An exercise like this is fun just to see how your individual list evolves over the years. I posted my first list in December 2009 and it looked like this:
Quite a bit of Canadian content on my list - a bit less travelled than most:
Oakmont CC, Oakmont, PA (H. Fownes - 1903)
Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, CA (G. Thomas - 1927)
Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club, Quilchena, BC, CAN (R. Whitman, R. Zokol & A. Suny - 2008)
Westmount GCC, Kitchener, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1931)
St. Thomas GCC, Union, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1922)
Princeville - Prince Course, Princeville, HI (R. Trent Jones Jr - 1990)
Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, ON, CAN (J. Nicklaus - 1976)
Brantford GCC, Brantford, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1906)
Muskoka Bay GC, Gravenhurst, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 2006)
Bigwin Island, Baysville, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 2001)
Eagles Nest, Maple, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 2004)
Oviinbyrd, Footsbay, ON, CAN (T. McBroom - 2004)
Warren GC at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (B. Coore & B. Crenshaw - 1999)
Devil's Pulpit, Caledon Village, ON, CAN (Dr. M. Hurdzan & D. Fry - 1990)
Tanglewood Park - Championship, Clemmons, NC (R. Trent Jones - 1956)
Burlington GCC, Burlington, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1922)
Lookout Point CC, Fonthill, ON, CAN (W. Travis - 1922)
Cog Hill - Dubsdread, Lemont, IL (D. Wilson & J. Lee - 1964)
Taboo, Gravenhurst, ON, CAN (R. Garl - 2002)
Osprey Valley - Heathlands, Caledon, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 1992)
Tobiano, Kamloops, BC, CAN (T. McBroom - 2007)
Rosedale GCC, Toronto, ON, CAN (D. Ross - 1893)
Bear Mountain - Mountain Course, Victoria, BC, CAN (J. Nicklaus & S. Nicklaus - 2005)
Hammock Beach - Ocean Course, Palm Coast, FL (J. Nicklaus - 2000)
Osprey Valley - Hoot (Wasteland), Caledon, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 2001)
Fast forward to today, essentially two golf seasons later, with new additions noted in
bold:
Sand Hills GC, Mullen, NE, USA (B. Coore & B. Crenshaw - 1995)National Golf Links of America, Southampton, NY, USA (C.B. Macdonald - 1911)Oakmont CC, Oakmont, PA, USA (H. Fownes - 1903)
Pacific Dunes, Bandon, OR, USA (T. Doak - 2001)Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club, Holyoke, CO, USA (T. Doak)Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale, NY, USA (A.W. Tillinghast & J. Burbeck - 1936)Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, CA, USA (G. Thomas - 1927)
Old Macdonald, Bandon, OR, USA (T. Doak & J. Urbina - 2010)Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club, Quilchena, BC, CAN (R. Whitman, R. Zokol & A. Suny - 2008)
Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, OH, USA (J. Nicklaus & D. Muirhead - 1974)Hamilton GCC (West/South), Ancaster, ON, CAN (H.S. Colt - 1915)Bandon Trails, Bandon, OR, USA (B. Coore & B. Crenshaw - 2005)Scioto CC, Columbus, OH, USA (D. Ross - 1916)Bandon Dunes, Bandon, OR, USA (D. McLay Kidd - 1999)Sebonack, Southampton, NY, USA (J. Nicklaus & T. Doak - 2006)Westmount GCC, Kitchener, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1931)
St. Thomas GCC, Union, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1922)
Princeville - Prince Course, Princeville, HI, USA (R. Trent Jones Jr - 1990)
National GC of Canada, Woodbridge, ON, CAN (G. Fazio & T. Fazio - 1975)Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, ON, CAN (J. Nicklaus - 1976)
Scarboro GCC, Scarborough, ON, CAN (A.W. Tillinghast - 1924)Southampton GC, Southampton, NY, USA (S. Raynor - 1925)Brantford GCC, Brantford, ON, CAN (S. Thompson - 1906)
Muskoka Bay GC, Gravenhurst, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 2006)
Bigwin Island, Baysville, ON, CAN (D. Carrick - 2001)
So that's 15 new additions to my top 25 in two years. Four of them were played in 2010 (Sand Hills, Ballyneal, Hamilton and Scarboro) while the other eleven were played in 2011 (NGLA, Pacific Dunes, Bethpage Black, Old Macdonald, Muirfield Village, Bandon Trails, Scioto, Bandon Dunes, Sebonack, National GC of Canada and Southampton).
I'm thankful to still be married
