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.
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Course Designer  
1 (2) (1) (1) (1) Burn's Old Links Mike Jones
2 (5) (4) (3) (2) Tall Pines Estate Wayne Hewitt
3 (4) (3) (4) (-) Crystal Pines Mike Jones  
4 (1) (-) (-) (-) Crooked Creek Wayne Hewitt
5 (11) (9) (6) (3) Pacific Breaks Mike Jones
6 (6) (6) (7) (-) Las Joyas Mike Jones
7 (7) (5) (5) (5) The Pinnacle Paul Woodbury  
8 (3) (2) (-) (-) Cara Brae Mike Jones
9 (NE) (-) (-) (-) The Shrew John Borycheski  
10 (NE) (-) (-) (-) Adams Tree Paul Seaman
11 (10) (10) (10) (-) Bull Run Eddie Schmidt
12 (8) (7) (2) (-) Rugged Dune Mike Jones
13 (9) (-) (-) (-) Old Cypress Jon Weinrieb
14 (15) (13) (12) (9) Wellington Point Gus Green  
15 (13) (11) (9) (6) Royal County Kilderry Mike Jones
16 (12) (12) (8) (4) Shadowlands Mike Jones
17 (24) (23) (17) (12) Babylon Ridge Mike Jones
18 (NE) (-) (-) (-) Candlestick Blue Paul Seaman  
19 (14) (8) (-) (-) Kansas National Paul Woodbury & Kevin Tobin  
20 (16) (15) (15) (10) Buck Creek Country Club Art Patscheck
21 (17) (22) (16) (8) Atlantic Point Mike Jones
22 (21) (25) (25) (-) Sarazen Links Gordon Martin & Steve Avery  
23 (NE) (-) (-) (-) Dark Woods Mat Leclair  
24 (NE) (-) (-) (-) Xilver Prairie Rick Weathers
25 (23) (17) (11) (7) DriftWood Mike Jones
26 (20) (20) (14) (-) Tish Island Steve Mihelarakis  
27 (27) (29) (-) (-) Three Horseshoes Robert Hurst  
28 (30) (24) (-) (-) Xilver Plaine Rick Weathers
29 (26) (27) (18) (-) Owelstery White Horse Mitch Sirk
30 (19) (18) (19) (11) Sorento Steve Pope
31 (31) (-) (-) (-) Nautilus Bay Adriaan Maarschalk  
32 (34) (30) (33) (-) Oklahoma Crossings Johnny Holland
33 (29) (19) (-) (-) Coogans Bluff Gary Campbell  
34 (33) (28) (23) (19) Royal Thoroughfare Kristoffer Selberg
35 (18) (-) (-) (-) Chateau Bourrache Mitch Sirk
36 (25) (21) (-) (-) Kalusa Lakes Gary Turner  
37 (22) (14) (-) (-) Walnut Grove Art Patscheck
38 (28) (44) (27) (20) Woodbridge (Old Course) Matthew Woodbridge & David Russell  
39 (32) (16) (-) (-) Links at Ballylecum Castle Jon Weinrieb  
40 (36) (37) (22) (18) Hunter's Wood Ken Boltz  
 
41 (41) (32) (-) (-) Kill Devil Hills Eddie & Dawny Schmidt
42 (40) (31) (34) (17) El-Escorpion Mike Jones
42 (-) (-) (-) (-) Copperhead at Old Works Lacy Gearheart & Bob Hankla  
43 (37) (26) (13) (14) Pebble Beach Classic Les Wellard, David Russell, Joel Geysen & Ross Mackenzie  
44 (39) (41) (26) (-) War Acres Steve Pope
 

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