Top 100 Golf Courses

For years, the golf magazines have rated the "Top 100" courses. Typically they mirror where the major tournaments have been played over the years, with a bias toward East Coast/Midwest private courses.

With the advent of a course building boom there has been pressure to revise the rankings to include newer courses and also public-accessible courses. Donald Trump is an example - after he builds his "great" course, he wants it recognized as such. As a result the lists have changed quite a bit. Looking at the most recently one I saw, there was only one course in Texas, and one that has only been around for about 10 years, Dallas National. I saw it on a map and drove by on my last trip - its on the near east side of town which has not developed like the other three sides.

Also recently added Whispering Pines, a course I have played. Dad likes that one a lot. He had some "hook up" that allowed him to go there when he wanted to. Never asked exactly what the deal was - figured I didn't need to know. Also off the beaten track - 2 hours north of Houston.

There are several blogs out there about quests to play all 100 top courses. While I don't have that quest, I have played some good ones. In the future, I'll describe some of the places I have golfed.