Having seen mixed reviews of Pinehurst No.2 last week I was thinking, which major venues do people enjoy the most and which the least?
My favourite is Turnberry as it is a magnificent piece of land and has brilliant viewing points and is a cracking course to play, plus has sentimental value to me.
My least favourite is St Andrews, just because we see it too much and it can come across a bit bland on telly (it's different when you are there though).
Should that not be Trump Turnberry?
Fave's:- Any on the Open Championship rota, Valhalla, Whistling Straits, Merion,
Don't really 'dislike' any courses to put them on a list, but appreciate folks picking out Augusta, Pebble Beach etc. due to the over exposure they get. The same kind of failing seems to apply to TPC Sawgrass.
Whilst not the prettiest or hardest, St Andrews Old Course will always make any list of my fave courses, if only for nostalgic/sentimental reasons (I always found the New Course a tougher test). Got to play the Old Course twice so far in my lifetime (80 and 75) and both rounds were something I'll never forget. It's like playing on hallowed ground and the buzz coming up the last and having total strangers watch and applaud as you hole out on 'Old Tom Morris' is something else.