Zagat does golf

April

Zagat has published the sixth edition of “America’s Top Golf Courses” for those who are influenced by popular opinion. Guess which course rated the best? It’s going to spend a lot of time in the spotlight this summer.

Bethpage Black.

This year’s survey included more than 6,000 golfers that averaged 8.8 rounds per month. It covers 1,149 of the top public, semi-private and resort courses.

Here are the top 10 in overall rating:

1. Bethpage Black – Farmingdale, N.Y.

2. Arcadia Bluffs – Traverse City, Mich.

3.. Bandon Dunes (Pacific Dunes) – Coos Bay, Ore.

4. TPC Sawgrass (Players) – Jacksonville, Fla.

5. Whistling Straits (Straits) – Kohler, Wis.

6. Kiawah Island (Ocean) – Charleston, S.C.

7. Bandon Dunes (Bandon Dunes) – Coose Bay, Ore.

8. Syglass Hill – Monterey Peninsula, Calif.

9. Pebble Beach – Monterey Peninsula, Calif.

10. Paa-Ko Ridge -Albuquerque, N.M.

Locally, the highest-rated courses in the Lower Hudson Valley are Mansion Ridge, Centennial and The Links at Unionvale, which all seem to have a loyal following.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 20th, 2009 at 11:05 am by Mike Dougherty. Print | Email

One Response to “Zagat does golf”

Help April 21st, 2009 at 9:52 pm
If you want comments and more readers you need to focus on high school golf. there is some great matches and scores being posted

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