Top Ten You Want to See:

[Steve_Roths]

What are the top 10 courses you would love to see for the first time this year:

[JDoyle]

Crystal Downs
Tobacco Road
Garden City
Engineers
Friar's Head
Pete Dye GC
Lawsonia
CC of Charleston
Musgrove Mill
Fernandina Beach Municipal  

* This list subject to hourly changes.

[Steve_Roths]

I'll throw mine in:

Myopia Hunt
Fishers
Friars Head
Dune Valley
Maidstone
National
Honors
Stonewall
Rustic Canyon
Old Sandwhich

[Tom]

Top 10 I would love to see:

1: Shinnecock
2: National Golf Links
3: Tobacco Road
4: Maidstone
5: Kittansett Club
6: Chicago Golf Club
7: Royal Melbourne
8: Augusta
9: Oakmont
10:Winged Foot

Top 10 that I have a realistic chance in hell of seeing!!!:

1: Woodhall Spa
2: Sheringham
3: Chantilly
4: Beau Desert
5: Nairn (might try and visit en route to the Sinclair Trophy at Dornoch)
6: Tain
7: Sunningdale Old
8: Cruden Bay
9: Royal Porthcawl
10: Pennard

[mike_malone]

Lancaster
Cascades
Pine Valley
National
Shinnecock
County Sligo
The Old Course
Indian Creek
Lahinch(changes since i was there )
Lulu

   I want to fill out my Flynn stuff.

[Scott_Burroughs]

Stevo,

Dune Valley doesn't open until 2005, unless you want to see it under construction this year.


My list (one of the easiest lists to compile), in no particular order:

NGLA
Shinnethingy
Friar's Head
Sand Hills
SFGC
Pine Valley
Oakmont
ANGC
Seminole
Merion

I've actually "seen" Pine Valley, but not played it.  If "seen" means just to see and not necessarily play, then substitute Crystal Downs in for PV.

I also was just constricting the list to the U.S.

[Craig Van Egmond]

I'm starting from Oklahoma and working my way out into the world.

         Southern Hills
         Prairie Dunes
         Sand Hills
         NGLA
         Shinnethingy
         Pine Valley
         The Old Course
         Royal Dornach
         Royal Melbourne
         Barnbougle

[Brian_Gracely]

In no particular order.  

Royal Troon
Western Gailes
Wilmington Golf Course
Rustic Canyon
Plum Hollow / Franklin Hills
Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
Treyburn
CCNC (Cardinal)
Winged Foot (US Amateur...gotta get the game together)
Olympic Club

[Scott_Burroughs]

I forgot about Prairie Dunes.  Subsitute PD in my list for Seminole, and put Seminole in the alternate slot.  

Brian,

Treyburn?     Reaching for the stars, are we?  (I have no argument over Wilmington Muni, though.  

No pining for Cypress or NGLA or Shinny or....  Unless you've played them.

Good call on MPCC (Shore).

[THuckaby2]

Hmmmm.... I think I take a bit of a different tack on this.  Here's my list, again in no particular order.  Dare to dream.

1. Raleigh CC
2. The Legends Club of Tennessee
3. MPCC Shore
4. Garden City GC
5. Southampton CC
6. Aberdour
7. Plum Hollow
8. Pinon Hills
9. Pensacola CC
10. Wake Forest GC
11. Gulph Mills GC

ok, I've already gone past 10 and could go to 30 if I tried hard enough.  See a theme here?  

TH

ps - I have ommitted Painswick only because it is too painful to contemplate, how I can't attend that sure to be historic outing.

[Larry_Keltto]

These are my top 10, in no particular order, of the courses I'll be playing this year for the first time:

-- North Berwick, West
-- Silloth (Will I agree with the Finegan or Doak view? It should be interesting.)
-- R. Birkdale
-- R. Lytham-St. Annes
-- R. Liverpool
-- R. St. David's
-- Pacific Dunes
-- Bandon Dunes
-- Lahinch
-- Ballybunion Old

I'd be delighted if a couple of the courses I'm playing this year, less highly regarded by most, turn out to be among my favorites. Those courses include Southerness, Seascale, S&A, and Dooks.

[Mike Benham]

Here are the ones I will see this year (unless something goes terrible wrong ...)

TOC
Jubilee
Royal Troon - Old and Portland
Carnoustie
North Berwick
Gullane
TPC - Stadium
Rustic Canyon
Stevinson Ranch

[THuckaby2]

Mike - screw you, I am jealous as hell, even if I did see all of those last year myself.  

You've never played Stevinson Ranch?  Good lord, this calls for an outing.  Let's make it happen - I NEED to get out there again myself.

TH

[Brian_Gracely]

I forgot about Prairie Dunes.  Subsitute PD in my list for Seminole, and put Seminole in the alternate slot.  

Brian,

Treyburn?     Reaching for the stars, are we?  (I have no argument over Wilmington Muni, though.  

No pining for Cypress or NGLA or Shinny or....  Unless you've played them.

Good call on MPCC (Shore).

Would I love to see/play places like Cypress or NGLA or Sand Hills or SFGC, sure.  But I'm not a member and don't know anyone there, so I'm trying to focus on places I have a chance of playing.  In fact, one of my goals next week is to go over to Seminole (as I have to be in FLA for a wedding) and beg the superintendant to allow me to walk the course when the mowers are out at 6am.....but I don't have any misconceptions that I'd play.  

Treyburn and Hope Valley are the two places around the Triangle that I haven't seen/played and have heard nothing but good things about.  I'd love to see Silva's work at Hope Valley before they do changes at RCC.  

And I feel bad saying this, but I grew up right near Plum Hollow, actually worked right near there during the summer, and never heard anything about it.....but Wigler has convinced me it's great.  

[Michael Dugger]

1. Cypress Point
2. Friar's Head
3. Sand Hills
4. SFCC
5. NGLA
6. Pine Valley
7. Sutton's Bay
8. Seminole
9. Kingsley Club
10. The Dunes Club (Michigan)

[Scott_Burroughs]

Huck, you arse-kisser, you.    

For anyone to have my WFGC on their Top 10 list to see....is a loon.   (Besides me, of course - it's on my top 10 every weekend, since I just want to be able to play at all  )

It will never be on anyone's list amongst guys on the board to see, if you're just visiting the area, because people will always want to see #2, Tobacco Road, Pine Needles, RCC, etc., as it should be.  Other than the handful of local guys I've had out there, only one non-local has dared slum it at my place while travelling through town.  If Huckaby ever sets foot on my home course, I'll play Santa Teresa next time I'm in the Bay area.  

[THuckaby2]

Scott:

Well... it's not arse-kissing...though I am a champion at that.    It's more meant to show that people are more important to me than courses.  Now obviously if I get to the geographic area of some of these places, I'd try to play OTHER courses as well... but... my wish list is more to see friends in their home environments.  This is also a heck of a lot more realistic than saying I want to see Augusta/Pine Valley, etc.!

And anyone who wants to lower their standards with me at Santa Teresa, well, you are welcome at any time.  Now that would be fun.  Just don't expect to get home in less than 7 hours... that's at least 5 for playing, two for "chatting" in the bar....

 

[Scott_Burroughs]

Brian,

I was just funnin' with ya.  I've played Treyburn a couple of times.  It's not bad.  I really like the 18th and the fact that many members (my impression) walk.

Around the Triangle, my biggest pinings to see would be North Ridge, MacGregor Downs, and the new Hope Valley.

[Sean Remington (SBR)]

Merion
Pine Valley
Aronimink
Hidden Creek
Stonewall
Atlantic City
Twisted Dune
Rolling Green
Scranton CC
Saucon Valley x 2

[JSlonis]

Hedi Klum in a.... ...oops, wrong Top Ten list!

Shinnecock- very long shot
Friar's Head- long shot
Quaker Ridge- possible
Winged Foot- possible
Sand Hills- very long shot
Cypress Point- probably NO shot
Pebble Beach- long shot
Pac Dunes- possible
Bandon Dunes- possible
Fishers Island- likely
Dare to dream...

[Dan Herrmann]

Heck - I'd love to be able to see Augusta in person.  I've put in for practice round tickets for 7 years without luck - maybe next year

[james soper]

floridian
pablo creek
calusa pines
hideout
pete dye golf club
pine valley
national golf links
friars head
garden city
burning tree
five farms,yeamans hall,cassique(sorry,needed three more)
next year: cypress point, san francisco golf club, sand hills

[Mike Hendren]

Cypress Point Club
Rustic Canyon
MPCC-Dunes
Pacific Grove Muni
Memphis CC
Spring Creek Ranch
Lookout Mountain
Cuscowilla
Fenway*
National Golf Links of America
Yale

*First alternate in the event of another Act of God at Rustic Canyon this month.  

Mike

[JakaB]

Mike,

Cuscowilla....I'll drive to your house if you drive the rest of the way....any weekend before Mothers Day.   An easy over-nighter.

[Andy Hughes]

National Golf Links
Maidstone
Garden City
Pine Valley
Merion
Chevy Chase CC and Columbia CC(hey, I have to drive right past both of the 'em all the time; might be nice to have at least played 'em once!)
Five Farms
Friars Head
St Andrews (yeah, I've played there but its been too long)
Any course Matt Ward tells me I should play