In the old days, well, my old days, the best greens I had ever experienced were Hoylake and Burnham. It was a revelation to play well conditioned links greens after growing up on bent, parkland greens. There was simply no comparison. Unfortunately, during my time playing links these past 17 or 18 years I have witnessed a deterioration in the greens, the same could be said for parkland/heathland courses as well. It is very rare I see greens in great shape these days and hands down the best I have seen regardless of style of course these recent years is Nairn. The U of M greens I played last spring were not far behind and in much better condition in terms of appropriate speed & firmness than the courses I saw in Philly on the same trip.
I am not that fussed about fairways so long as they roll. Honestly, from my perspective given that I am not so worried about lovely lies on the fairway, the best courses for kick and roll are usually the 2nd & 3rd links such as North Wales and Pennard, plus the odd inland course like Kington. In other words, those with small budgets and no water.
I don't care at all about tees. It wouldn't bother me if I hit off dirt.
The best maintained rough I ever experienced was Gullane #1 - again, going back many, many years. It was a wonderful biscuit brown colour. Very long and whispy, extremely easy to find a ball, but oh so hard to control a recovery from.
In terms of best macro presentation (a combination of all factors) in recent years, I would probably go with Pinehurst. Though, my recent outing at St Georges Hill was quite impressive. Everything as it should be without getting too carried away. I would also throw in Kington as a contender for this category. It is always in good nick with the fairways rolling and wide, greens true and the ale at cellar temp.
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