The folks over at GOLF released their new US top 100 list in their recent November December magazine. If you want to see the full thing you can check it out HERE, or go snag a copy, but we won't repeat it in it's entirety. Regardless, it's a giant list, so let's break down some of the information into bite size chunks. First off, here's the dispersion across the country:
Important Notes
- There are a record 17 new courses
- 46 Architects are named as working on the courses listed
- 30 States are home to the 100 total courses
- Average rating scores on the list range from 97.35 (Pine Valley) to 42.50 (Cherry Hills)
Biggest Movers
- Sleepy Hollow - Scarborough, NY (Up 60)
- Sand Valley - Nekoosa, WI (Down 39)
- Baltusrol (Lower) - Springfield, NJ (Down 32)
- Streamsong (Red) - Streamsong, FL (Down 30)
- Streamsong (Blue) - Streamsong, FL (Down 30)
New to The List
- 32 - Ohoopee Match Club - Cobbtown, GA
- 60 - Pikewood National - Morgantown, WV
- 61 - Gamble Sands - Brewster, WA
- 76 - White Bear Yacht Club - White Bear Lake, MN
- 78 - St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
- 79 - Kingsley - Kingsley, MI
- 80 - Sheep Ranch - Bandon, OR
- 82 - Prairie Club (Dunes) - Valentine, NE
- 83 - Hollywood - Deal, NJ
- 86 - Glens Falls - Queensbury, NY
- T-87 - Lawsonia (Links) - Green Lake, WI
- T-87 - Wolf Point - La Hood, TX
- 90 - Mountain Ridge - West Caldwell, NJ
- 92 - Pinehurst (No. 4) - Pinehurst NC
- 93 - Palmetto - Aiken, SC
- 96 - Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes) - Nekoosa, WI
States with Most Courses
- New York (15)
- California (12)
- New Jersey (9)
- Florida (5)
- Massachusetts (5)
- Ohio (5)
- South Carolina (5)
- Wisconsin (5)
Architects listed most
- Donald Ross (12)
- A.W. Tillinghast (12)
- Seth Raynor (9)
- Bill Coore (7)
- Ben Crenshaw (7)
- Alister Mackenzie (7)