If you could play one course in the World, which one?

ShivasIrons · 01-02-2014 09:40PM #1

Given the choice of any course in the world, where would you play? Why?

For me it's the National Golf Links of America, I like the history and design.

FixdePitchmark · 01-02-2014 09:48PM

Enniscrone

jamesbondings · 01-02-2014 09:50PM

TPC Sawgrass, that 17th, granted id need to take a bucket of balls with me but it would be worth it!

sydneybound · 01-02-2014 09:52PM

Augusta.

gman127 · 01-02-2014 09:54PM

Has to be Augusta, if nothing else because it would be so hard to get onto. Most other courses you could potentially play if you've got the cash!:cool:

Cornetto · 01-02-2014 10:00PM

Castledermot Pitch and Putt, a place of resplendent beauty, will be surprised if there's not an Irish Open held there soon.

scrubber72 · 01-02-2014 10:00PM

augusta

jokser250 · 01-02-2014 10:07PM

Cornetto wrote: »

Castledermot Pitch and Putt, a place of resplendent beauty, will be surprised if there's not an Irish Open held there soon.

Haha played there few years ago , massive greens and a long walk between holes haha , gave up the game 18 months ago to focus on the big game

plumber77 · 01-02-2014 10:09PM

Augusta

jokser250 · 01-02-2014 10:10PM

Augusta

denishurley · 01-02-2014 10:20PM

Old Course at St Andrews

DuckSlice · 01-02-2014 11:00PM

Has to be Augusta. Simply because it doesn't matter how much cash you have if you don't have an invite you ain't playing there.

Benicetomonty · 01-02-2014 11:03PM

Augusta as well. Then Pine Valley. Enough money would get me anywhere else I needed to go.

Mr. Larson · 01-02-2014 11:49PM

Sawgrass. Before I ever played golf I played PGA Tour Golf on a 286Mhz PC and played the TPC's at Sawgrass and Avenel probably over 1,000 times. The love affair with golf was born with Sawgrass. Never been there but yet somehow know every hole inside out. Augusta too but Id have to play the back sticks off both and would probably not break 100 at Augusta.

Rippeditup · 02-02-2014 12:08AM

Augusta.. Just for the fact it is near on impossible to play..
Outside of that Sawgrass just to see how many balls it would eat up

spacecoyote · 02-02-2014 12:09AM

Would really have to be Augusta alright.

Though Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand is pretty spectacular.

As is Thracian Cliffs in Bulgaria where the match play was held last year

SnowDrifts · 02-02-2014 12:25AM

Sawgrass can be played by anyone and it's not that expensive either! It's one of the few elite courses in the US which is pay and play.

ShaunC · 02-02-2014 12:30AM

My ideal course would be Pebble Beach, probably the best links course in the world outside of Ireland, but I would need about 4 buckets of balls:rolleyes:
And only $500 a round :-(

mike12 · 02-02-2014 12:39AM

Augusta as well, could play most coursesbut itsit's the one that's out of reach. Lots of the US open courses are public courses.

ForeRight · 02-02-2014 12:52AM

I couldn't look past this masterpiece if I had a choice...

http://youtu.be/0GdSCVN2lyg

Wichita Lineman · 02-02-2014 12:53AM

Augusta for me, not just because it's hard to get to play there but just because it looks FANTASTIC!!!

mjsc1970 · 02-02-2014 01:17AM

Crans-sur-Sierre i think its called, the one they play on the European tour in the Swiss alps i think, looks amazing on telly.

Though i think id also have to keep slapping myself in the face if i was ever to tee it up in Augusta

thewobbler · 02-02-2014 01:33AM

This is a genuinely pointless thread unless Augusta is removed as an answer. Regardless of whether it's even 'that' good a course, it's possibly the only course in the world that would drag a 'you really played there?' from a non-golfer. It's not bucket list, it is the list.

My bucket list includes Castle Stuart, Loch Lomond, Bandon Dunes, Sawgrass, St Andrews, some exclusive club in GA, USA, and The Predator. And for some odd reason, Doral Blue.

Mr. Larson · 02-02-2014 01:33AM

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Sawgrass can be played by anyone and it's not that expensive either! It's one of the few elite courses in the US which is pay and play.

That's pretty cool. If I am ever in Florida I WILL play it so.

The fact that it's more accessible though, wouldn't change the fact that it would be the one course in the world Id play if I could play only one.

Augusta is a magical spot. No question. But part of the Augusta mystique is the whole pressure cooker environment, the playing of the pitch off the tight lie under pressure, with the world watching, the back 9 on Sunday, the best players duke'ing it out on Sunday.

No matter when any of us might hope to play, be it a Sunday or a Tuesday in September, it wouldn't be the same.

So. Which course would I like to play if I could be a Pro for a day? Augusta on Sunday Masters. Which course would I like to play as me?

Sawgrass. Just a superb layout with some amazing holes and iconic tee shots.

Trampas · 02-02-2014 08:13AM

Royal Melbourne.

Russman · 02-02-2014 02:13PM

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Sawgrass can be played by anyone and it's not that expensive either! It's one of the few elite courses in the US which is pay and play.

It can be played by anyone, but its crazy expensive to do "just golf" - I called them a few months ago about arranging a game (a few of us had a free day on a holiday to Orlando and were considering driving up) - and was quoted $410 per head Mon-Fri.

Its cheaper if you actually stay in the resort, I stayed there in 2008 and had two games on each of the two courses and the price wasn't anywhere near that. Don't know the exact amount per green fee, it was part of a package, but the overall price was probably 20% higher than, say a similar 10 day trip to Myrtle Beach.

Unbelievable course though.

To the Op, has to be Augusta.

SnowDrifts · 02-02-2014 02:48PM

I think Sawgrass a bit cheaper during the summer months. I got a 2ball for $300 about 5/6 years ago. It was just unfortunate that I wasn't the one playing it. The list for me would be Augusta, Sawgrass and Pebble Beach. Would love to play Liberty National and Bayonne both in New Jersey overlooking Manhattan. The latter being a rare quality links course for the US.

Dermoth · 02-02-2014 05:51PM

ShaunC wrote: »

My ideal course would be Pebble Beach, probably the best links course in the world outside of Ireland, but I would need about 4 buckets of balls:rolleyes:
And only $500 a round :-(

Had the pleasure of playing it last year. It's a great course but incredibly weather dependent (fog). As for the number of balls, it's actually not that bad. Tough to score on (tiny greens) but lost balls not too much of an issue.

bustercherry · 02-02-2014 06:32PM

Cypress point

First Up · 02-02-2014 06:49PM

The number of Augustas here is a good illustration of the power of hype. The most overblown, over rated and seriously unpleasant place I've played (twice). Maybe it tests the top players for one week a year but for the average player it is a hilly, wide open track just off one of the least classy streets in a town and State that have plumbed new depths in tack.
It also looks NOTHING like the chocolate box image portrayed during the one week a year they allow the world see inside their precious gates.
If you are in GA, play East Lake in Atlanta. Now that's a golf course.
But for me it's Carnoustie.

ShivasIrons · 02-02-2014 07:38PM

So Far it's

Augusta -15, Sawgrass - 2, Royal Melbourne, Crains Sur Sierre, NLGA, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Enniscrone, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Castledermot Pitch and Putt one each.

Augusta is by far the favourite!!

If you could play one course in the World, which one?

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