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2011 Golfweek's Best

No. 86 Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club.

No. 86 Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club.

Golfweek Staff

No. Name

Raters avg.

(2010 rating) Location

Year, Architect

Note: d–daily fee; p–private; r–resort; * First time in top 100; Returned to list


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1. Pine Valley Golf Club

9.57

(No. 1 in 2010, p) Pine Valley, N.J.

1919, George Crump, Harry S. Colt


2. Cypress Point Club

9.48

(2, p) Pebble Beach, Calif.

1928, Alister MacKenzie


3. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

9.32

(3, p) Southampton, N.Y.

1931, Howard C. Toomey, William S. Flynn


4. National Golf Links of America

9.13

(4, p) Southampton, N.Y.

1911, Charles Blair Macdonald


5. Merion Golf Club (East)

9.04

(5, p) Ardmore, Pa.

1912, Hugh Wilson


6. Oakmont Country Club

9.01

(6, p) Oakmont, Pa.

1903, Henry Fownes


7. Fishers Island Golf Club

8.96

(10, p) Fishers Island, N.Y.

1917, Seth Raynor


8. Crystal Downs

8.82

(7, p) Frankfort, Mich.

1931, Alister MacKenzie, Perry ...

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