The Top Ten Courses Since 1995 - Taking Nominations

[Bill Brightly]

Barnbougle Dunes ***

Pacific Dunes **
Old Macdonald **
Lost Farm **
Galloway**
Cape Kidnappers**
Bandon Trails **
Trump Bedminster Old**
Bayonne **

Applebrook*
Bandon Dunes *
Stone Eagle *
Tobacco Road *
Ballyowen*

[Jim Colton]

Was Blackwolf Run listed? Does it beat the 1995 tilmeline? Am I the only one who thinks its a better course than WS? Will I stop asking questions soon?

Mark,

 I think the original BWR was built around 88-89

[Mark Bourgeois]

Hi Bart

It's all about guilty pleasures done so right they're a movable cartball feast of filth. Efficiency over efficacy.

Would we enjoy Pinnacle even more had we hands the size of supermarket chickens, drank single malts while listening to the Stones in our Old Town flat and working out the latest criminal deeds in (where else) New Town?

To this I answer with a hearty "yes!" Sometimes the man upstairs sends us the means by which we can unburden ourselves of weighty considerations and just swing from the birches.

Regarding PP, offline a poster I'll call "Hughes" suggested this nomination was the result of my deliberately pouring beer on top of gin-punch last night.

Well, he is in error. Even at seventeen I knew better than to mix my drinks, nevermind at 40something.

Anyway...just think of our abilities to nail those long, spectacular carries at Pinnacle were we blessed with hands the size of supermarket chickens!

Although I have played it four times, sadly not with hands the size of supermarket chickens.

[Tom_Doak]

Okay, nominations are now closed.  I will add a few courses to get the ballot up to an even 50 -- adding Alotian, Black Mesa, Boston G.C., Ellerston, Kinloch (N.Z.), and Pinnacle Point.  The final ballot:

Alotian
Arcadia Bluffs
Ballyhack
Ballyneal
Bandon Dunes
Bandon Trails
Barnbougle Dunes
Bayonne
Black Mesa
Boston G.C.

Cal Club
Calusa Pines
Cape Kidnappers
Castle Stuart
Chambers Bay
Dallas National
Diamante
Dismal River I
Ellerston
Erin Hills

Friars Head
Hidden Creek
Kauri Cliffs
Kingsbarns
Kingsley Club
Kinloch (N.Z.)
Kinloch (Va.)
Lost Farm
Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
Nanea

Nine Bridges, Korea
Oitavos Dunes, Portugal
Old Macdonald
Old Sandwich
Pacific Dunes
Pinnacle Point, S. Afr.
Quarry at Giant's Ridge
The Renaissance Club
Rock Creek
Rustic Canyon

Sagebrush
Sand Hills
Sebonack
St. Andrews Beach
Sutton Bay
Victoria National
Whistling Straits (Straits)
Wild Horse
Wine Valley
Wolf Point

[Brad Tufts]

Great, we have a ballot...so what are the specific marching orders now?

Still using stars for those we have seen according to post #1?

Thanks.

[Tom_Doak]

Jim Colton is working on a way to tabulate the votes.  I will be back here and/or start a new thread once he's debugged the system.

[Jim Franklin]

This should be interesting. I have played 29 of the nominations, but there are several that I have not played that could be worthy of top 10 votes. Has anyone played all 50?

[Chris Shaida]

This should be interesting. I have played 29 of the nominations, but there are several that I have not played that could be worthy of top 10 votes. Has anyone played all 50?

I looked at Jim Colton's prototype (from yesterday's post).  Presumably it's being refined? I think it would be useful to either have a place to specifically note that one has NOT played a course (in Jim's prototype this would be a fifth box on the right into which one could drag courses) or give instructions indicating that any course not specifically rated indicates that the voter hasn't played it.  Then, following Jim Franklin's post above one could tell for each voter what their relative knowledge base is. 

[Jim Colton]

This should be interesting. I have played 29 of the nominations, but there are several that I have not played that could be worthy of top 10 votes. Has anyone played all 50?

I looked at Jim Colton's prototype (from yesterday's post).  Presumably it's being refined? I think it would be useful to either have a place to specifically note that one has NOT played a course (in Jim's prototype this would be a fifth box on the right into which one could drag courses) or give instructions indicating that any course not specifically rated indicates that the voter hasn't played it.  Then, following Jim Franklin's post above one could tell for each voter what their relative knowledge base is. 

Chris,

  You would drag over all the courses you've played in one of the four boxes, therefore anything left in the original box would be considered not played.

  Jim

[Jud_T]

When does the voting close?  I only ask because I'm playing a couple of nominees for the first time next week....

[Kalen Braley]

If the voting is still open, i'll toss in Chambers Bay at two stars!

[Mark Saltzman]

When does the voting close?  I only ask because I'm playing a couple of nominees for the first time next week....

Is the voting even open yet?

[Jim Franklin]

If the voting is still open, i'll toss in Chambers Bay at two stars!

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Chambers is already on the list. The voting has not started.

[Andy Silis]

My List for Post 1995 Courses that I have played:

3 Star:

Friars Head
Pacific Dunes

2 Star:

Sebonack
Kingsley Club

1 Star:

Kiawah Ocean Course
The Members Club at Aldarra
Bandon Trails
Tumble Creek
Wine Valley
Black Sheep
Pete Dye Golf Club
Bandon Dunes