Augusta Nationwide was a well-liked choose in our survey.
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Our skilled course raters get their say in assessing probably the most chic golf programs on American soil each two years, like they simply did for our 2024-25 High 100 Programs within the U.S. and High 100 Programs You Can Play rankings. However our readers — you! — have opinions and experiences, too. Right here we’ll escape just a few factoids and tee-time fantasies that emerged from GOLF’s 2024 High 100 Programs Readers’ Survey.
What for those who had the possibility to play any course on GOLF’s High 100 Programs within the U.S. rating? Would you select an ultra-exclusive membership like Pine Valley or Chicago Golf Membership? Perhaps you desire a course with breathtaking magnificence like Fishers Island or Cypress Level. Or maybe you’d decide to play the place the professionals play and go together with TPC Sawgrass or Bethpage Black.
It’s arduous to go improper when selecting a course on our High 100 checklist. Amongst them are the best programs our nation has to supply, in spite of everything. Even so, everybody has a course that tops their bucket checklist — I do know I do (Fishers Island).
So we requested you; and right here’s what you stated.
High bucket-list course
In response to our readers, the selection atop the bucket checklist was clear minimize. Augusta Nationwide, annual dwelling to the Masters, led the way in which in our survey with 50 % of respondents saying the Alister MacKenzie tops their bucket checklist. The general public will get glimpses of the course every April, however taking part in it has a unique attract — as evidenced by its recognition amongst our readers.
Cypress Level was the second hottest reply at 18 %, whereas top-rated Pine Valley was third at 12 %. Rounding out the highest 5 had been Pebble Seaside, Nationwide Golf Hyperlinks of America and Shinnecock Hills (tied).
High bucket-list gap
Augusta Nationwide is immensely widespread amongst our readers, and that theme continued in our survey of prime bucket-list gap. The preferred reply for prime bucket-list gap was Augusta Nationwide’s par-3 twelfth, with 31 % of readers selecting Golden Bell.
Cypress Level’s picturesque sixteenth positioned runner-up with 15.5 % of the vote, whereas Augusta Nationwide’s par-5 thirteenth was third at 12.4 %. TPC Sawgrass’ island-green seventeenth was fourth whereas Pebble Seaside’s par-3 seventh rounded out the highest 5.
