Golfweek Names Best New Golf Courses
 Golfweek Magazine has relealsed its annual list of the best new courses for 2007. Bandon Trails won for the second straight year. That's the #3 at Bandon Trails pictured on the right - it's a 554 yard par five.
"Golfweek's list of the best new courses is a fascinating cross-section of what it takes today to have an impact in a tough market," said Golfweek's Best Courses program director and architecture editor, Bradley S. Klein. "Tradition seems to be a major element, with many of our top new designs, including No. 1 Bandon Trails, No. 2 Chambers Bay, and No. 3 Sebonack, emphasizing walkability, caddies, and links-style golf."
The No. 1 spot on the list was awarded for the second year in a row to Bandon Trails, a Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw design that opened in 2005 in Bandon, Ore. Coming in a close second is Chambers Bay Golf Club, designed by Bruce Charlton & Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Rees Jones-designed Daniel Island - Ralston Creek in Charleston, S.C., rounds out the Top 50.
The list is derived from the efforts of Golfweek's course raters. This nationwide team of more than 450 evaluators regularly surveys over 1,800 golf courses and renders their judgment on the basis of 10 standards of evaluation.
You can see the top twenty courses below. The reason there are 2005 and 2006 courses on the list is because Golfweek defines new courses as those having opened in the past three calendar years.
- Bandon Trails, Bandon, OR, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2005
- Chambers Bay GC, University Place, WA, Bruce Charlton, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 2007
- Sebonak GC, Southampton, NY, Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus, 2006
- Ballyneal, Holyoke, CO, Tom Doak, 2006
- Bright's Creek GC, Mill Spring, NC, Tom Fazio, 2006
- Bayonne GC, Bayonne, NJ, Eric Bergstol, 2006
- Concession GC, Sarasota, FL, Jack Nicklaus, 2006
- Colorado GC, Parker, CO, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2007
- Pronghorn - Fazio Course, Bend, OR, Tom Fazio, 2006
- Boston GG, Hingham, MA, Gil Hanse, 2005
- Fallen Oak, Saucier, MS, Tom Fazio, 2006
- The Territory, Duncan, OK, Randy Heckenkemper, 2005
- Whisper Rock - Upper Course, Scottsdale, AZ, Tom Fazio, 2005
- Olde Stone, Bowling Green, KY, Arthur Hills, 2006
- We-Ko-Pa GC - Saguaro, Fountain Hills, AZ, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2006
- Forest Creek GC - North Course, Southern Pines, NC, Tom Fazio, 2005
- Three Creek Ranch, Jackson, WY, Rees Jones, 2005
- Creek Club, Oconee, GA, Jim Engh, 2007
- Liberty National, Jersey City, NJ, Bob Cupp, Tom Kite, 2006
- Lakota Canyon, New Castle, CO, Jim Engh, 2005
You can see the complete list here on GolfWeek.com
Posted on October 18, 2007
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