I thank Stu for posting the statistics/tabulations...For me they fit into the "nice information, changes little" category. Case In Point: if I break down the first twenty five, I get the following:
Public Access - (St. Andrews (Old), Pacific Dunes, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst #2, Royal Dornoch, Bandon Trails, Ballybunion (Old), North Berwick (West), Bethpage (Black), Carnoustie (Championship), Kiawah (The Ocean Course), Lahinch, TPC Sawgrass, Turnberry (Ailsa), Whistling Straits (Straits), Pasatiempo, Royal Portrush (Dunluce), Royal County Down
Private - Cypress Point, Pine Valley, Muirfield, Merion (East), Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club, Oakmont CC
We seem to have five private clubs, three of which are truly private (Muirfield and Ballyneal probably extending an invitation when contacted properly by the club pro.) We also have a fair number of truly-higher-end public offerings ($200 and up for golf)
It is a fine list, but I'll need to know what it adds to this discussion group beyond trivia before I store its importance away in the memory banks.