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Top courses and more volume 2

Posted: February 5th, 2017, 1:14 pm
by SteveHorn
I recently completed season #13 of my World Tour. I played a lot of courses I've either never played before in a tournament or hadn't played in over 6 years and weren't officially rated yet. Here is my updated list of top courses and all that I've played in the past 6 seasons with ratings.

Tournament Course’s Ratings
(only course’s played in tournaments in past 6 seasons rated)
A- A Horse with No Name (9.5 B+) Abernathy Estates (9.6 A-) Albatross G.R. (9.7 A)
Alkimos G. L. (9.6 A-) All American G.C. (9.5 B+) Arcadia Bluffs (9.9 A+)
Arcadia G.L. Old Course (9.2 X) Armegeddon (9.35 B) Arrowhead (9.65 A-)
Augusta National 2001 (9.65 A-) Augusta National 2005 (9.7 A) Autumn Winds G.L. (9.4 B)

B- Badlands (9.3 B-) Baltusrol (9.75 A) Barton Creek (9.55 A-) Bay Hill Palmer Course (9.15 X)
Bay Shore Links (9.6 A-) Bayview Hills (9.65 A-) Bethpage Black (9.6 A-)
Bish Memorial (9.55 A-) Blackwolf Run River Crs. (9.8 A) Blackwood G.C. (9.6 A-)
Blake Valley (9.55 A-) Blue Lagoon (9.5 B+) Blue Mountains G.C. (9.6 A-)
Booneyville Mountain (9.5 B+) Boulder Beach (9.4 B) Bulls Eye C.C. (9.7 A)
Bushwacker (9.6 A-)

C- Cabo del Diablo (9.4 B) Cadens Point (9.6 A-) Cades Cove (9.7 A) Canterbury (9.65 A-) Carnoustie (9.65 A-) Carolina Cottonmouth (9.7 A) Carolindi Forest (9.5 B+)
Castle Stuart (9.7 A) Champions Course at Cumberland (9.65 A-)
Cheyenne County C.C. (9.65 A-) Chloe Ann G.C. (9.65 A-)Coastal Links at Edisto Island (9.9 A+)
Colonial C.C.(9.4 B) Congressional (9.5 B+) Coo’s Bay G.L. (9.8 A)
Copyright Club G.R. (9.45 B+) Coronas the Gold Course 2010 (9.45 B+)
Cougills Keep G.C. (9.6 A-) Crook O’Lune (9.45 B+) Crooked Run Golf & C.C. (9.35 B)
Cypress Bay Resort (9.65 A-)

D- Danish Greens (9.65 A-) Danish Mermaid G.C. (9.4 B) Debien Fields (9.55 A-)
Deception Point (9.55 A-) Defiant Heart C.C. (9.55 A-) Del Bocca Vista (9.4 B)
Desert Edge (9.2 X) Desert Shores (9.4 B) Desierto de Tejas (9.6 A-) Destiny Ridge (9.65 A-)
Death Valley (9.35 B ) Dogwood Trail C.E (9.75 A) Dragon Ridge (9.5 B+)

E- Elysium Fields (9.75 A) Erins Glade (9.7 A) European Links (9.8 A)

F- Falcon Ridge (9.6 A-) Fall In Angel (9.6 A-) Fishers Island (9.65 A-) Franklin Lakes (9.5 B+)
Firestone - South (9.6 A-)

G- Grande Palms Golf & Resort (9.8 A) Greenville Castle (9.6 A-) Glen Haven (9.9 A+)
Glendale C.C. (9.6 A-) Gleneagle (9.75 A) Golden Sands (9.45 B+) Granite Hollow G.C. (9.6 A-)
Great Pond (9.6 A-) Green Lake Valley (9.35 B) Grey Point Golf & C.C. (9.4 B)
Gunpowder Bay (9.4 B) Gut Kaden (9.75 A)

H- Hawks Nest (9.35 B) Hawksey Memorial (9.4 B) Hazeltine (9.6 A-) Hideaway Haven (9.35 B)
Horseshoe Hills (9.85 A+) Howbowdizden (9.45 B+) Hummingbird Haven V-2 (9.35 B)

I- Ingalls Creek (9.6 A-) Innsbrook Copperhead (9.6 A-) Inspiration Point (9.65 A-)
International Links Black (9.65) International Links White (9.75 A) Iron Horse (9.75 A)

J- Jezebel (9.7 A) Johanne G.C.V-2 (9.65 A-) Jonesborough Oaks (9.7 A) Joshua Ridge (9.6 A-)
Jutlandia Links G.C. (9.6 A-)

K- Kapalua Plantation Course (9.75 A) Kauais Kekaha G.C. (9.55 A-)
Kauri Hills (9.4 B) Kewadin Prairie Lodge (9.45 B+) Kilmory Links (9.45 B+)
Kingston Heath (9.35 B) Knotty Pines (9.6 A-)

L- Lake Evelyn C.C. (9.45 B+) Lake Lavon (9.75 A) Lakeland G.C. (9.6 A-)
Lakeland Hills (9.5 B-) La Lorraine (9.45 B+) Laurentain Hills (9.4 B)
Le Vallee du le Juste (9.65 A-) Les Grandes Ambition (9.45 B+) Life (9.5 B+)
Lighthouse Bay (9.7 A) Lighthouse Golf Links (9.4 B) Lindeman Lakes (9.6 A-)
Links at Donofrio Bay (9.65 A-) Links at Rugged Dunes (9.6 A-)
Links Course at Hatteras Isle (9.65 A-) Lochiel G.L. (9.45 B+)

M- Machette (9.6 A-) Mae’s Glen (9.65 A-) Mai Nai ‘eakhi (9.65 A-) Majestic Woods C.C. (9.35 B)
Makossa (9.5 B+) Mamacs Retreat (9.7A) Maple Hills @ Mosquito Creek (9.45 B+)
Mayfield Manor G.C. (9.6 A-) Medina C.C.#3 (9.6 A-) Mentor March (9.3 B-)
Mill Creek G.C. (9.85 A+) Mohican Valley (9.6 A-) Moreta Park (9.4 B) Muirfield (9.4 B)
Muirfield Village 2011 (9.65 A-)

N- Normandy Heights C.C. (9.6 A-) North American Woods (9.9 A+)
North Cheshire G.C. (9.55 A-) North Pointe Lodge (9.55 A-) North Tampa Golf & C.C.(9.5 B+)

O- Oak Hill (9.45 B+) Oakmont (9.6 A-) Ocala National (9.75 A) Ocean Side (9.7 A)
Old Mission (9.4 B) Osprey Resort & G.C. (9.45 B+)

P- Parkland Creek (9.55 A-) Pebble Beach (9.6 A-) Pepper Hill (9.35 B) PGA West (9.4 B)
Pine Anchor (9.6 A-) Pine Crest C. C. (9.55 A-) Pine Haven (east) (9.65 A-)
Pine Haven (west) (9.65 A-) Pinebrook Plantation (9.6 A-) Pinehurst #2 (9.5 B+)
Pines & Water 2 (9.55 A-) PGA National (9.5 B+) Point Counterpoint (9.6 A-)
Point Reyes National (9.8 A) Poppy Hills (9.6 A-) Pumpkin Ridge (9.65 A-)

Q- Quail Hollow V-2 (9.3 B-)

R- Red Dragon (9.55 A-) Red Feather Run G.C. (9.5 B+) Riveria C.C. (9.5 B+)
Royal Litham - St Annes (9.55 A-) Royal Liverpool – Hoylake (9.55 A-)
Royal Machrie 2002 (9.45 B+) Royal Valley Rameses (9.4 B) Royal St. George (9.65 A-)
Royal Troon (9.6 A-)

S- Sammamiish Plateau (9.75 A) Sawtooth (9.6 A-) Schuberts Bay (9.7 A) Seasons (9.3 B-)
Shani Lake (9.3 B-) Shammrock Shores (9.7 A) Shinnecock Hills (9.65 A-) Sierra C.C. (9.7 A)
Silent Valley C.C. (9.6 A-) Sleeping Bear (9.65 A-) Solmna G.C. (9.55 A-) Stonecarver (9.25 B-)
Stone Pony (9.85 A+) Stormbay (9.8 A) Sugarbrook (9.65 A-) Sundance (9.45 B+)

T- Tenacity @ Willows March (9.6 A-) The Communities Course (9.7 A)
The C.C. at Terra Cotta Plantation (9.7 A) The Diamond (9.4 B) The Devil @ Dusk (9.55 A-)
The Diggins (9.7 A) The Dunes (9.6 A-) The Lakes Course @ PineRidge (9.8 A)
The Monterey Club (9.4 B-) The Monument (9.7 A) The Old Course St. Andrews (9.35 B)
The Old Course St Andrews 2010 (9.6 A-) The Platinum Course at Stoney Hills C.C. (9.75 A)
The Trenche at Monticello (9.8 A) The Tullyboothy Craigs (9.45 B+)
The Valley Course at Horseshoe Bend (9.7 A) The Y Club ( 9.35 B )
Tidewater G.C. & Plantation (9.55 A-) Torrey Pines (9.6 A-)Tomahawk Run (9.7 A)
TPC River Highlands (9.4 B) TPC Sawgrass (9.55 A-) TPC Sawgrass 2010 (9.7 A)
TPC Scottsdale (9.5 B+)
TPC Southwind 2010 (9.65 A-) TPC Summerlin (9.4 B) TPC Waterloo (9.35 B)
2002 TPC White Sands (9.75 A) Travertine Island (10.0) Trump National Doral (9.55 A-)
Tullamore Forest G.C. (9.7 A)

U- Ullna G.K. (9.55 A-) Upstate C.C. (9.6 A)

V- Valhalla (9.1 X)

W- Waialae C.C. (9.6 A-) Westchester C.C. (9.55 A-) Whiffle Oasis (9.25 B-)
Whispering Ridge (9.4 B) Whistlers Sister (9.65 A-) Whistling Straits (9.6 A-)
Whitsunday Island (9.5 B+) Wildwood G.C. (9.6 A-) Wildside (9.6 A-)
Willow Waters Plantation (9.55 A-) Whitestone Park (9.7 A) Won Sum II (9.35 B-)
Woodland Hills (9.6 A-) Wookey Hollow (9.6 A-)

X-Y-Z
MY CURRENT TOP COURSE’S LIST
(only course’s played in tournaments in past 6 seasons rated)
#1 Travertine Island (10.0)
#2 Glen Haven (9.9 A+)
#3 Coastal Links at Edisto Island (9.9 A+)
#4 Arcaida Bluffs (9.9 A+)
#5 North American Woods (9.9 A+)
#6 Mill Creek G.C. (9.85 A+)
#7 Horseshoe Hills (9.85 A+)
#8 Stone Pony (9.85 A+)
#9 Point Reyes National (9.8 A)
#10 Blackwolf Run River Crs. (9.8 A)
#11 Coo’s Bay (9.8 A)
#12 Stormbay (9.8 A)
#13 European Links (9.8 A)
#14 Grande Palms Golf & Resort (9.8 A)
#15 The Trenche at Monticello (9.8 A)
#16 The Lakes Course at Pine Ridge (9.80 A)
#17 Dogwood Trail C.E.(9.75 A)
#18 TPC White Sands (9.75 A)
#19 Ocala National (9.75 A)
#20 Iron Horse (9.75 A)
#21 Elysium Fields (9.75 A)
#22 International Links (White) (9.75 A)
#23 Baltusrol (9.75 A)
#24 The Platinum Course at Stony Hills C.C.(9.75 A)
#25 Kapalua Plantation Crs. (9.75 A)
#26 Gut Kaden (9.75 A)
#27 Gleneagle (9.75 A)
#28 Lake Lavon (9.75 A)
#29 Sammamish Plateau (9.75 A)

24 Other courses I fill are must play and outstanding. All with (9.7 A) rating
Albatross G.R. / Augusta National 2005 / Bulls Eye C.C. / Cades Cove / Carolina Cottonmouth
Castle Stuart / Erins Glade / Jezebel / Jonesborough Oaks / Lighthouse Bay / Mamacs Retreat /
Ocean Side / Schuberts Bay / Shammrock Shores / Sierra C.C. / The Communities Course
The Country Club at Terra Cotta Plantation / The Diggins / The Monument
The Valley Course at Horseshoe Bend / Tomahawk Run / TPC Sawgrass 2010
Tullamore Forest / Whitestone Park

Re: Top courses and more volume 3

Posted: December 25th, 2022, 12:51 pm
by SteveHorn
Here is my newest list of A rated course's (Tournament play only) Grades are old school style 90 to 100 is an A grade. I will update this list on an ongoing basis as my newest season #17 has started.

#1 Travertine Island (100 A++) The only perfect score on this list
#2 Glen Haven (99 A+) 2,3, +4 ALMOST PERFECT
#3 Horseshoe Hills (99 A+)
#4 Coastal Links at Edisto Island (99 A+)
#5 Stone Pony (98 A+) 5,6, +7 Superior course's
#6 Mill Creek G.C. (98 A+)
#7 North American Woods (98 A+)
#8 Elysium Fields (97 A+) Great course
#9 Blackwolf Run River Crs. (96 A) 9 thru 21 ALL very high quality
#10 Coo’s Bay (96 A)
#11 Point Reyes National (96 A)
#12 Stormbay (96 A)
#13 The Lakes Course at Pine Ridge (96 A)
#14 TPC Southwind (96 A)
#15 Ocala National (96 A)
#16 Brookgreen (96 A)
#17 Grande Palms Golf & Resort (96 A)
#18 Arcaida Bluffs (96 A)
#19 Dogwood Trail C.E.(96 A)
#20 The Monument (96 A)
#21 Albatross G.R. (96 A)
#22 The Trenche at Monticello (96 A)
#23 TPC White Sands (95 A) 21 thru 39 Solid A's Alway's a joy to play
#24 Iron Horse (95 A)
#25 Atchafalaya Basin (95 A)
#26 Bogey Hills (95 A)
#27 Pine Haven (East Crs. 2022) (95 A)
#28 Ocean Side (95 A)
#29 European Links (95 A)
#30 Pine Haven West (95 A)
#31 TPC Sawgrass 2010 (95 A)
#32 International Links (White) (95 A)
#33 Hartwick Pines (95 A)
#34 Baltusrol (95 A)
#35 Gut Kaden (95 A)
#36 Gleneagle (95 A)
#37 Black Widow (95 A)
#38 Lake Lavon (95 A)
#39 Grand National G.C. (95 A)
#40 Sammamish Plateau (95 A)

OTHER A LISTERS
33 Other courses I fill are must play and outstanding. All with (94 A) rating
Abernathy Estates / Augusta National 2005 / Augusta National 2019 / Bay Shore Links / Bulls Eye C.C./ Cades Cove / Carolina Cottonmouth / Castle Stuart / East Lake G.C. / Erins Glade / Jezebel / Lighthouse Bay / Mai Nai ‘eakhi / Mamacs Retreat / Moonshine Crs. at Hillbilly Hollar
Muirfield Village 2022 / Oakland Hills / Old Head Golf Links / Ottumwa G.C / Poppy Hills G.C. / Sammamish Hills
Shamrock Shores / Sierra C.C. / Southwood C.C. / The Communities Course / The Diggins / The Platinum Course at Stoney Hills C.C. / The Valley Course at Horseshoe Bend / Tomahawk Run / Torrey Pines South / Tullamore Forest / Upstate C.C. / Whitestone Park

HOW ABOUT 92 +93 A listers
Arrowhead / Augusta National 2001 / Bayview Hills / Billabong Sanctuary / Buffalo Trace / Calypso Beach / Canterbury / Carnoustie
Champions Course at Cumberland Island /Cheyenne County C.C /Chloe Ann G.C. / Copper Fox / Cumberland Gap G.C. / Cypress Bay Resort
Danish Greens / Desierto de Tejas / Destiny Ridge / Fishers Island /Four Roses / Glenboro Hills G.C. / Granite Hollow G.C. / Greenbrier Resort
Greywolf Run / Inspiration Point / International Links Black / Jocassee Shoals V-2 /Johanne G.C.V-2 /Jonesborough Oaks /
Kapalua Plantation Course /Legent Island / Le Vallee du le Juste / Links at Donofrio Bay / Links Course at Hatteras Isle /Mae’s Glen / Minnesota G.C
Montecristo /Muirfield Village 2011 / Pebble Beach 2019 / Pumpkin Ridge / Royal St. George / Rugged Cross / Sandy Pines / Schubert's Bay Shinnecock Hills / Sleeping Bear / St. Paul Golf Trail / Sugarbrook / Sylvan Golf Links / The C.C. at Terra Cotta Plantation / The De’Vere Belfry
The Old Course St Andrews 2010 / TPC at Boston / Whistlers Sister / Yellow Brick Road

JUST MADE THE A GRADE (90 + 91 scores)
Alice Boges Garden G.C. / Alkimos G. L. / Bethpage Black / Blackwood G.C. / Bushwacker /) Caden's Point / Canaveral Dunes
Coronas the Gold Course 2010 / Cougills Keep G.C / Eman Hills / Falcon Ridge / Fall in Angel /Fox Den / Firestone - South / Glendale C.C.
Grayson's Point / Greenville Castle / Grand Harbor Links / Great Pond /Hallam Valley / Hazeltine /Ingalls Creek / Innsbrook Copperhead
Isle of Wokfarr / Joshua Ridge / Jutlandia Links G.C / Katke Cousins V-2 / Kauai's Kekaha G.C / Knotty Pines / Lakeland G.C. / Lindeman Lakes
Links at Rugged Dunes / Lubker Golf Resort (sky sand loop) / Machette / Maiden Creek.C.C /Mayfield Manor G.C / Medina C.C. #3 / Monterey Shores
National Golf Links of America / Normandy Heights C.C. / Oakmont / Palmetto Sands / Pebble Beach / Pine Anchor /
Pinebrook Plantation / Point Counterpoint / Queen's Quest / Royal Troon / Sawtooth / Saxe Gotha / Serendipity Estates
Silent Valley C.C. / Tenacity @ Willows March / The Dunes / The Island Crs. At Seven Palms / The Links Course at Aberdaron / Waialae C.C.
Wentworth / Whistling Straits / White Sands G.C / Wildwood G.C. / Wildside / Woodland Hills / Wookey Hollow

There's my current complete list of all the A listers I've played in tournaments since 2004. Some I haven't played in a very long time but that's the score they received at that time.