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Golf Digest, May, 2007
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS
CATEGORY-LEADING NUMBER FOR 100 GREATEST COURSES LISTED IN BOLD
SHOT RESISTANCE DESIGN
COURSE (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) VALUES * TO SCORING VARIETY
PARCADIA BLUFFS G.C. 7.70 7.80 7.77
AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C. 8.53 8.43 8.65
BALTUSROL G.C. (LOWER) 7.81 8.21 7.54
BANDON DUNES 7.96 7.99 8.03
BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) 8.20 8.81 8.11
BLACK DIAMOND (QUARRY) 7.70 7.60 7.87
BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) 7.71 7.93 7.82
BUTLER NATIONAL G.C. 8.19 8.60 7.85
CALUSA PINES G.C. 7.77 7.68 7.76
CAMARGO CLUB 7.76 7.40 7.90
CANTERBURY G.C. 7.65 7.57 7.80
CASTLE PINES G.C. 7.82 8.04 7.74
CHERRY HILLS C.C. 7.79 7.60 7.74
CHICAGO G.C. 7.94 7.69 7.98
COLONIAL C.C. 7.90 7.69 7.62
CONGRESSIONAL C.C. (BLUE) 7.66 7.98 7.49
THE COUNTRY CLUB
(CLYDE/SQUIRREL) 8.08 8.11 8.18
CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C. 8.28 8.21 8.42
CYPRESS POINT CLUB 8.52 7.90 8.75
DALLAS NATIONAL G.C. 7.76 7.90 7.83
DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB 7.60 7.43 7.61
EAST LAKE G.C. 7.58 7.74 7.30
THE ESTANCIA CLUB 7.54 7.29 7.63
EUGENE C.C. 7.76 7.69 7.72
FISHERS ISLAND CLUB 8.04 7.47 8.37
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL G. C. 7.76 7.81 7.77
FOREST HIGHLANDS G.C.
(CANYON) 7.86 7.77 7.98
GALLOWAY NATIONAL G.C. 7.76 7.86 7.66
GARDEN CITY G.C. 7.88 7.65 7.90
THE GOLF CLUB 8.09 7.87 7.98
GRANDFATHER G. & C.C. 7.46 7.61 7.66
HARBOUR TOWN G. LINKS 7.89 7.79 7.63
HAWKS RIDGE G.C. 7.48 7.59 7.56
HAZELTINE NATIONAL G.C. 7.70 8.28 7.39
THE HOMESTEAD (CASCADES) 7.61 7.50 7.66
THE HONORS COURSE 7.84 8.15 7.94
HUDSON NATIONAL G.C. 7.53 7.71 7.42
INTERLACHEN C.C. 7.76 7.38 7.65
INVERNESS CLUB 8.14 8.17 7.60
KIAWAH ISLAND CLUB
(CASSIOUE) 7.54 7.47 7.68
KINLOCH G.C. 7.98 7.72 8.09
KITTANSETT CLUB 7.64 7.34 7.65
LAUREL VALLEY G.C. 7.52 7.44 7.45
LONG COVE CLUB 7.79 7.90 7.80
LOS ANGELES C.C. (NORTH) 8.02 8.07 8.06
LOST DUNES G.C. 7.62 7.75 7.92
MAIDSTONE CLUB 7.69 7.21 7.80
MAYACAMA G.C. 7.61 7.78 7.56
MEDINAH C.C. (NO. 3) 8.37 8.73 7.90
MERION G.C. (EAST) 8.57 8.38 8.57
MILWAUKEE C.C. 7.82 7.42 7.74
MONTEREY PENINSULA C.C.
(SHORE) 7.62 7.27 7.81
MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C. 8.35 8.25 8.27
NATIONAL G. LINKS OF
AMERICA 8.06 7.64 8.42
OAK HILL C.C. (EAST) 8.18 8.38 7.97
OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (SOUTH) 8.34 8.58 8.04
OAKMONT C.C. 8.76 9.02 8.58
THE OCEAN COURSE 7.86 8.49 7.82
OCEAN FOREST G.C. 7.59 7.84 7.38
OLYMPIA FIELDS C.C. (NORTH) 8.09 8.15 7.92
THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE) 8.19 8.44 8.11
PACIFIC DUNES 8.19 7.98 8.32
PEACHTREE G.C. 7.74 7.74 7.49
PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS 8.53 8.36 8.63
PETE DYE G.C. 7.66 7.65 7.81
PINE VALLEY G.C. 9.02# 8.91 9.11#
PINEHURST RESORT & C.C.
(NO. 2) 8.39 8.50 8.18
PLAINFIELD C.C. 7.76 7.93 7.69
PRAIRIE DUNES C.C. 8.19 8.08 8.13
THE PRESERVE G.C. 7.43 7.48 7.35
THE PRINCE COURSE 8.01 8.35 7.94
QUAKER RIDGE G.C. 8.09 8.25 8.03
THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA 7.63 7.47 7.79
RICH HARVEST LINKS 7.53 7.88 7.79
RIVIERA C.C. 7.95 7.88 7.88
SAGE VALLEY G.C. 7.43 7.23 7.41
SAHALEE C.C. (SOUTH/NORTH) 7.70 7.79 7.60
SAN FRANCISCO G.C. 7.92 7.64 8.06
SANCTUARY 7.52 7.43 7.64
SAND HILLS G.C. 8.25 7.93 8.23
SAND RIDGE G.C. 7.77 7.62 7.77
SCIOTO C.C. 7.91 7.69 7.71
SEMINOLE G.C. 8.29 8.06 8.12
SHADOW CREEK 7.99 7.62 8.16
SHINNECOCK HILLS G.C. 8.87 9.08# 8.82
SHOAL CREEK 7.72 7.82 7.79
SHOREACRES 7.51 6.76 7.76
SOMERSET HILLS C.C. 7.71 7.41 7.97
SOUTHERN HILLS C.C. 8.18 8.20 8.03
SPYGLASS HILL G. CSE. 7.87 8.38 7.75
SYCAMORE HILLS G.C. 7.77 7.91 7.72
TPC SAWGRASS
(PLAYERS STADIUM) 7.87 8.22 7.73
TULLYMORE G.C. 7.68 7.82 7.87
VALHALLA G.C. 7.82 7.85 7.66
THE VALLEY CLUB OF
MONTECITO 7.40 7.05 7.76
VICTORIA NATIONAL G.C. 8.19 8.38 8.23
WADE HAMPTON G.C. 8.10 8.02 8.20
WHISTLING STRAITS (STRAITS) 8.14 8.37 7.98
WINGED FOOT G.C. (EAST) 7.89 8.01 7.98
WINGED FOOT G.C. (WEST) 8.57 8.88 8.33
COURSE (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) MEMORABILITY AESTHETICS CONDITIONING
PARCADIA BLUFFS G.C. 8.39 8.53 7.72
AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C. 9.22 9.19 8.92#
BALTUSROL G.C. (LOWER) 7.71 7.58 8.25
BANDON DUNES 8.27 8.61 7.32
BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) 8.25 7.54 7.99
BLACK DIAMOND (QUARRY) 8.32 8.10 7.23
BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) 7.82 7.90 7.33
BUTLER NATIONAL G.C. 7.73 7.66 8.73
CALUSA PINES G.C. 7.67 7.63 7.92
CAMARGO CLUB 7.75 7.83 8.16
CANTERBURY G.C. 7.52 7.24 7.88
CASTLE PINES G.C. 7.98 8.35 8.14
CHERRY HILLS C.C. 7.76 7.67 8.07
CHICAGO G.C. 7.99 7.82 8.36
COLONIAL C.C. 7.71 7.39 7.23
CONGRESSIONAL C.C. (BLUE) 7.44 7.38 7.93
THE COUNTRY CLUB
(CLYDE/SQUIRREL) 8.18 7.99 8.09
CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C. 8.41 8.34 8.10
CYPRESS POINT CLUB 9.23 9.48# 8.18
DALLAS NATIONAL G.C. 7.82 7.82 8.00
DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB 7.41 7.55 8.63
EAST LAKE G.C. 7.49 7.35 8.05
THE ESTANCIA CLUB 7.80 8.17 7.80
EUGENE C.C. 7.71 7.66 7.67
FISHERS ISLAND CLUB 8.85 9.21 7.11
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL G. C. 7.66 7.91 8.19
FOREST HIGHLANDS G.C.
(CANYON) 8.09 8.19 7.92
GALLOWAY NATIONAL G.C. 7.62 7.71 8.04
GARDEN CITY G.C. 7.86 7.69 7.44
THE GOLF CLUB 7.88 7.88 7.77
GRANDFATHER G. & C.C. 7.71 8.13 7.94
HARBOUR TOWN G. LINKS 7.80 7.58 6.98
HAWKS RIDGE G.C. 7.48 7.68 8.08
HAZELTINE NATIONAL G.C. 7.42 7.26 7.81
THE HOMESTEAD (CASCADES) 7.75 7.87 7.12
THE HONORS COURSE 7.96 8.08 7.96
HUDSON NATIONAL G.C. 7.51 8.00 8.20
INTERLACHEN C.C. 7.70 7.66 8.21
INVERNESS CLUB 7.67 7.55 8.18
KIAWAH ISLAND CLUB
(CASSIOUE) 7.68 7.85 7.69
KINLOCH G.C. 8.05 8.11 8.50
KITTANSETT CLUB 7.92 8.27 7.86
LAUREL VALLEY G.C. 7.57 7.92 7.92
LONG COVE CLUB 7.69 7.56 7.59
LOS ANGELES C.C. (NORTH) 7.99 7.81 8.08
LOST DUNES G.C. 7.77 7.77 8.17
MAIDSTONE CLUB 8.10 8.36 6.58
MAYACAMA G.C. 7.67 8.06 7.92
MEDINAH C.C. (NO. 3) 8.21 8.04 8.27
MERION G.C. (EAST) 8.66 8.11 8.24
MILWAUKEE C.C. 7.73 7.79 8.33
MONTEREY PENINSULA C.C.
(SHORE) 7.86 8.33 7.35
MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C. 8.11 7.98 8.22
NATIONAL G. LINKS OF
AMERICA 8.59 8.69 7.79
OAK HILL C.C. (EAST) 7.94 7.78 8.23
OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (SOUTH) 8.00 7.67 8.39
OAKMONT C.C. 8.62 8.10 8.81
THE OCEAN COURSE 8.17 8.37 7.51
OCEAN FOREST G.C. 7.46 8.00 7.95
OLYMPIA FIELDS C.C. (NORTH) 7.71 7.64 7.88
THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE) 8.17 8.02 7.64
PACIFIC DUNES 8.53 8.81 7.47
PEACHTREE G.C. 7.55 7.52 7.32
PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS 9.26 9.30 7.30
PETE DYE G.C. 7.69 7.72 7.31
PINE VALLEY G.C. 9.27# 8.91 8.55
PINEHURST RESORT & C.C.
(NO. 2) 8.13 7.85 7.72
PLAINFIELD C.C. 7.50 7.32 7.75
PRAIRIE DUNES C.C. 8.22 7.96 7.79
THE PRESERVE G.C. 7.45 8.03 8.06
THE PRINCE COURSE 8.36 8.74 6.85
QUAKER RIDGE G.C. 7.91 7.73 8.11
THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA 7.84 8.21 8.70
RICH HARVEST LINKS 7.70 7.97 8.30
RIVIERA C.C. 7.81 7.49 7.50
SAGE VALLEY G.C. 7.65 7.87 8.28
SAHALEE C.C. (SOUTH/NORTH) 7.49 7.77 7.96
SAN FRANCISCO G.C. 8.05 8.02 8.01
SANCTUARY 8.16 8.73 7.71
SAND HILLS G.C. 8.48 8.42 8.03
SAND RIDGE G.C. 7.74 7.91 8.09
SCIOTO C.C. 7.67 7.54 8.12
SEMINOLE G.C. 8.33 8.33 8.15
SHADOW CREEK 8.40 8.50 7.91
SHINNECOCK HILLS G.C. 8.93 8.65 8.63
SHOAL CREEK 7.81 7.93 7.88
SHOREACRES 7.89 7.77 7.86
SOMERSET HILLS C.C. 8.00 7.84 7.76
SOUTHERN HILLS C.C. 7.96 7.77 8.13
SPYGLASS HILL G. CSE. 7.86 8.15 7.09
SYCAMORE HILLS G.C. 7.46 7.24 7.87
TPC SAWGRASS
(PLAYERS STADIUM) 7.84 7.44 7.31
TULLYMORE G.C. 7.75 7.66 7.88
VALHALLA G.C. 7.73 7.38 7.96
THE VALLEY CLUB OF
MONTECITO 7.85 7.94 7.19
VICTORIA NATIONAL G.C. 8.26 8.12 8.01
WADE HAMPTON G.C. 8.32 8.68 8.20
WHISTLING STRAITS (STRAITS) 8.43 8.55 7.04
WINGED FOOT G.C. (EAST) 7.93 7.72 7.55
WINGED FOOT G.C. (WEST) 8.40 8.09 8.25
2007 RANK
COURSE (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) AMBIENCE TOTAL (2005 RANK)
PARCADIA BLUFFS G.C. 7.57 63.18 46 (56)
AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C. 9.42# 70.89 3 (2)
BALTUSROL G.C. (LOWER) 8.44 63.35 44 (40)
BANDON DUNES 8.37 64.51 31 (28)
BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) 7.73 64.83 26 (29)
BLACK DIAMOND (QUARRY) 7.37 61.89 67 (85)
BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) 7.64 61.86 69 (61)
BUTLER NATIONAL G.C. 8.33 65.28 21 (35)
CALUSA PINES G.C. 7.57 61.77 71 (-)
CAMARGO CLUB 8.06 62.62 55 (57)
CANTERBURY G.C. 7.81 61.12 94 (86)
CASTLE PINES G.C. 8.27 64.16 36 (50)
CHERRY HILLS C.C. 8.23 62.65 53 (58)
CHICAGO G.C. 8.91 64.63 28 (39)
COLONIAL C.C. 8.07 61.51 80 (73)
CONGRESSIONAL C.C. (BLUE) 7.85 61.39 86 (89)
THE COUNTRY CLUB
(CLYDE/SQUIRREL) 8.69 65.40 20 (19)
CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C. 8.39 66.43 10 (19)
CYPRESS POINT CLUB 9.22 69.80 4 (4)
DALLAS NATIONAL G.C. 7.62 62.51 59 (65)
DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB 7.99 61.82 70 (68)
EAST LAKE G.C. 8.33 61.42 84 (79)
THE ESTANCIA CLUB 7.69 61.46 81 (76)
EUGENE C.C. 7.80 61.97 64 (100)
FISHERS ISLAND CLUB 8.73 65.82 16 (16)
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL G. C. 8.04 62.90 49 (43)
FOREST HIGHLANDS G.C.
(CANYON) 7.67 63.34 45 (55)
GALLOWAY NATIONAL G.C. 7.30 61.71 74 (92)
GARDEN CITY G.C. 8.29 62.59 56 (46)
THE GOLF CLUB 8.12 63.68 40 (51)
GRANDFATHER G. & C.C. 7.96 61.93 65 (87)
HARBOUR TOWN G. LINKS 7.63 61.19 93 (97)
HAWKS RIDGE G.C. 7.58 60.93 100 (81)
HAZELTINE NATIONAL G.C. 7.76 61.32 89 (72)
THE HOMESTEAD (CASCADES) 7.86 60.98 97 (75)
THE HONORS COURSE 8.42 64.19 35 (32)
HUDSON NATIONAL G.C. 7.41 61.31 90 (90)
INTERLACHEN C.C. 8.22 62.34 62 (44)
INVERNESS CLUB 8.20 63.65 41 (41)
KIAWAH ISLAND CLUB
(CASSIOUE) 7.51 60.96 98 (-)
KINLOCH G.C. 8.19 64.62 29 (33)
KITTANSETT CLUB 8.31 62.63 54 (60)
LAUREL VALLEY G.C. 8.10 61.44 82 (77)
LONG COVE CLUB 7.53 61.65 78 (71)
LOS ANGELES C.C. (NORTH) 8.16 64.21 34 (37)
LOST DUNES G.C. 7.45 62.07 63 (-)
MAIDSTONE CLUB 8.31 61.74 72 (-1)
MAYACAMA G.C. 7.70 61.91 66 (62)
MEDINAH C.C. (NO. 3) 8.50 66.39 11 (67)
MERION G.C. (EAST) 8.93 68.03 7 (7)
MILWAUKEE C.C. 8.38 63.03 48 (48)
MONTEREY PENINSULA C.C.
(SHORE) 7.82 61.68 77 (-)
MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C. 8.25 65.78 18 (18)
NATIONAL G. LINKS OF
AMERICA 8.80 66.05 13 (9)
OAK HILL C.C. (EAST) 8.22 64.88 25 (27)
OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (SOUTH) 8.44 65.80 17 (13)
OAKMONT C.C. 8.81 69.46 5 (5)
THE OCEAN COURSE 7.84 63.92 38 (38)
OCEAN FOREST G.C. 7.89 61.70 75 (66)
OLYMPIA FIELDS C.C. (NORTH) 7.99 63.47 42 (36)
THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE) 8.42 65.18 23 (25)
PACIFIC DUNES 8.51 66.00 14 (22)
PEACHTREE G.C. 8.28 61.38 87 (64)
PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS 8.73 68.64 6 (6)
PETE DYE G.C. 7.44 60.94 99 (91)
PINE VALLEY G.C. 9.27 72.06# 1 (1)#
PINEHURST RESORT & C.C.
(NO. 2) 8.57 65.73 19 (14)
PLAINFIELD C.C. 7.70 61.41 85 (95)
PRAIRIE DUNES C.C. 8.02 64.58 30 (24)
THE PRESERVE G.C. 7.77 61.00 95 (83)
THE PRINCE COURSE 7.63 63.89 39 (63)
QUAKER RIDGE G.C. 8.13 64.34 33 (30)
THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA 7.83 63.10 47 (54)
RICH HARVEST LINKS 8.04 62.74 51 (45)
RIVIERA C.C. 7.91 62.37 61 (47)
SAGE VALLEY G.C. 8.00 61.30 91 (78)
SAHALEE C.C. (SOUTH/NORTH) 7.68 61.69 76 (99)
SAN FRANCISCO G.C. 8.52 64.14 37 (31)
SANCTUARY 7.02 61.73 73 (80)
SAND HILLS G.C. 8.57 66.16 12 (12)
SAND RIDGE G.C. 7.78 62.45 60 (52)
SCIOTO C.C. 7.97 62.52 58 (59)
SEMINOLE G.C. 8.89 66.46 9 (10)
SHADOW CREEK 8.25 64.82 27 (20)
SHINNECOCK HILLS G.C. 9.16 71.01 2 (3)
SHOAL CREEK 8.22 62.89 50 (49)
SHOREACRES 8.31 61.37 88 (93)
SOMERSET HILLS C.C. 8.14 62.54 57 (42)
SOUTHERN HILLS C.C. 8.03 64.48 32 (26)
SPYGLASS HILL G. CSE. 7.69 62.66 52 (53)
SYCAMORE HILLS G.C. 7.55 61.29 92 (-)
TPC SAWGRASS
(PLAYERS STADIUM) 7.29 61.57 79 (98)
TULLYMORE G.C. 7.09 61.43 83 (-)
VALHALLA G.C. 7.65 61.87 68 (70)
THE VALLEY CLUB OF
MONTECITO 8.40 60.99 96 (69)
VICTORIA NATIONAL G.C. 7.86 65.24 22 (21)
WADE HAMPTON G.C. 8.35 65.97 15 (17)
WHISTLING STRAITS (STRAITS) 8.41 65.06 24 (23)
WINGED FOOT G.C. (EAST) 8.41 63.38 43 (34)
WINGED FOOT G.C. (WEST) 8.81 67.9 8 (8)
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