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re: Most underrated state for Golf
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:43 pm to TheFunk
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:43 pm to TheFunk
Upstate New York is very nice and surprisingly affordable. Turning Stone Casino has three really nice courses. In Cooperstown you have Leatherstockings. Scattered across NY there are RTJ courses because he grew up around Rochester and went to college at Cornell. There's some nice courses in the Adirondacks, Finger Lakes, and Catskills so you get to double up on nature and relaxation (or local beer, wine, and spirits).
I'd pick Maine over NH for the overall golf experience. There's too much granite in the ground in NH for there to be really nice courses. I remember there being a well-known and used local rule called the "rock rule", where if your ball was close to a mowed-over rock you could get a club length of relief no closer to the hole.
I'd pick Maine over NH for the overall golf experience. There's too much granite in the ground in NH for there to be really nice courses. I remember there being a well-known and used local rule called the "rock rule", where if your ball was close to a mowed-over rock you could get a club length of relief no closer to the hole.
This post was edited on 7/7/22 at 3:51 pm
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Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:55 pm to TheFunk
Kansas
Posted on 7/8/22 at 1:41 pm to 9Fiddy
Definitely not underrated with the amount of big time courses, but man just had a great trip there.
Erin hills
Bull run
Sentryworld
Lawsonia links and woodlands
The bog on fly day
Whistling straight right there and had dinner and drinks on 18 after bull run.
Also 1st course tiger competed at is just north of Milwaukee, lac Belle.
Erin hills
Bull run
Sentryworld
Lawsonia links and woodlands
The bog on fly day
Whistling straight right there and had dinner and drinks on 18 after bull run.
Also 1st course tiger competed at is just north of Milwaukee, lac Belle.
Posted on 7/8/22 at 3:36 pm to tgdk11
Yea, I have no problem putting Wisconsin in the top tier along with California, Florida, and North Carolina as far as far best places you can play golf. That's taking into account excellence at the top, depth, diversity, etc.
Then Oregon, Arizona, South Carolina, Michigan, and probably Georgia in the next tier. Maybe Oregon belongs in that very top tier at this point as well, but damn, it's hard to get to a lot of those places.
Probably Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado, and Nevada on that next tier.
Surprisingly and noticeably absent is Texas - not a ton of great publicly-accessible golf there for one reason or another. Not a single course in the public top 100.
Then Oregon, Arizona, South Carolina, Michigan, and probably Georgia in the next tier. Maybe Oregon belongs in that very top tier at this point as well, but damn, it's hard to get to a lot of those places.
Probably Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado, and Nevada on that next tier.
Surprisingly and noticeably absent is Texas - not a ton of great publicly-accessible golf there for one reason or another. Not a single course in the public top 100.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 1:11 pm to AbuTheMonkey
I go on a guys golf trip every year with a group of 12-20 guys. The best trip we ever had was out in Bend, Oregon. The courses and restaurants were awesome. St George, Utah was also great. We started in Vegas and ended up in St George. Last week we did the Cabot area of Nova Scotia and it was awesome.
Oregon was by far the best in terms of the golf courses.
Oregon was by far the best in terms of the golf courses.
Posted on 7/10/22 at 7:41 am to tgdk11
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The bog on fly day
Amazing course for the price, Black Wolf River might be may favorite course I've ever played. Place was absolutely beautiful, I'd love to play up there in fall when the trees are full color and salmon are in the river.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:48 am to TheFunk
Wisconsin- like others have said it’s not underrated but it’s unreal how good the courses are. I just moved here for work in the last two months and the course conditions are better than anywhere I have ever played (Colorado- although this is another great place, miss, Florida, NC, Alabama)
Look into a place called Sand Valley, it has 2 courses and a 17 hole par three course and is modeled after Banded Dunes. Nicest facilities I have ever seen for both losing and golf. If I had to book a trip, this is where I would go.
Not to mention Erin Hills and whistling straights are both public, tho WS will cost you about 600 per guy not including caddy.
The munis up here are nicer than 90% of country clubs in SLA as far as conditions are concerned.
Look into a place called Sand Valley, it has 2 courses and a 17 hole par three course and is modeled after Banded Dunes. Nicest facilities I have ever seen for both losing and golf. If I had to book a trip, this is where I would go.
Not to mention Erin Hills and whistling straights are both public, tho WS will cost you about 600 per guy not including caddy.
The munis up here are nicer than 90% of country clubs in SLA as far as conditions are concerned.
This post was edited on 7/11/22 at 9:49 am
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:56 am to Tigerbait1998
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17 hole par three course
Sounds like a bunch of quitters.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:23 am to TheFunk
Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, New York are all known as some of the best golf States.
New Mexico is very underrated. The reservation courses are legit and a bargain for the quality. I don't think Natives pay for water so they can lower green fees
New Mexico is very underrated. The reservation courses are legit and a bargain for the quality. I don't think Natives pay for water so they can lower green fees
This post was edited on 7/11/22 at 10:24 am
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:30 am to BigGreenTiger
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was playing in California this weekend and our caddy was saying Idaho is amazing for golf.
Where did he say to go? The problem with Idaho is that outside of Boise, the elite golf courses are spread all throughout the state and aren't concentrated in one area and are private. If you are looking for deep value the McCall/Cascade area is probably less crowded than CDA is these days.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:33 am to AbuTheMonkey
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Surprisingly and noticeably absent is Texas - not a ton of great publicly-accessible golf
It's hot as frick and much of the state has pretty shitty soil conditions and high winds.
Tom Doak has said Texas could be next with some great new courses, but nothing official yet.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:27 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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North Carolina
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:20 pm to wutangfinancial
CDA?
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:26 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Yeah, and good Texas courses are pretty spread apart too. Public DFW courses are overpriced and nothing special for $90. And you’re likely to be playing a course with bunkers under repair for over a year and bunkers that should have been repaired years ago.
Favorite course I’ve ever played in Texas is Pine Dunes but it’s in the middle of no where.
Favorite course I’ve ever played in Texas is Pine Dunes but it’s in the middle of no where.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 10:29 pm to BallChamp00
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Arkansas
Literally all of the top courses are spread out across the state. I didn’t find a single region that had more than one highly rated course.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 12:28 am to TheFunk
Utah blew me away. Missouri and Arkansas have some excellent courses as well.
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