Historically Notable U.S. Courses by Decade - 2000 - 2010

[Sven Nilsen]

The most recent decade, and I fully expect some debate on additions and subtractions.


Whispering Pines Golf Club (2000) – Chet Williams
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (2000) – Ken Dye
The Preserve (2000) – Tom Fazio
Kiawah Island Club (Cassique) (2000) – Tom Watson
The Stone Canyon Club (2000) – Jay Morrish
Pacific Dunes (2001) – Tom Doak
Kingsley Club (2001) – Mike Devries
Kinloch Golf Club (2001) – Lester George, Vinny Giles
Calusa Pines Golf Club (2001) – Dana Fry, Michael Hurdzan
Mayacama Golf Club (2001) – Jack Nicklaus
Olde Farm Golf Club (2001) – Bobby Weed
Briggs Ranch Golf Club (2001) – Tom Fazio
Black Sheep Golf Club (2002) – David Esler
Hidden Creek Golf Club (2002) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Black Mesa Golf Club (2002) – Baxter Spann
Friar’s Head (2003) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Dallas National Golf Club (2003) – Tom Fazio
Diamond Creek Golf Club (2003) – Tom Fazio
Sutton Bay Club (2003) – Graham Marsh
The Golf Club at Black Rock (2003) – Jim Engh
The Quarry at Giant’s Ridge (2003) – Jeff Brauer
Forest Dunes Golf Club (2004) – Tom Weiskopf
Old Sandwich Golf Club (2004) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Trump National Golf Club (Old) (2004) – Tom Fazio
The Alotian Golf Club (2004) – Tom Fazio
Boston Golf Club (2005) – Gil Hanse
Bandon Trails (2005) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Greywalls at Marquette (2005) – Mike Devries
Whisper Rock (Upper) (2005) – Tom Fazio
Boston Golf Club (2005) – Gil Hanse
Ballyneal (2006) – Tom Doak
Sebonack Golf Club (2006) – Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus
Bayonne Golf Club (2006) – Eric Bergstol
Fallen Oak Golf Club (2006) – Tom Fazio
Pronghorn (Fazio) (2006) – Tom Fazio
The Concession (2006) – Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro) (2006) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Gozzer Ranch Golf Club (2007) – Tom Fazio
Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club (2007) – Tom Fazio
Chambers Bay Golf Club (2007) – Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton
Colorado Golf Club (2007) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Martis Camp Club (2007)  - Tom Fazio
Golf Club at Ravenna (2007) – Jay Morrish
Erin Hills Golf Course (2007) – Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Rock Creek Cattle Company (2008) – Tom Doak
Shooting Star Golf Club (2009) – Tom Fazio
Huntsman Springs (2009) – David McLay Kidd
Wine Valley Golf Club (2009) – Dan Hixson
Old Macdonald (2010) – Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Patriot Golf Club (2010) – Robert Trent Jones Jr.

[Sam Morrow]

Wolf Point

[Mark Saltzman]

Depending on whether or not you are using Shivas' narrow list or the original list, I would consider including:

The Prairie club (Dunes) - Lehman/Brands

[Bill_McBride]

Wolf Point

Second.

[Wade Whitehead]

Ballyhack (2009)

[Brad Klein]

What, no Wintonbury Hills (2004) - Pete Dye, Tim Liddy. Without it, it's a scandalous list.

[Sean_A]

Thats incredible for all these to be historically notable despite their very young age.  I think I have a very different threshold of what historically important is. 

Ciao

[Eric Smith]

The most recent decade, and I fully expect some debate on additions and subtractions.

Like, why is this decade 11 years long?

[Sven Nilsen]

Thats incredible for all these to be historically notable despite their very young age.  I think I have a very different threshold of what historically important is. 

Ciao

Sean:

Call the list a starting point.  I was hoping to whittle it down based on feedback.  Shivas took the expedient route and did the work for me, although I think there are a couple of courses worth adding back.

[Ben Sims]

Thats incredible for all these to be historically notable despite their very young age.  I think I have a very different threshold of what historically important is. 

Ciao

On the nosy!  I can't believe all of those are "historically notable."  In fact, I'd have to say that historically notable from any decade shouldn't be more than a list of 10-20 courses.  Also, historically notable probably shouldn't be just the best from that decade.  That's why a course like Tobacco Road or Chambers Bay should be included in their decades' list even though they may not be top 10 from it. 

[Jud_T]

what's particularly notable about Erin Hills and Sutton Bay?

[John Kavanaugh]

what's particularly notable about Erin Hills and Sutton Bay?

One broke a man and the other just broke.

[Matthew Petersen]

The most recent decade, and I fully expect some debate on additions and subtractions.


Whispering Pines Golf Club (2000) – Chet Williams
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (2000) – Ken Dye
The Preserve (2000) – Tom Fazio
Kiawah Island Club (Cassique) (2000) – Tom Watson
The Stone Canyon Club (2000) – Jay Morrish
Pacific Dunes (2001) – Tom Doak
Kingsley Club (2001) – Mike Devries
Kinloch Golf Club (2001) – Lester George, Vinny Giles
Calusa Pines Golf Club (2001) – Dana Fry, Michael Hurdzan
Mayacama Golf Club (2001) – Jack Nicklaus
Olde Farm Golf Club (2001) – Bobby Weed
Briggs Ranch Golf Club (2001) – Tom Fazio
Black Sheep Golf Club (2002) – David Esler
Hidden Creek Golf Club (2002) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Black Mesa Golf Club (2002) – Baxter Spann
Friar’s Head (2003) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Dallas National Golf Club (2003) – Tom Fazio
Diamond Creek Golf Club (2003) – Tom Fazio
Sutton Bay Club (2003) – Graham Marsh
The Golf Club at Black Rock (2003) – Jim Engh
The Quarry at Giant’s Ridge (2003) – Jeff Brauer
Forest Dunes Golf Club (2004) – Tom Weiskopf
Old Sandwich Golf Club (2004) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Trump National Golf Club (Old) (2004) – Tom Fazio
The Alotian Golf Club (2004) – Tom Fazio
Boston Golf Club (2005) – Gil Hanse
Bandon Trails (2005) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Greywalls at Marquette (2005) – Mike Devries
Whisper Rock (Upper) (2005) – Tom Fazio
Boston Golf Club (2005) – Gil Hanse
Ballyneal (2006) – Tom Doak
Sebonack Golf Club (2006) – Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus
Bayonne Golf Club (2006) – Eric Bergstol
Fallen Oak Golf Club (2006) – Tom Fazio
Pronghorn (Fazio) (2006) – Tom Fazio
The Concession (2006) – Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro) (2006) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Gozzer Ranch Golf Club (2007) – Tom Fazio
Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club (2007) – Tom Fazio
Chambers Bay Golf Club (2007) – Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton
Colorado Golf Club (2007) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Martis Camp Club (2007)  - Tom Fazio
Golf Club at Ravenna (2007) – Jay Morrish
Erin Hills Golf Course (2007) – Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Rock Creek Cattle Company (2008) – Tom Doak
Shooting Star Golf Club (2009) – Tom Fazio
Huntsman Springs (2009) – David McLay Kidd
Wine Valley Golf Club (2009) – Dan Hixson
Old Macdonald (2010) – Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Patriot Golf Club (2010) – Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Quite a few here that I wouldn't consider "historically notable" by any stretch.

Just to name a few I'm somewhat familiar with ... Stone Canyon, Whisper Rock, WeKoPa, Ravenna, Colorado GC ... all very nice courses, certainly, but notable? I don't see it. None of them are doing anything especially new or notable. They're just good courses. FWIW I have the same impression of places like Alotian, Mayacama, pronghorn and many others but I'm not as familiar with either the course or the area to say for sure.

I would say from the list above, these would seem to fit the category:

Pacific Dunes (2001) – Tom Doak
Kingsley Club (2001) – Mike Devries
Kinloch Golf Club (2001) – Lester George, Vinny Giles
Friar’s Head (2003) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Ballyneal (2006) – Tom Doak
Sebonack Golf Club (2006) – Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus
Bayonne Golf Club (2006) – Eric Bergstol
Chambers Bay Golf Club (2007) – Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton
Erin Hills Golf Course (2007) – Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Old Macdonald (2010) – Tom Doak, Jim Urbina

I'm sure some that I cut would have valid arguments, but they don't jump out at me.

[Dan Kelly]

what's particularly notable about Erin Hills and Sutton Bay?

... the other just broke.

I might have laughed if this weren't so sad.

[John Kavanaugh]

what's particularly notable about Erin Hills and Sutton Bay?

... the other just broke.

I might have laughed if this weren't so sad.

As are most historically significant events of the last decade.

[Tim Leahy]

How about John Daly's Sevillano Links in No. Cal.? The only course built where all 18 holes may be played as par 5's at over 9000 yards.

http://www.worldgolf.com/column/john-daly-california-golf-sevillano-links-golf-course-6267.htm

[Sven Nilsen]

Here's an updated list based on the sensible suggestions received so far:

Pacific Dunes (2001) – Tom Doak
Kingsley Club (2001) – Mike Devries
Kinloch Golf Club (2001) – Lester George, Vinny Giles
Black Mesa Golf Club (2002) - Baxter Spann
Friar’s Head (2003) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Sutton Bay Club (2003) - Graham Marsh
Ballyneal (2006) – Tom Doak
Sebonack Golf Club (2006) – Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus
Bayonne Golf Club (2006) – Eric Bergstol
Chambers Bay Golf Club (2007) – Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton
Erin Hills Golf Course (2007) – Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Tobacco Road (2008) - Mike Strantz
Rock Creek Cattle Company (2008) - Tom Doak
Wolf Point Club (2009) - Mike Nuzzo
Ballyhack Golf Club (2009) - Lester George
Old Macdonald (2010) – Tom Doak, Jim Urbina

In my mind, the following are at least worthy of debate, for various reasons:

Hidden Creek Golf Club (2002) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
The Quarry at Giant’s Ridge (2003) – Jeff Brauer
Old Sandwich Golf Club (2004) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
The Alotian Golf Club (2004) – Tom Fazio
Boston Golf Club (2005) – Gil Hanse
Bandon Trails (2005) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Greywalls at Marquette (2005) – Mike Devries
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro) (2006) – Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Gozzer Ranch Golf Club (2007) – Tom Fazio
Huntsman Springs (2009) – David McLay Kidd
Wine Valley Golf Club (2009) – Dan Hixson

[Eric Smith]

Old Macdonald opened in 2010, leading off the current decade's offerings (2010-2019), no?

[Sven Nilsen]

What, no Wintonbury Hills (2004) - Pete Dye, Tim Liddy. Without it, it's a scandalous list.

Can you expound on this a bit?

[Garland Bayley]

You might want to add Jay Blasi to the list for Chambers Bay.

[Tim Bert]

What, no Wintonbury Hills (2004) - Pete Dye, Tim Liddy. Without it, it's a scandalous list.

Can you expound on this a bit?

http://brianmccallen.com/golf/golf/695/a-tale-of-two-courses-outside-hartford