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Review: Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club

January 24, 2023

One of several classic Ross designs near Pinehurst, Mid Pines is a historic gem full of strategy and excellent individual holes. While I prefer Pine Needles, many consider Mid Pines the second best course in the area and it is certainly well-worth a play.  … More Review: Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club

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Review: We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro Course)

January 6, 2023

One of the very best public options in Scottsdale, We-Ko-Pa’s Saguaro Course is an excellent Coore/Crenshaw design featuring great variety, strong conditioning, and a beautiful unadulterated setting. I highly recommend this course to all visiting the area. … More Review: We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro Course)

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Review: Weequahic Golf Course

December 22, 2022

The oldest public course in New Jersey, the short but classic Weequahic is one of several quality offerings from the Essex County municipal system. It isn’t the best of the group, but is worth a play and offers good value for the area. … More Review: Weequahic Golf Course

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Review: Cascata Golf Club

December 9, 2022

While not quite the “Eighth wonder of the golf world” as Rees Jones likes to say, Cascata is a great public course just outside Las Vegas featuring a memorable layout, tremendous visuals, and a very upscale experience overall. It isn’t cheap but it’s cheaper than Shadow Creek and should be strongly considered by all those planning to golf in Vegas. … More Review: Cascata Golf Club

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Review: Poxabogue Golf Center

November 30, 2022

One of the only public options in the Hamptons, the 9-hole Poxabogue is a local favorite but underwhelms with poor conditioning and a short, cramped layout. I’d recommend this course only to novices or higher handicappers. … More Review: Poxabogue Golf Center

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Review: The Country Club of Scranton (Falls Course)

November 11, 2022

Offering a nice contrast to the Old Course at Scranton, the Falls Course is a tight, modern design that features good conditions and a fun 9-holes. The membership is lucky to have an option like this and it is worth a play for guests who are already playing the Old Course. … More Review: The Country Club of Scranton (Falls Course)

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Review: Great River Golf Club

October 7, 2022

The upscale Great River Golf Club offers strong amenities and conditions and is one of Connecticut’s better public options. It is worth a play, but is somewhat limited by a narrow property and routing that features almost all holes running North or South. … More Review: Great River Golf Club

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Review: Cabot Cliffs

August 14, 2022

Offering incredible views, tremendous variety, and a great deal of fun, Cabot Cliffs is one of the best courses in the world and one of Coore and Crenshaw’s best works. It is difficult to get to, but absolutely a must play for serious golfers. … More Review: Cabot Cliffs

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Review: Marine Park Golf Course

July 11, 2022

Marine Park is clearly one of the best municipal courses in the NYC system with strong conditions, good value, and a linksy, seaside location, but is hurt by a flat terrain and somewhat repetitive layout. It is worth a play if in the area.   … More Review: Marine Park Golf Course

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Review: Francis A. Byrne Golf Course

May 19, 2022

Offering a strong challenge on a hilly property, great value, and classic template architecture from Charles Banks, Francis Byrne is one of the more underrated public courses in the greater New York City area and is certainly worth a visit.  … More Review: Francis A. Byrne Golf Course

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Review now up for Mid Pines Golf Club! Mid Pines is a great public course in the Pinehurst area designed by Donald Ross in 1921 and renovated by Kyle Franz in 2013. A perennial top 100 public course in the US, this layout features excellent greens and a number of world-class holes (especially its par fours).
The 337 yard 10th hole at We-Ko-Pa Saguaro is a really fun risk/rewark hole that features two templates: a Reverse Cape on the teeshot and Lion’s Mouth by the green. This is certainly one of the easier holes out there and one of several holes on the course that provides the golfer numerous options.
Had the fortune of playing We-Ko-Pa’s Saguaro Course last Spring, the first round for me in Arizona. Known as one of the top courses in the blossoming Scottsdale golf scene, this Coore/Crenshaw design is thoroughly enjoyable with minimal houses, an easily walkable, intimate routing, and plenty of strategy and variety. The conditioning and scenery were also fantastic.
The 126 yard 9th hole is Cabot Cliffs’ shortest hole. A fine hole in its own right, this short one-shotter features a front-to-back sloped green with a giant bunker short and cliffs long. This hole is perhaps the course’s only routing blemish as the 8th green is near the 9th and you have to walk the length of the hole backwards to reach the teebox.
The oldest public course in New Jersey, Weequahic Golf Course was originally 9 holes built by Baltusrol Pro George Low in 1913. In 1969, Hal Purdy lengthened the course to a full 18 holes. At just over 5700 yards, this par 70 plays more difficult than you’d expect with small greens, tight fairways, and a hilly terrain. The course is located in South Newark and is operated by Essex County along with classics Francis Byrne and Hendricks Field. This has to be one of the better and more robust muni systems in America. Although my least favorite of the three, Weequahic offers strong value and a more than adequate layout for public golfers in the New York metro area.
The 470 yard par 4 17th is one of my favorite holes at Cascata as a beautiful sweeping, downhill dogleg left. Longer hitters can cut the corner over the hills and leave a shorter approach into a back-to-front sloped green. Par is a great score here.
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