Top 5 Courses You Have Played

[518TitleistX]

Bethpage Black Farmingdale, NY
Pinehills - Nicklaus course Plymouth, MA
Leatherstocking Cooperstown,NY
Kaluhyat @Turning Stone Verona, NY
En-Joie golf club Binghamton, NY


in no particular order....
shot my best score at pinehills with a 77... worst was at Bethpage from the tips with a 96 (1 week before the 2012 Barclays)

[NuckandCup]

Some impressive posts in this thread.

Can't say [i]just [/i]top five.....golf courses are like sex, all of them are good, some are just better than others!

Troon North; Monument
Los Angeles CC; North
Bel Air CC
Bighorn CC; Mountain, Palm Desert
Pelican Hill GC; Ocean South, Newport Beach
Sandpiper
Pasatiempo
Hamilton CC, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Niagara Falls CC, Lewiston, NY(Home of Porter Cup)
Brantford CC, Brantford, Ontario, Canada(home of Wayne Gretzky)
Cherry Hill, Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada
Lookout Point, Fonthill, Ontario, Canada
Pebble Beach
Torrey Pines; South(before and after restoration)
Mission Hills; Dinah Shore, Palm Desert, Calif

[adamjstl]

Private:

1. Dalhousie, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2. Wolf Run, Zionsville, Indiana
3. Milwaukee C.C., River Hills, Wisconsin
4. Valhalla, Louisville, Kentucky
5. St. Albans C.C. (Tavern Creek), St. Albans, Missouri

Public:

1. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick, West Baden Springs, Indiana
2. Limestone Springs, Oneonta, Alabama
3. Farmlinks, Sylacauga, Alabama
4. World Woods (Pine Barrens), Brooksville, Florida
5. Troon North (Monument), Scottsdale, Arizona

[Thainer]

Kings barns, Castle Stuart, liberty national, Aronimink Golf Club, the old course, PGA national, soon to be Merion golf club, Bethpage.........

[italianstallion]

1) Bethpage Black
2) TPC Sawgrass
3) Calusa Pines
4) Kapalua Plantation
5) Streamsong

[Loodle]

Royal Dornoch
Streamsong Red
Lahinch
Ballybunion old
Brora

Playing Cabot Links this weekend, hoping it will make the list.

[KrazyTrain18]

1. Chambers Bay
2. Shaughnessy Golf Club
3. Sentosa Golf Club
4. Hong Kong Golf Club
5. Torrey Pines (Both courses)

[tiderider]

old course, carnoustie, royal aberdeen, prestwick, gullane #3 ...

might go out to bandon in late july and play all 72 over 2-3 days ... list might change ...

[CDM]

Private / Public...to me these are the top 5 I have played. All different in style but something about them I really enjoyed.

1. Sand Hills
2. Castle Pines
3. Wilderness Club
4. Sahalle CC
5. Chambers Bay

Many others could fit on the top list depending on mood but I would say Sand Hills will always be #1....

[teckneeklyperfect]

While…..

[skullshot]

Pine Valley
Cyprus point
Augusta
Pebble Beach
The Old Course

(and then I woke up)

[ChickenHead415]

Private:

1. Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, CA
2. Seminole Golf Club, Juno Beach, FL
3. Monterey Peninsula C.C. Shore Course, Pebble Beach, CA
4. Mayacama Golf Club, Santa Rosa, CA
5. California Golf Club, San Francisco, CA (This one is soley for the fact of how cool the members are. Truly a great experience.)

Public:

1. Dye Fore, La Romana, Dominican Republic
2. Wolf Creek G.C. Mesquite, NV
3. Teeth of the Dog, La Romana, Dominican Republic
4. Emirates Golf Club Dubai, Majlis Course, Dubai, UAE
5. Pasatiempo Golf Club Santa Cruz, CA

[Dmchase33]

1. Castle Pines
2. Princeville - Prince Course
3. The Broadmoor - East Course
4. Mauna Kea
5. Paa-Ko Ridge

Honorable Mentions:
Pine Barrens Course at World Woods
Poipu Bay
Redlands Mesa GC, Grand Junction, CO

[SilverBullets]

[quote name='SilverBullets' timestamp='1393974917' post='8798555']
Top 5 for me would be:

1. Cypress Point
2. Pebble
3. Muirfield Village
4. Kapalua plantation
5. Double Eagle
5b. Forest Dunes (had to throw this on here because it's probably my favorite layout to play just because it's a fun course).

I have tee times at Whistling Straits - Striats, Erin Hills, Arcadia Bluffs and The Ocean Course this year so hopefully this list change a little.
[/quote]

Ok so I am going to up this list after playing in Kohler and at Arcadia in the last couple of weeks.

Top 5 for me would be:

1. Cypress Point
2. Pebble Beach
3. Muirfield Village
4. Arcadia Bluffs
5. Kapalua - Plantation

Honorable Mentions

Whistling Straits - Straits, Forest Dunes, Spyglass, Double Eagle, Scioto CC, Erin Hills.

I also want to add in, my favorite course to play is Forest Dunes. I simply love the layout of the place. There isn't a hole on the entire course that I dislike. But it doesn't have the views and overall experience/prestige that comes with walking the fairways of CP, PB, MV and some others. It's just plain a well designed, fun to play course that is in immaculate condition.

[Golfingfanatic]

1. Los Angeles Country Club
2. Spanish Bay
3. Course Severiano Ballesteros in Crans-Montana
4. Sandpiper
5. Maison Blanche

[mac19]

My rating just changed!!!!

1. Oakmont
2. Sand Hills
3. Merion
4. Prairie Dunes
5. Muirfield Village

[jdailey03]

In no particular order:

Muirfield Village - Dublin, OH
Pinnacle Golf Club - Grove City, OH
Longenberger Golf Club - Nashport, OH
Purgatory - Noblesville, IN
Ohio State University, Scarlet - Columbus, OH
Cardinal Club - Louisville, KY
Tartan Fields - Dublin, OH
Duran Golf Club - Viera, FL
Punta Espada - Cap Cana, Dominican Republic
I just played this course a week ago and I put some pics up in another thread, if you got a hot minute check them out, the place was amazing
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[ryu123]

Pacific Dunes
Pebble Beach
Old Macdonald
Riviera
Wine Valley

(comment: Cal Club of San Francisco is a very good course; it's not just that it has nice members)

(peeve: I don't see why some posters have private & public lists. A great golf course is a great golf course. Is the quality of a private course measured differently than a public one? )

[BG5]

1. Greywalls
2. Kingsley Club
3. Arcadia Bluffs
4. Streamsong Red
5. Forest Dunes

[Ghost of Snead]

1. Oakmont
2. Merion
3. Inverness
4. Spyglass Hill
5. TPC Sawgrass
6. Kiawah Island Ocean Course

[teckneeklyperfect]

Bandon Dunes
Pacific Dunes
The Course at Wente Vineyards ( CA )
Coeur D' Alene Resort
Mt. Shasta Resort

[cardoustie]

Here's a few memorable ones outside of Ontario that pop up in my mind:

Kingsbarns, Old Course, Carnoustie, Muirfield Village, Bethpage Black, Torrey Pines South, Royal Melbourne Composite, Shaughnessy, Kiva Dunes, Camp Creek, TPC Sawgrass, PGA National, World Woods, Mauna Kea, Royal Montreal

I've been lucky and have played 440 different courses all over the world so far, over 200 in my home province alone

[SilverBullets]

[quote name='jdailey03' timestamp='1404849435' post='9661299']
In no particular order:

Muirfield Village - Dublin, OH
Pinnacle Golf Club - Grove City, OH
Longenberger Golf Club - Nashport, OH
Purgatory - Noblesville, IN
Ohio State University, Scarlet - Columbus, OH
Cardinal Club - Louisville, KY
Tartan Fields - Dublin, OH
Duran Golf Club - Viera, FL
Punta Espada - Cap Cana, Dominican Republic
I just played this course a week ago and I put some pics up in another thread, if you got a hot minute check them out, the place was amazing
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IDK why but I really dislike the Scarlet course. It's boring. Relatively flat, not visually appealing and overall just kind of blah (at least to my eye). Sure it's tough and is in good condition but the course is only tough because it's really long, has thick rough and huge greens. It's not tough because the layout itself is challenging. idk, I guess I have never understood the allure to that course.

[OhMyGators]

Most Famous:

1. National Golf Links of America
2. Bethpage Black
3. East Lake
4. Shinnecock Hills
5. Bay Hill

My Favorites:

1. National Golf Links of America
2. World Woods Pine Barren
3. Bethpage Black
4. Sebonack
5. Sugarloaf Mountain (now closed)

[mac94]

Playing Double Eagle in Galena OH later today. I suspect my five after that will be:

Muirfield Village
Pac Dunes
Double Eagle
Bandon Dunes
Sawgrass

[GreyGuru]

Went to NZ last 4 years and I can't go past these:
Cape Kidnappers
Wairakei
Gulf Harbour
Kauri Cliffs
Kinloch
Here in Sydney (Public):
Wollongong
The Ridge
The Coast
Links Shell Cove
Woolooware

[simon@RMGC]

Aussie based in Canberra (and what a golfing desert Canberra is)but well travelled;

1. St Andrews
2. Royal Melb West
3. Pebble Beach
4. Carnoustie
5. Royal Melb East

Get to see Streamsong in a few weeks and looking forward to comparing it to the above.

[texcrom]

Pebble Beach
Kapalua - Plantation
TPC Sawgrass
Spyglass Hill
Bay Hill

[OneTime16]

Tough to pick 5! Been very fortunate to play most of these but hopefully the list will continue to expand!

1. Baltusrol - Lower
2. Kiawah - Ocean Course
3. Bethpage Black
4. Pinehurst #8
5. Kaneohe Clipper

Kaneohe is a Marine Corps Air Base course that could pass for a poor man's Pebble Beach - awesome for what it is. Great views. The rest speak for themselves I think!

[snkstaff]

Not a great list but its a start

1. Whistling Straits Irish
2. Dormie Club
3. Tobacco Road
4. Boot Ranch
5. TPC Scottsdale