Shankster Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Just saw the revised top 100 courses. It appears the course that is 4.5 miles from me made the cut this year. I’ll be playing #13 in a 6 weeks, and the newly added Grey Walls in 3 weeks. Reesedw, Rtracymog, mr.hicksta and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 52 minutes ago, Shankster said: Just saw the revised top 100 courses. It appears the course that is 4.5 miles from me made the cut this year. I’ll be playing #13 in a 6 weeks, and the newly added Grey Walls in 3 weeks. Are you talking about the Golf Digest list? It's amazing what comped rounds and advertising dollars can get you in a publication of Golf Digest! They have Pine Needles at #79 and Mid Pines at #91. There aren't 78 or 90 golf courses in the US better than Pine Needles or Mid Pines, much less that many public courses! Golf Digest would prostitute themselves in any way, shape or form in order to stay in business. It's laughable! Kenny B, HardcoreLooper, Shankster and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Yeah. Golf Digest tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I would love to see a top 100 for less than $100 a round. Now that’s a list that I could get behind. I don’t know if I can really call a $500 round “public”Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Aringo11, Shankster, HardcoreLooper and 3 others 6 Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Well after your comment. I won’t be playing number 13... good grief. Didn’t check the summer rate. Kenny B and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palvord Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Well after your comment. I won’t be playing number 13... good grief. Didn’t check the summer rate.Arcadia Bluffs is a fantastic course. I’ve only played it on the Aeration days which are the very discounted rates. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy tony@CIC 1 Quote In my Ultralight Stand Bag: Driver: Rogue 10.5° - LH - Project X EvenFlow 60 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff King F9 - LH - 5/6 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff Irons: King F9 - LH - 5-GW - KBS C-Taper Lite Stiff Wedges: King Black - LH - 52° 56° 60° - KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 Stiff Putter: - Impact No. 3 Ball: Maxfli TourX Rangefinder: LX5 Watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Arcadia Bluffs is a fantastic course. I’ve only played it on the Aeration days which are the very discounted rates. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyYeah. I’m not paying $250 to play there. It looks great, but I’ll play some other little know places, like 4 of them for that price. palvord and tony@CIC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palvord Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Shankster said: Yeah. I’m not paying $250 to play there. It looks great, but I’ll play some other little know places, like 4 of them for that price. Yea, that's the trick with these courses. They look amazing, but cost a fortune. Shankster and tony@CIC 2 Quote In my Ultralight Stand Bag: Driver: Rogue 10.5° - LH - Project X EvenFlow 60 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff King F9 - LH - 5/6 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff Irons: King F9 - LH - 5-GW - KBS C-Taper Lite Stiff Wedges: King Black - LH - 52° 56° 60° - KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 Stiff Putter: - Impact No. 3 Ball: Maxfli TourX Rangefinder: LX5 Watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 If anyone wants to fund me I'll go on a trip to play and review all of them. Not a joke.Take Dead Aim tony@CIC 1 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Shankster said: Well after your comment. I won’t be playing number 13... good grief. Didn’t check the summer rate. Wait for the winter rate. Shankster, bens197 and tony@CIC 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Wait for the winter rate. Haha. Winter rate is “See you in Summer”... tony@CIC, Kenny B, bens197 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I've played 7 on the list. There are quite a few here in the Pacific Northwest that I could add, but the prices are too high in the summer. Spring and Fall shoulder season rates are not too bad, but you have to catch the right days. Reesedw, bens197, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheelvolvo Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 21 hours ago, Rtracymog said: I would love to see a top 100 for less than $100 a round. Now that’s a list that I could get behind. I don’t know if I can really call a $500 round “public” With you 100% on this. Would love to see a Top 100 under $100, or even Top Value - although that can get pretty subjective as well since some people see Pebble Beach as a great value @ $550+/round... tony@CIC, Shankster and Rtracymog 3 Quote In my Hoofer: G410 LST 10.5* - Kai'Li White 60 X-flex VRS Covert 3W 15* - Kuro Kage 65 S-flex T200 4-GW, DG X100 Tour Issue - Tester Glide 2.0 Stealth 54.12 SS & 58.10 SS Zing 2 LW - 60* Anser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 There are some quality courses on that list for sure and it seems to be a fairly even split between west coast, middle america and east coast. Personally, I've played Pebble (#7) and Spyglass (#45) and they lived up to the hype, but the cost is definitely prohibitive. I honestly can't stand paying over $100 for a round of golf and I"m guessing a good number of these course are at least $400 a round. That said, it won't stop me from trying to play some of them if I have the opportunity! Quote LTDx Black 10.5º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 LTDx 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 G425 3H 19º | UST Recoil Proto Hybrid 85F4 Z785 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Tour B X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Not on the top 100, but a course I was looking to play just went private. I remember when it was bankrupt and you couldn’t get people to play there. Crazy tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charli Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Yeah I’ve paid big $ for some golf rounds. Problem I find is it never feels worth it when all said n done. Only way I’ll pay big $ ever again is for pine valley but that’ll just never happen tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) I just read through the GD article, and that's the last time I'm bothering with their top 100 "public" ranking. Back in the 80s, two muni courses in Monmouth County, NJ (where I grew up) were in the list. This is now largely a resort course list. Edited May 28, 2019 by HardcoreLooper grammar tony@CIC 1 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aringo11 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 7:28 PM, Tsmithjr9 said: If anyone wants to fund me I'll go on a trip to play and review all of them. Not a joke. Take Dead Aim I think someone did this a few years ago for a small publication that is escaping me at the moment. He mentioned how some were near impossible to get to because they were not public and by invite only. I'll have to see if I can find that article, but I'd join you DiscipleofPenick 1 Quote 9* Ping G400 15* Ping G410 3-PW MP-18 50/56 Vokey SM8 Bettinardi Blade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I think someone did this a few years ago for a small publication that is escaping me at the moment. He mentioned how some were near impossible to get to because they were not public and by invite only. I'll have to see if I can find that article, but I'd join you Let's do it partner.Take Dead Aim Aringo11 1 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickleeleep Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Played #41 Wolf Creek last year for around $65 on twilight IIRC. Man if the golf course wasnt awesome enough, some of the cart paths were sketchy which were just as fun. Edited June 25, 2019 by patrickleeleep Quote Driver- 2016 M2 12* Tensei Red Stiff Wood(s)- G400 5 Wood 16.9*/ 7 Wood 21.1* Alta CB Stiff Irons- JPX 900 Forged 6-GW NS Pro 950GH Wedges- RTX 3 54* 588 RTX 2.0 58* RTX 4 64* Putter- Spider Tour Black Instagram- @patrickleeleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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