Our top 100 blind spots in the world. Our listeners called others

“Lido at 48 is crazy. It’s a great 4th course in the sand valley.” – Social-Media Safe Response to our latest rankings of the top 100 courses in the world

This may be my personal preference, but given the power of retrospect, I thought our new world list was well received. However, you can’t beat the best golf score in 100 places without finding someone. And the answers, too, can’t fail to reveal a stubborn bias in how many golfers see the game.

One of the most persistent is the tendency to combine pedigree with architectural merit.

“How is the Olympic Club listed?” Another commentator observed.

“There is no miracle of Adare here that we know of,” said another.

Solid lessons, for sure. But if we renew the votes and focus more on the design, I’m not sure our panel will place the Olympic Club within California, or Adare Manor within the 10 in Ireland.

That same bias toward professional golf is reflected in the surprising observation that Florida and Arizona were so poorly represented. Between the two states, only Seminole made the list. For some students, this was difficult to understand how many types of tourism live in those bullbelt accullions – as if the splendor of the buildings brought them there, rather than the weather and the break.

Some common evasions are prohibited. The list is US-Centric, some argue, and very new YORK-Centric within this tunnel view. Others expressed disbelief that South Africa was not represented. Another makes a heartfelt case for the Cape Breton Highlands link (sentiments I share). Stretching west to the north and white to the north, I can make a case for Jasper park, too.

Then there was the most objective criticism. Pine Valley, No. In fact, nearly 100 of our 127 ratings have played it.

Then again, that’s the beauty of exercise. It is visible. We get to agree to disagree. And while the poles are not there honestly Small – Ranks that drive business – the passions that take you out still remind you that the line about niche pores: people care more because statistics hear very young. Golfers bring the same passion to their arguments, which are more persuasive when put into perspective.

I’m looking forward to our top 100, which will focus on the best courses in the US at a time when people would rightly accuse us of ignoring the rest of the world.

3 things I think

A new bite in the dog’s teeth: In other top 100 stories, Dog Teeth finished No. 75 in our case, an impressive achievement for a course that has been closed for a year with a rebuild by Jerry Pate Design. That is about to change. The famous pete pete dye house at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic reopens to the public on December 7

Another stone relax the body: Then there’s things going on in Monterey, where the Lodge at Pebble Beach reopened earlier this month following a reprisal. The change includes the burwagidweter restaurant, which has come from work with a dining room with passes, Windows top-to-Hiling Windows and Country Counder Theme) Top Course 15). It’s all part of Resort-Wide Work aimed at streamlining amenities and public spaces, highlighted recently by the reopening of the tap room, Pebble’s popular pub.

Checking my list: A common topic in post-traditional discussions: What are the top 100 courses you’ve played? Depending on your voice, plagiarizing such lists can come off as perceptive or deceptive, or a combination of the two. Personally, I have never worried about my value. But pressed by a friend after the release of our new positions, I ended up being counted: I played 62 out of 100. Even if I’ve never missed a beat, I obviously travel a lot, I travel a lot better than I should.