The Links Course Profiles Chart - Fictional Courses Top 40

This is a personal chart of what i consider the top 40 fictional apcd courses. Profiles are linked directly from the course names. All reviews and preferences relate to Elite / Championship Classic Click play levels from the back tees and with no grids, and represent a combination of playability, enjoyment, visuals, strategy and technical merit. For reference the end of each year positions are bracketed, with 2003 specific designs being listed in red.

2008 2005 2003 Course Designer  
1 (1) (1) Burn's Old Links Mike Jones
2 (4) (2) Tall Pines Estate Wayne Hewitt
3 (3) (-) Crystal Pines Mike Jones  
4 (-) (-) Pilgrim Trails Mike Jones  
5 (9) (3) Pacific Breaks Mike Jones
6 (-) (-) Crooked Creek Wayne Hewitt
7 (6) (-) Las Joyas Mike Jones
8 (2) (-) Cara Brae Mike Jones
9 (5) (5) The Pinnacle Paul Woodbury  
10 (13) (9) Wellington Point Gus Green  
11 (11) (6) Royal County Kilderry Mike Jones
12 (12) (4) Shadowlands Mike Jones
13 (10) (-) Bull Run Eddie Schmidt
14 (-) (-) Adams Tree Paul Seaman
15 (NE) (-) Rotherly Park Leigh Seaman  
16 (20) (-) Tish Island Steve Mihelarakis  
17 (15) (10) Buck Creek Country Club Art Patscheck
18 (7) (-) Rugged Dune Mike Jones
19 (-) (-) The Shrew John Borycheski  
20 (22) (8) Atlantic Point Mike Jones
21 (-) (-) Old Cypress Jon Weinrieb
22 (23) (12) Babylon Ridge Mike Jones
23 (25) (-) Sarazen Links Gordon Martin & Steve Avery  
24 (-) (-) Xilver Prairie Rick Weathers
25 (17) (7) DriftWood Mike Jones
26 (27) (-) Owelstery White Horse Mitch Sirk
27 (24) (-) Xilver Plaine Rick Weathers
28 (18) (11) Sorento Steve Pope
29 (19) (-) Coogans Bluff Gary Campbell  
30 (21) (-) Kalusa Lakes Gary Turner  
31 (28) (19) Royal Thoroughfare Kristoffer Selberg
32 (-) (-) Nautilus Bay Adriaan Maarschalk  
33 (8) (-) Kansas National Paul Woodbury & Kevin Tobin  
34 (-) (-) Chateau Bourrache Mitch Sirk
35 (29) (-) Three Horseshoes Robert Hurst  
36 (37) (18) Hunter's Wood Ken Boltz  
37 (14) (-) Walnut Grove Art Patscheck
38 (32) (-) Kill Devil Hills Eddie & Dawny Schmidt
39 (NE) (-) Shaking Tree Bill Scott  
40 (31) (17) El-Escorpion Mike Jones
41 (30) (-) Oklahoma Crossings Johnny Holland
42 (44) (20) Woodbridge (Old Course) Matthew Woodbridge & David Russell  
43 (-) (-) Candlestick Blue Paul Seaman  
44 (-) (-) Copperhead at Old Works Lacy Gearheart & Bob Hankla  
 

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