The Links Course Profiles Chart - Fictional Courses Top 50

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 last years biggest upward moves in the chart are highlighted.

2012 2011 Course Designer  
1   Burn's Old Links Mike Jones
2   Tall Pines Estate Wayne Hewitt
3   Crystal Pines Mike Jones  
4   Pacific Breaks Mike Jones
5   Pilgrim Trails Mike Jones  
6   Crooked Creek Wayne Hewitt
7   Wellington Point Gus Green  
8   Las Joyas Mike Jones
9   Shadowlands Mike Jones
10   Cara Brae Mike Jones
11   The Pinnacle Paul Woodbury  
12 (NE) Bardgate House Paul Seaman  
13 (NE) Duine Mara Paul Seaman  
14   Bull Run Eddie Schmidt
15 (NE) Stansbury Country Club (beta) Peter Beckwith  
16   Tish Island Steve Mihelarakis  
17   Royal County Kilderry Mike Jones
18   Rotherly Park Leigh Seaman  
19   Royal Kenya Country Club Mike Jones  
20   Kansas National Paul Woodbury & Kevin Tobin  
21   The Shrew John Borycheski  
22   Buck Creek Country Club Art Patscheck
23   Rugged Dune Mike Jones
24   Adams Tree Paul Seaman
25   Atlantic Point Mike Jones
26   Old Cypress Jon Weinrieb
27   Coogans Bluff Gary Campbell  
28   Xilver Prairie Rick Weathers
29   Sarazen Links Gordon Martin & Steve Avery  
30   DriftWood Mike Jones
31   Babylon Ridge Mike Jones
32   Owelstery White Horse Mitch Sirk
33   Xilver Plaine Rick Weathers
34   Sorento Steve Pope
35   Kalusa Lakes Gary Turner  
36   Royal Thoroughfare Kristoffer Selberg
37   Nautilus Bay Adriaan Maarschalk  
38   Shaking Tree Bill Scott  
39   Woodbridge (Old Course) Matthew Woodbridge & David Russell  
40 (NE) Ava's Field Todd Meyers  
41 (RE) Ayrshire Dunes Mike Jones  
42   Kill Devil Hills Eddie & Dawny Schmidt
43   Hunter's Wood Ken Boltz  
44   Three Horseshoes Robert Hurst  
45 (NE) Battley Peak Lez Marwick  
46   Walnut Grove Art Patscheck
47   Chateau Bourrache Mitch Sirk
48   Excelsior Adriaan Maarschalk  
49   El-Escorpion Mike Jones
50   Oklahoma Crossings Johnny Holland
 

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