Nicest Golf Course You’ve Played
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I've played some decent courses;
Bandon Dunes
Black Butte Ranch
Sunriver Resort
The Running Y
Longaberger Golf Course (now called The Virtue)
Whistling Straits
Oakland Hill C.C.
Nemacolin
The Homestead
King and Bear
TPC Sawgrass
Edgewood Lake Tahoe
Sierra Nevada Golf Course
Bandon Dunes
Black Butte Ranch
Sunriver Resort
The Running Y
Longaberger Golf Course (now called The Virtue)
Whistling Straits
Oakland Hill C.C.
Nemacolin
The Homestead
King and Bear
TPC Sawgrass
Edgewood Lake Tahoe
Sierra Nevada Golf Course
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Pinehurst No. 2
Company outing not long after graduating so had little appreciation of the moment. I do recall first time playing a course where the fairways were in better shape than the greens of many courses I had played. Another company outing years later I birdied #17 at TPC. Sank a 40 footer double breaker. Buddies silent as I walked to the cup saying "I don't see what the big deal is about this hole". Proceeded to get a 12 on 18. HA!!! Golf Karma at it's best.
Company outing not long after graduating so had little appreciation of the moment. I do recall first time playing a course where the fairways were in better shape than the greens of many courses I had played. Another company outing years later I birdied #17 at TPC. Sank a 40 footer double breaker. Buddies silent as I walked to the cup saying "I don't see what the big deal is about this hole". Proceeded to get a 12 on 18. HA!!! Golf Karma at it's best.
Honey Creek may be my favorite course in Central Iowa. Reasonable pricing and a fun course to play.
Really wanted to play sand valley but it poured down rain the whole time we were there. It was a rather expensive tab in the clubhouse.
Played Torrey Pines a few years ago, was amazing!
Another vote for The General in Galena.
A tad hokey, but the nicest course I’ve had the opportunity to play was the monument course at Troon North. Just very well manicured, and some pretty cool holes, especially when you start heading into the mountain on the back 9.
Had the opportunity to play Whistling Straits, Erin Hills (pre US Open), Black Wolf Run and a 4th Kohler course I cant remember off the top of my head, but that opportunity arose when we were pretty broke (young married couple with 2 young kids), so the wife put told me to pound sand on that one.
Also had the opportunity to play Pinehurst #2, but that trip got cancelled.
Played a couple courses in Palm Springs a few years back, with The Classic Club being the better one we played, but it was just “OK”. Coolest part about that course was just how desolate the area was around the course. The course itself was plush. When you’re on the outer holes on the property, you can see just how much work/water/maintenance they have to put into it to make it look that way. Utter desert wasteland surrounding the property.
For those who have had the opportunity to play Augusta, I am truly jealous. That really is a “once in a lifetime” thing.
Had the opportunity to play Whistling Straits, Erin Hills (pre US Open), Black Wolf Run and a 4th Kohler course I cant remember off the top of my head, but that opportunity arose when we were pretty broke (young married couple with 2 young kids), so the wife put told me to pound sand on that one.
Also had the opportunity to play Pinehurst #2, but that trip got cancelled.
Played a couple courses in Palm Springs a few years back, with The Classic Club being the better one we played, but it was just “OK”. Coolest part about that course was just how desolate the area was around the course. The course itself was plush. When you’re on the outer holes on the property, you can see just how much work/water/maintenance they have to put into it to make it look that way. Utter desert wasteland surrounding the property.
For those who have had the opportunity to play Augusta, I am truly jealous. That really is a “once in a lifetime” thing.
Love the golf threads on here. I've been extremely fortunate with some connections I've had and some of the traveling I've done.
-Pine Valley- New Jersey (Amazing golf course- there is not a single blade that isn't perfect)
-Ocean Course at Kiawah Island- Charleston, SC area (by FAR hardest course I've played)
-Firestone CC, Akron OH.
-Pinehurst #2
-Tobacco Road in NC (Favorite of any course I've played- I'd encourage anyone to look at pictures online of this course. It's an amusement park)
-Southern Highlands- Las Vegas, NV (I think Otz is a member here- unreal course. Close 2nd to Tobacco Road for me)
-Cascata- Boulder City, NV (Newer course in Vegas area that is literally built into a mountain.
-Mid Pines and Pine Needles in the Pinehurst area are hidden gems too
-Pine Valley- New Jersey (Amazing golf course- there is not a single blade that isn't perfect)
-Ocean Course at Kiawah Island- Charleston, SC area (by FAR hardest course I've played)
-Firestone CC, Akron OH.
-Pinehurst #2
-Tobacco Road in NC (Favorite of any course I've played- I'd encourage anyone to look at pictures online of this course. It's an amusement park)
-Southern Highlands- Las Vegas, NV (I think Otz is a member here- unreal course. Close 2nd to Tobacco Road for me)
-Cascata- Boulder City, NV (Newer course in Vegas area that is literally built into a mountain.
-Mid Pines and Pine Needles in the Pinehurst area are hidden gems too
Interlachen in Minneapolis, very nice but private
Wolf Creek -Mesquite NV -most jaw-dropping holes we've played
Osage National is a favorite and played with a group of us every year in the Ozarks
Wolf Creek -Mesquite NV -most jaw-dropping holes we've played
Osage National is a favorite and played with a group of us every year in the Ozarks
PGA West Stadium Course in LaQuinta, CA. https://www.pgawest.com/stadium-course
Worked for Landmark Land Company, course designers for PGA West, one summer in college and got to play it for free numerous times. Very hot but definitely worth it.
Worked for Landmark Land Company, course designers for PGA West, one summer in college and got to play it for free numerous times. Very hot but definitely worth it.
