List your top 5 favorite courses

[toddnick]

The best so far...

I live in Buffalo but have had the chance to visit some great courses elsewhere...

1. Deer Lakes (Pittsburgh)
Love this course...not sure why only one round of worlds in 2015 was played here...elevation, woods, water, basket placements, memorable holes...3 and 9 are just plain awesome...

2. Moraine (Pittsburgh)
Just under Deer Lakes...also has elevation, woods, and memorable holes...especially 15 and 16...

3. Brewster Ridge (Vermont)
Great amenities and layout...as well as a gorgeous location...

4. Black Diamond (Buffalo)
My favorite home course...long and tough...the front nine is a great challenge...holes 3,4,5,14 are great wooded holes...

5. Parma (Rochester)
Perfect park golf...love holes 4 and 5...

6. Lakeside Beach (Buffalo/Rochester)
Two great courses right on Lake Ontario...plus beautiful campground...

 

[Binky Yutz]

In my limited travels to areas of the Southeastern United States......

5. Langley Pond - Burnettown SC - brutally long course, but mega fun to throw.

4. Hippodrome - Hogback - North Augusta SC - clever use of geographic features, and some
gimmicky holes also.

3. IDGC - Steady Ed - Appling GA - I see a lot of love for WR Jackson, but my noodle arm
prefers Steady Ed. I finished +17 on WR Jackson - ouch!

2. The Admiral - Semmes AL - very new course, opened Nov 2016, John Houck's 100th course design. He did good!!

1. Warrior Ridge - Tishomingo MS - visually stunning, great use of the terrain, Hole 4 is
unforgettable, once you realize where they hid the basket.

My next two DG trips are going to be to Charlotte NC and Everett WA. Probably going to take quite some time to fit in all the courses these two areas have to offer.

 

[Oldalan]

1 Idlewild - Burlington, Ky

2 Seviren Lang - Georgetown, In

3 Castle Hayne Park - Wilmington, NC

4 Big Creek State Park - Polk City, Ia

5 Osage Grove - Goshen, Oh

 

[jasonc]

Time to update the list again...

Coyote Point, Lake Casitas, CA
Beaver Ranch, Conifer, CO
Flyboy, Whitesburg GA
Stafford Lake, Novato, CA
Brian Head Mountain, Brian Head, UT

Honorable Mention:
Moraine State Park, Portersville, PA
Sandy Point Resort, Lac Du Flambeau, WI
Holler in the Hills, Brownsville, KY
Delaveaga, Santa Cruz, CA
Sloterpark, Amsterdam

Recently played Bucksnort and had to update the list today:

Bucksnort, Pine, CO
Coyote Point, Lake Casitas, CA
Beaver Ranch, Conifer, CO
Flyboy, Whitesburg GA
Stafford Lake, Novato, CA

Honorable Mention:
Brian Head Mountain, Brian Head, UT
Moraine State Park, Portersville, PA
Sandy Point Resort, Lac Du Flambeau, WI
Delaveaga, Santa Cruz, CA
Sloterpark, Amsterdam

 

[F.Luke]

Number one:

Paw Paw

Numbers 2 through whatever: it doesn't matter.

 

[BogeyNoMore]

I live in Buffalo but have had the chance to visit some great courses elsewhere...

4. Black Diamond (Buffalo)
My favorite home course...long and tough...the front nine is a great challenge...holes 3,4,5,14 are great wooded holes...

I find it curious you rated gave Shore Winds Blue a 4.5, yet you like Black Diamond more. I thought Shore Winds Blue was my favorite course in that area. I thought Black Diamond was excellent in many, but simply had too many flaws to bump it up that high.

That said, some of those flaws them had to do with nav and layout (obviously more of a factor for visiters like me), and are easily overlooked by those familiar with the course (guilty of that myself). To each his own! :hfive:

 

[toddnick]

Black Diamond and Lakeside Blue are both top notch courses with memorable holes, lots of distance, and plenty of challenge...

I put Black Diamond ahead of Lakeside Blue (I've played both many times) for a few reasons...

1. In moderate to high wind, Lakeside Blue can be either brutal or unplayable...
2. Black Diamond has better wooded holes (which I prefer)...
3. Lakeside Blue is basically flat while Black Diamond has some awesome elevation change on the front nine...

 

[BogeyNoMore]

Fair enough. It was a beautiful day when I played Shore Winds, but I suppose they named it that for a reason. I can see how a nasty wind coming off Lake Ontario would make that course miserable to play.

 

[Stardoggy]

Top 5, not ranked:

Rollin' Ridge
Highbridge Blueberry
Texas Twist
Justin Trails Big Brother
Flip City

 

[jjtwinnova]

I've only played 25 courses, but there are some gems on the list...

1. Harmon Hills
2. Sugaree
3. Deer Lakes
4.Moraine State Park
5. Idlewild

Honorable Mentions
Mt. Airy
Knob Hill
Castle Hayne

Great courses, all of them.

 

[dreadlock86]

1. Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
2. Turner Park, Grand Prairie, TX (DFW)
3. Trophy Lakes, Charleston, SC
4. The Beast, Waco, TX
5. Idlewild, Burlington, KY

hard because i'd really like to include Basil Marella or Parma in Rochester, NY. love those courses

wow, it's been awhile and things have certainly changed!

The Jaranator, Lancaster, TX (DFW) - my favorite local course
Harmony Bends, Columbia, MO - favorite Houck course
Phantom Falls, Pine, CO - favorite Colorado course (so far)
Flip City, Shelby, MI - possibly the best par 3 course of all time
Rolling Ridge, Reedsville, WI - the total package

honorable mentions
Bailey, Bailey, CO
Ozark Mtn, Vichy, MO
Selah Creekside, Talco, TX
Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
Redbone Road DGC, Vicksburg, MS


it can be hard to discern between what i think are the best courses and courses i enjoy playing the most. good problem to have though, i guess

 

[Mike C]

my current list:

Moraine State Park Golds - PA
Renaissance Gold - NC
Rolling Pines Golds - NC
Deis Hill Blues - OH
Arboretum / Spiker original pins 24 hole layout short tees - OH

Honorable mentions: Deer Lakes, Hornets Nest, Chester State Park, The Rock at Stonewall and Portage Lakes.

These are my favorite courses, not what I necessarily consider the best.

 

[magictenor1]

Hobbs Farm in GA. Bowers Park in Tuscaloosa. Lake Claiborne Whitetail LA. Bear Creek in TX (soon to be RIP) Desert Fox (old layout now RIP) in Hattiesburg Ms. 115 played. If you ask me tomorrow the list might be different lol

 

[jasonc]

Recently played Bucksnort and had to update the list today:

Bucksnort, Pine, CO
Coyote Point, Lake Casitas, CA
Beaver Ranch, Conifer, CO
Flyboy, Whitesburg GA
Stafford Lake, Novato, CA

Honorable Mention:
Brian Head Mountain, Brian Head, UT
Moraine State Park, Portersville, PA
Sandy Point Resort, Lac Du Flambeau, WI
Delaveaga, Santa Cruz, CA
Sloterpark, Amsterdam

Changing the list again since I just returned from the great state of Michigan...


Bucksnort, Pine, CO
Coyote Point, Lake Casitas, CA
Beaver Ranch, Conifer, CO
Flip City, Shelby, MI
Stafford Lake, Novato, CA

Honorable Mention:
Flyboy, Whitesburg GA
Brian Head Mountain, Brian Head, UT
Moraine State Park, Portersville, PA
Sandy Point Resort, Lac Du Flambeau, WI
Delaveaga, Santa Cruz, CA
Sloterpark, Amsterdam

 

[New013]

In no order... and I have to go six

Flyboy
Nockamixon
Whipping Post
Black Jack
Harmon Hills
Hawk Hollow

 

[btimm]

Nevinssss (Charlotte, NC)
Renny Gold (Charlotte, NC)
Cedar Hills (Nashville, TN)
Langley Pond (Augusta, GA)
Flip City (Shelby, MI)

 

[thrembo]

2018 Update:

Hobbs Farm (GA)
Georgia Canopy Tours (GA)
The Canyons (IL)
Hudson Mills (MI)
Turkey Lake (FL)

 

[Tripper]

Nevinssss (Charlotte, NC)
Renny Gold (Charlotte, NC)
Cedar Hills (Nashville, TN)
Langley Pond (Augusta, GA)
Flip City (Shelby, MI)

Cedar Hill is in Nashville. Cedar Hills is in Raleigh. Not trolling, just there is no comparison between the really fun Cedar Hill in Nashville and the meh Cedar Hills in Raleigh. Now I might be jaded since I only played Cedar Hill twice and I've played Cedar Hills over 2000 times. Oh and I think Langley Pond is actually in SC.

 

[Tripper]

Harmon Hills- Fall Branch, TN
Mountain Lake- Pembroke, VA
Iron Hill- Newark, DE
Ashe County Park- Jefferson, NC
Rockness Monster- Roxboro, NC

 

[GMcAtee]

Idlewild (KY)
Steady Ed Memorial (GA)
Hobbs Farm (GA)
Trace Gold (Old Warrior Run Gold Layout, MS)
Mesker Park (IN)