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ScoreGolf Top 100 in Canada - 2020 edition
Wayne_Kozun:
Rather than release the entire top 100 at once they are releasing this in dribs and drabs, starting with 100-91. Four of these are Stanley Thompson courses:
100 Beaconsfield
99 Kawartha
98 Wildstone
97 Bear Mountain - Mountain Course
96 Seguin Valley
95 Burlington
94 Priddis Greens
93 Le Manoir Richelieu
92 Cataraqui
91 Wildfire
https://scoregolf.com/video/top-100-2020-100-91/
Tom_Doak:
If Cataraqui and Kawartha were really only the ninety-somethingest best courses in the country, golf in Canada would be better than it is 😃
Wayne_Kozun:
That's very true Tom, Cataraqui is typically rated in the 80s and 90s. I think the reason for this is that these two courses are in smaller cities that many of the raters will not have played and will be unlikely to visit, despite the fact that they are within a two hour drive of Toronto. On these Score rankings in Canada some of the "flashier" public/resort courses that more actively play the ratings game tend to do better in the ratings, at least in the short term when they are newer. Examples of that would be some of the Muskoka courses like Taboo, Rocky Crest, and Deerhurst.
Courses like these two are often overlooked. A third example is St. Thomas, another very good Stnaley Thompson course, although it often ranks higher. Perhaps it gets more play as raters go to play ultra-exclusive Redtail (Donald Steele) which is nearby and also stick around to play St. Thomas.
Jeff_Mingay:
--- Quote from: Tom_Doak on June 29, 2020, 10:42:40 AM ---If Cataraqui and Kawartha were really only the ninety-somethingest best courses in the country, golf in Canada would be better than it is 😃
--- End quote ---
Haha. True story.
Peter Pallotta:
That's one thing the Golf Digest rankings have going for them: the flawed system and skewed results get weakened and diluted when there's 1000 raters instead of only 100 -- and when those raters are spread out over 30 major urban centres instead of just 3. Maybe Golf Digest should dramatically enhance its income-generating panel program and have 10000 raters rather than merely 1000-1500, thereby 'weakening' and 'diluting' the process so much that it actually makes it better!
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