List your top 5 courses...

[terryand]

List your top 5 courses that you enjoy playing.

Not a achytechka thread,just the courses you lovr to play.

Mine are all in S/E Queensland cause I haven't had the chance to get interstate to play,or up north.

1.Brookwater
2.Hope Island
3.Glades
4.Indooroopilly West
5.Twin Waters

I must stress that there are probably better courses like Hyatt Coolum out there,but these are the ones I enjoy playing the most.I guess I haven't played the others enough to judge them like the others.

Terry.

[Jono]

I haven't played that many courses, so these are the ones that I have personally enjoyed. It's not necessarily the course ... it may have been the way I was playing or who I was playing with ... :D

1. The Dunes (shot 76 off the back tees ... 8) I think I left my game in Melbourne :( )
2. Ocean Shores (I like the layout and played it 5 times since coming up to Lismore. The trainee pro-am was especially enjoyable)
3. Bonville (a beautiful course)
4. The Lakes (Kike fairways, but still in top condition. Layout is a bit too tight for me, but a fair test)
5. Brookwater (probably the most expensive round I have played at $100 ... wait ... I have played $250 round in Korea ... :shock: )

I hope I can play some courses in Adelaide and Perth soon. Hmmm ... golf seems to get better (and cheaper) the further I move from Sydney ... :lol:

[BrisVegas]

Around Brisbane areas, my favourites are..
1. Brookwater
2. Wynnum
3. Hope Island
4. Brisbane
5. Indro West

Outside of Brissie (ie. not your everyday courses) I'd make it..
1. National Old
2. Moonah Links Open
3. Dunes
4. Laguna Whitsunday
5. The Vintage

[Fishman Dan]

1. Ocean Shores - Like Jono, love the layout. Just a damn fine course.
2. Sandringham (VIC) - Taste of sand-belt golf in Melbourne. Helps that i played really well here, but loved the course.
3. Hope Island - Like it says, top 5 that i've played. Enjoyed my round there, cost aside.
4. Camden Lakeside
5. R&A Casino - Got to be loyal ;)

Honorable Mentions: Robina Woods - just too technical for me on the day, benefit from playing a second time.
Lismore: It's getting better....

[McMw]

Inside Aus
Meadow Springs
Vines Ellenbrook
Vines Lakes
Royal Perth
Joondalup Lakes/Quarry

Outside Aus
Karambunai (Sabah)
Sutera Harbour (Sabah)
Tanjong Puteri (Johore)
Laguna Masters (Singapore)
Laguna Classic (Singapore)

[andylo]

Brookwater
Robina Woods
Indoorpilly member course (how can I forget this one!)
Windaroo
Colonial

[Speirsy11]

Ok....my top 5....Hmmm.....So many choices....


5. St. Charles C.C. (Winnipeg, Mb, Canada) 9 holes by Ross, 9 by Alastair MacKenzie and home sweet home......

4. Royal Sydney Golf Club (Sydney, NSW) I don't know how Baddeley blitzed that place as an 18 yr old

3. New South Wales Golf CLub (La Parrouse, NSW) Brutal when the wind blows, which is always, and $1,000,000 views of the ocean.....

2. Newcastle Golf Club (Stockton, NSW) Bring you straight driving game....if you miss the fw, you're DEAD....literally, with all the Brown Snakes......

1. Crystal Downs C.C. (Middle of Nowhere, Mi) You have to think on EVERY shot......seriously.....

Well, thats them for now.....It's tough to leave out The Lakes GC, The Australian GC, The Vintage, Baltausrol, The Chicago GC, and several others.....but you said top 5, not top 15.... :P

Speirsy11

[cazandpaul]

SE Queensland

Glades, Brookwater, Palm Meadows, Gold Coast Burleigh (home course) and Hope Island.

Australia

Bargara, Bonville, Monash, Long Reef and St Michaels.

Overseas

Kapalua, Makena, Wailea and Pukalani in Hawaii and Denarau in Fiji.

Clearly we need to get to Melbourne, mainland US and Europe.

[JJJ]

I'll refrain from "Arkitecha" references so as not to upset everyone,

1. Royal Melbourne West - nothing comes close. Just so many great holes.
2. NSW - I smile just thinking about it. Terrific fun and so different to almost any other course I've played
3. National Moonah - I'm biased but it's a beautiful place to play and has some terrific holes. The 2nd is the best par 5 I've played.
4. National Old - the most visually beautiful and intimidating course you can play. When the wind blows its the toughest course in the country.
5. Newcastle - just for the run from 5 thru to 11

JJ

[damoocow]

1 Keperra GC
2 Kooralbyn
3 Brookwater
4 Indooroopilly West and East [Composite Course?!]
5 North Stradbroke GC

damoocow

[BrisVegas]

Couldn't find a place for National Ocean in that short list JJ ?

He doesn't rate it. :wink: I must endorse his choice of National Old though! Stunning views and a challenging course.

[Trung]

NSW, Newcastle, Terry Hills, Laguna National (Singapore)

and :roll: Middle Ridge - Towoomba :roll:
PS/ wasn't for the golf course but for the hospitality of Onewood and the QLD Boys. 8) Hope to catch up again with you boys soon 8)

[JJJ]

G69,

I rate the Goat Track but on a different list.

JJ

[MatthewM]

Of The Courses I've Played -

Royal Melbourne (West)
St. Andrews Old
The National (Old)
Bethpage (Black)
Royal Troon

Of the 5 fav's I haven't played but would like to -

Cypress Point
Pine Valley
Shinnecock Hills
National Golf Links of America
Muirfield

MM

[JJJ]

G69,

I have one question for MattyM, why is he posting on OzGolf while his delightful girlfriend is waiting to be picked up and taken out for dinner for her birthday. Appalling behaviour.

JJ

[markTHEblake]

Looking through the courses i have played i cant really nominate any outstanding favourites. But here are some that i would want to play again, for a lot of different reasons.

Alice Springs
Warragul
Townsville
Pacific

[AndyP]

Top 5 courses that I enjoyed playing, no specific order:
(I have excluded Nambour from my considerations. Obviously I love playing there.)

Brookwater
The Dunes
The Brisbane GC
Hyatt Coolum
Pelican Waters

[kwantfm]

Royal Canberra
Metropolitan
Kingston Heath
New South Wales
Concord

I didn't particularly rate Royal Melbourne West... and likewise didn't particularly like Royal Melbourne East.

Brookwater I found to be ridiculously difficult but at the same time spectacularly beautiful. Sort of made me think of a skier looking up at K2 and saying geez that would be fun to ski!

Victoria and Camden Lakeside are on my almost in the top five category.

[Golfgirl]

Courses that I have enjoyed playing (in no particular order):

Laguna Quays (Turtle Beach)
Pelican Waters
Noosa Springs
Kooralbyn
Coolangatta Tweed
Robina Woods
Hyatt Coolum
The Grange
Shellharbour Links

And of the lots of little country courses, my favourite would be Woodford - top little course!

Course that I have hated playing: Northlakes..... :evil:

[AndyP]

GG, that's not five. :P

[Golfgirl]

I know Andy.... but I couldn't decide on 5.... they all have good points and bad points. :?

The only one that I totally loved the first time I saw and played it was Laguna Quays.... what a honeymoon - golfing on a great course like that. :D

[AndyP]

The only one that I totally loved the first time I saw and played it was Laguna Quays.... what a honeymoon - golfing on a great course like that. :D
On my honeymoon, we played at South Molle Island 9 Hole Course, which was pretty much a lake at the time. :shock:
Not quite the same really.

[Golfgirl]

On my honeymoon, we played at South Molle Island 9 Hole Course, which was pretty much a lake at the time.
Not quite the same really.

Oh dear.... no, not really the same at all.... :? :lol:

[AndyP]

Top 5 courses that I enjoyed playing, no specific order:
(I have excluded Nambour from my considerations. Obviously I love playing there.)

Brookwater
The Dunes
The Brisbane GC
Hyatt Coolum
Pelican Waters
Couple of rounds recently at Hope Island and Lakelands. Played The Glades and Federal & Yowani in Canberra last year too. Also played National Ocean and Old in August. List needs an update.

The amended list is:
National Old
Brookwater
The Dunes
Lakelands
Hyatt Coolum

I think. :? Very tough to leave some of the other courses I've played out of a list. And I'm sure if I played one of those left out again, it may work it's way back in. But I've kept the list at 5.

edit: Bruce reminded me that I played Narooma last year too. Beautiful course, very unlucky to miss out. Listing a top 10 would be so much easier.

Anyone else care to update their list? Or perhaps someone that missed out on the thread before?
(GG, think you might need to add NSWGC to your list. ;) )

[Bruce]

This thread started before I joined.

Fairly limited as I haven't played too many courses.

Narooma
Yarra Yarra
Tocumwal
Gisbourne
Mildura

[Eag's]

Hope Island
Indro West
Northlakes
Horton Park
Nudgee South

Hope to add some more top courses this year :wink:

[jaster]

Eclectic mix...... :lol:

1. Charleville
2. Twin Waters
3. Indooroopilly West
4. Goondiwindi
5. City GC Toowoomba

[jimandr]

I joined Ozgolf to get away from lists, but as this is enjoyable, and therefor a purely personal opinion not strictly related to merit, course condition or other factors, here we go, in no particular order

Bonville
Narooma
Leura (for the back nine scenery, the front nine is nothing much)
Belmont (I saw a topless sunbather on the beach, and it's a really good course)
The Lakes (mainly for the thrill of being able to recall the shots I hit every time there is a tourney on TV)

[BrisVegas]

Of The Courses I've Played -

Royal Melbourne (West)
St. Andrews Old
The National (Old)
Bethpage (Black)
Royal Troon

Of the 5 fav's I haven't played but would like to -

Cypress Point
Pine Valley
Shinnecock Hills
National Golf Links of America
Muirfield

MM

Matthew,

I understand you've been chalking up some more top courses lately.... Would you care to update your list?

Specifically - I'm interested to see where Barnbougle Dunes rates. :wink:

[AndyP]

I bumped this thread once, and I'll do it again.



National Old
Brookwater
The Dunes
Lakelands
Hyatt Coolum

I think.  :?  Very tough to leave some of the other courses I've played out of a list.  And I'm sure if I played one of those left out again, it may work it's way back in.  But I've kept the list at 5.

Played a few more courses last year, including Murray Downs, Commonwealth, Moonah Links Open, Palm Meadows and Robina Woods and played some of the courses above again.

New List
National Old
Brookwater
The Dunes
Hyatt Coolum
Robina Woods



Vegas, does Barny Dunes squeeze into your 5?

[BrisVegas]

New List
National Old
Brookwater
The Dunes
Hyatt Coolum
Robina Woods

Vegas, does Barny Dunes squeeze into your 5?
Yep, Barnbougle Dunes is clearly the best course I've played in Australia, but I haven't played RM, KH, Metropolitan, Woodlands etc etc..

Updated my lists then, since I've played Ocean Shores again, it makes my Top 5. I still haven't played Glades, Robina and Colonial, so not sure where they'd fit....

SEQ
1. Brookwater
2. Hope Island
3. Hyatt Coolum
4. Brisbane
5. Ocean Shores

Outside of SEQ (ie. not your everyday courses) I'd make it..
1. Barnbougle Dunes
2. National Old
3. Moonah Links Open
4. Dunes
5. Laguna Whitsunday

[Moe Norman]

Vegas, your trip to the home of golf doesn't rate a mention?

Ok.

I'll only rank courses I've played. I won't allow RM to take two spots so I'll leave RME off.

Top 5 No Filter:

St. Andrews (old)
RMW
Paraparaumu Beach
Bethpage Black
Newcastle

Top 5 Australia

RMW
Newcastle
Royal Adelaide
Metro
Woodlands

Australia - Personal Favourites

Ocean Shores
Indooroopilly Composite
Hope Island
Ipswich
Howlong


International:

St. Andrews (old)
Paraparaumu Beach
Bethpage Black
Cape Kidnappers
Santiburi Samui


In SEQ I like Indro, Brisbane, Brooky, RQ, Robina and Hope Island in no particular order.

[Moe Norman]

oh and before you start!

I haven't played Barnbougle, NSW, Kingston Heath or any of the National Courses!

[gazgolf1]

SEQ;

The Glades
Hope Island
RQ
Indro
Nudgee

OS;

Paiute Las Vegas
Troon North Scottsdale
Boulders Scottsdale
PGA West
TPC Scottsdale

[marcel]

Top 5 Oz

RM(W)
Barnbougle
NSW
KH
Newcastle
(change my mind on 5th position regularly)

Haven't got quantity overseas but I do have quality.

1. Cypress Point
2. San Francisco
3. LA Country Club

[Grunt]

My top 5 that I have played on are;

1. NSW
2. Newcastle
3. Kapalua (Maui)
4. The Vintage
5. The Glades

[Moe Norman]

quality indeed Marcel.

interesting you rank BD above NSW. Or is NSW just 'too familiar'?

[BrisVegas]

Vegas, your trip to the home of golf doesn't rate a mention?

I kept my list to Australian courses only. Obviously St Andrews Old is in a different league... :lol:

[markTHEblake]

 I still haven't played Glades, Robina and Colonial, so not sure where they'd fit....

I wouldnt worry about playing Colonial. Nothing special about that course even if was free.

[drunken]

Vegas, ashame Ocean Shores is in NSW

[marcel]

quality indeed Marcel.

interesting you rank BD above NSW.  Or is NSW just 'too familiar'?

For me strategic design is what I enjoy and weight most heavily when comparing courses. So for me Barnbougle comes in ahead of NSW

[Moe Norman]

Vegas, ashame Ocean Shores is in NSW

yep, which is a part of Australia...


or me strategic design is what I enjoy and weight most heavily when comparing courses. So for me Barnbougle comes in ahead of NSW having played neither, I can;t really comment. But from both Simon and Chris's descriptions, they both seem to think BD has some bad holes while NSW has 18 exceptional ones.

I'll just have to find out for myself, what a shame!

[marcel]

I'll just have to find out for myself, what a shame!

tough job but someones gotta do it

[drunken]

Vegas, ashame Ocean Shores is in NSW

yep, which is a part of Australia...


Yes, but he listed it as part of his SEQ selection.....Hence my point that it's in NSW. Which is NOT part of South-East Queensland.

[Moe Norman]

so he did.

my bad

[BrisVegas]

:roll:

[Grunt]

My top 5 that I have played on are;

1. NSW
2. Newcastle
3. Kapalua (Maui)
4. The Vintage
5. The Glades


My list updated due to the fact of playing a few more good courses recently

1. NSW
2. Newcastle
3. Kapalua (Maui)
4. Pacific Dunes
5. The Vintage

I played Newcastle again a few weeks back and it like a lot of courses this summer has had it's greens hit hard by the weather and rouge weed growth. They look to be in a the middle of a program to get them back to the condition they deserve to be.
Pacific Dunes is great, don't know what it is about the tougher courses but it brings out my good game the 1st or second time I play it, I might just play smarter.:)

[BrisVegas]

Pacific Harbour would be in my Top 5 Australian courses now.

Barnbougle Dunes
Brookwater
Pacific Harbour
National Old
Laguna Whitsunday

[Andrew]

I played Newcastle again a few weeks back and it like a lot of courses this summer has had it's greens hit hard by the weather and rouge weed growth. They look to be in a the middle of a program to get them back to the condition they deserve to be.


You are correct, Grant. They have been doing some work on the greens over the last few months. They should be good again before winter hits.

[Grunt]

We might have to go for a hit in winter then & I can take some pics to show the blokes from Mac Grange how good it gets there.

[PeteyD]

Based on the limited courses I have played:

Redland Bay
Kooralbyn
Carbrook
Indooroopilly
Windaroo

[Speirsy11]

5. St. Charles C.C.
4. Royal Sydney Golf Club
3. New South Wales Golf CLub
2. Newcastle Golf Club
1. Crystal Downs C.C.

So that was my list when this thread started......A few changes......

5. Newcastle GC
4. Kingston Heath
3. Crystal Downs
2. NSWGC (was in perfect condition last time I played it, really made me love the course that day)
1. Royal Melbourne West.

I'm torn between Newcastle and Kennedy Bay.....In 5 years, Kennedy Bay will be mature enough to be ahead of Newcastle......

Speirsy11

[connico]

1. Newcastle
2. NSWGC
3. Macquarie GC
4. Vintage
5. None has yet

I would love to list new brighton but i cant lol :)

[Jarro]

anybody willing to throw Pacific Harbour into their top 5 list already ???

[CobraSS]

Brisvegas already has

[Jarro]

anybody else ?

[Speirsy11]

1. Newcastle
2. NSWGC
3. Macquarie GC
4. Vintage
5. None has yet

I would love to list new brighton but i cant lol :)

Vintage after Macquarie? Really? That surprises me, I think the Vintage is a much better challenge, requiring a lot more thought and control.....But thats just me.....

Speirsy

[connico]

The vintage is a much more mature course, well developed and it has plenty of strenghts, but it lacks excitement, I do really like it. Macq Links is a better course allround, they are pretty close in quality.

i'v yet to play royal sydney

[Grunt]

Haven't played Mac Links yet. I will one day.

[Moe Norman]

Jarro: In QLD yes, not even close in Australia.

Having said that, if I were rating the course on the final result versus the plot of land they were given it's in my Top 3 in Australia.

[Speirsy11]

The vintage is a much more mature course, well developed and it has plenty of strenghts, but it lacks excitement, I do really like it. Macq Links is a better course allround, they are pretty close in quality.

i'v yet to play royal sydney

It's funny how a high marker and a low marker look at courses differently. I see Mac as an easy course since the driving areas are so easy, whereas I asee the Vintage as a much greater challenge, especially from the tips.....Not discounting your opinion because you are a high marker, just noting that is is very different then mine and several other low makers that I know......

Speirsy

[miro]

Spiersy,

I 100% agree with you on your take on Mac Links and the Vintage.

[Grunt]

It's funny how a high marker and a low marker look at courses differently. I see Mac as an easy course since the driving areas are so easy, whereas I asee the Vintage as a much greater challenge, especially from the tips.....Not discounting your opinion because you are a high marker, just noting that is is very different then mine and several other low makers that I know......

Speirsy

Rob

After playing The Vintage again a few weeks ago after the 1st time when we played. It did seem a little easier, I did noticed a few changes too to in my opinion (if it actually means anything) it did look as if they had made it a little easier, fairways looked wider in places and one thing I did remember was on the 10th when we played there last there was abit of work going on on the LHS of the fairway, that has now finished and it looked as if they had built a few mounds to try and protect houses. Also the rough of the fairway was nowhere near as rough.
I think if we played there tomorrow I would not have lasted anywhere near as long in the match as I did that day, you would carve it up.

I can't compare it to Mac Links because I have not played there yet.

[Speirsy11]

Rob

After playing The Vintage again a few weeks ago after the 1st time when we played. It did seem a little easier, I did noticed a few changes too to in my opinion (if it actually means anything) it did look as if they had made it a little easier, fairways looked wider in places and one thing I did remember was on the 10th when we played there last there was abit of work going on on the LHS of the fairway, that has now finished and it looked as if they had built a few mounds to try and protect houses. Also the rough of the fairway was nowhere near as rough.
I think if we played there tomorrow I would not have lasted anywhere near as long in the match as I did that day, you would carve it up.

I can't compare it to Mac Links because I have not played there yet.

I have always been a fan of The Vintage, so I know my opinion is biased, but I think that it's a great test for a few reasons. one, it can play easy or ard, depending on the tees you play, as they move diagonally as they get longer, narrowing the landing area as well as making it farther away. It also allows you to run the ball up if required........Excellent green complexes, and the wind is always around.......And you can always find a decent drop on the way home ;)

I seem to remember we both played well that day, with you fading a bit in the end........Maybe tomorrow would be my day to fade :P

Speirsy

[Jarro]

Speirsy, got any reviews of some of the courses over there in WA ??

How do they stack up against their Eastern brothers ?

[Speirsy11]

Speirsy, got any reviews of some of the courses over there in WA ??

How do they stack up against their Eastern brothers ?

I'll do one when I get home tomorrow....I'm up north doing some presentations and stuff at a Mine Site, so no time except to add random posts of junk......

[Grunt]

.......And you can always find a decent drop on the way home ;)

Speirsy

I had to find real good stuff the other week as I cant touch it until mid January next year at the earliest. :sad:

[Jim]

1. Royal West
2. St Andrews Beach
3. Barnbougle
4. Woodlands
5. National Old

[marcel]

Top 5 Oz

RM(W)
Barnbougle
NSW
KH
Newcastle
(change my mind on 5th position regularly)



Having added a couple of new courses recently I'd now go the following

RM W
Barny
NSW
RM E
KH

[Andrew]

Having added a couple of new courses recently I'd now go the following

RM W
Barny
NSW
RM E
KH


RA doesn't make it.

[Moe Norman]

when did you play RME marcel? Recently I assume...

so you rate it above the likes of RA and KH despite the vandalism of 6-8?

[Speirsy11]

RA doesn't make it.

I knew I'd forgotten one of my top 5.........You can put Royal adelaide firmly in 5th spot, a hair away from 4th......

[marcel]

when did you play RME marcel? Recently I assume...

so you rate it above the likes of RA and KH despite the vandalism of 6-8?

I played my first game there in Feb (about the same time as my first go round RA) so never saw 6 thru 8 in their previous life. The only problem I have with 6 is the bunker step that has been discussed elsewhere and that's fixable. The hole where the old green was doesn't concern me. 7 and 8 have 'issues', deep rooted and complex (read awful). For me though there is enough greatness in the remainder of the holes to give it the nod over the two you mention.

[marcel]

RA doesn't make it.

Find it very hard to seperate KH and RA at the moment, as you know my mind is as solid as 3 minute old jelly mostly.

[Moe Norman]

The only problem I have with 6 is the bunker step that has been discussed elsewhere and that's fixable. The hole where the old green was doesn't concern me. 7 and 8 have 'issues', deep rooted and complex (read awful). For me though there is enough greatness in the remainder of the holes to give it the nod over the two you mention. the remaining holes on the course are indeed fantastic. Particularly 16 - 18. I also wasn't a big fan of the changes to 15. I'd have RME around the same level as RA but due to the 2 complete dogs in 7&8 I relegate RME a few spots.

Unfortunately I've not yet played Kingston Heath.