Being a Top 100 Golf Panellist is what many aspire to. However, dreams of teeing off at Augusta National, Cypress Point, and NGLA weekly isn't the reality.
The vast majority of our panellists travel of their own accord and at their own expense to walk, play and see the best golf courses in their county or state, region, country or even around the world. Top 100 Golf Courses doesn't pay panellists, nor does it ask panellists to pay for the privilege.
A good panellist is well-read and well-travelled. They will have seen, walked and played golf courses in their local area, in their region and around the world.
They should have a solid grasp of golf course architecture principles, be aware of golf course architecture best practices and have an awareness of agronomy.
When making decisions or compiling a ranking, they should be able to articulate and defend the decisions they come to.
We have panellists across the world with keen golfers helping us in every major golf centre. Many have worked with us for many years and others have just begun. The common denominator is a passion for golf courses, golf course architecture and golf travel.
Some of our panel members are used as Advisors. Some are industry professionals who are experts but can, at times, be biased. The opinions of their work aren't taken into account. The same can be said of golf courses where we may be members. We would never be a member of a club that we don't love or enjoy, inherently biased; we cannot allow those opinions to influence the ranking.
Some of our panellists work in other media organisations or simply do not want to be publicly known. We respect their wishes and do not disclose their identity. If you wish to verify the identity of any purported panellists, see below.
It has been noted that some individuals have claimed to be Raters, Reviewers, or even Panellists to access certain golf clubs or obtain golf.
If you have been approached or received correspondence from any individual who is not using an official @top100golfcourses.com email or @top100golfpanel.com email, we would kindly ask you to contact us to discuss this before approving.
Please contact us at info @ top100golfcourses.com or jasper @ top100golfcourses.com
World Panel Co-ordinator - J Miners
World Ranking Lead - contact J Miners
16 Advisors
USA Lead - contact J Miners
New England - 5 Panellists/ 4 Advisors
Mid Atlantic - 1 Candidate/ 6 Panellists/ 3 Advisors
East North Central - 1 Candidate/ 6 Panellists/ 1 Advisor
West North Central - 2 Panellists
South Atlantic - Lead - J Peavy - 5 Candidates/ 10 Panellists/ 7 Advisors
East South - 2 Candidates/ 2 Panellists/ 1 Advisor
West South - 1 Candidate/ 3 Panellists
Mountain - Lead C Cunningham - 2 Panellists/ 5 Advisors
Pacific - Lead C Cunningham - 1 Panellist/ 2 Advisors
GB&I Region
GB&I - Wales Co-ordinator - J Miners
GB&I - Scotland Lead - J Henderson - 13 Panellists + Advisors
GB&I - England Co-ordinator - J Miners - 33 Panellists + Advisors
GB&I - Ireland & N Ireland Co-ordinator - J Miners - 6 Panellists + Advisors
Europe Region Co-ordinator - J Miners
Benelux Lead - B Branch - 2 Advisors/ 4 Panellists
Central Europe - 5 Candidates/ 2 Panellists/ 6 Advisors/ 1 Industry Professional
Spain & Portugal Lead - G Mataro - 9 Panellists + Advisors
France Lead - N Aubert - 3 Candidates
Scandinavia - 5 Candidates/ 1 Industry Professional/ 1 Advisor
Baltics - 1 Candidate/ 1 Advisor
South Europe - 3 Candidates/ 3 Advisors
Central East - 1 Candidate/ 2 Panellists/ 3 Advisors
Middle East Lead - J Tizot - 1 Panellist/ 4 Advisors
NZ Lead - M Wallbank - 4 Panellists/ 3 Advisors/ 1 Industry Professional
Aus Lead - K Pallier - 1 Candidate/ 4 Panellists/ 6 Advisors/ 1 Industry Professional
Asia Lead - J Yamakawa - 3 Candidates/ 3 Panellists/ 2 Advisors
Africa - 5 Advisors
Caribbean - contact J Miners - 1 Candidate/ 1 Panellist/ 2 Advisors
Become a Top 100 Panellist
How can you become a panellist for your county or state, country, region or even the world Top 100? It all starts with engagement!
What will help you progress through the process? Here are some hints and tips:
