GEORGETOWN, Conn. -- Golf Range Magazine, the leading trade publication in the U.S. and Canada focused on operations and marketing as well as practice/ instruction/ and retail at golf ranges, learning centers and golf course ranges announced its annual list of North America’s Top Short Courses.
As part of Golf Range Magazine’s annual effort to recognize leading golf facilities that are either Par 3 courses or Executive courses, the magazine’s editorial staff and freelance writers reviewed submissions that were both self-nominated as well as nominations from a variety of trade sources. Criteria for judging included elements such as: layout and design; customer service; community outreach and community involvement.
“All of our selections stand on their design, some stand taller on their history and even quirkiness. The bottom-line, all these short course facilities are helping to grow the game of golf in their own unique ways,” said Steve di Costanzo, the founder and president of Golf Range Magazine.
TOP EXECUTIVE GOLF COURSES IN AMERICA 2007
Desert Willow Golf Club Spotswood Course/GoldenHorseshoe
Henderson, Nevada Williamsburg, Virginia
Architect/Designer/Builder: Billy Casper & Greg Nash Architect/Designer/Builder: R. Trent Jones, Sr.
Deep Cliff Golf Course Meadow Links & Golf Academy
Cupertino, California Cincinnati, Ohio
Architect/Designer/Builder: Clark Glasson Architect/Designer/Builder: Mike Hurdzan
Creekside Golf Course and Training Center Mosholu Golf Course
Valparaiso, Indiana Bronx, New York
Architect/Designer/Builder: Don Childs & Associates Architect/Designer/Builder: John van Kleek (1914) Stephen Kay (2004)
Hank Haney Golf Ranch at Vista Ridge Schenley Park Golf Course
Lewisville, Texas Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Architect/Designer/Builder: Hank Haney and Tom Fazio Architect/Designer/Builder: Mark Ormison
The Hooch Reidy Creek Golf Course
Duluth, Georgia Escondido, California
Architect/Designer/Builder: David Johnson Architect/Designer/Builder: Cal Olsen
Incline Village Mountain Course Charles Yates Golf Course
Incline Village, Nevada Atlanta, Georgia
Architect/Designer/Builder: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Architect/Designer/Builder: Rees Jones
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TOP PAR THREE COURSES IN AMERICA 2007
The Wee Course at Williams Creek Blue Rock Golf Course
Knoxville, Tennessee South Sandwich Massachusetts
Architect/Designer/Builder: Tom Fazio / Tom Oliphant. Architect/Designer/Builder: Geoffrey Cornish
Cloud Nine at Angel Park Sah-hah-Lee Golf Course
Las Vegas, Nevada Clackamas, Oregon
Architect/Designer/Builder: Robert Cupp Architect/Designer/Builder: Lisac Family
Midway Par 3 Orange County National’s “Tooth”
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Winter Garden, Florida
Architect/Designer/Builder: Randy Allen; Kip Miller Architect/Designer/Builder: Phil Ritson, Dave Harman, Isao Aoki
Sandstone Hollow at Turning Stone Resort Legends Scoring Nine at Jim McLean
Verona, New York Golf Center
Architect/Designer/Builder: Rick Smith Fort Worth, Texas
Architect/Designer/Builder: Tom Fazio
The Short Course at Grand National Weddington Golf & Tennis
Auburn, Alabama (formerly Studio City Golf & Tennis)
Designer/Builder: Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Studio City, California Designer/Builder: Joe Kirkwood, Jr
Town of Palm Beach Golf Course Threetops at Treetops Resort
Palm Beach, Florida Gaylord, Michigan
Architect/Designer/Builder: Dick Wilson Architect/Designer/Builder: Rick Smith
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