1983
 38.  Maidstone Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,390
        o Location - East Hampton, N.Y.
        o Architect - W. H. Tucker
        o Built - 1899
 39.  Cascades Golf Course
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,566
        o Location - Hot Springs, Va.
        o Architect - William Flynn
        o Built - 1923
 40.  TPC at Sawgrass - Stadium
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,857
        o Location - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1981
 41.  Colonial Country Club
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 7,010
        o Location - Fort Worth, Tex.
        o Architect - John Bredemus
        o Built - 1935
 42.  Baltimore Country Club - East
        o Par -70
        o Yardage - 6,662
        o Location - Timonium, Md.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1926
 43.  Plainfield Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,865
        o Location - Plainfield, N.J.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1921
 44.  Forest Highlands Golf Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 7,051
        o Location - Flagstaff, Ariz.
        o Architect - Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf
        o Built - 1988
 45.  Laurel Valley Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,060
        o Location - Ligonier, Pa.
        o Architect - Dick Wilson
        o Built - 1960
 46.  Long Cove Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,900
        o Location - Hilton Head Island, S.C.
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1981
 47.  Wannamoisett Country Club
        o Par - 69
        o Yardage - 6,631
        o Location - Rumford, R.I.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1916
 48.  Castle Pines Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,559
        o Location - Castle Rock, Colo.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1981
 49.  Butler National Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,309
        o Location - Oak Brook, Ill.
        o Architect - George & Tom Fazio
        o Built - 1974
 50.  Hazeltine National Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,237
        o Location - Chaska, Minn.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1962
 51.  Valhalla Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,115
        o Location - Louisville, Ky.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1986
 52.  Salem Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,787
        o Location - Peabody, Mass.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1926
 53.  Bellerive Country Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 7,302
        o Location - St. Louis, Mo.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1960
 54.  Interlachen Country Club
        o Par - 73
        o Yardage - 6,733
        o Location - Edina, Minn.
        o Architect - Willie Watson
        o Built - 1911
 55.  Black Diamond - Quarry
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,159
        o Location - Lecanto, Fla.
        o Architect - Tom Fazio
        o Built - 1988
 56.  Canterbury Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,911
        o Location - Shaker Heights, Ohio
        o Architect - Herbert Strong
        o Built - 1922
 57.  Harbour Town Golf Links
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,912
        o Location - Hilton Head Island, S.C.
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1969
 58.  Kittansett Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,640
        o Location - Marion, Mass.
        o Architect - Frederic Wood
        o Built - 1922
 59.  Cog Hill Golf & Country Club #4
        o Par 72
        o Yardage - 6,992
        o Location - Lemont, Ill.
        o Architect - Dick Wilson & Joe Lee
        o Built - 1964
 60.  Somerset Hills Country Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,512
        o Location - Bernardsville, N.J.
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1918
 61.  Shoal Creek
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,145
        o Location - Shoal Creek, Ala.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1977
 62.  Blackwolf Run Golf Course - River Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,991
        o Location - Kohler, Wis.
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1990
 63.  Olympia Fields Country Club - North Course
        o Par 70
        o Yardage - 6,857
        o Location - Olympia Fields, Ill.
        o Architect - Willie Park, Jr.
        o Built - 1922
 64.  Jupiter Hills Club - Hills Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,911
        o Location - Tequesta, Fla.
        o Architect - George Fazio
        o Built - 1970
 65.  Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,050
        o Location - Benton Harbour, Mich.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1958
 66.  Crooked Stick Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,516
        o Location - Carmel, Ind.
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1964
 67.  Desert Forest Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,981
        o Location - Carefree, Ariz.
        o Architect - Red Lawrence
        o Built - 1962
 68.  Congressional Country Club - Blue Course
        o Par -72
        o Yardage - 7,270
        o Location - Bethesda, Md.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1961
 69.  Oak Tree Golf Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 7,015
        o Location - Edmond, Okla.
        o Architect - Pete Dye
        o Built - 1976
 70.  Mauna Kea Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,114
        o Location - Kohala Coast, Hawaii
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1965
 71.  Haig Point Club - Calibogue
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,114
        o Location - Daufuskie Island, S.C.
        o Architect - Rees Jones
        o Built - 1986
 72.  The Prince Golf & Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,309
        o Location - Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1990
 73.  NCR Country Club - South Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,824
        o Location - Kettering, Ohio
        o Architect - Dick Wilson
        o Built - 1964
 74.  Eugene Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,847
        o Location - Eugene, Ohio
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1967
 75.  Sycamore Hills Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,240
        o Location - Fort Wayne, Ind.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1989
 76.  Stanwich Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,133
        o Location - Greenwich, Conn.
        o Architect - William & David Gordon
        o Built - 1964
 77.  Aronimink Golf Course
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,974
        o Location - Newtown Square, Pa.
        o Architect - Donald Ross
        o Built - 1928
 78.  Country Club of North Carolina - Dogwood Course
        o Par -72
        o Yardage - 7,154
        o Location - Pinehurst, N.C.
        o Architect - Willard Byrd & Ellis Maples
        o Built - 1963
 79.  Valley Club of Montecito
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,608
        o Location - Santa Barbara, Calif.
        o Architect - Alister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter
        o Built - 1929
 80.  Troon Golf & Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,041
        o Location - Scottsdale, Ariz.
        o Architect - Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf
        o Built - 1985
 81.  Greenville Country Club - Chanticleer Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,668
        o Location - Greenville, S.C.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1970
 82.  Shadow Glen Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,051
        o Location - Olathe, Kan.
        o Architect - Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
        o Built - 1989
 83.  Saucon Valley Country Club - Grace Course
        o Par -72
        o Yardage - 7,051
        o Location - Bethlehem, Pa.
        o Architect - William & David Gordon
        o Built - 1957
 84.  Camargo Club
        o Par - 70
        o Yardage - 6,559
        o Location - Indian Hill, Ohio
        o Architect - Seth Raynor
        o Built - 1921
 85.  Milwaukee Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,868
        o Location - Milwaukee, Wis.
        o Architect - H. S. Colt & C. H. Alison
        o Built - 1929
 86.  Pine Tree Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,201
        o Location - Boynton Beach, Fla.
        o Architect - Dick Wilson
        o Built - 1962
 87.  Sahalee Country Club - South/North
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,955
        o Location - Redmond, Wash.
        o Architect - Ted Robinson
        o Built - 1969
 88.  Old Waverly Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,000
        o Location - West Point, Miss.
        o Architect - Bob Cupp & Jerry Pate
        o Built - 1988
 89.  Bay Hill Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,114
        o Location - Orlando, Fla.
        o Architect - Dick Wilson
        o Built - 1961
 90.  Troon North Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,008
        o Location - Scottsdale, Ariz.
        o Architect - Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf
        o Built - 1990
 91.  Wild Dunes - Links
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,722
        o Location - Isle of Palms, S.C.
        o Architect - Tom Fazio
        o Built - 1980
 92.  Wilmington Country Club - South Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,890
        o Location - Greenville, Del.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1960
 93.  Old Warson Country Club
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 7,111
        o Location - Ladue, Mo.
        o Architect - Robert Trent Jones
        o Built - 1955
 94.  Barton Creek Country Club - Fazio
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 6,956
        o Location - Austin, Tex.
        o Architect - Tom Fazio
        o Built - 1986
 95.  Sherwood Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,025
        o Location - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1989
 96.  Atlanta Country Club
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,018
        o Location - Merietta, Ga.
        o Architect - Willard Byrd
        o Built - 1965
 97.  Ridgewood Country Club - East/West
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,938
        o Location - Paramus, N.J
        o Architect - A. W. Tillinghast
        o Built - 1927
 98.  Desert Highlands Golf Course
        o Par - 72
        o Yardage - 7,099
        o Location - Scottsdale, Ariz.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1984
 99.  Pasatiempo Golf Course
        o Par - 71
        o Yardage - 6,483
        o Location - Santa Cruz, Calif.
        o Architect - Alister Mackenzie
        o Built - 1929
100.  Desert Mountain - Renegade Course
        o Par - 73
        o Yardage - 7,515
        o Location - Scottsdale, Ariz.
        o Architect - Jack Nicklaus
        o Built - 1986
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| 2047.1 | Only two of the top 100 | STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZ | Octavio Diaz | Wed Oct 11 1995 14:17 | 6 | 
|  | Course I've played from list in .0.
Only two in different trips to the west coast.
3. Pebble Beach
34. Spyglass
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| 2047.2 | Courses played | MROA::LLAMBERT |  | Thu Oct 19 1995 11:30 | 2 | 
|  |     I've played Oak Hill in Rochester NY, where the Ryder Cup was recently
    held, many times.  Brother-In-Law a member.  
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| 2047.3 | Troon is my second fav, either course... | LACV01::CORSON | Higher, and a bit more to the right | Sun Nov 12 1995 16:45 | 18 | 
|  |     
    Interesting. In 30 years of playing golf everywhere, I've managed to
    play 17 courses on that list. What is even more amazing is several I
    believe are missing, to wit:
    
    	Golf Club of Illinios, Algonquin, IL
    
    	Firestone, Akron, Ohio
    
    	Country Club of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
    
    	and The Links at Monarch Beach, CA
    
    	Each of those courses is every bit the Top 100 list. As for a
    	personal favorite you just cannot beat Pinehurst in the fall.
    
    
    		the Greyhawk
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| 2047.4 | The weather was mild also! | LEXSS1::MURPHY |  | Mon Nov 13 1995 11:04 | 6 | 
|  |     FWIW, I got to play Kittansett(sp) in Marion, MA this past Saturday. 
    They are rated #58 this year.  Beautiful track with narrow fairways,
    fast greens and very windy.  The course is built on a peninsula in
    Buzzards Bay.
    
    Dan
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| 2047.5 |  | BSS::BRYCE |  | Fri Jan 19 1996 15:37 | 9 | 
|  |     1st time Noter
    I have played Castle Pines in Colorado twice,
    the only problem is we have to play in November.
    You take your chances with the weather but its a 
    free golf day for the volunteers
    
    I would also add a course the Kapula Plantation Course in Maui
    
           Bill
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| 2047.6 | I've got to get out more... | RICKS::DEVERELL |  | Fri Feb 02 1996 11:44 | 17 | 
|  |     
    Hi Tavo,
    
    	Good idea for a new topic!
    
    
    I checked over the list and was surprised that I've "played"
    five of the top one-hundred.
    
    Spyglass #34  		Sony Playstation
    Harbour Town #57		IBM PC
    Pebble Links #3		Super Nintendo
    Augusta National #2         (actually just a hole or two, in my dreams)
    Wannamoisett #47		I really do play this one, with real clubs
    				at least once a year, really I do, really.
    
    /Dave
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