Golfweek’s Best: Campus Courses 2012
1. The Course at Yale
New Haven, Conn.
1926, Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor - 7.50
2. Taconic GC
Williamstown, Mass.
1927, Wayne Stiles, John van Kleek - 6.91
3. Palouse Ridge GC
Pullman, Wash.
2008, John Harbottle - 6.42
4. Rawls Course at Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
2003, Tom Doak - 6.41
5. University Ridge GC
Verona, Wis.
1991, Robert Trent Jones Jr. - 6.02
6. Stanford GC
Stanford, Calif.
1930, William P. Bell, John Harbottle, George C. Thomas Jr. - 5.99
7. Ohio State University (Scarlet)
Columbus, Ohio
1939, Alister MacKenzie - 5.98
8. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.
2005, Pete Dye - 5.88
9. University of Michigan GC
Ann Arbor, Mich.
1931, Alister MacKenzie - 5.86
10. The Orchards
South Hadley , Mass.
1922, Donald Ross 5.81
11. Warren GC at Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind.
1999, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw - 5.81
12. Duke University GC
Durham, N.C.
1957, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones - 5.80
13. University of Georgia GC
Athens, Ga.
1968, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Davis Love III - 5.79
14. Jimmie Austin GC at the U. of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
1951, Perry Maxwell, Bob Cupp ...
College classics 101
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To those who say modern college students don’t have an appreciation for the classics, we present you with contradictory evidence: the 2011 Golfweek’s Best Campus Courses list.
Fourteen of the 30 courses on the college list predate 1960, which also makes them candidates for the Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses list. In fact, the top two collegiate layouts – The Course at Yale (1926) and Taconic Golf Club (1927) at Williams College – also occupy spots on the top 100 Classic list, released earlier this year. Yale and Taconic also held down the top two spots on the 2010 campus courses list.
The late Robert Trent Jones Sr. still has more top college designs than any other architect, with five on this year’s list, including four courses that opened before 1960. Those include the course that bears his name at his alma mater, Cornell. Architect Pete Dye placed four courses on the list.
To qualify for the campus list, courses must offer a discount to students or faculty. For that reason, Karsten Creek Golf Club, home course to Oklahoma State and No. 53 on Golfweek’s Best Modern ...
2011 Golfweek's Best: Campus Courses
Location
Opened, Architect,
Avg. rating
1. The Course at Yale
New Haven, Conn.
1926, Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
7.46
2. Taconic GC
Williamstown, Mass.
1927, Wayne Stiles, John van Kleek
6.92
3. Rawls Course at Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
2003, Tom Doak
6.49
4. Palouse Ridge GC
Pullman, Wash.
2008, John Harbottle
6.47
5. University Ridge GC
Verona, Wis.
1991, Robert Trent Jones Jr.
6.01
6. Stanford GC
Stanford, Calif.
1930, William P. Bell, John Harbottle, George C. Thomas Jr.
5.95
7. Ohio State University (Scarlet)
Columbus, Ohio
1939, Alister MacKenzie
5.91
8. University of Georgia GC
Athens, Ga.
1968, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Davis Love III
5.83
9. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.
2005, Pete Dye
5.81
10. Colbert Hills
Manhattan, Kan.
2000, Jim Colbert
5.80
11. The Orchards
South Hadley, Mass.
1922, Donald Ross
5.80
12. Warren GC at Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind.
1999, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
5.79
13. University of New Mexico (Championship)
Albuquerque, N.M.
1966, Red Lawrence
5.78
14. Jimmie Austin GC at the U. of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
1951, Bob Cupp, Perry Maxwell ...
The upper class
• Click here for a list of the 2010 Golfweek's Best Campus Courses
We’d be the last to suggest that the way to choose the right college is to opt for the one with the best golf course. But given the quality of golf on campuses throughout the U.S., there probably are worse ways to decide.
Golfweek’s Best Campus Courses list – 30 tracks spanning 22 states – runs the gamut, from elite private schools and service academies to massive state universities and a small, women’s-only school.
As if proof were needed that quality golf doesn’t need to come at the cost of a quality education, consider that our No. 1 layout is found at Yale, a school regularly ranked at or near the top of U.S. colleges. It’s one of many elite academic institutions that placed courses on the list.
The Research Triangle in North Carolina not only is a base for ACC basketball powers, but also strong when it comes to golf courses: Duke at No. 10, N.C. State at No. 22 and UNC at No. 24. Two service academies also merit national ranking; the Air Force Academy at No. 20 and ...
2010 Golfweek’s Best Campus Courses
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2010 Golfweek’s Best: Campus Courses
1. The Course at Yale 7.43
Yale, New Haven, Conn.
1926, C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor
2. Taconic Golf Club 6.88
Williams, Williamstown, Mass.
1927, Wayne Stiles
3. Palouse Ridge Golf Club 6.83
Washington State, Pullman, Wash.
2008, John Harbottle
4. The Rawls Course 6.47
Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texa
2003, Tom Doak
5. Stanford Golf Course 5.92
Stanford, Stanford, Calif.
1930, W. Bell, J. Harbottle, G. Thomas Jr.
6. University Ridge Golf Course 5.90
Wisconsin, Verona, Wis.
1991, Robert Trent Jones Jr.
7. The Orchards Golf Club 5.89
Mount Holyoke, South Hadley, Mass.
1922, Donald Ross
8. Colbert Hills Golf Course 5.87
Kansas State, Manhattan, Kan.
2000, Jim Colbert
9. Ohio State University (Scarlet) 5.84
Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio
1939, Alister MacKenzie
10. Duke University Golf Club 5.83
Duke, Durham, N.C.
1957, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
11. University of Georgia Golf Course 5.79
Georgia, Athens, Ga.
1968, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Davis Love III
12. University of Michigan Golf Course 5.75
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich ...
