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A general view of the 18th hole at The Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
NEXT 100 CLASSIC COURSES Rank (2011 rank) Course
Location, Opened
Designer
Type
Raters avg.
101. (124) Deepdale GC
Manhasset, N.Y. 1956
Dick Wilson
Private
6.84
102. (97) Moraine CC
Dayton, Ohio 1936
Alex Campbell, Dick Wilson
Private
6.78
103. (106) Engineers Club
Roslyn, N.Y. 1918
Herbert Strong
Private
6.78
104. (102) Westchester CC (West)
Rye, N.Y. 1922
Walter J. Travis
Private
6.77
105. (108) Beverly CC
Chicago 1907
Donald Ross
Private
6.74
106. (129) Whitinsville CC
Whitinisvllle, Mass. 1923
Donald Ross
Private
6.67
107. (92) CC of Buffalo
Williamsville, N.Y. 1923
Donald Ross
Private
6.71
108. (111) Saucon Valley CC (Old)
Bethlehem, Pa. 1922
Herbert Strong
Private
6.71
109. (126) Greenbrier GC (TPC Old White)
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 1915
Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George
Real Estate, Resort, Casino, Tour Course
6.69
110. (101) Kirtland CC
Willoughby, Ohio 1921
Charles H. Alison
Private
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