Scott:
All three courses are on the ballot ... there is no cut-off date for when the course opens ... that's just for the GOLF DIGEST Best New voting.
However, I would be a little surprised if any of the last four courses made the list this time, just because it will be tough to get the minimum of ten panelists to see them by the voting deadline in April ... Barnbougle has been visited by seven or eight, I think.
I would bet that Friars Head would appear on the list for sure but Cape Kidnappers might not ... some of the panelists who attended the Renaissance Cup thought the course was just way too hard. I'll be interested to see the result. I do believe that Barnbougle will make it whenever the panelists finally get there.