Top 10 Golf Cities per Links Golf Magazine

[Mark Saltzman]

http://www.linksmagazine.com/golf_travel/best-golf-cities-index-top10

[Bill Brightly]

Well, #1 was easy, but that is gonna tick off the Philly guys!

[Paul Jones]

I cannot believe Louisiana didn't have any cities listed - that list is bogus

[Tim Martin]

Well, #1 was easy, but that is gonna tick off the Philly guys!

BB-I think Philly is # 2 going away.

[Niall Hay]

How can New York "City" include National and Shinnecock?

[Mark Saltzman]

How can New York "City" include National and Shinnecock?

Boston included Kittansett...

[David Kelly]

I'll nominate Anaheim/Santa Ana, CA as the worst.  Population of around 750,000 in a county of 3,000,000 and there is nothing of interest anywhere close.

[Keith OHalloran]

This is ridiculous, New York courses aren't true links, may not use cold season grasses, and all have maintenance budges over 1mm. What hack wrote this?! 

[Carl Johnson]

Where's the real no. 1, Myrtle Beach?  

[Terry Lavin]

Shoot the editor!   

[J_ Crisham]

IMO Chicago should be #4. Boston and Philly should be tied for #2. They both have 5 top shelf courses and a deep bench of at least 10 more Ross or Flynn designs that if in Chicago would be top 10. It's all about terrain and in Chicago only 3 very good courses have any significant movement to the property. Where is Minneapolis / St. Paul ? Very underrated city for golf  IMO

[Wayne_Kozun]

I agree with Neil - aren't the Philly courses closer to NYC than NGLA and Shinny?

[Niall Hay]

How can New York "City" include National and Shinnecock?

Boston included Kittansett...

Monterey is closer to SF than NYC is to some of these courses.

[Jim Nugent]

4.  Bandon Oregon:

Headliner course:   Pacific Dunes

Top public:            Bandon Crossing

Aficionado's gem:  Sheep Ranch

Best newcomer:    Old Mac

Other courses of note:   Bandon Dunes, Bandon Trails

[Brian_Ewen]

How many have a Cathedral ?

[Dan Herrmann]

Philly is #1.

It's more than just the world-class golf courses, it's also the golf culture.  From the GAP matches to The Bausch Collection to the grassroots effort to rehab Cobbs Creek, we just "live" golf.  

Case in point - the toughest 9 holes in Philly are virtually unknown outside of town - Flynn's "C" nine at Huntington Valley.
Case in point - GAP play days, where you have a chance to play Philly's best.
Case in point - Philly has courses designed by the great old guys (Flynn, Ross, Tillinghast, etc), and the great new guys (Hanse, Doak, C&C)

[Charlie Gallagher]

I think Chicago is misplaced. Philadelphia should be number two, no question about it. Greater Philadelphia is crawling with great courses and if NY gets to include the outlieing LI courses, then Philadelphia should be including places like Hidden Creek, Pine Valley, and Plainfield, not to mention Lancaster,and  Lehigh.

[Sean_A]

Its a bit of a stretch calling NGLA part of NYC.  I mean, don't folks with second homes on LI have them to get away from the city?  It must be a 2 hour drive in good traffic from NGLA to Central Park.  Thats just about the same thing as saying Sandwich is part of London.  I don't know of any person who would consider this to be true.

Ciao

[Mark Chaplin]

Its 91 miles from NYC to Southampton and 96 to Philadelphia. I think this rating was devised by Michael O'Leary from Ryanair!

Sean it's not that long ago that RStG held their committee meetings in London as all their members live there.

[Martin Toal]

Its 91 miles from NYC to Southampton and 96 to Philadelphia. I think this rating was devised by Michael O'Leary from Ryanair!

Sean it's not that long ago that RStG held their committee meetings in London as all their members live there.

By that measure, Portmarnock is one of Belfast finest's golf courses.

RCD is practically within the city limits by comparison!

[Thomas Dai]

How many have a Cathedral ?

The qualification surely isn't just golf, it's also distance and, as Brian suggests, there's another factor to consider as well. For example,
St Andrews has a Cathedral, Dornoch has a Cathedral, but the nearest Cathedral to Sandwich on the Kent coast is 15 miles away. Satnav anyone!
All the best

[Niall Hay]

Its a bit of a stretch calling NGLA part of NYC.  I mean, don't folks with second homes on LI have them to get away from the city?  It must be a 2 hour drive in good traffic from NGLA to Central Park.  Thats just about the same thing as saying Sandwich is part of London.  I don't know of any person who would consider this to be true.

Ciao

Exactly, counting Shinny and National as NYC is like making CPC as SF. 

[Phil McDade]

Cleveland being behind Columbus and esp. Denver is goofy. Cleveland has Canterbury, the Country Club (in Pepper Pike), Kirtland, Pepper Pike CC, the under-the-radar Mayfield, Brookside (if you include Canton, hardly a stretch under the criteria for New York), and the Firestone complex if that's your thing. Plus Sleepy Hollow, Hawthorne Valley, and Manakiki on the public/muni front.

Columbus has Scioto, Muirfield, the Golf Club, Double Eagle and .....?

Denver has Cherry Hills and ......?

[JC Jones]

I played a small sampling in Chicago this summer and am heading to Philly this October.  I'll make the call when I'm done.  Either one will likely be #1 as NYC does not include LI.

[Steve Kline]

Pinehurst isn't one of the top 10 golf cities? They must be factoring in more than the golf.I don't see any other way Denver makes the list.