Golfweek’s Best: Casino Courses 2011
Hole No. 17 at Shadow Creek in North Las Vegas, Nev.
Location
Opened, Architect(s) - Avg. rating
1. Shadow Creek
North Las Vegas, Nev.
1990, Tom Fazio - 8.07
2. Fallen Oak
Saucier, Miss.
2006, Tom Fazio - 7.31
3. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
Fountain Hills, Ariz.
2006, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw - 6.90
4. French Lick Resort (Dye)
French Lick, Ind.
2009, Pete Dye - 6.74
5. The Greenbrier (Old White TPC)
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
1915, C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George - 6.70
6. Barona Creek
Lakeside, Calif.
2000, Gary Roger Baird, Todd Eckenrode - 6.65
7. Cascata
Henderson, Nev.
1999, Rees Jones - 6.62
8. Atlantic City Country Club
Northfield, N.J.
1923, William S. Flynn, Tom Doak - 6.54
9. Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Tower, Minn.
2004, Jeff Brauer - 6.43
10. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)
Fountain Hills, Ariz.
2001, Scott Miller - 6.32
11. Salish Cliffs
Shelton, Wash.
2011, Gene Bates - 6.26
12. French Lick Resort (Ross)
French Lick, Ind.
1917, Donald Ross - 6.18
13. Southern Dunes
Maricopa, Ariz.
2002, Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt - 6.17
14. Circling Raven
Worley, Idaho
2003, Gene Bates - 6.15
15. Edgewood Tahoe
Tahoe, Nev.
1968, George Fazio - 6.12
16. Wynn Golf Club
Las Vegas
2005, Tom Fazio - 6.10
17. Talking Stick (North)
Scottsdale, Ariz.
1998, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw - 6.06
18. Firekeeper
Mayetta, Kan.
2011 Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay III - 6.02
19. Sandia
Albuquerque, N.M.
2005, Scott Miller - 6.00
20. Chariot Run
Laconia, Ind.
2003, Bill Bergin - 6.00
21. Meadows at Mystic Lake
Prior Lake, Minn.
2005, Garrett Gil, Paul Miller - 5.99
22. Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote)
Verona, N.Y.
2004 Tom Fazio - 5.95
23. Turning Stone Resort (Kaluhyat)
Verona, N.Y.
2003, Robert Trent Jones Jr. - 5.91
24. Lake of Isles (North)
North Stonington, Conn.
2005, Rees Jones - 5.86
25. Yocha Dehe
Brooks, Calif.
2008, Brad Bell - 5.84
26. Grand Bear
Saucier, Miss.
2000, Jack Nicklaus - 5.83
27. Sweetgrass
Harris, Mich.
2008, Paul Albanese - 5.81
28. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas)
Philadelphia, Miss.
1997, Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate - 5.80
29. Journey at Pechanga
Temecula, Calif.
2008, Steve Forrest, Arthur Hills - 5.73
30. Talking Stick (South)
Scottsdale, Ariz.
1998, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw - 5.72
31. Spirit Hollow
Burlington, Iowa
2000, Rick Jacobson - 5.66
32. The Preserve
Vancleave, Miss.
2007, Jerry Pate - 5.63
33. Contraband Bayou Golf Club at L’Auberge
Lake Charles, La.
2005, Tom Fazio - 5.62
34. Belterra
Florence, Ind.
2001, Tom Fazio - 5.61
35. Apache Stronghold
San Carlos, Ariz
1999, Tom Doak - 5.57
36. Blue Top Ridge
Riverside, Iowa
2007, Rees Jones - 5.57
37. Rio Secco
Henderson, Nev.
1997, Rees Jones - 5.54
38. Oasis (Palmer)
Mesquite, Nev.
1995, Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay - 5.50
39. Turning Stone Resort (Shenendoah)
Verona, N.Y.
1998, Rick Smith - 5.47
40. Sevillano Links
Corning, Calif.
2007, Mike Stark - 5.47
41. Cherokee Hills
Tulsa, Okla.
1924, Perry Maxwell, Tripp Davis - 5.45
42. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)
Chandler, Ariz.
2000, Gary Panks - 5.44
43. Seneca Hickory Stick
Lewiston, N.Y.
2011, Robert Trent Jones Jr. - 5.40
44. Shell Landing
Gautier, Miss.
2002, Davis Love III - 5.39
45. The Greenbrier (Greenbrier)
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
1925, George O’Neil, Jack Nicklaus - 5.25
46. Sequoyah National
Whittier, N.C.
2010, Robert Trent Jones Jr. - 5.25
47. Whirlwind (Cattail)
Chandler, Ariz.
2002, Gary Panks - 5.23
48. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
Philadelphia, Miss.
1999, Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate - 5.16
49. Inn of the Mountain Gods
Mescalero, N.M.
1976, Ted Robinson - 5.16
50. Badlands (Desperado & Diablo)
Las Vegas
1995, Johnny Miller - 5.15
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