O/T Five Courses to play or replay on your Bucket List

[Mike Tanner]

I haven't played any of them, except in my dreams:

The Old Course
National Golf Links of America
Augusta National
Ballybunion (Old)
Cypress Point

[Niall C]

If I only had 5 rounds before I pegged it I'm not sure I would rush to play courses I hadn't played before. I think with a lot of courses, especially some of the better ones you only appreciate fully their qualities after a couple of plays at least. Therefore with limited opportunities left I don't think I would squander all my rounds where I was basically learning the course. There always the chance that you might not like the course as well so on that basis I would go for the following;

1 - Silloth - might not be the best course I've played but right now I'm struggling to think of one thats better, however this course gets on my list not because of how good it is but because its possibly my favourite. A course that gives you a chance to score well but at the same time each hole can bite if you play it loosely.

2 - Gullane 2 or 3 - again, both are favourites and I would happily take either depending on which had a tee-time available.

3 - Cypress Point - a beautiful looking course that fires the imagination. Never played it but happy to take my chances that I might be disappointed.

4 - NGLA - while I'm on that side of the pond I think I'd like to go see what all the fuss was about.

5 - Silloth - too good not to go back and have one more go !

Niall

[Jim Franklin]

1. RCD
2. Royal Melbourne
3. Dornoch
4. ANGC
5. Wolf Point

[Scott Stambaugh]

I would make a point to cover some ground on this one-

-The Old Course
-Morfontaine
-Royal Melbourne
-NGLA or Fishers Island (still undecided)
-Cypress Point (my only replay; a great place for a 'last round')

Scott

[Jim Franklin]

My original list was a new list only. My top 5 replay would be:

1. Rock Creek
2. NGLA
3. CPC
4. TOC
5. The Alotian

[John Foley]

The first three are easy - never seen them & where else would you see such great architecture and such great, unique settings?

Pine Valley 
NGLA
The Old Course

Royal County Down  - No other course outside those top 3 are as intriguing to me. This is one place I'd love to spend a week at and just soak up the course and the atmosphere.

Sand Hills - No other place in the golf world has the effect that SH has on me. All I have to do is see a photo or hear the words and in an instant I'm transported back there remembering every detail about the place.

Heaven on earth.

[Wyatt Halliday]

*Wolf Point (with Mahaffey, & Nuzzo)
*Ballyneal (with Colton & Schulte)
  NGLA (with Ben Sims)
*Pebble (with my father, on Thanksgiving Day, again)
  Cypress (with my father, on any day, for the first time)

[Mark Chaplin]

Royal County Down
Cypress Point
National Golf Links
Augusta National
Royal Cinque Ports

My final round would have to be at Deal and start with a boozy lunch, a couple of Kummels and a 2.5 hour foursome with three mates.

[Scott Szabo]

1. Augusta National
2. Pine Valley
3. Cypress Point
4. Shinnecock
5. A return trip to Sand Hills.

Indeed tough to pick just five. 

[Matthew Petersen]

Cypress Point
Augusta National
Pebble Beach
The Old Course
Pine Valley

All the better if I could be out for the day with my father.