This week on Golf Channel's Morning Drive and here on Golf Advisor, I'm counting down my Top 50 Courses that you can play in the United States.
In the first installment of this countdown, courses 50 through 41, I shared my criteria for establishing this list.
The next 10 courses, 40 through 31, is another grouping of mostly modern designs from a mix of geographical pockets of golf, including two different layouts in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area. Plus, a much-anticipated U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
This group includes multiple courses in the TPC network, the Sandhills of North Carolina, plus some of the most prestigious municipals in the country.
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Ginella's Top 50 public courses: 30-21
La Jolla, Calif.
Designer: William F. Bell, Rees Jones
Price: $61-229
La Quinta, Calif.
Designer: Pete Dye
Price: $199
Fort Meade, Fla.
Designer: Tom Doak
Price: $170-225
Bandon, Ore.
Designer: Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Price: $265-310
White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
Designer: C.B. MacDonald, Seth Raynor
Price: $335-385
Video: Ginella on courses 30 through 26
25. TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, Calif.
Designer: Willie Watson
Price: $53-176
Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer: Donald Ross
Price: $125-195
Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer: Tom Fazio
Price: $180-250
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Price: $219
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Designer: Pete Dye
Price: $350-400
Video: Ginella on courses 25 through 21
The other 40: 10-1 | 20-11 | 40-31 | 50-41 | honorable mentions
Green fees are based on latest peak season rates and are subject to change. In the case of resort courses, stay-and-play packages and specials often greatly reduce the price of the green fee.
