Readers' Choice Rankings:
The Top 50 Public Courses

September 23, 2009

• 2010 Readers' Choice Awards
• RANKINGS: The Top 50 Public Golf Facilities | Private | Resort
• SELECTED PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS: Public | Private | Resort | The Best of the Best
• WEB EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 in each ranking category: Public | Private | Resorts
• WEB EXCLUSIVE: State By State: All the facilities scoring at least 75 points
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1.	Forest Dunes GC, Roscommon, Mich.
												Total
	9.61	9.73	9.27	9.39	8.88	9.14	8.52	8.83	8.22	9.00	8.67	94.59
2.	Orange County National, Winter Garden, Fla.
	9.54	9.47	9.40	9.69	8.91	9.20	9.50	8.89	9.10	9.31	9.34	94.47
3.	Independence GC, Midlothian, Va.
	9.54	9.44	9.43	9.69	9.02	9.25	9.09	8.87	9.23	9.40	9.15	94.34
4.	Tobacco Road GC, Sanford, N.C.
	9.61	9.54	9.40	8.27	8.77	8.56	8.88	8.03	8.39	9.21	9.25	93.75
5.	Stevinson Ranch GC, Stevinson, Calif.
	9.59	9.56	8.97	9.65	8.41	8.10	8.52	8.44	7.70	9.39	9.33	93.70
6.	Centennial GC, Medford, Ore.
	9.44	9.56	8.84	9.05	8.77	8.26	8.58	8.73	8.49	9.20	9.23	93.04
7.	PGA GC at Coyote Springs, Coyote Springs, Nev.
	9.58	9.75	9.17	9.53	9.39	6.52	7.33	5.71	6.06	9.32	8.73	93.00
8.	Sand Creek Station GC, Newton, Kan.
	9.38	9.38	9.13	9.33	9.08	8.16	8.67	8.29	9.13	9.42	9.54	92.89
9.	Hiddenbrooke GC, Vallejo, Calif.
	9.40	9.31	9.16	8.79	8.91	9.19	9.10	8.94	8.95	9.34	9.31	92.78
10.	Longaberger GC, Nashport, Ohio
	9.36	9.36	9.19	9.11	8.74	9.26	9.02	8.48	8.25	9.26	8.66	92.37
11.	Paa-Ko Ridge GC, Sandia Park, N.M.
	9.48	9.36	9.05	8.68	8.40	8.23	8.73	7.67	7.20	8.87	9.02	91.86
12.	Spring Creek GC, Gordonsville, Va.
	9.50	9.74	8.56	8.05	8.63	6.29	7.42	7.14	7.20	9.00	8.39	91.62
13.	TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, Fla.
												Total
	9.25	9.16	9.33	9.14	8.74	9.10	9.20	8.99	8.84	8.99	8.72	91.60
14.	Cascata GC, Boulder City, Nev.
	9.11	9.60	8.77	8.86	9.14	9.41	8.71	8.82	8.71	9.06	7.24	91.34
15.	Trump National GC Los Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
	8.91	9.38	9.09	9.01	8.78	9.27	9.22	9.17	9.21	9.30	8.42	90.84
16.	Arcadia Bluffs GC, Arcadia, Mich.
	9.38	9.21	9.15	8.42	7.64	8.39	8.47	8.36	7.20	8.51	8.20	90.44
17.	Falcon Ridge GC, Lenexa, Kan.
	9.09	9.21	8.97	8.41	8.74	8.45	8.76	8.85	8.96	9.06	8.85	90.41
18.	Baywood Greens, Long Neck, Del.
	9.18	9.18	8.76	9.25	8.06	8.29	8.65	8.64	8.08	8.88	8.65	90.24
19.	Bulle Rock, Havre de Grace, Md.
	9.27	9.07	9.20	8.75	7.88	8.85	8.85	8.28	8.13	8.75	8.10	90.17
20.	Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island, S.C.
	9.35	9.10	9.04	7.04	7.93	8.07	8.38	8.01	8.29	8.59	8.19	89.52
21.	Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, Ala.
	9.22	8.92	8.83	9.03	8.08	8.38	8.81	7.85	8.13	8.50	9.00	89.48
22.	RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National, Opelika, Ala.
	9.11	8.89	8.79	8.77	8.41	8.68	8.89	8.33	7.97	8.55	9.05	89.09
23.	Cedar Chase GC, Cedar Springs, Mich.
	9.07	9.04	8.68	7.50	8.68	7.00	8.18	8.12	7.96	9.11	9.14	88.59
24.	Pinehills GC, Plymouth, Mass.
	8.95	8.95	8.68	9.05	7.37	8.72	8.63	8.18	8.29	8.79	8.21	88.10
25.	Desert Willow Golf Resort, Palm Desert, Calif.
	8.89	9.04	8.42	8.69	7.98	8.38	8.53	8.48	8.71	8.44	8.44	88.03

26.	True Blue Plantation, Pawleys Island, S.C.
												Total
	9.03	8.91	8.81	8.14	7.97	8.27	8.36	7.95	8.27	8.51	8.21	87.94
27.	Eagle Eye GC, East Lansing, Mich.
	9.15	9.05	8.60	7.95	7.55	8.11	8.10	7.33	7.62	7.70	7.95	87.81
28.	Bolingbrook GC, Bolingbrook, Ill.
	8.67	8.78	8.63	9.33	7.96	9.30	9.15	9.12	9.00	9.00	8.33	87.36
29.	Chambers Bay GC, University Place, Wash.
	9.33	8.42	9.09	8.06	8.14	6.95	7.74	7.95	7.48	8.56	8.25	87.31
30.	Bucks Run GC, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
	9.11	9.20	7.83	7.35	7.95	7.94	7.84	7.47	7.33	7.79	7.90	87.30
31.	Pilgrim's Run GC, Pierson, Mich.
	8.92	8.88	8.62	8.42	8.38	8.24	8.15	6.67	7.58	8.76	8.54	87.27
32.	Ko'olau GC, Kaneohe, Hawaii
	9.17	8.46	8.75	8.12	7.93	8.46	8.32	7.75	8.41	8.25	8.32	86.99
33.	Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan, Minn.
	9.00	8.86	7.90	8.11	7.76	7.56	8.38	8.05	7.82	8.81	8.76	86.98
34.	Blue Heron Pines GC, Cologne, N.J.
	8.75	8.81	8.44	8.67	8.03	8.13	8.41	8.23	8.36	8.59	8.69	86.73
35.	Wolf Creek GC, Mesquite, Nev.
	9.09	8.92	8.78	6.01	7.07	7.76	8.03	7.69	7.70	8.19	7.72	86.47
36.	Bethpage State Park GC, Farmingdale, N.Y.
	9.43	8.68	9.32	5.39	5.24	6.67	8.15	6.89	6.97	6.69	9.34	86.40
37.	The Tribute Golf Club, The Colony, Tex.
	8.87	8.96	8.27	8.09	7.43	8.52	8.22	7.81	7.64	8.13	7.30	86.27
38.	Heron Lakes GC, Portland, Ore.
												Total
	9.04	8.61	8.30	7.65	8.00	6.86	7.26	6.91	9.00	7.87	8.87	85.97
39.	Edgewood Tahoe GC, Stateline, Nev.
	8.96	8.64	8.72	7.68	7.08	8.11	8.20	7.70	9.26	8.40	6.96	85.87
40.	Bryan National Park & GC, Brown Summit, N.C.
	8.89	8.53	8.32	8.74	7.45	7.71	7.95	7.13	7.36	8.08	8.71	85.44
41.	Victoria Hills GC, Deland, Fla.
	8.75	8.35	8.58	8.42	8.37	8.31	8.11	8.56	7.78	8.63	8.50	85.26
42.	Gold Mountain GC, Bremerton, Wash.
	8.88	8.47	8.69	7.94	7.33	7.15	8.06	7.55	7.38	8.00	8.73	85.13
43.	The Ranch GC, Southwick, Mass.
	8.86	8.81	7.90	7.71	7.14	7.33	7.95	7.38	7.29	8.43	7.76	85.06
44.	Scotland Run GC, Williamstown, N.J.
	8.64	8.64	8.17	8.26	7.80	8.29	8.17	8.48	8.15	8.28	8.25	85.05
45.	Harmony Golf Preserve, Harmony, Fla.
	8.59	8.64	8.05	8.14	8.59	7.79	8.32	7.45	8.11	8.73	8.64	84.96
46.	Grayhawk GC, Scottsdale, Ariz.
	8.00	8.27	7.82	7.91	7.73	7.90	7.45	7.50	6.17	8.45	6.64	77.80
47.	Bali Hai GC, Las Vegas, Nev.
	8.54	8.63	8.42	6.93	8.28	8.42	8.58	8.84	8.98	8.72	7.72	84.71
48.	SentryWorld GC, Stevens Point, Wis.
	8.65	8.55	8.50	8.32	7.70	8.16	8.26	7.50	7.14	8.37	7.95	84.57
49.	Shepherd's Hollow GC, Clarkston, Mich.
	8.68	8.74	8.16	7.58	7.47	8.06	7.68	7.94	8.00	7.56	7.42	84.34
49.	University Ridge GC, Verona, Wis.
	8.50	8.63	8.53	8.27	7.70	7.65	8.27	7.25	8.38	8.15	8.13	84.34