North America UNOFFICIAL TOP 100 (2017)

[John Kavanaugh]

Gulfweek publishes a greatest list of 400 courses from a pool of at least 1500. Why not just link the Golfweek pool of nominated courses and rank from there? This subset of Ben's favorites feels more like a Ben list than a GCA list.


I went through Ben's list of courses and saw a few places I had forgotten I had played. In every instance when I try to assign a number to a course in my mind I can not separate the generosity of my host from an analytical perspective. God, do I love people who are so kind to have me at their course. All 10's in my book. Damn that's just not fair to those places where I paid.

[BCowan]

John,

   Nice try.  I got this list from Golfweek top 100 classic/modern, previous GCA list, and a GCA poster that sent me his list.  All 10s really, everyone gets a trophy? 

[John Kavanaugh]

If I think Swope Memorial at $30 is an 8 how can Kiawah Island for free not be a 10?

[BCowan]

John,

   Are you a rater now?  Did you get the golden ticket?  Playing the Ocean course for free, shame on you.....  I'll add Swope Memorial if you submit a list in November! 

[John Kavanaugh]

John,

   Are you a rater now?  Did you get the golden ticket?  Playing the Ocean course for free, shame on you.....  I'll add Swope Memorial if you submit a list in November! 

I think I played the Ocean Course when I was on twitter. Never been asked to be a rater for a major publication. Not judging anyone who does.

[BCowan]

The first person that threw his hat in the ring prefers the Modified Doak scale with decimal points as do I.  .3, .7. 9 ect.  Looking forward to these fall submissions!