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Ranked
#
1983(Top
50)
1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 Ranked
1 Murifield Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
1
2 Pebble
Beach
Pebble
Beach
Muirfield Pebble
Beach
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
2
3 Royal
County Down
Muirfield Pebble
Beach
Augusta
National
Augusta
National
Pebble
Beach
3
4 Pine
Valley
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Muirfield Augusta
National
4
5 Cypress
Point
Augusta
National
Augusta
National
Muirfield Pebble
Beach
Royal
Melbourne
5
6 Royal
Melbourne
Royal
Melbourne
Royal
Melbourne
Royal
Melbourne
Royal
Melbourne
Muirfield 6
7 Augusta
National
Royal
Co. Down
St.
Andrews
St.
Andrews
St.Andrews
old
Royal
County Down
7
8 Merion
east
Merion
east
Ballybunion Royal
Co. Down
Royal
County Down
St.Andrews
old
8
9 Pinehurst
#2
Ballybunion
Old
Royal
Co. Down
Ballybunion Shinnecock
Hills
Shinnecock
Hills
9
10 Royal
Dornoch
St.
Andrews
Merion
east
Merion
east
Merion
east
Merion
east
10
11 Seminole Shinnecock
Hills
Seminole Royal
Dornoch
Royal
Dornoch
Pinehurst
#2
11
12 St.Andrews
old
Royal
Dornoch
Royal
Dornoch
Shinnecock
Hills
Ballybunion
old
Ballybunion
old
12
13 Ballybunion
old
Seminole Shinnecock
Hills
Seminole Pinehurst
#2
Royal
Dornoch
13
14 Oakmont Pinehurst
No 2
Pinehurst
No 2
Oakmont Prarie
Dunes
Oakmont 14
15 Oakland
Hills south
Oakmont Oakmont Pinehurst
No 2
Winged
Foot west
Crystal
Downs
15
16 Shinnecock
Hills
Winged
Foot west
Winged
Foot west
Prairie
Dunes
Crystal
Downs
Turnberry
ailsa
16
17 Olympic
lake
Turnberry
Ailsa
Oakland
Hills south
Winged
Foot west
Royal
Portrush dunluce
Winged
Foot west
17
18 Winged
Foot west
Olympic
lake
Turnberry
Ailsa
Oakland
Hills south
Seminole Royal
Portrush dunluce
18
19 Carnoustie
champ
Oakland
Hills south
Olympic
lake
Turnberry
Ailsa
Oakmont Seminole 19
20 Muirfield
Village
Muirfield
Village
Muirfield
Village
Muirfield
Village
Turnberry
ailsa
Prairie
Dunes
20
21 Southern
Hills
Royal
Birkdale
Royal
Birkdale
Crystal
Downs
Royal
Birkdale
Royal
Birkdale
21
22 Prarie
Dunes
Carnoustie Carnoustie Olympic
lake
Oakland
Hills south
Oakland
Hills south
22
23 Royal
Birkdale
Southern
Hills
Prairie
Dunes
Carnoustie Olympic
lake
Olympic
lake
23
24 Harbour
Town
Harbour
Town
Southern
Hills
Royal
Birkdale
Portmarnock Muirfield
Village
24
25 Thurnberry
ailsa
Baltusrol
lower
Baltusrol
lower
Baltusrol
lower
Baltusrol
lower
Carnoustie
champ
25
26 Shaol
Creek
Prairie
Dunes
Portmarnock Woodhall
Spa
The
Country Club open
Royal
St.George’s
26
27 Baltusrol
lower
Woodhall
Spa
Los
Angeles CC
Royal
Portrush
Casa
de Campo teeth
Woodhall
Spa
27
28 Medinah
#3
El
Saler
Riviera Southern
Hills
Kingston
Heath
Royal
Troon old
28
29 Firestone
south
Portmarnock Casa
de Campo
Harbour
Town
Muirfield
Village
Casa
de Campo teeth
29
30 Portmarnock Riviera Harbour
Town
Riviera Woodhall
Spa
Baltusrol
lower
30
31 Riviera Los
Angeles CC
Oak
Hill east
Casa
de Campo
Riviera Portmarnock 31
32 El
Saler
Medinah
no. 3
Royal
St. George’s
Portmarnock Carnoustie
champ
The
Golf Club
32
33 Royal
Troon old
Quaker
Ridge
Royal
Portrush
Hirono The
Golf Club
San
Francisco
33
34 Casa
de Campo teeth
Wild
Dunes (Links)
Medinah
no. 3
Oak
Hill east
San
Francisco
The
Country Club open
34
35 The
Golf Club
Casa
de Campo
Shoal
Creek
Los
Angeles CC
Royal
St.George’s
Kingston
Heath
35
36 Los
Angeles north
Royal
Troon
Royal
Troon
Royal
St. George’s
Harbour
Town
Riviera 36
37 Wild
Dunes links
Shoal
Creek
Woodhall
Spa
Kasumigaseki
east
Southern
Hills
Oak
Hills east
37
38 TPC
Sawgrass stadium
Hirono The
Golf Club
Quaker
Ridge
Oak
Hill east
Southern
Hills
38
39 Oak
Hill east
El
Rincon, Colombia
Sunningdale
old
National
Golf Links
Chicago Sunningdale
old
39
40 Oak
Tree
Oak
Hill east
Kasumigaseki
east
Medinah
no. 3
Quaker
Ridge
Hirono 40
41 Quaker
Ridge
Royal
St. George’s
TPC
at Sawgrass
Royal
Troon
Royal
Troon old
Quaker
Ridge
41
42 Royal
St.George’s
The
Golf Club
Cascades
upper
The
Golf Club
National
GL of America
Harbour
Town
42
43 Hirono Royal
Portrush
Colonial Sunningdale
new
Sunningdale
old
Fishers
Island
43
44 Kasumigaseki
east
Firestone
south
Chicago
Golf Club
Chicago
Golf Club
Hirono National
GL of America
44
45 Sotogrande
old
TPC
at Sawgrass
Quaker
Ridge
El
Saler
Colonial Chicago 45
46 Colonial Kasumigaseki
east
National
Golf Links
Colonial Medinah
#3
Camargo 46
47 Royal
Portrush dunluce
Kingston
Heath
Inverness San
Francisco GC
Los
Angeles north
Medinah
#3
47
48 Woodhall
Spa
Cascades
upper
San
Francisco GC
The
Country Club
Kasumigaseki
east
Colonial 48
49 Sunningdale
old
Phoenix,
Jap. (?!)
Wild
Dunes (Links)
Shoal
Creek
Garden
City
Los
Angeles north
49
50 El
Rincon
Colonial El
Saler
Kingston
Heath
Shoal
Creek
Kawana
fuji
50
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51 Pevero Firestone
south
The
Honors Course
Inverness Inverness 51
52 Sunningdale
old
Hirono Cascades
upper
Durban Scioto 52
53 Sotogrande
old
Royal
Liverpool
Inverness Royal
Adelaide
Royal
Adelaide
53
54 Inverness Kingston
Heath
TPC
at Sawgrass
Cherry
Hills
Kasumigaseki
east
54
55 Wentworth
west
New
South Wales
National
GC of Canada
Fishers
Island
El
Saler
55
56 San
Francisco GC
The
Honors Course
El
Rincon, Colombia
El
Saler
Durban 56
57 Royal
dar es Salaam
The
Country Club
Wild
Dunes
Camargo Shoal
Creek
57
58 National
Golf Links
Phoenix,
(Japan)
New
South Wales
New
South Wales
Garden
City
58
59 Oak
Tree
Crystal
Downs
Firestone
south
Shadow
Creek
New
South Wales
59
60 Cherry
Hills
Wentworth
west
Scioto Lake
Nona
The
Honors Course
60
61 Huntingdale Long
Cove
Royal
Liverpool
Long
Cove
Wentworth
west
61
62 Royal
Liverpool
Oak
Tree
Butler
National
Cascades
upper
Cascades
upper
62
63 Royal
Adelaide
Scioto Wentworth
west
Wild
Dunes links
Long
Cove
63
64 The
Country Club
Huntingdale Troon
(Ariz)
Somerset
Hills
Cherry
Hills
64
65 Capilano Royal
Lytham St. Annes
Durban Scioto Black
Diamonds
65
66 Doral
blue
Cherry
Hills
Cherry
Hills
Morfontaine Wade
Hampton
66
67 Pine
Tree
Butler
National
Royal
Lytham St. Annes
The
Honors Course
Royal
Lytham&St.Annes
67
68 Chicago
GC
Durban Haig
Point
Royal Lytham& St Annes Ganton 68
69 Royal
Montreal blue
Sotogrande
old
Ganton Wentworth
west
Maidstone 69
70 Ganton Pevero Baltimore
CC
Troon Shadow
Creek
70
71 Yale
University
Canterbury Capilano Yale
University
Lake
Nona
71
72 Glen
Abbey
Royal
dar es Salaam
Garden
City GC
National
GC of Canada
Paraparaum
Beach
72
73 Club
de Golf Mexico
Victoria
(Aus)
Fishers
Island
TPC
Sawgrass stadium
Wild
Dunes links
73
74 Bay
Hill
Royal
Montreal blue
Long
Cove
Baltimore
five farms east
TPC
Sawgrass stadium
74
75 Commonwealth PGA
West stadium
Royal
Montreal blue
Black
Diamonds
National
GC of Canada
75
76 Butler
National
Ganton Victoria Maidstone Walton
Heath old
76
77 Canterbury National
GC of Canada
PGA
West stadium
Firestone
south
Victoria 77
78 Long
Cove
Royal
Adelaide
Yale
University
Royal
Dar-es-Salaam red
Royal
Liverpool
78
79 The
Vintage Club
Essex
(Can)
Huntingdale Royal
Liverpool
Firestone
south
79
80 The
Australian
Bali
Handara
Canterbury Capilano Yale
University
80
81 Somerset
Hills
El
Rincon, Colombia
Oak
Tree
Paraparaum
Beach
Troon 81
82 Victoria Capilano Royal
dar es Salaam
Commenwealth Canterbury 82
83 Royal
Lytham
Saucon
Valley grace
Royal
Adelaide
Canterbury Winged
Foot east
83
84 Innisbrook
(Copperhead)
Garden
City GC
Phoenix
(Japan)
Victoria Somerset
Hills
84
85 Saucon
Valley grace
Baltimore
CC
Walton
Heath old
Ganton Morfontaine 85
86 Scioto Walton
Heath old
Sotogrande
old
Butler
National
Valderrama 86
87 Notts
Golf Club
The
Australian
Club
de Golf Mexico
Walton
Heath old
Peachtree 87
88 Stanford
University
C
de Golf Mexico
Essex
(Can)
El
Rincon
Commonwealth 88
89 Walton
Heath old
Maidstone Somerset
Hills
Kiawah
ocean
Lahinch 89
90 Sun
City (S Africa)
Plainfield PGA
West Nicklaus
Oak
Tree GC
Royal
Montreal blue
90
91 Falsterbo Kittansett Maidstone Lahinch Jupter
Hills hills
91
92 Maidstone Doral
blue
Camargo Sotogrande
old
Oak
Tree GC
92
93 Gleneagles
king’s
Yale
University
Lake
Nona
Forest
Highlands
The
Country Club ohio
93
94 Bali
Handara
Troon
(Ariz)
Morfontaine Saucon
Valley grace
Butler
National
94
95 Nueva
Andalucia, Sp.
Sunningdale
new
Commonwealth Kawana
fuji
Baltimore
five farms east
95
96 Jupiter
Hills
Somerset
Hills
Point
O’Woods
The
Australian
Forest
Highlands
96
97 Peachtree Sun
City (S Africa)
The
Australian
Royal
Montreal blue
Plainfield 97
98 Garden
City
Point
O’Woods
Pevero Jupiter
Hills hills
Sotogrande
old
98
99 CC
of North Carolina
Commonwealth Paraparaumu
Beach
Congressional
blue
Royal
Dar-es-Salaam red
99
100 Durban Royal
Porthcawl
Pine
Tree FL
Peachtree Pasatiempo 100
Hidden
Gems
Hidden
Gems
Hidden
Gems
Hidden
Gems
Hidden
Gems
Essex
(Can)
Bear
Creek, Calif.
Black
Diamond
County
Louth
Devil’s
Paintbrush
Noordwijk Camargo Cruden
Bay
Jagorawi El
Rincon
Loxahatchee Haig
Point
Jagorawi Les
Bordes
Firetharn
Ballybunion
New
Hamilton
CC
Kennemer Mariya
(??)
Jagorawi
Point
O’Woods
Jagorawi Kiele
Course
Newcastle Pumpkin
Ridge
Crystal
Downs
Los
Leones
National
GC Aust
Oyster
Harbors
Rolling
Green
NCR
(South)
Morfontaine Noordwijk Pine
Lake, Japan
San
Lorenzo
letter=Newcomers The
Honors Course
Noordwijk Ohio
State (Scarlet)
San
Lorenzo
Seignosse
London
Hunt C
Paraparaumu Royal
GC des Fagnes
Sugarloaf,
Maine
Shoreacres
Morfontaine Royal
GC des Fagnes
Wannamoisett Wade
Hampton
Tokyo
GC
1991-2003
data by Masa Nishijima
2005
data by Gary Galyean
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
1 Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
1
2 Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
2
3 Pebble
Beach
Pebble
Beach
Pebble
Beach
Pebble
Beach
Muirfield St.Andrews
old
3
4 Augusta
National
Augusta
National
Augusta
National
Augusta
National
Shinnecock
Hills
Augusta
National
4
5 St.Andrews
old
Royal
Melbourne
St.Andrews
old
St.Andrews
old
Augusta
National
Shinnecock
Hills
5
6 Royal
Melbourne
Shinnecock
Hills
Shinneck
Hills
Shinnecock
Hills
St.Andrews
old
Pebble
Beach
6
7 Shinnecock
Hills
St.Andrews
old
Pinehurst
#2
Pinehurst
#2
Pebble
Beach
Muirfield 7
8 Muirfield Pinehurst
#2
Muirfield Royal
County Down
Royal
Melbourne
Sand
Hills Club
8
9 Pinehurst
#2
Muirfield Royal
Melbourne
Muirfield Pinehurst
#2
Royal
County Down
9
10 Royal
County Down
Royal
County Down
Royal
County Down
Royal
Melbourne
Royal
County Down
Royal
Melbourne
10
11 Merion
east
Ballybunion
old
Ballybunion
old
Ballybunion
old
Sand
Hills Club
Merion
east
11
12 Ballybunion
old
Royal
Portrush dunluce
Royal
Portrush dunluce
Sand
Hills Club
Royal
Portrush dunluce
Royal
Portrush dunluce
12
13 Royal
Dornoch
Merion
east
Merion
east
Merion
east
Ballybunion
old
Pacific
Dunes
13
14 Crystal
Downs
Crystal
Downs
Sand
Hills Club
Royal
Portrush dunluce
Merion
east
Oakmont 14
15 Royal
Portrush dunluce
Royal
Dornoch
Oakmont Royal
Dornoch
Oakmont Royal
Dornoch
15
16 Turnberry
ailsa
Oakmont Royal
Dornoch
Oakmont Royal
Dornoch
Ballybunion
old
16
17 Oakmont Sand
Hills Club
Seminole Seminole Turnberry
ailsa
Turnberry
ailsa
17
18 Wonged
Foot west
National
GL of America
Crystal
Downs
Turnberry
ailsa
Winged
Foot west
Pinehurst
#2
18
19 Seminole Seminole Turnberry
ailsa
Winged
Foot west
Pacific
Dunes
National
GL of America
19
20 Casa
de Campo teeth
Winged
Foot west
Winged
Foot west
San
Francisco
National
GL of America
Kingston
Heath
20
21 Carnoustie
champ
Turnberry
ailsa
National
GL of America
Prarie
Dunes
Kingston
Heath
Carnoustie
champ
21
22 National
GL of America
Oakland
Hills south
Carnoustie
champ
Carnoustie
champ
Seminole Seminole 22
23 Oakland
Hills south
Casa
de Campo teeth
San
Francisco
National
GL of America
Prarie
Dunes
Crystal
Downs
23
24 San
Francisco
Carnoustie
champ
Prarie
Dunes
Crystal
Downs
Crystal
Downs
San
Francisco
24
25 Prairie
Dunes
Kingston
Heath
Oakland
Hills south
Oakland
Hills south
Oakland
Hills south
Prairie
Dunes
25
26 Royal
Birkdale
Prairie
Dunes
Royal
St.George’s
Pacific
Dunes
Carnoustie
champ
Winged
Foot west
26
27 Riviera San
Francisco
Kingston
Heath
Royal
St..George’s
San
Francisco
Cape
Kidnappers
27
28 Royal
St.George’s
Olympic
lake
Casa
de Campo teeth
Kingston
Heath
Royal
Birkdale
Fishers
Island
28
29 Woodhall
Spa
Woodhall
Spa
Olympic
lake
Royal
Birkdale
Fishers
Island
Oakland
Hills south
29
30 Olympic
lake
Royal
St.George’s
Royal
Birkdale
Fishers
Island
Bethpage
black
Bethpage
black
30
31 Oak
Hill east
Muirfield
Village
Muirfield
Village
Chicago Chicago Royal
Birkdale
31
32 Muirfield
Village
Oak
Hill east
The
Country Club open
Olympic
lake
Royal
St.George’s
Royal
St.George’s
32
33 Kingstone
Heath
The
Country Club open
Woodhall
Spa
The
Country Club open
The
Country Club open
Chicago 33
34 The
Golf Club
Royal
Birkdale
Royal
Troon old
Portmarnock Casa
de Campo teeth
New
South Wales
34
35 The
Country Club open
The
Golf Club
Chicago Casa
de Campo teeth
Hirono Hirono 35
36 Royal
Troon old
Royal
Troon old
Oak
Hill east
Sunningdale
old
Riviera The
Country Club open
36
37 Baltusrol
lower
Baltusrol
lower
Baltusrol
lower
Oak
Hill east
Muirfield
Village
Riviera 37
38 Portmarnock Chicago Portmarnock Baltusrol
lower
Royal
Troon old
Muirfield
Village
38
39 Sunning
dale old
Loch
Lomond
Fishers
Island
Muirfield
Village
Olympic
lake
Oak
hill east
39
40 Hirono Portmarnock Sunningdale
old
Royal
Troon old
Portmarnock Royal
Troon old
40
41 Chicago Hirono Southern
Hills
Hirono Southern
Hills
Casa
de Campo teeth
41
42 Southern
Hills
Riviera Hirono Riviera Oak
Hill east
Baltusrol
lower
42
43 Camargo New
South Wales
New
South Wales
Woodhall
Spa
New
South Wales
Portmarnock 43
44 Loch
Lomond
Sunningdale
old
Loch
Lomond
Southern
Hills
Sunningdale
old
Olympic
lake
44
45 Harbour
Town
Southern
Hills
Morfontaine Bethpage
black
Baltusrol
lower
Southern
Hills
45
46 Medinah
#3
Fishers
Island
Camargo Kingsbarns Woodhall
Spa
Sunningdale
old
46
47 Quaker
Ridge
Morfontaine Riviera New
South Wales
Morfontaine Woodhall
Spa
47
48 Scioto Shadow
Creek
The
Golf Club
The
Golf Club
The
Golf Club
Whistring
staits srtaits
48
49 Shadow
Creek
Medinah
#3
Bethpage
black
Royal
Lytham&St.Annes
Kauri
Cliffs
Barnbougle
Dunes
49
50 Kawana
fuji
Valderrama Royal
Lytham&St.Annes
Whistling
Straits
Royal
Adelaide
TPC
Sawgrass
50
51 Valderrama Kawana
fuji
Garden
City
Camargo Shoreacres Los
Angels north
51
52 Inverness Harbour
Town
Cruden
Bay
Loch
Lomond
Medinah
#3
Royal
Lytham & St.Annes
52
53 Los
Angeles north
Camargo Medinah
#3
Medinah
#3
Whistling
Straits straits
The
Golf Club
53
54 New
South Wales
Quaker
Ridge
Kawana
fuji
Morfontaine Royal
Lytham&St.Annes
Royal
Adelaide
54
55 Maidstone Inverness Shadow
Creek
Cruden
Bay
Garden
City
Medinah
#3
55
56 Colonial San
Lorenzo
Maidstone TPC
Swagrass stadium
Loch
Lomond
Kiawah
ocean
56
57 The
Honors Course
Scioto Highlands
Links
Garden
City
TPC
Sawgrass stadium
Morfontaine 57
58 Royal
Lytham&St.Annes
Royal
Lytham&St.Annes
TPC
Sawgrass stadium
Kawana
fuji
Inverness Kauri
Cliffs
58
59 Fishers
Island
El
Saler
Quaker
Ridge
Winged
Foot east
Los
Angeles north
Habour
town
59
60 El
Saler
Bethpage
black
El
Saler
Naruo Maidstone Quaker
Ridge
60
61 Morfontaine Maidstone Ganton Los
Angeles north
Qoaker
Ridge
Winged
foot east
61
62 Cherry
Hills
Garden
City
Los
Angeles north
Quaker
Ridge
Ganton Inverness 62
63 Royal
Adelaide
Los
Angeles north
Winged
Foot east
Shoreacres Camargo Maidstone 63
64 Garden
City
World
Woods pine barr
San
Lorenzo
Inverness Highlands
Links
Garden
City
64
65 Wentworth
west
Durban Whistling
Straits
Maidstone Kingsbarns Kingsbarns 65
66 World
Woods pine barr
TPC
Sawgrass stadium
Wnetworth
west
Royal
Liverpool
Winged
Foot east
Loch
Lomond
66
67 Ganton The
Honors Course
Naruo Lahinch Harbour
Town
Lahinch 67
68 Cabo
del Sol
Naruo World
Woods pine barr
Shadow
Creek
Cabo
del Sol ocean
Ganton 68
69 Shoal
Creek
Cherry
Hills
Royal
Liverpool
Highlands
Links
Somerset
Hills
Bandon
Dunes
69
70 Kasumigaseki
east
Cabo
del Sol
Lahinch Bandon
Dunes
Durban Valderrama 70
71 Paraparaum
Beach
Ganton Inverness Ganton Scioto Cape
Breton Highlands
71
72 Durban Royal
Adelaide
The
Honors Club
Scioto Royal
Liverpool
Royal
liverpool
72
73 Lahinch Cruden
Bay
Valderrama Wentworth
west
Lahinch Cabo
del Sole ocean
73
74 Double
Eagle
Peachtree Harbour
Town
Spyglass
Hill
Bandon
Dunes
Friar’s
Head
74
75 Peachtree Cape
Breton Highlands
Cascades
upper
Harbour
Town
Naruo Shoreacres 75
76 Cascades
upper
Shoal
Creek
Walton
Heath old
World
Woods pine barr
Cruden
Bay
Scioto 76
77 Wade
Hampton
Shoreacres Scioto Ocean
Forest
Valderrama Sommerset
Hills
77
78 Black
Diamonds
Lahinch Cabo
del Sol
El
Saler
Wentworth
west
Cruden
Bay
78
79 Walton
Heath old
Paraparaum
Beach
Paraparaum
Beach
Somerset
Hills
Kiawah
ocean
Congressional
Blue
79
80 Long
Cove
Spyglass
Hill
Bandon
Dunes
Royal
Adelaide
Kawana
fuji
Kawana
fuji
80
81 Somerset
Hills
Double
Eagle
Ocean
Forest
Walton
Heath old
Spyglass
Hill
Durban
CC
81
82 Royal
Liverpool
Congressional
blue
Shoreacres The
Honors Course
Walton
Heath old
St.
George’s canada
82
83 TPC
Sawgrass stadium
Winged
Foot east
Cherry
Hills
Cascades
upper
World
Woods pine barr
Shadow
Creek
83
84 Canterbury Wentworth
west
Wade
Hampton
Cherry
Hills
Ocean
Forest
Hamilton
CC
84
85 Winged
Foot east
Cascades
upper
Royal
Adelaide
Peachtree Valley
Club of Montecito
Wentworth
west
85
86 Bethpage
black
Colonial Spyglass
Hill
Kasumigaseki
east
Congressional
blue
Bandon
Trails
86
87 Naruo Somerset
Hills
Peachtree Valderrama Peachtree Trump
National NJ
87
88 Yale
University
Wade
Hampton
St.George’s
canada
Wade
Hampton
Wade
Hampton
Spyglass
Hill
88
89 National
GC of Canada
Royal
Liverpool
Durban Durban Shadow
Creek
Camargo 89
90 Oak
Tree GC
Kasumigaseki
east
Sommerset
Hills
East
Lake
Cherry
Hills
Ocean
Forest
90
91 Victoria Walton
Heath old
Colonial Nantucket Baltimore
five farms east
European
Club
91
92 Royal
Montreal blue
Black
Diamonds
Kasumigaseki
east
Congressional
blue
Yeamans
Hall
Walton
Heath old
92
93 Spyglass
Hill
St.
George’s canada
Congressional
blue
Cabo
del Sol
El
Saler
East
Lake
93
94 Rye Victoria East
Lake
Valley
Club of Montecito
Homestead
Cascades
Tokyo
GC
94
95 Lake
Nona
National
GC of Canada
Valley
Club of Montecito
Paraparaumu
Beach
St.George’s
canada
Nine
Bridges
95
96 Firestone
south
Estancia Old
Head
St.George’s
canada
The
Honors Course
Wade
Hampton
96
97 Commonwealth Long
Cove
Shoal
Creek
Double
Eagle
East
Lake
Colonial 97
98 Interlachen Rye Nantaucket Colonial European
Club
Peachtree 98
99 Cruden
Bay
Interlachen Canterbury Baltimore
five farms east
Paraparaumu
Beach
Cascades
upper
99
100 San
Lorenzo
Canterbury Double
Eagle
Black
Diamonds
Colonial Naruo 100
Hidden
Gems
Hidden
Gems
Honorable
mention
Honorable
mention
(from
outside the US)
(from
outside the US)
Cape
Breton Highlands
Utrechtse
De Pan
Mid
Ocean
Machrihanish
European
Club Brittas Bay
Devil’s
Paintbrush
National
GC of Canada
Mid
Ocean
Las
Campanas sunrise
Galloway
National
Rye San
Lorenzo
Newcastle Hope
Island
Victoria Royal
Zoute
Ocean
Forest
Las
Campanas sunrise
Machriharish Les
Bordes
Pete
Dye GC
Newcastle Barsebacks Old
Head
Redtail Pablo
Creek
Royal
Montreal blue
National
GC of Canada
Royal
Zoute
Redtail Royal
West Norfolk
Tokyo
GC
Sand
Hills Club
Royal
Zoute
Tokyo
GC
Nikko
CC
Stonewall Stonehouse Royal
Porthcawl
European
Club
Commonwealth Royal
Porthcawl
Sunningdale
new
Rye
Honorable
Mention
Royal
Zoute
Sunningdale
new
(from
outside the US)
Swinley
Forest
Barseback
Royal
Montreal blue
Notts Royal
West Norfolk
Commonwealth Royal
Golf Links morocco
Prestwick
Waterville Prestwick Metropolitan
Royal
Porthcawl
Saunton
east
Commonwealth
PortStewart Nikko
CC
Victoria
Mid
Ocean
Sotogrande
old
Swinley
Forest
Tokyo
GC
Royal
Aberdeen
Royal
Montreal blue
Gleneagles
king
Les
Bordes
Notts
Machrihanish Newcastle Waterville
Redtail St.Endoc Gullane
#1
Royal
Zoute
Hamilton Gleneagles
kings
The
European Club
Waterville Hamilton
Sunningdale
new
Gullane
#1
Saunton
east
Royal
West Norfolk
Fontainebleau Royal
Aberdeen
Prestwick Dubai
Creek
Capilano St.Endoc
Western
Gailes
North
Berwick west
Palmilla
Devil’s
Paintbrush
Metropolitan
Sotogrande
old
Gullane
#1
Swinley
Forest
Hamburger
Falkenstein
Haagsche
2007-2011
Data by Joe Passov
2007 2009 2011
1 Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
Pine
Valley
2 Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
Cypress
Point
3 St.Andrews
Old
Augusta
National
Augusta
National
4 Augusta
National
St.Andrews
Old
St.Andrews
Old
5 Pebble
Beach
Royal
County Down
Royal
County Down
6 Shinnecock
Hills
Shinnecock
Hills
Shinnecock
Hills
7 Royal
County Down
Pebble
Beach
Pebble
Beach
8 Muirfield Oakmont Oakmont
9 Oakmont Muirfield Muirfield
10 Merion
East
Merion
East
Merion
East
11 Sand
Hills
Sand
Hills
Sand
Hills
12 Royal
Portrush Dunluce
National
Golf Links of America
National
Golf Links of America
13 Pacific
Dunes
Royal
Portrush Dunluce
Royal
Melbourne West
14 Ballybunion
Old
Royal
Melbourne West
Royal
Portrush Dunluce
15 Royal
Melbourne West
Royal
Dornoch
Pinehurst
#2
16 National
Golf Links of America
Pacific
Dunes
Royal
Dornoch
17 Pinehurst
#2
Turnberry
Ailsa
Ballybunion
Old
18 Royal
Dornoch
Ballybunion
Old
Turnberry
Ailsa
19 Turnberry
Ailsa
Pinehurst
#2
Pacific
Dunes
20 Seminole Crystal
Downs
Crystal
Downs
21 Winged
Foot West
Seminole Carnoustie
Champ
22 Crystal
Downs
Carnoustie
Champ
Winged
Foot West
23 San
Francisco
Winged
Foot West
Seminole
24 Carnoustie
Champ
Chicago Chicago
25 Prairie
Dunes
Prairie
Dunes
Prairie
Dunes
26 Kingston
Heath
San
Francisco
San
Fancisco
27 Chicago Kingston
Heath
Kingston
Heath
28 Oakland
Hills South
Oakland
Hills South
Fishers
Island
29 Riviera Royal
Birkdale
Oakland
Hills South
30 Royal
Birkdale
Riviera Royal
Birkdale
31 Fishers
Island
Fishers
Island
Riviera
32 Bethpage
Black
Friar’s
Head
Royal
St.George’s
33 Friar’s
Head
Sunningdale
Old
Cape
Kidnappers
34 The
Country Club Brookline
Royal
St.George’s
New
South Wales
35 Barnbougle
Dunes
Bethpage
Black
Sunningdale
Old
36 New
South Wales
Cape
Kidnappers
Bethpage
Black
37 Hirono The
Country Club Brookline
The
Country Club Brookline
38 Sunningdale
Old
New
South Wales
Friar’s
Head
39 Royal
St.George’s
Hirono Los
Angeles North
40 Whistling
Straits Straits
Whistling
Straits Straits
Hirono
41 Cape
Kidnappers
Olympic
Lake
Barnbougle
Dunes
42 Muirfield
Village
Casa
de Campo teeth of the dog
Lahinch
43 Casa
de Campo teeth of the dog
Barnbougle
Dunes
Olympic
Lake
44 Royal
Troon Old
Lahinch Whistling
Straits Straits
45 Olympic
Lake
Portmarnock
Old
Kiawah
Ocean
46 Morfontaine Muirfield
Village
Portmarnock
Old
47 Los
Angeles North
Kiawah
Ocean
Casa
de Campo teeth of the dog
48 Kiawah
Ocean
Royal
Troon Old
Royal
Troon Old
49 Portmarnock
Old
Baltusrol
Lower
Nine
Bridges
50 Baltusrol
Lower
TPC
Sawgrass Stadium
Garden
City
51 Southern
Hills
Garden
City
TPC
Sawgrass Stadium
52 Oak
Hills East
Los
Angeles North
Muirfield
Village
53 Woodhall
Spa
Royal
Lytham &St.Annes
Baltusrol
Lower
54 Lahinch Morfontaine Kingsbarns
55 Garden
City
Nine
Bridges
Morfontaine
56 TPC
Sawgrass Stadium
Woodhall
Spa
Castle
Stuart
57 Bandon
Dunes
Oak
Hill East
Royal
Lythem&St.Annes
58 Medinah
#3
Bandon
Dunes
Diamante
59 The
Golf Club
The
Golf Club
Woodhall
Spa
60 Nine
Bridges
Southern
Hills
Bandon
Dunes
61 Kingsbarns Kingsbarns Oak
Hill East
62 Royal
Lythem&St,Annes
Medinah
#3
The
Golf Club
63 Kauri
Cliffs
Ganton Southern
Hills
64 Quaker
Ridge
Loch
Lomond
Shoreacres
65 Winged
Foot East
Maidstine Medinah
#3
66 Loch
Lomond
Camargo Ganton
67 Maidstone Winged
Foot East
Old
Sandwich
68 Cruden
Bay
Inverness Oitavos
Dunes
69 Ganton Old
Sandwich
Carmago
70 Harbour
Town
Quaker
Ridge
Quaker
Ridge
71 Inverness Shoreacres Inverness
72 Royal
Melbourne East
Royal
Adelaide
Maidstone
73 Shoreacres Harbour
Town
Loch
Lomond
74 Camargo Kawana
Fuji
Old
Macdonald
75 Royal
Adelaide
Nanea Winged
Foot East
76 Nanea Valderrama Kawana
Fuji
77 Old
Sandwich
Chambers
Bay
Royal
Liverpool
78 European
Club
Kauri
Cliffs
Habour
Town
79 Highland
Links
Somerset
Hills
Ballyneal
80 Royal
Liverpool
Royal
Liverpool
Kauri
Cliffs
81 Walton
Heath Old
Cruden
Bay
Somerset
Hills
82 Ballyneal Walton
Heath Old
Barnbougle
-Lost Farm
83 Scioto Ballyneal Cruden
Bay
84 Tokyo Swinley
Forest
Nanea
85 Spyglass
Hill
European
Club
Royal
Adelaide
86 Somerset
Hills
Highlands
Links
Walton
Heath
87 Kawana
Fuji
Royal
Melbourne East
Chambers
Bay
88 Cabo
del Sol Ocean
Oitavos
Dunes
Valderrama
89 Valderrama St.George’s North
Berwick
90 Shadow
Creek
Spyglass
Hill
St.George’s
91 Congressional
Blue
Waterville Waterville
92 St.George’s Machrihanish Swinley
Forest
93 East
Lake
North
Berwick West
Machrihanish
94 Naruo Durban
Country Club
Royal
Porthcawl
95 Swinley
Forest
Cabo
del Sol Ocean
European
Club
96 Durban
Country Club
Scioto Tokyo
97 Machrihanish Tokyo Valley
Club of Montecito
98 North
Berwick West
Valley
Club of Montecito
Highlands
Links
99 Wentworth
West
Naruo Durban
Country Club
100 Hamilton
West/South
Royal
Porthcawl
Cabo
del Sol Ocean
Ten
to Watch
Ellerston
GC
Castle
Stuart
Bro
Hof Slott
Firestone
South
Wentworth
West
Gozzer
Ranch
Victoria
National GC
Bayonne
GC
Blair
Atoll GC
The
Cliffs at High Carolina

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