6 programs we will not wait to play in 2025

Ah, 2025. A clear slate, new beginnings and, after all, new targets and aspirations on the golf course. However an excellent place to begin is by lastly enjoying a few of these golf programs you’ve all the time needed to go to. That is your 12 months. What’s in your checklist? Right here’s what a few of our staffers needed to say.

Josh Sens: Lofoten Hyperlinks. Norway is an extended method to go. However ever since I noticed the photographs of this distant course, onerous alongside the ocean, with the Northern Lights swirling above it, it has been tops on my wishlist. Ideally, I’ll get there on the peak of summer season, when you may play underneath the midnight solar. If all of that isn’t cause sufficient to ebook a flight, I additionally occur to love pickled fish.

Sean Zak: I want to go to the enigmatic Milwaukee Nation Membership. Wisconsin has turn into one of many nice public golf locations on this planet, however the prime course within the state (many individuals nonetheless contend) is that non-public gem simply north of Milwaukee. Having looped all the highest public tracks within the state, I might like to see how MCC stacks up.

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Connor Federico: I’ve proudly outsourced this opinion from GOLF’s group after all raters, readers and social media commenters: Arcadia Bluffs. The Northern Michigan resort options the South Course (No. 50 in GOLF’s latest High 100 Programs You Can Play checklist) and Bluffs Course (No. 57). When our rankings got here out final month, scores of golf vacationers chimed in to say each of these programs deserved higher recognition, greater than another single course or resort. The views of Lake Michigan, strategic challenges and large rolling greens all stand out as causes guests love each programs. Even higher, Arcadia Bluffs is opening its latest course this summer season: “The Dozen” options six par-3s and 6 par-4s, a contemporary tackle the brief course development taking up resorts everywhere in the nation.

Nick Piastowski: After attending the U.S. Open this 12 months, I’m extra resolved than ever to get on at Pinehurst. I wish to attempt to navigate the turtle-back greens. I wish to lose a ball within the waste areas. I wish to strive the Bryson DeChambeau shot on 18. I wish to play the Cradle and the property’s different gems. I desire a Depraved Weed beer on the Deuce restaurant. It’s time.

Dylan Dethier: Oh man, the place to start. Dying to get again to Bandon. Nonetheless haven’t visited Sand Valley. Gamble Sands’ new Scarecrow course is in my plans. However let’s go together with Sand Hole in Hurricane, Utah. It appears to be like spectacular. The higher St. George space is a golf vacation spot on the rise, and Sand Hole appears to be like like the very best of the bunch. I like journey golf — time to plan one.

Jack Hirsh: There are many unique choices on the market, however I would like get again and play the remainder of the programs at Bandon Dunes. Thus, I’ve vowed to stick my 2024 entry on this house till it occurs: In 2021, I used to be fortunate sufficient to play within the Oregon State Novice at Bandon Dunes. If I used to be going to choose one spot to play a state championship throughout my brief time within the Beaver state, that was the place. There are 5 18-hole programs there (all on our High 100 checklist) however the match I performed was at Bandon Trails, so I nonetheless have to see the others. I don’t at present have any plans to get again to the South Oregon coast, however getting again to play the opposite 4 tracks can be a objective of mine yearly till it occurs.