Public: Best Of The Best

The top 10 in each ranking criteria

By Ryan Herrington October 17, 2008

2009 Readers' Choice Awards | Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
RANKINGS: The Top 50 Public Golf Facilities | Private | Resort
RANKINGS: The Top 10 in the U.S.: Public Facilities | Private | Resort
RANKINGS: The Top 38 golf destinations in North America and Europe
SELECTED PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS: Public | Private | Resort | The Best of the Best
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 Facilities in each ranking category: Public | Private | Resorts
WEB EXCLUSIVE: State By State: All the facilities scoring at least 75 points
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* = Top five appeared in the magazine

PUBLIC FACILITIES

Quality of course(s)*

1. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park, NM

2. Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, WA

3. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, AL

4. Bethpage State Park Golf Courses, Farmingdale, NY

5. Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, Arcadia, MI

6. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National Golf Club, Opelika, AL

7. Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport, OH

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island, SC

9. Stevinson Ranch Golf Club, Stevinson, CA

10. Tobacco Road Golf Club, Sanford, NC

Course condition

1. Stevinson Ranch Golf Club, Stevinson, CA

2. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National Golf Club, Opelika, AL

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, AL

4. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park, NM

5. Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport, OH

6. Tobacco Road Golf Club, Sanford, NC

7. Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, Arcadia, MI

8. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island, SC

9. Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, NV

10. Wolf Creek Golf Club, Mesquite, NV

Reputation/prestige*

1. Bulle Rock, Havre de Grace, MD

2. Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport, OH

Bethpage State Park Golf Courses, Farmingdale, NY

4. Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, Arcadia, MI

5. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park, NM

6. Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, CA

7. Tobacco Road Golf Club, Sanford, NC

8. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, AL

9. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Pawleys Island, SC

10. Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, WA

Practice facilities*

1. Stevinson Ranch Golf Club, Stevinson, CA

2. Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge, Winter Garden, FL

3. Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport, OH

4. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, AL

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