Top Ten Golf Courses You Can Actually Play
By Shane Jensen
Oct 06, 2008
Every year the major golf publications come out with their "Top 100 Golf Courses in America." Personally, I am left to wonder why some of these golf courses rank so high on the list. Many of these golf courses were built long ago and have not changed since the year they opened. With the advancements in golf course design I think it is high time to remove some of these traditional top five golf courses with ones that might be better. Tradition should not be a reason for maintaining the status quo. The other problem with many of these lists is that the average golfer can't play on them, they are either private or have green fees that make them accessible only to the extremely wealthy.
Below is a list of some of my top golf courses that are both great in design and are open to the average golfer. Perhaps you might have some great ideas for gems you have in your area. If so let me know by email at sjensen@golfadventures.com so that we can feature some of these unsung heroes on our website. These golf courses are in no particular order.
1. The Falls Golf Club- Henderson, Nevada
2. Doral Golf Club- The Blue Monster, Miami, Florida
3. We-Ko-Pa- Cholla Golf Course- Scottsdale, Arizona
4. Bethpage Black Golf Course- Farmington, NY
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Club- Bandon, Oregon
6. Whistling Straits- Kohler, Wisconsin
7. Pinehurst Golf Club- Course #2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
8. The Plantation Course at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
9. Coeur D'Alene Golf Club Resort Course- Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
10. Torrey Pines Golf Club, La Jolla, California
Photo #1 - The Falls Golf Club - Las Vegas, Nevada (Hole #7; 519-yard par 5)
Photo #2 - Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Hole #14; 100-175 yard par 3)
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