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GOLF DIGEST / AMERICA’S 100 GREATEST GOLF COURSES / 2015 / 2016 GOLF DIGEST / AMERICA’S SECOND 100 GREATEST GOLF COURSES / 2015 / 2016 42 ERIN HILLS 107 SAGE VALLEY 182 WOLF CREEK 5 MERION 35 SAN FRANCISCO 122 SLEEPY HOLLOW 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 101-110 111-120 121-130 131-140 141-150 RANK (2013 RANK IN PARENTHESES) YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK (2013 RANK IN PARENTHESES) YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS RANK YARDS PAR POINTS 1 (2) AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C. 7,435 72 72.1589 11 (9) SAND HILLS G.C. 7,089 71 66.2401 21 (22) WADE HAMPTON G.C. 7,302 72 64.7895 31 (34) THE HONORS COURSE 7,450 72 63.8943 41 (35) BALTUSROL G.C. 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Macdonald (1914) 2 (1) PINE VALLEY G.C. 7,057 70 71.9818 Juno Beach, Fla. / Donald Ross (1929) Haven, Wis. / Pete Dye (1998) North Las Vegas, Nev. / Tom Fazio (1990) Erin, Wis. 102 (71) SHOAL CREEK 7,264 72 60.7233 112 (117) ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB (Highlands) 7,613 72 60.5078 122 (145) SLEEPY HOLLOW C.C. 6,880 70 60.0879 132 (146) CAVES VALLEY G.C. 7,226 71 59.8300 142 (140) CHARLOTTE C.C. 7,335 71 59.5029 Pine Valley, N.J. 13 (12) CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C. 6,518 70 65.6944 23 (28) FRIAR’S HEAD G.C. 7,049 71 64.6514 33 (26) THE OLYMPIC CLUB (Lake) 6,934 71 63.8476 Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry & Ron Whitten (2006) Shoal Creek, Ala. Johns Creek, Ga. Scarborough-on-Hudson, N.Y. Owings Mills, Md. Charlotte George Crump & H.S. Colt (1918) Frankfort, Mich. Baiting Hollow, N.Y. San Francisco / Sam Whiting (1924) 43 (42) BETHPAGE STATE PARK (Black) 7,366 71 62.8630 Jack Nicklaus (1977) Robert Trent Jones (1967)/Joseph S. Finger (1971) C.B. Macdonald (1914)/A.W. Tillinghast (1928) Tom Fazio (1991) Donald Ross (1925) 3 (3) CYPRESS POINT CLUB 6,524 72 69.4448 Alister MacKenzie & Perry Maxwell (1931) Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2002) 34 (43) PEACHTREE G.C. 7,414 72 63.7384 Farmingdale, N.Y. 103 (108) EAST LAKE G.C. 7,374 72 60.7150 113 (119) ROCK CREEK CATTLE CO. 7,466 71 60.3892 123 (116) LOST DUNES G.C. 6,905 71 60.0417 133 (114) KINGSLEY CLUB 6,956 71 59.8203 143 (154) SHERWOOD C.C. 7,052 72 59.4390 Pebble Beach 14 (18) CHICAGO G.C. 6,846 70 65.6429 24 (23) RIVIERA C.C. 7,040 71 64.6025 Atlanta Joseph H. Burbeck & A.W. Tillinghast (1936) Atlanta / Donald Ross (1913) Deer Lodge, Mont. / Tom Doak (2008) Bridgman, Mich. Kingsley, Mich. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter (1928) Wheaton, Ill. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Robert Trent Jones & Bobby Jones (1947) 44 (45) PIKEWOOD NATIONAL G.C. 7,588 72 62.8133 104 (85) FOREST HIGHLANDS G.C. (Canyon) 7,007 71 60.7071 114 (107) PRINCE G. CSE. 7,378 72 60.3330 Tom Doak (1999) Mike DeVries (2001) Jack Nicklaus (1989) 4 (4) SHINNECOCK HILLS G.C. 7,041 70 69.2522 C.B. Macdonald (1894) / Seth Raynor (1923) George C. Thomas Jr. & W.P. Bell (1926) 35 (32) SAN FRANCISCO G.C. 6,830 71 63.6236 Morgantown, W.Va. Flagstaff, Ariz. Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii 124 (105) THE CONCESSION G.C. 7,474 72 59.9864 134 (128) OCEAN FOREST G.C. 7,321 72 59.7604 144 (134) PRONGHORN CLUB (Fazio) 7,462 72 59.4302 Southampton, N.Y. / William Flynn (1931) 15 (14) MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C. 7,392 72 65.4631 25 (25) PRAIRIE DUNES C.C. 6,940 70 64.4624 San Francisco / A.W. Tillinghast (1924) J. Robert Gwynne & John Raese (2009) Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf (1988) Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1990) Bradenton, Fla. Sea Island, Ga. / Rees Jones (1995) Bend, Ore. / Tom Fazio (2006) Jack Nicklaus & Tony Jacklin (2006) 5 (6) MERION G.C. (East) 6,592 70 68.2949 Dublin, Ohio Hutchinson, Kan. 36 (36) THE GOLF CLUB 7,439 72 63.5486 45 (47) VICTORIA NATIONAL G.C. 7,239 72 62.8098 105 (118) JUPITER HILLS CLUB (Hills) 7,344 70 60.6920 115 (111) ROBERT TRENT JONES G.C. 7,425 72 60.2963 135 (120) WANNAMOISETT C.C. 6,732 69 59.7430 145 (New) BELLERIVE C.C. 7,460 72 59.4144 Ardmore, Pa. / Hugh Wilson (1912) Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead (1974) Perry Maxwell (1937) / Press Maxwell (1957) New Albany, Ohio / Pete Dye (1967) Newburgh, Ind. / Tom Fazio (1998) Tequesta, Fla. / George Fazio (1970) Gainesville, Va. 125 (131) COLORADO G.C. 7,604 72 59.9765 Rumford, R.I. / Donald Ross (1916) St. Louis / Robert Trent Jones (1960) 6 (5) OAKMONT C.C. 7,255 71 68.1868 16 (17) OAK HILL C.C. (East) 7,145 70 65.2247 26 (41) LOS ANGELES C.C. (North) 7,236 71 64.4357 46 (50) BUTLER NATIONAL G.C. 7,523 71 62.7981 106 (96) HARBOUR TOWN G. LINKS 7,101 71 60.6388 Robert Trent Jones (1991) Parker, Colo. 136 (147) CALIFORNIA G.C. OF SAN FRANCISCO 7,216 72 59.7139 146 (129) OMNI HOMESTEAD (Cascades) 6,667 70 59.3979 37 (38) BANDON DUNES 6,732 72 63.4556 Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2007) Oakmont, Pa. Rochester, N.Y. / Donald Ross (1925) Los Angeles / George C. Thomas Jr. (1921) Bandon, Ore. / David McLay Kidd (1999) Oak Brook, Ill. Hilton Head Island 116 (98) GRANDFATHER G. & C.C. 7,010 72 60.2489 South San Francisco Hot Springs, Va. / William Flynn (1923) Henry Fownes (1903) 17 (20) OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (South) 7,445 70 65.2165 27 (15) THE ALOTIAN CLUB 7,480 72 64.3292 George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974) Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969) Linville, N.C. / Ellis Maples (1967) 126 (New) NEWPORT C.C. 6,948 70 59.9627 A. Vernon Macan (1926) 147 (103) THE HIGHLAND CSE. AT PRIMLAND 7,053 72 59.3943 38 (39) SEBONACK G.C. 7,534 72 63.3638 Newport, R.I. / William F. Davis (1899) 7 (7) PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS 6,828 72 67.6226 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Roland, Ark. / Tom Fazio (2004) Southampton, N.Y. 47 (44) TPC SAWGRASS 7,215 72 62.7181 107 (122) SAGE VALLEY G.C. 7,344 72 60.6006 117 (109) KIAWAH ISLAND CLUB (Cassique) 7,050 72 60.2200 137 (126) BAYONNE G.C. 7,106 71 59.6799 Meadows of Dan, Va. / Donald Steel (2006) Pebble Beach Donald Ross (1918) 28 (40) PINEHURST RESORT (No. 2) 7,565 72 64.2727 Jack Nicklaus & Tom Doak (2006) (Players Stadium) Graniteville, S.C. / Tom Fazio (2001) Kiawah Island, S.C. 127 (127) BALTIMORE C.C. (East) 7,037 70 59.9596 Bayonne, N.J. 148 (143) BLACK DIAMOND RANCH (Quarry) 7,159 72 59.3863 Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919) 18 (19) PACIFIC DUNES 6,633 71 65.1748 Pinehurst, N.C. / Donald Ross (1935) Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / Pete Dye (1980) 108 (82) SAHALEE C.C. (South/North) 7,003 72 60.5529 Tom Watson (2000) Lutherville, Md. Eric Bergstol (2006) Lecanto, Fla. 39 (31) MEDINAH C.C. (No. 3) 7,657 72 63.3412 A.W. Tillinghast (1926) 8 (11) NATIONAL G. 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    2017 U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK AND STORY IDEAS June 15-18, 2017 Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. WHO’S HERE: Among the 156 golfers in the 2017 U.S. Open, there are: U.S. Open champions (11): Angel Cabrera (2007), Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk (2003), Lucas Glover (2009), Dustin Johnson (2016), Martin Kaymer (2014), Graeme McDowell (2010), Rory McIlroy (2011), Justin Rose (2013), Webb Simpson (2012) and Jordan Spieth (2015). U.S. Open runners-up (8): Jason Day (2011, ‘13), Ernie Els (2000), Rickie Fowler (2014), Jim Furyk (2006, ’07, ‘16), Dustin Johnson (2015), Graeme McDowell (2012), Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’09, ‘13) and Louis Oosthuizen (2015). U.S. Amateur champions (8): Byeong Hun An (2009), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), Nick Flanagan (2003), Matt Kuchar (1997), Phil Mickelson (1990), Richie Ramsay (2006) and Peter Uihlein (2010). U.S. Amateur runners-up (2): Corey Conners (2014) and Brad Dalke (2016). U.S. Junior Amateur champions (3): Brian Harman (2003), Scottie Scheffler (2013) and Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11). U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (1): Justin Thomas (2010). U.S. Senior Open champions (1): Gene Sauers (2016). U.S. Senior Open runners-up (1): Gene Sauers (2014). U.S. Mid-Amateur champions (2): Stewart Hagestad (2016) and Scott Harvey (2014). U.S. Mid-Amateur runners-up (1): Scott Harvey (2016). U.S. Amateur Public Links champions (3): Jordan Niebrugge (2013), Chez Reavie (2001) and Brandt Snedeker (2003). U.S. Amateur Public Links runners-up (1): Jason Dufner (1998). USGA champions (26): Byeong Hun