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Top 100 Golf Courses - USA

Bandon Dunes (Bandon Trails)

51^st

Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw designed Bandon Trails, the third of four 18-hole courses at the magnificent Bandon Dunes Resort.

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Valley Club of Montecito

52^nd

Dr Alister MacKenzie designed the Valley Club of Montecito in 1929 and by Mackenzie’s standards it is one of his more modest designs.

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Essex County Club

53^rd

The par five 3rd hole at Essex County Club is a monster and it is nearly as long as the sum of the first two par fours that precede it. But there’s much more to this hole than length alone.

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Wade Hampton

54^th

Wade Hampton Golf Club was named after the respected Confederate cavalry leader, General Wade Hampton III, who was also Governor of South Carolina and later US Senator during the 19th century.

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Streamsong (Red)

55^th

Remarkably, it’s said that the short par four 9th on the Red course is actually Tom Doak’s favourite golf hole on either the Red or the Blue course at the Streamsong Resort.

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Plainfield

56^th

The name, Plainfield Country Club, is understated and perhaps suggests an ordinary run-of-the-mill golf course but we can assure you, plain it is not.

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Milwaukee

57^th

Golf in Wisconsin dates back to circa 1890 and the Milwaukee Country Club is one of the oldest in the State. The current Milwaukee layout was fashioned by the hand of Charles Hugh Alison in 1929.

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Myopia Hunt

58^th

Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton Massachusetts started out in life way back in 1882. So many of the original "horsey" members were bespectacled that they decided to call the club Myopia.

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Shadow Creek

59^th

Once the preserve of the limited few, Shadow Creek can now be shared. Sculptured by Tom Fazio from the rugged Nevada desert, it’s set in the most breathtaking location.

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Nanea

60^th

Nanea Golf Club is so exclusive that it shuns publicity. The course was laid out on a thick lava mantle by David McLay Kidd with the heart of British seaside links at its roots.

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Leaderboard

Rank	Name	Courses Reviewed
1	Fergal O'Leary	55
2	John Sabino	52
3	Larry Berle	50
4	David Davis	37
5	M. James Ward	36
6	Steve MacQuarrie	25
7	Javier Pintos	22
8	michael nowacki	22
9	Richard Smith	20
10	Mac Plumart	17