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Plainfield Country Club
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Plainfield Country Club was originally founded in 1890 and is home to a timeless and nationally ranked Donald Ross golf course, later renovated by Gil Hanse. It is a true test of golf and should be on anyone’s must-play list. The course starts out relatively tame, with a medium length slightly downhill par 4. It… Read more
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Cabot Citrus Farms
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I had closely monitored the development of Cabot Citrus Farms, Cabot’s inaugural property in the US, for an extended period. When the opportunity arose to be part of a select group from Links Golf Club invited for a two-day preview visit by Cabot co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar, I eagerly seized the chance. Situated on… Read more
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Bay Hill Club
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#79 – Golf Magazine Top 100 Public (2002) | Bay Hill was the winter home of “The King” Arnold Palmer and is technically a private club, but it open to guests staying at the Bay Hill Lodge. It is the host location for the annual Arnold Palmer Invitational, one of the most popular tournaments on… Read more
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Harbour Town Golf Links
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Located in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Harbour Town Golf Links is the venue for the annual RBC Heritage Golf Tournament on the PGA Tour. This is usually the first event after The Masters. I played it as the 2nd round of a 2-day amateur tournament so had to balance pace of play with taking photos.… Read more
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Real Club Valderrama
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The course was designed in 1974 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr, one of the great golf course architects, and was originally known as Las Aves (Sotogrande New). In 1984, Mr. Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, acquired the golf course and committed to bringing the course to an extraordinary level never seen before in Europe. Robert Trent Jones willingly… Read more
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Finca Cortesin
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This was the round that inspired me to create this site and to more formally begin my quest to play all of the Top 100 courses both in the US and the world. Finca Cortesin was the location for the 2023 Solheim Cup and since my family was going to be vacationing in southern Spain… Read more
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Formby Golf Club
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“Founded in 1884, Formby Golf Club is a true championship links. A mixture of mature sand dunes, undulating fairways, well protected greens and views of the Irish Sea signifies a unique course of magnificent contrasts.” Formby was a fitting finale for our trip – it is a wonderful test of golf and a very enjoyable… Read more
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Hillside Golf Club
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Hillside Golf Club was a very pleasant surprise – it is purported to have the best back nine in golf. I’m not so sure about that, but it is definitely better than most. Additionally, of all of the courses we played on this trip, the members here seemed to be the most friendly and welcoming.… Read more
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Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club
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Royal Lytham & St. Annes was the 3rd Open Championship Rota course in a row for our group and from my perspective, it did not disappoint. This was the site of one of Bobby Jones’s greatest shots. In the 1926 Open Championship, Jones hit a 4-iron from the sand onto the 18th green from 175… Read more
