TEPaul,
I've touted Seminole as one of the greatest member's golf courses in the U.S. for years
Mike Sweeney,
I think Tom Doak is right about the product's relationship to the end user.
Seminole, Pine Tree, Boca Rio are three outstanding golf courses which have nothing to do with real estate developments.
Once real estate is involved, the golf course inherently becomes a step-child.
I like Mountain Lake a great deal. It's also a course you can enjoy day in and day out.
While it is inextricably connected to a development, it was done quite a long while ago, when golf courses were the hole in the donut with surrounding real estate, versus golf courses that wind their way through the development.
Mountain Lake also enjoys interesting topography unlike most courses a little further south.