Bethpage Black, the site of the 2009 U.S. Open, heads up our first-ever list of Golfweek's Best Municipal Courses.
| COURSE |
LOCATION |
RATING |
| 1. Bethpage State Park (Black) |
Farmingdale, N.Y. |
8.07 |
|
| 2. Chambers Bay GC |
University Place, Wash. |
7.78 |
|
| 3. Indian Wells GR (Players) |
Indian Wells, Calif. |
6.14 |
|
| 4. Pinon Hills GC |
Farmington, N.M. |
6.14 |
|
| 5. Torrey Pines (South) |
La Jolla, Calif. |
6.1 |
|
| 6. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium) |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
5.95 |
|
| 7. Indian Wells GR (Celebrity) |
Indian Wells, Calif. |
5.93 |
|
| 8. Memorial Park |
Houston |
5.9 |
|
| 9. Thunderhawk GC |
Beach Park, Ill. |
5.86 |
|
| 10. Wintonbury Hills GC |
Bloomfield, Conn. |
5.78 |
|
| 11. Bear Trace (Ross Creek) |
Clifton, Tenn. |
5.71 |
|
| 12. Mount Pleasant GC |
Baltimore |
5.7 |
|
| 13. Harding Park GC |
San Francisco |
5.67 |
|
| 14. George Wright Municipal GC |
Boston |
5.63 |
|
| 15. Fossil Trace |
Golden, Colo. |
5.61 |
|
| 16. TPC Scottsdale (Champions) |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
5.59 |
|
| 17. Bethpage State Park (Red) |
Farmingdale, N.Y. |
5.56 |
|
| 18. Triggs Memorial GC |
North Providence, R.I. |
5.55 |
|
| 19. Torrey Pines (North) |
La Jolla, Calif. |
5.52 |
|
| 20. Indian Canyon |
Spokane, Wash. |
5.5 |
|
| 21. Laurel Hill GC |
Lorton, Va. |
5.45 |
|
| 22. Hideout GC |
Monticello, Utah |
5.45 |
|
| 23. Chickasaw Pointe |
Kingston, Okla. |
5.43 |
|
| 24. Sand Creek Station GC |
Newton, Kan. |
5.4 |
|
| 25. Sunbrook GC (Pointe/Woodbridge) |
St. George, Utah |
5.38 |
|
| 26. North Palm Beach CC |
North Palm Beach, Fla. |
5.36 |
|
| 27. Chaska Town Course |
Chaska, Minn. |
5.36 |
|
| 28. Montauk Downs State Park |
Montauk Point, N.Y. |
5.33 |
|
| 29. Brown Deer Park GC |
Milwaukee |
5.29 |
|
| 30. Wingpoint GC |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
5.27 |
|
Posted: 6/11/2008