2011 Golfweek's Best Modern Courses
No. 99 Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Wall, Wash.
No. Name
Raters average
(2010 rank) Location
Year, architect
Note: d–daily fee; p–private; r–resort; * First time in top 100
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1. Sand Hills Golf Club
9.36
(No. 1 in 2010, p) Mullen, Neb.
1995, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
2. Pacific Dunes
9.19
(2, r) Bandon, Ore.
2001, Tom Doak
3. *Old Macdonald
8.84
(NR, r) Bandon, Ore.
2010, Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
4. Whistling Straits (Straits)
8.75
(3, r) Kohler, Wis.
1997, Pete Dye
5. Friar’s Head
8.40
(9, p) Baiting Hollow, N.Y.
2003, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
6. Ballyneal
8.36
(5, p) Holyoke, Colo.
2006, Tom Doak
7. Bandon Dunes
8.29
(4, r) Bandon, Ore.
1999, David McLay Kidd
8. Sebonack Golf Club
8.26
(6, p) Southampton, N.Y.
2006, Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus
9. The Golf Club
8.20
(7, p) New Albany, Ohio
1967, Pete Dye
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