The Links Course Profiles Chart - Real Courses Top 40

This is a personal chart of what i consider the top 40 real 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 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Course Designer
1 (1) (1) (2) (2) (1) Merion, East Dexter Gresh
2 (3) (3) (1) (1) (-) Augusta National Andrew Jones, Mike Jones, Wayne Hewitt, Anders Bessermann
3 (NE) (-) (-) (-) (-) Pinehurst #2 Robert Miller
4 (2) (2) (4) (4) (-) Wagga Wagga Wayne Hewitt
5 (4) (4) (3) (-) (-) Pebble Beach Chuck Clark
6 (5) (6) (5) (3) (2) Brabazon at The Belfry Dark Horse Team
7 (6) (NE) (-) (-) (-) Shinnecock Hills Robert Miller
8 (7) (7) (6) (5) (3) The Country Club, Brookline Eddie Schmidt
9 (8) (NE) (-) (-) (-) Westchester Country Club Steve Avery
10 (9) (8) (-) (-) (-) Inverness Club Bruce Ditmyer
11 (10) (11) (8) (7) (5) Medinah No.3 John Pineda
12 (11) (5) (10) (9) (6) Bethpage Black Dominique Bois & Robert Miller
13 (12) (13) (-) (-) (-) Edgbaston Curt Simms
14 (13) (12) (9) (8) (7) Munchen Nord, Eichenried Guenter Kujat
15 (14) (9) (7) (6) (4) TPC @ Sawgrass Anders Bessermann
16 (15) (NE) (-) (-) (-) Wentworth Curt Simms
17 (16) (17) (13) (13) (-) Druids Glen Lars Rudbeck & Anders Bessermann
18 (17) (10) (-) (-) (-) Harbour Town Eddie Schmidt
19 (18) (15) (11) (10) (23) Royal Lytham & St Annes Bill Bunning
20 (19) (16) (12) (-) (-) Quail Hollow Tim Hagen
21 (20) (21) (-) (-) (-) Dullatur Antonine Paul Seaman
22 (21) (23) (16) (12) (-) Burnt Pine at Sandestin Lacy Gearheart
23 (22) (19) (15) (11) (-) Olympia Fields Ken Boltz
24 (23) (14) (-) (-) (-) The K Club John Aherne
25 (24) (24) (17) (14) (-) Colonial Country Club Eric Dorsey
26 (25) (NE) (-) (-) (-) Riviera Country Club Chuck Clark & Pat Auge
27 (26) (22) (14) (15) (10) Spyglass Hill Eddie Schmidt
28 (27) (29) (23) (20) (18) Gut Kaden Guenter Kujat
29 (28) (18) (-) (-) (-) Kapalua Plantation Andrew Jones
30 (29) (20) (-) (-) (-) Oakland Hills South Steve Avery
31 (30) (25) (18) (16) (15) Gut Larchenhof Guenter Kujat
32 (31) (26) (20) (18) (12) Crandon Park John Andersen
33 (32) (27) (21) (22) (16) TPC @ The Woodlands Alan Price, David Russell & Ross Mackenzie
34 (33) (NE) (-) (-) (-) Creek at Dubai Lloyd Henchey
35 (34) (28) (22) (25) (13) Talon at Greyhawk John Andersen
36 (35) (30) (24) (17) (8) Stonebridge Dan Kilbank
37 (36) (31) (19) (27) (19) TPC @ Scottsdale Jess Gagnon, Eric Dorsey & Ross Mackenzie
38 (37) (32) (25) (21) (14) Doral Blue Monster John Andersen
39 (38) (33) (26) (19) (-) Jackson Hole John Dudis
40 (39) (34) (28) (23) (17) Torrey Pines South Chuck Clark
 
41 (40) (35) (29) (28) (25) Dove Valley Ranch Art Patscheck
42 (41) (36) (30) (26) (21) Arrowhead Art Patscheck
43 (42) (NE) (-) (-) (-) Mount Juliet William Carano & John Aherne
44 (43) (38) (31) (24) (22) Aitch Heath Municipal Mitch Sirk
45 (44) (39) (32) (29) (26) Oakland Hills North Steve Avery
46 (45) (40) (33) (30) (27) Southern Hills Ross Mackenzie
 
P3 (1) (1) (1) (-) (-) Augusta Par 3 Eddie Schmidt & Lee Harris
 

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