Golf Blog 100

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 21st U.S., 32nd World; Golfweek (2009) - 13th Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 12th in U.S., 1st in Illinois

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Address:
3000 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
Ph: (631) 722-5200‎

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Chambers Bay Golf Club

Public, Washington

Chambers Bay Golf Club (43rd 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designers: Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton (2007)

Course: Public; 7500 yds, par 72

Greens Fees: $171

Links:The Walking Golfer

Punchbowl Golf (Mar 09)

Punchbowl Golf (Apr 09)

Punchbowl Golf (May 09)

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 46th U.S., 77th World; Golfweek (2009) - 19th Modern; Golf Digest (2009) - 5th in Washington

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Address:
6320 Grandview Dr W
University Place, WA 98467
Ph: 877-295-4657

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Bandon Trails

Oregon, Public

Bandon Trails (51st 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designers: Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (2005)

Greens Fees: $220

Posts:Wegoblogger31

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 54th U.S.; Golfweek (2009) - 22nd Modern; Golf Digest (2009) - 80th in U.S., 4th in Oregon

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Address:
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon, OR 97411
Ph: 888-345-6008

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Pacific Dunes

Oregon, Public

Pacific Dunes (10th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designer: Tom Doak (2001)

Course: Public; 6633 yds, par 71

Greens Fees: $220

Links:Wegoblogger31

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 10th U.S., 16th World; Golfweek (2009) - 2nd Modern; Golf Digest (2009) - 14th in U.S., 1st in Oregon

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Address:
57744 Round Lake Drive
Bandon, OR 97411
Ph: 888-345-6008

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Top 10 Golf Courses of the Decade: 2000s

Pacific Dunes named Golf Blog 100's Course of the Decade
Tom Doak named Golf Blog 100's Designer of the Decade

Top 10 Golf Courses of the Decade: 2000s

Golf Blog 100 is pleased to announce Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Oregon as its golf course of the decade. Please check out blog posts and details of Golf Blog 100's Top 10 golf courses opened in the last 10 years. With the top five and six of the top seven, Tom Doak is the obvious choice as Golf Blog 100's Designer of the Decade. Congratulations to Mr. Keiser, Mr. Doak and the owners, operators and designers of the other courses that made the list.

1. Pacific Dunes - Bandon, OR

Designer: Tom Doak (2001)

Course: Public; 6633 yds, par 71

Posts:Wegoblogger31; Top 100 Golfer; Golf Course Classics; The Walking Golfer; Punchbowl Golf

2. Cape Kidnappers - Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Designer: Tom Doak (2004)

Course: Public; 7147 yds, par 71

3. Barnbougle Dunes - Birdport, Tasmania Australia

Designer: Tom Doak (2004)

Course: Public; 6724 yds, par 71

4. Ballyneal Golf and Hunt Club - Holyoke, CO

Photo Courtesy of James Tang, http://golfpicoftheweek.blogspot.com

Designer: Tom Doak (2006)

Course: Private; 7130 yds, par 71

Posts:Wegoblogger31 (July 08); Wegoblogger31 (Oct 08); Wegoblogger31 (Jun 09); Wegoblogger31 (Jul 09); Wegoblogger31 (Slideshow); Golf Course Classics; Punchbowl Golf (Mar 09); Punchbowl Golf (Front); Punchbowl Golf (Back)

5. Rock Creek Cattle Company - Deer Lodge, MT

Designer: Tom Doak (2007)

Course: Private; 7466 yds, par 71

6. Friar's Head - Baiting Hollow, NY

Photo Courtesy of http://top100golf.blogspot.com

Designers: Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (2003)

Course: Private; 6800 yds, par 71

Posts:Top 100 Golfer

7. Castle Stuart Golf Links - Inverness, Scotland

Designer: Mark Parsinen & Gil Hanse, 2009

Course: Public; 7009 yds, par 72

8. Sebonack Golf Club - Southampton, NY

Photo Courtesy of http://top100golf.blogspot.com

Designers: Jack Nicklaus, Tom Doak (2006)

Course: Private; 7481 yds, par 72

Posts:Top 100 Golfer; Golf Course Gurus; Itinerant Golfer

9. Bandon Trails - Bandon, OR

Designers: Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (2005)

Course: Public; 6765 yds, par 71

Posts:Wegoblogger31; Golf Course Classics; The Walking Golfer; Punchbowl Golf

10. Chambers Bay Golf Club - University Place, WA

Photo Courtesy of Rob Rigg, http://www.thewalkinggolfer.com

Designers: Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton (2007)

Course: Public; 7500 yds, par 72

Posts:The Walking Golfer; Punchbowl Golf (Mar 09); Punchbowl Golf (Apr 09); Punchbowl Golf (May 09)

Honorable Mention:
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club - Arcadia, MI (Rick Smith & Warren Henderson, 2000)
Black Mesa Golf Club - La Mesilla, NM (Baxter Spann, 2002)
Boston Golf Club - Hingham, MA (Gil Hanse, 2005)
Calusa Pines Golf Club - Naples, FL (Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry, 2001)
Colorado Golf Club - Parker, CO (Coore & Crenshaw, 2007)
The Club at Black Rock - Coeur D'Alene, ID (Jim Engh, 2003)
Dallas National - Dallas, TX (Tom Fazio, 2002)
Gozzer Ranch - Coeur D'Alene, ID (Tom Fazio, 2007)
Kingsley Club - Kingsley, MI (Mike DeVries, 2001)
Kinloch Golf Club - Manakin-Sabot, VA (Lester George & Vinny Giles, 2001)
Nanea golf Club - Kailua Kona, HI (David McLay Kidd, 2004)
Nine Bridges - South Jeju-gun, Jeju Island, South Korea (Ron Fream & David Dale, 2001)
Old Sandwich Golf Club - Plymouth, MA (Coore & Crenshaw, 2004)
Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club - Quilchena, BC Canada (Rod Whitman and Richard Zokol, 2009)

For comparison, here are the Top 10 Golf Courses Built in the 1990's:
1. Sand Hills - Mullen, NE (Coore & Crenshaw, 1994)
2. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island - Kiawah Island, SC (Pete Dye, 1991)
3. Kingsbarns - Kingsbarns, St Andrews UK (Kyle Phillips, 1999)
4. Bandon Dunes - Bandon, OR (David McLay Kidd, 1999)
5. Whistling Straits (Straits) - Haven, WI (Pete Dye, 1998)
6. Cabo del Sol (Ocean) - Los Cabos, Mexico (Jack Nicklaus, 1994)
7. Loch Lomand - Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland UK (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, 1994)
8. Pete Dye Golf Club - Bridgeport, WV (Pete Dye, 1994)
9. Shadow Creek - North Las Vegas, NV (Tom Fazio, 1990)
10. Double Eagle Golf Club - Galena, OH (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, 1992)
Honorable Mention: The European Club, Victoria National, Wolf Run, World Woods (Pine Barrens), Wild Horse Golf Club, Kapalua (Plantation)

Holston Hills Country Club

Private, Tennessee

Holston Hills Country Club (86th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designer: Donald Ross (1927)

Course: Private; 6923 yds, par 72

Links:GolfClubAtlas Profile

Other Rankings: Golfweek (2009) - 53rd Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 8th in Tennessee

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Address:
5200 Holston Hills Rd
Knoxville, TN 37914
Ph: (865) 523-4119

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Interlachen Country Club

Minnesota, Private

Interlachen Country Club (67th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designers: Willie Watson/Donald Ross (1911)

Course: Private; 6829 yds, par 73

Major Championships: U.S. Open - 1930 (Jones)

Links:Golf Course Gurus

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 66th U.S.; Golfweek (2009) - 52nd Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 64th in U.S., 1st in Minnesota

Course History:
Chicago Golf Club 1892-1992

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Address:
6200 Interlachen Blvd
Edina, MN 55436‎
Ph: (952) 929-1661

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Chicago Golf Club

Illinois, Private

Chicago Golf Club (13th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designers: C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor (1894)

Course: Private; 6574 yds, par 70

Major Championships: U.S. Open - 1897 (Lloyd), 1900 (Vardon), 1911 (McDermott)

Links:Top 100 Golfer

Golf Course Classics

The London Golfer

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 15th U.S., 24th World; Golfweek (2009) - 13th Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 12th in U.S., 1st in Illinois

Course History:
Chicago Golf Club 1892-1992

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Address:
25W253 Warrenville Rd
Wheaton, IL‎
Ph: (630) 665-2988

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Oakmont Country Club

Pennsylvania, Private

Oakmont Country Club (7th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designer: Henry Fownes (1903)

Course: Private; 7255 yds, par 71

Major Championships: U.S. Open - 1927 (Armour), 1935 (Parks), 1953 (Ben Hogan), 1962 (Nicklaus), 1973 (Miller), 1983 (Nelson), 1994 (Els), 2007 (Cabrera); PGA Championship - 1922 (Sarazen), 1951 (Snead), 1978 (Mahaffey)

Posts:Top 100 Golfer

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 6th U.S., 8th World; Golfweek (2009) - 5th Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 5th in U.S., 1st in Pennsylvania

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Address:
1233 Hulton Rd
Oakmont, PA 15139
Ph: (412) 828-3330

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The Course at Yale

Connecticut, Private

The Course at Yale (59th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designers: C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor (1926)

Course: Private; 6749 yds, par 70

Links:The London Golfer

Golf Course Gurus

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 76nd U.S.; Golfweek (2009) - 44th Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 7th in Connecticut

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Address:
200 Conrad Drive
New Haven, CT 06515
Ph: (203) 392-2380

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Quaker Ridge Golf Club

New York, Private

Quaker Ridge Golf Club (47th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designer: A. W. Tillinghast (1926)

Course: Private; 6835 yds, par 70

Links:Top 100 Golfer

Quaker Ridge

Other Rankings: Golf Magazine (2009) - 42nd U.S., 70th World; Golfweek (2009) - 37th Classic; Golf Digest (2009) - 81st in U.S., 10th in New York

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Address:
140 Griffen Drive
Scarsdale, NY‎
Ph: (914) 725-2144

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Oak Hill Country Club (East)

New York, Private

Oak Hill Country Club (East) (45th 2009 GolfBlog100 U.S.)

Designer: Donald Ross (1925)

Course: Private; 6902 yds, par 71

Major Championships: U.S. Open - 1956 (Middlecoff), 1968 (Trevino), 1989 (Strange); PGA Championship - 1980 (Nicklaus), 2003 (Micheel); Ryder Cup - 1995

Links:Itinerant Golfer