[Niall Hay]

Royal Troon doesn’t seem to get a lot of love on this site, but the course is fantastic. The stretch of 6-8 and the back 9 are excellent. That said there is something about Prestwick that is wonderful....the club, lunches and members being a huge part of that....

[Michael Wharton-Palmer]

I agree as well re Western Gailes, nut also that Troon gets a rough time on this site.
The stretch of holes from 6 to 13 in my opinion is as good as anywhere...very very tough stretch of holes that demand good shot making and skill.
I understand the critisism that the opening is rather weak and a few of the holes on the way in are blah...but that stretch is rather redeaming to me.

[Niall Hay]

I agree as well re Western Gailes, nut also that Troon gets a rough time on this site.
The stretch of holes from 6 to 13 in my opinion is as good as anywhere...very very tough stretch of holes that demand good shot making and skill.
I understand the critisism that the opening is rather weak and a few of the holes on the way in are blah...but that stretch is rather redeaming to me.

Agree 100% but the 1st 5 just get you in the mood....1-5 are good, just not as good as the rest of the holes....great course!

[Tom Birkert]

With a touch of bias, I would say that Sunningdale New tends to get overlooked due to Sunningdale Old.

Granted that is a slightly different example as they are both part of the same club and the New has started to get some well deserved recognition in the recent past, but it really is a very good course indeed.

[Sven Nilsen]

Portmarnock probably overshadows a number of very good courses near Dublin, including the Island.

[Mac Plumart]

Augusta CC

[Patrick_Mucci]

A tangential question:

Are raters reluctant to give the shadowed course proper credit because it may look like they're loading up within a small geographic area, thereby diminishing the ratings of other, more geographically removed courses ?

[Sean_A]

I will pitch Castletown.  Okay, it is on an island, but an easy island to reach.  I think folks give it a miss because of the nearby LANCS and Cheshire courses.  Of all the courses in this general area Castletown is my favourite.  Its not the best, but it is my favourite.  I think the best is Formby which itself rides in the shadow of Birkdale, Lytham and Hoylake.  In terms of rankings (and my second favourite of the area) Wallasey gets royally screwed.  There are countless courses in the GB&I top 100 which aren't as good as Wallasey - Castletown included.

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