U.S. public’s you’d want to play every day?

[Brian Finn]

Bethpage Rankings:

1. Red
2. Black
3. Green/Yellow
4. Back putting green
5. Front putting green
6. Putting green closest to Yellow
7. Driving over to play Eisenhower
8. The Driving Range
9. Blue

As someone who logged hundreds of rounds at Bethpage (from age 12 to 28), I could not agree with this more.  The Blue is the worst, by a wide margin.  I can pick out a handful of holes on the blue that I enjoy playing, but between playing the same par 3 on repeat and the atrociously jammed in 9th and 18th, I was always disappointed when we ended up on the Blue.  When I am back visiting friends and family, I will gladly play any of the other 4, but not Blue.

If I had to choose a Bethpage course to play every day, it would be a close call between Red and Green for me.  The Red is generally superior, but I love the Green.  I'm a life-long fan of the Black, but would not want to play it every day. 

Elsewhere, I would gladly play Rustic Canyon or Wild Horse daily. 

Mid Pines, Pine Needles, and Southern Pines as well.  Planning to literally do so, in the not too distant future.

[DFarron]

Corica Park.....what every muni facility in the US should be like....firm and fast, great variety and really good food and beverage in a modest setting.


Red Hawk Run-An under appreciated course owned by the Ohio State University near Wooster.
Great design, rolling land but never has been taken care of.

[Mark_Fine]

Allentown Municiple and Bethlehem GC. Years ago I used to play Allentown all the time. 

[Sean_A]

Eliminating pricey resort courses, I'd say:
Belvedere
Bethpage Black (from the appropriate tees)
Rustic Canyon (#1 choice)
U of M (marginally a public course)
And a bit of a sleeper: Roseland Golf and Curling in Windsor, Ontario.

I like UM and Belvedere, but they would be bank busting options at their prices. Lucky they are closed for so much of the year.

Ciao

[Jeff Schley]

Many people do play a public everyday believe it or not. Are very happy to do so and no animals are harmed in the process.


Will be interested to see what happens in DC with the NLT looking after our nations capital public golf.