From high left, clockwise: Wallasey Golf Club, Black Desert, Southern Pines and The Park West Palm.
FROM TOP LEFT: JOSH BERHOW/BRIAN OAR/PETE PHIPPS/CONNOR FEDERICO
At GOLF.com, journey — and taking part in golf — is part of the gig. Here, on the ultimate day of 2023, we look again at some of our favourite courses our writers played over the previous 12 months.
12 of our favorites courses we played in 2023
My favourite course of the 12 months? This Utah stunner is a simple winner, by Jessica Marksbury
Black Desert’s desert panorama, black lava and historical pink rock formations made for a visually gorgeous golf expertise not like every other. [READ MORE HERE]
Why a central Wisconsin hidden gem was my favourite course I played in 2023, by Nick Piastowski
Here’s why Mascoutin Golf Club in central Wisconsin was the favourite course GOLF.com staffer Nick Piastowski played in 2023. [READ MORE HERE]
Why this bucket-list course (and its secret memento) was my favourite I played in 2023, by Ryan Barath
Playing a golf course that’s getting ready to host a U.S. Open is a ton of enjoyable — even when you realize it’d very properly eat you alive. [READ MORE HERE]
The Beatles have a secret house golf course (and I played it), by James Colgan
Allerton Manor Golf Course lives squarely on the heart of Beatles fame, and through a latest journey to Liverpool, I realized why. [READ MORE HERE]
The most memorable golf gap I played this 12 months? I couldn’t see it, by Alan Bastable
The do-or-die par-3 seventh at Streamsong Resort’s Blue course is a sight to behold — assuming you possibly can truly see it. [READ MORE HERE]
Jack Hirsh
Bent grass greens in Scotland? This Walker Cup host was my favourite course in 2023, by Jack Hirsh
At Nairn Golf Club, a highland membership close to Inverness, Scotland, the views are spectacular and the greens putt like glass. [READ MORE HERE]
Forget what you realize about Florida golf at The Park West Palm, by Connor Federico
No water. No homes. Instead, an unique design in lovely situation. Welcome to West Palm Beach’s latest public course. [READ MORE HERE]
The Sweetens Cove architects have a brand new course in Texas — and it’s a ton of enjoyable, by Zephyr Melton
Here’s why Red Feather Golf and Social Club in Lubbock, Texas, was the favourite course GOLF staffer Zephyr Melton played in 2023. [READ MORE HERE]
Why this hyperlinks course (the place a chunk of golf historical past was born) was my favourite of 2023, by Josh Berhow
Wallasey Golf Club in Wallasey, England, is the house of the Stableford, but additionally the location of a extremely, actually good golf course. [READ MORE HERE]
Josh Berhow
A reborn Southern Pines is Donald Ross at his finest and my favourite course of 2023, by Josh Sens
In the Pinehurst space, I believed I’d played each Donald Ross course that mattered. But I’d but to have the pleasure of Southern Pines. [READ MORE HERE]
My favourite golf spherical this 12 months? Here’s why it ended in failure, by Dylan Dethier
A highway journey, a brand new golf course, some wine, some shaky placing, a brand new caddie and a brand new problem added as much as a memorable day of golf. [READ MORE HERE]
What’s it prefer to play Chambers Bay Golf Course? In a phrase, dreamy, by Nick Dimengo
GOLF instruction editor Nick Dimengo describes the majestic views and format of Chambers Bay and explains why it’s his favourite course from 2023. [READ MORE HERE]
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