[Peter Ferlicca]

Palm Desert, CA

Best Public- Indian Wells Golf Resort Players Course (Fought)  Great course with great conditions, a good test of your game.

Best Public on Budget- Desert Dunes, you can find good deals here.  You are most likely going to play in a 30+mph wind, but that is what makes it fun.

Best Private- Stone Eagle, it will open up again

[Tim Bert]

Nashville -

1. Don't move here if you want to play local public golf
2. See #1
3. Don't move here if you want to play local private golf

OK - That's probably harsh.  I'll try again.

1. Pacific Dunes
2. Wild Horse
3. Kingsley Club

Doh!

[Alex Miller]

Nashville -

1. Don't move here if you want to play local public golf
2. See #1
3. Don't move here if you want to play local private golf

OK - That's probably harsh.  I'll try again.

1. Pacific Dunes
2. Wild Horse
3. Kingsley Club

Doh!

No love for Harpeth Hills? I thought 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18 were all above average golf holes. Best course I got the chance to play while in Nashville. 

[Ben Sims]

This is depressing...

1) San Felipe Country Club
2) San Felipe Country Club
3) San Felipe Country Club

Somebody write a letter to their congressman to get me back in California...QUICK!!

[Tim Gavrich]

In CT, within 45 minutes of Avon...

Budget Public--Pequabuck GC; Bristol, CT (about $40-45 in peak times)
Big-bucks Public--The Ranch; Southwick, MA ($115 peak)
Private--CC of Farmington; Farmington, CT

In VA, within an hour or so of Lexington...
Budget Public--Lexington G&CC; Lexington, VA
Big-bucks Public--Old White course at the Greenbrier; White Sulphur Springs, WV
Private--Ballyhack; Roanoke, VA

In SC, within an hour or so of Pawleys Island...
Budget Public--Indian Wells GC; Surfside Beach, SC
Big-bucks Public--Caledonia G&FC; Pawleys Island, SC
Private--Wachesaw Plantation; Murrells Inlet, SC  (I've not played Bulls Bay)

[Michael Taylor]

Sydney, Australia here.

Budget Public - Muirfield Golf Club. 42 dollars for a weekend. Twilight golf for 15 bucks. Or Eastlakes GC near the city.

No budget public - There aren't any great public courses in the area that I can think of off the top of my head. You can get on a place like Twin Creeks though for 95 or 100 bucks.

Private - New South Wales GC, 70 bucks for members guest.

On another note, do courses in the US have 'twilight specials'? After a certain time they discount the price heavily.

[Matthew MacKay]

Etobicoke (West End Toronto)

Budget Public - Lakeview GC (Herbert Strong)

Big-Bucks Public - Eagles Nest (Doug Carrick)

Private - St. George's (Stanley Thompson)

[Carl Nichols]

On another note, do courses in the US have 'twilight specials'? After a certain time they discount the price heavily.

Yes, most do.

[Ross Tuddenham]

Edinburgh, Scotland (within 30 minutes)

1.  Public access - price no object - Muirfield (£185/$280)
2.  Public Access - budget - Kilspinide (£38/$57)
3.  Private - access not an issue - Renaissance (An odd thing in Scotland, a course you can't get on)

[jim_lewis]

I've been waiting on another local to post this, but here goes:

Sandhills of North Carolina (Pinehurst and Southern Pines) All within 5 miles.

High-end public:  Pinehurst #2

Bargain public: Southern Pines GC

Private: Forest Creek-either course

[Mark Molyneux]

What? Like three pages and nobody weighing in from the Philadelphia contingent??

High end public- Broad Run
Bargain public- Galen Hall
Private- Rolling Green

in the Pocono region:
High end public- Woodloch Springs
Bargain public- Hideaway Hills
Private: Country Club of Scranton

Jersey Shore:
High end public- Atlantic City CC
Bargain public- Brigantine Links
Private- Hidden Creek

[Bob_Huntley]

Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

Private (Access Not an Issue) -
Hamilton GCC (Harry Colt) is one of the top five courses in Canada and is about a half hour away if you drive really fast (which I would be excitedly doing if I got the invite).  In the region, Lookout Point (Walter Travis) sits on beautiful land in Fonthill with expansive vistas of the Niagara Escarpment and is a truly great design.  Cherry Hill (Travis) and Burlington GCC (Thompson) are also excellent and within a half hour drive of Niagara.

Matt,

Played there over forty years ago, a wonderful test, but it seemed to me it was always called Ancaster..


Bob

[Matt Bosela]

Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

Private (Access Not an Issue) -
Hamilton GCC (Harry Colt) is one of the top five courses in Canada and is about a half hour away if you drive really fast (which I would be excitedly doing if I got the invite).  In the region, Lookout Point (Walter Travis) sits on beautiful land in Fonthill with expansive vistas of the Niagara Escarpment and is a truly great design.  Cherry Hill (Travis) and Burlington GCC (Thompson) are also excellent and within a half hour drive of Niagara.

Matt,

Played there over forty years ago, a wonderful test, but it seemed to me it was always called Ancaster..


Bob

Bob,

You're right - most locals and members would refer to it as Ancaster but generally it's still known as Hamilton (ie: on ranking lists, on their website, etc)

[Eric Franzen]

Stockholm, Sweden

1) Bro Hof Slott GC

2) Stockholm GC

3) Svartinge GC (the only fully private course in all of Sweden...).

Cheers,

Eric

[Rob Miller]

Shanghai, PRC

There are no 'officially' public courses, but here are my top 3:

1. Shanghai Links
2. Sheshan GC
3. Nine Dragons GC

[Jamey Bryan]

In CT, within 45 minutes of Avon...

Budget Public--Pequabuck GC; Bristol, CT (about $40-45 in peak times)
Big-bucks Public--The Ranch; Southwick, MA ($115 peak)
Private--CC of Farmington; Farmington, CT

In VA, within an hour or so of Lexington...
Budget Public--Lexington G&CC; Lexington, VA
Big-bucks Public--Old White course at the Greenbrier; White Sulphur Springs, WV
Private--Ballyhack; Roanoke, VA

In SC, within an hour or so of Pawleys Island...
Budget Public--Indian Wells GC; Surfside Beach, SC
Big-bucks Public--Caledonia G&FC; Pawleys Island, SC
Private--Wachesaw Plantation; Murrells Inlet, SC  (I've not played Bulls Bay)

Tim:

I agree completely with your Virginia list (previously a local area for me), but disagree somewhat with your Pawleys choices.

For Big-bucks Public, I think the Dunes Club is much better than Caledonia (#9 and, to some extent #18 knock Caledonia down a few notches for me).

For private, I think Bulls Bay, DeBordieu, and Reserve are all better than Wachesaw (though I agree that Wachesaw is a good, fun course!).

BTW, try to stop by in Camden sometime en route to Pawleys......

Jamey

[Kevin Pallier]

Within an 1hr of Wollongong...

High-end public:  Wollongong GC $30

Bargain public: Shellharbour Links $20 (with cart)

Private: There is no such thing

[Jason Topp]

Thanks everyone for their lists.  Almost anytime I take or contemplate  a trip I wonder about the local golf even if I will not play on that trip.  I was hoping to get enough material for a bookmark I might keep for the local scoop on places I might visit and places I likely never will visit.  I think I have enough for that already but would appreciate hearing from as many people as possible - even if you agree with recommendations already posted.  If you have any description that would help one to imagine such a trip to your location and why you chose the courses you did, I would love to hear it.

I love the idea of someday wondering where to play in Wollongong and knowing I have the answer here. 

[Kevin Pallier]

Jason

All you need to do is get in contact with me and I may be able to host you - small world hey ?

[Brett_Morrissy]

Geelong, Victoria, Australia - bellarine Peninsula
(Melbourne and Mornington Penisula just over an hour_

Budget Public: 13th Beach Golf Links - Creek Course - twilight

Budget Money no object - 13th Beach Golf Links - Beach course

Private: Money no object - Barwon Heads GC

Anytime you in the area Jason, let me know, happy to host.

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