[Cory Lewis]

Those of course being the last 5 courses in the US you haven't played

I didn't even bother listing Augusta, you getting me on their buddy?

[Mark_Rowlinson]

JC: Surely the Arana El Prat was abandoned when Barcelona airport expanded and they moved to another site. Arana no longer being alive, they got somebody else to design their new course. Word has it that maintenance at El Saler may now be better. It was poor when last I was there, but I also played it many years ago, shortly after Langer made mincemeat of it, and it was in good condition then.

[Jim Sherma]

The wish list as of this moment and in no particular order:

NGLA
Merion East
Shinnecock
The Country Club (Brookline)
Newport

As I thought about this I also started thinking about courses I've played and which five I would most like another round (or 10) at in no particular order:

Pine Valley
The Old Course
Ballybunion Old
Baltusrol Lower/Upper (I played 36 each ofd the times I went there and always thought of them as a singularity)
Crail Balcomie

There is so much great golf out there...

[Craig_Rokke]

I'll be somewhat realistic and keep it to Phila area only:

1  Aronimink
2. Manufacturer's
3. Stonewall- new
4. Lanerch
5. Pine Valley

have played most of the other notables

[Sebonac]

North Berwick
Old MacDonald
Cypress Point
Royal Dornoch
Pacific Dunes

[Brad Isaacs]

How about areas?

Northwest Ireland. (carne, balliliffin, etc)
Northern Scotland (this summer Dornoch, Trump(hehehe) Crudenbay)
Southern England (deal, Royal St G)
Sandbelt Australia & Tasmania
Heathland England

[Ben Sims]

Nice to see some well traveled guys throw down a list.  And I am SO excited that I've seen a top 10 course that Tom Doak hasn't!  Tom, you really need to see Oakmont sans trees.  The routing itself reminded me of Pac Dunes' ebb and flow.

1)  NGLA--Regarded as my Holy Grail and CBM at his best.  Epic collection of architecture concepts
2) TOC--Home of golf, and epic contour.
3) Sand Hills--considered the best course in the last 5 decades by pretty much everyone in the golf world
4) Merion--how did they do so much with so little?
5) Prestwick/Berwick--sorry, can't pick between them.  I can't imagine golf being more fun than these two courses.  

List revision

1) TOC
2) Sand Hills
3) Cypress Point
4) Shinny
5) North Berwick

NGLA is STILL my Holy Grail though.

[SteveOgulukian]

Cypress and Augusta as 1 and 2 but I'll settle for Shinnecock, Friar's Head, and Fisher's Island since they are all close to home.

[Mark Steffey]

to list five would be too depressing.   i'll just go one at a time.

1) seminole

[Matthew Rose]

The entire world top 100.

[Bill Crane]

Cypress Point
Shinnecock
Royal Dornoch
Sand Hills
N G L A

[Mac Plumart]

Mine have changed a bit and I'll withhold the no-brainers (Pine Valley, Cypress, Augusta)

Royal Melbourne
Royal County Down
Boston Golf Club
Sunningdale
Prairie Dunes

[Ron Csigo]

Morfontaine
Old MacDonald
Sand Hills
Peechtree
Forsgate-Banks

[Mac Plumart]

Pine Valley,Oakmont,Cypress Point,Shinnecock,Merion East or Garden City in a tie

Looks like you need to adjust your list!

 

[Tim Martin]

Pine Valley,Oakmont,Cypress Point,Shinnecock,Merion East or Garden City in a tie

Looks like you need to adjust your list!

 

Thanks Mac!!!!!

[Chris Shaida]

Lawsonia, Streamsong, Sand Hills, Royal Dornoch, Macrahanish

[Anthony Butler]

What has already been planned-but put off :

RCD, Ballybunion (Goddamn Irish trip been postponed twice now-My 6 year old starting to ask if the country actually exists) Sankaty Head (simply a matter of motivating oneself to drive onto the Cape in summer and get on a boat to Nantucket), Sand Hills... (I need two reasons to visit Nebraska-Warren Buffett has not yet answered my emails),  Bandon Dunes (Close relative in Oregon willing to host us is running for political office in November, so not accepting visitors this year)

I would love to play NGLA but that most likely would require befriending an investment banker then spending 6 hours in his company...

[Mark Chaplin]

Want to play;

Royal County Down - best of the links?
Lahinch - with Patrick
Sand Hills - cos my mate keeps telling me it's worth the trip
Augusta National - I seem to be the only person who hasn't played there
Cypress Point - Looks stunning

Top 5 I have played;

TOC
Pine Valley
National Golf Links
Chicago Golf Club
Royal Melbourne composite

[Patrick Glynn]

Merion - really looking forward to watching it on TV next year at The US Open
Cypress Point - hopefully next summer, a MacKenzie gem (wonder will there be any similarities to Pasatiempo or Lahinch)
Augusta National - needs no explanation
Oakmont - I loved the 2007 US Open & can still recall every hole from memory
Royal Melbourne West - I really need to get down to Oz.

Only in writing this did I notice my preference towards MacKenzie course.

Regards,

Patrick

[Mark McKeever]

My current top 5:

Myopia
Shinnecock
Fishers Island
NGLA
Seminole

[Keith OHalloran]

US:
Pine Valley
Newport
Chicago
Cypress
Oakmont

International:
TOC
RCD
Ballybunion
Royal Melbourne
Lahinch

[C. Squier]

Seminole
Newport
Piping Rock
Peachtree
Austin Golf Club

[K. Krahenbuhl]

Augusta National
Camargo
Sand Hills
Baltusrol
Valley Club

[John Nixon]

I'll keep mine semi-feasible, and limited to those most likely to actually be played:

Crooked Stick - local, and after watching the pros at the BMW last month I'd love to have a shot at it.
Bandon - there's a golf trip somewhere in my future, I just know it. 
Broadmoor - Indpls. Sorry I had to miss the Midwest Mashie
Ross Course - French Lick
Shaker Run - not a big deal I know, but it's by all accounts a nice course, and was built in my hometown about the time I moved out.

[Will Lozier]

I'll keep mine semi-feasible, and limited to those most likely to actually be played:

Crooked Stick - local, and after watching the pros at the BMW last month I'd love to have a shot at it.
Bandon - there's a golf trip somewhere in my future, I just know it. 
Broadmoor - Indpls. Sorry I had to miss the Midwest Mashie
Ross Course - French Lick
Shaker Run - not a big deal I know, but it's by all accounts a nice course, and was built in my hometown about the time I moved out.

John,

Shaker is a decent track but not worthy of your list IMHO.  Go to Springfield CC an hour north to see a great Ross track!

Cheers

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