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Jaime's Top 10
Posted: Tuesday March 27, 2001 12:20 PM
By Jaime Diaz
Increasingly, daily-fee operations popping up across the U.S. are aimed at the
guy with the fat wallet, while the avid golfer looking for quality at a
reasonable price is beginning to wonder if he can still afford the game. Not all
is lost, however. Here's my list of the best new public courses that are great
buys.
1. Pinon Hills Golf Course
Farmington, N.Mex.
Considered by many the best
bargain in the U.S., the course blends naturally into the rugged, high-desert
terrain.
Greens fee: $20 to
$25.
2. Kokopelli Golf Club
Marion, Ill.
Designed by Steve Smyers, Kokopelli is a
solid test for beginners and good players.
Greens fee: $26 to
$30.
3. Wild Horse Golf Club
Gothenburg, Neb.
Dan Proctor and Dave Axland have built
something very much like nearby Sand Hills on striking sand-based bluffs.
Greens
fee: $30 to
$33.
4. PGA of Southern California Golf Club at Oak Valley
Calimesa, Calif.
This Lee
Schmidt and Brian Curley creation has 36 holes and a state-of-the-art range.
Greens fee: $50 to
$75.
5. El Diablo Golf and Country Club
Citrus Springs, Fla.
This Jim Fazio-designed
course takes advantage of the rolling land and abundant pines.
Greens fees: $54
to
$59.
6. The Captains Golf Course
Brewster, Mass.
Carved through graceful pines on
Cape Cod, the Captains is 36 holes of uncomplicated golf.
Greens fee: $45
to $55.
7. Hawktree Golf Club
Bismarck, N.Dak.
Hawktree is a large, muscular design by
James Engh on rolling, windswept terrain in the Badlands.
Greens fee:
$42.
8. Black Horse Golf Club
Cypress, Texas.
This 36-hole complex by Peter Jacobsen
and Jim Hardy near Houston is a pleasing blend of wetlands, forests and lakes.
Greens fee: $55 to
$65.
9. Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course
Castle Rock, Colo.
This city-owned James Engh
design is a textbook example of low-cost quality.
Greens fee: $33
to $36.
10. Eagle Point Golf Course
Medford, Ore.
Robert Trent Jones Jr. provided a
distinctive alternative with this tranquil Pacific Northwest setting.
Greens
fee: $50
to $58.
Issue date: April 2, 2001
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