RANDOM STATISTICS

Which Hole Number is Best?

Based on my hole ranking data and a highly propriety evaluation model (described below), I determined which hole number typically has the best holes.

For each hole number, I calculated the average hole ranking, the number of top 100 holes, number of top 200 holes, and number of top 500 holes. I allotted points based on this ranking to each hole as follows:

Average rank: 4 total points available. The hole with the best average receives 4 points, and the points decrease by 4/18 point increments down to the hole with the lowest average

Top 100 holes: Each top 100 hole receives 0.5 points each

Top 200 holes: Each top 200 hole receives 0.25 points each

Top 500 holes: Each top 500 hole receives 0.1 points each

Hole Data

Hole Ranking

Architects

The list below to the left documents the number of courses by architect that I've played. The list to the right documents a list of my favorite architects.

Most Played Architects

Rank

Architect

Courses Played

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Favorite Architects

Rank

Architect

Mike Strantz

Mike DeVries

William Flynn

Alister Mackenzie

Tom Doak

Pete Dye

Donald Ross

A.W. Tillinghast

Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw

Jeff Brauer

All Architect Data

Architect

# of Courses Played

Donald Ross
Tom Doak
A.W. Tillinghast
Ed Ault
Jim Blaukovitch
William Flynn
Mike Strantz
Pete Dye
Alister MacKenzie
Jeff Brauer
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
William Gordon
Robert Trent Jones
Tom Fazio
Franklin Meehan
Mike DeVries
Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry
William Langford
Jack Nicklaus
Arthur Hills
Alex Findlay
Gary Player
George Cobb
George Fazio
Rees Jones
Stephen Kay
Russell Roberts
Robert White
Tom Clark
Ray Johnston
John Benicasa
David McKlay-Kidd
Dan Soutar
C.B. MacDonald
Donald Steel
Graham Grant
Reg Romans/B.V. Wright
William Watson
Herbert Strong
John Darby
Lester George
Archie Struthers
OCM
Alex Smith
Lindsay Ervin
Love Golf Design
Tom Lehman
D.D. Millar
William F. Mitchell
Bob Lohmann
Dick Wilson
Chris Luchtzse
Terry LaGree
Edward Ryder
Bill Love
Roger Rulewich
Arnold Palmer
Ida Dixon
Brian Ault
Keith Foster
Art Wall Jr.
John McWhorter
Deke/Arnold Palmer
JOST Architects
Joe Lee
Ron Coruzzi
Harris & Benahia
Tim Freeland
Walter Travis
John Guenther
Desmond Muirhead
Lowell Erdman
Kelly Blake Moran
Christopher Commins
Ron Forse
Denis Griffiths
J. Drew Rogers
John & Betty Gehman
David Horn
Leon Howard
John Langford
David Gordon
Geoffrey Cornish
James Spencer and Tom Brand
Ted Robinson Sr.
John Williams
John Thompson
Joe Peters
Arthur Schmidt
Wynn Tredway
James W. Fuller
Ron Prichard

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8
8
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Best Course

1
4
27
83
88
16
8
12
2
7
11
41
42
51
104
3
22
36
38
40
52
59
64
67
76
115
117
124
128
146
158
5
10
15
17
20
37
39
46
50
51
53
56
62
63
64
66
69
74
78
79
81
82
85
87
90
93
95
98
100
102
103
105
107
108
110
113
114
116
121
122
131
134
137
138
140
145
148
153
154
155
157
161
163
164
165
168
169
171
174
175
176

Worst Course

136
35
130
142
170
92
45
55
48
49
28
147
112
73
118
6
66
139
126
58
149
80
75
86
94
144
135
141
132
166
160
5
10
15
17
20
37
39
46
50
51
53
56
62
63
64
66
69
74
78
79
81
82
85
87
90
93
95
98
100
102
103
105
107
108
110
113
114
116
121
122
131
134
137
138
140
145
148
153
154
155
157
161
163
164
165
168
169
171
174
175
176

Average Rank

66.94
22.62
82.5
117.5
139.83
52.6
26.25
34.5
22.67
29
20
104.33
73
62.67
109.33
4.5
44
87.5
82
49
100.5
69.5
69.5
76.5
85
129.5
126
132.5
130
156
159
5
10
15
17
20
37
39
46
50
51
53
56
62
63
64
66
69
74
78
79
81
82
85
87
90
93
95
98
100
102
103
105
107
108
110
113
114
116
121
122
131
134
137
138
140
145
148
153
154
155
157
161
163
164
165
168
169
171
174
175
176

Top 30 Course

4
5
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Locations

This list documents the number of courses by state/country that I've played (any location outside of the US is reflected as a country - a course in Victoria, Australia will just be counted as Australia).

Rank

Location

Courses Played

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Pennsylvania
Virginia
Australia
North Carolina
Maryland
Michigan
New Zealand
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Minnesota
New York
Connecticut
Washington DC
West Virginia
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas

76
25
12
10
10
9
7
6
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1

Most Played Courses

This list documents the courses that I have played the most times in my life.

Rank

Course

Times Played

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Lehigh CC
Fort Belvoir (Woodlawn)
Radnor Valley
Fort Belvoir (Gunston)
Brookside CC
Allentown Municipal
Wedgewood (Maple/Pine)
Shepherd Hills
Sweetwater Golf Course
Locust Valley
Butter Valley
Olde Homestead
Berwick
Iron Lakes
Steel Club (Championship)
Tumblebrook
Bethlehem Municipal
Green Pond
Macoby Run
Woodstone

312
110
104
55
50
18
17
16
15
12
12
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5