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GOLF COURSE RANKINGS

This page highlights my rankings of every golf course that I have played.  The courses are ranked by a combination of how much I enjoyed them and how good of a course I think they are (with more weighting toward my favorite courses).  Visit the RANKING METHODOLOGY tab for more details.

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Pinehurst No. 2

Royal Melbourne (West)

Cape Wickham

Marquette (Greywalls)

Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)

Giants Ridge (Quarry)

Tobacco Road

Sand Valley (Sand Valley)

Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)

Kingston Heath

Forest Dunes - The Loop (Black)

Tot Hill Farm

St. Andrews Beach

Sand Valley (Lido)

Primland Highland Course

Lehigh CC

Barnbougle (Dunes)

Ocean Dunes

Erin Hills

Aronimink

Pine Needles

Pinehurst No. 10

Homestead (Cascades)

Barnbougle (Lost Farm)

Bethpage Black

Bulle Rock

The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Southern Pines (post-renovation)

Stonewall (North)

Forest Dunes - The Loop (Red)

King Island Golf & Bowling Club

Lawsonia (Links)

Trump Ferry Point

Belvedere

Bay Harbor Golf Club (Links/Quarry)

Saucon Valley CC (Weyhill)

Golden Horseshoe (Gold)

Royal New Kent

Saucon Valley CC (Old)

Pinehurst No. 4

Stonehouse

Pete Dye River Course at Va Tech

Giants Ridge (Legend)

Independence GC

Twisted Dune

Galen Hall

Pinehurst No. 3

Nemacolin (Shepherd's Rock)

Sandy Golf Links

Steel Club (Championship)

Boyne (The Hills)

Union League Liberty Hill

Southern Pines (pre-renovation)

Wawashkamo

Queenstown Harbor (River)

Pocono Manor Golf Club

UNC Finley Golf Club

Boyne (The Heather)

Troy Burne

Waynesborough

Green Valley CC

The 1912 Club

Jeffersonville

Shawnee Inn and Resort (Blue)

Pinehurst No. 8

Cedarbrook Country Club

University of Maryland

Club at Vinitierra

Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort (White)

Mattaponi Springs

Radnor Valley

Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club

Eagle Eye

Jack Frost

Blue Ridge Trail

Shawnee Inn and Resort (Red)

Richter Park

Moselem Springs

Laurel Hill

Golden Oaks

Belmont Golf Course

Fox Hopyard

Flourtown Country Club

Homestead (Old, front 9)

Country Club at Woodmore

Wintergreen (Stoney Creek)

Springhaven Club

Schuylkill Country Club

Woodstone

Lulu CC

River Marsh at Hyatt Chesapeake

Penn National (Founders)

Pocono Farms

Allentown Municipal

North Hills Country Club

Berwick

Latrobe Country Club

Albert Park Golf Course

Greystone

Steel Club (Hill)

Rivercrest Golf Club and Preserve

Northampton CC

Sweetwater Golf Course

Fort Belvoir (Woodlawn)

Skippack GC at Evansburg State Park

Old Hickory

McCullough's Emerald Golf Links

East Potomac (Blue)

Brookside CC

Chantilly National

Olde Homestead

Stone Harbor CC

Nemacolin (Links)

Skytop

Locust Valley

Williamsburg National (Jamestown)

Reston National

Brickshire

Bethpage Yellow

Wyoming Valley CC

Mountain View Country Club

Williamsburg National (Yorktown)

Fort Belvoir (Gunston)

Lederach Golf Club

Heritage Hills

Tumblebrook

Pinecrest Lake

Alpine Lake Golf Course

Maxwelton Golf Course

Berkleigh Golf Club

Twin Lakes (Oaks)

Wild Laurel Golf Course

Riverview Country Club

Colonial Heritage

Bethlehem Municipal

Butter Valley

Green Pond

Wedgewood (Maple/Pine)

The Club at Shannondell

Macoby Run

Greendale Golf Course

Seneca Golf Club

Fox Hollow Golf Club

Gilbertsville (Red)

Shepherd Hills

Gilbertsville (Blue)

McCormick Creek GC

Wilkes Barre Muni

National Golf Club

Oakland Golf Club

Twin Lakes (NC)

Whitetail

Furnace Bay Golf Course

Iron Lakes

Southmoore Golf Course

Hickory Valley Golf Club (The Ambassador)

Meadowbrook Park Golf Course

Cloverleaf Golf Course

Willowbrook

Indian Creek

Pleasant Hills

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