8 epic street journeys made up solely of High 100 public golf programs

Probably the most well-liked lists we create right here at GOLF.com is our biennial High 100 Programs You Can Play rating, and the reason being apparent — one of the best public golf programs are on everybody’s bucket checklist. Positive, you may dream of enjoying Cypress Level, too, however Pebble Seashore is a tee time any Common Joe can really ebook.

Our most up-to-date rating of the 100 finest public programs in America included 29 completely different states — with costs starting from the reasonably priced (George Wright, $62) to the lavish (Shadow Creek, $1,250) — however there’s nonetheless one thing for everybody. And whereas some ( you, Firestone) stand alone hours away from one other High 100 public sibling, many are clustered or only a quick drive away, which means any sensible buddies’ journey planner can create the last word itinerary to knock out a number of in only a few days.

Higher but, we did the laborious be just right for you. With the assistance of GOLF.com’s Course Finder instrument, we created eight completely different street journeys to contemplate to your subsequent golfy getaway. All of them consist solely of High 100 Programs You Can Play, though there are more likely to be different public gems or High 100 privates close by too (simply in case, ya know, you need to name and ask).

And should you’re seeking to create your personal journey, you’d be sensible to mess around with Course Finder. Right here you may toggle all of our lists — High 100 public, finest munis, finest quick programs, finest par-3s and extra — or filter by worth to create the right itinerary for one epic journey.

However for starters, try these eight advisable journeys beneath.

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High 100 street journeys to your subsequent buddies’ journey journey

BANDON DUNES

Oh, how unique? Yeah, we all know. However you’d be a idiot to not take into account Bandon Dunes, the place you may knock out 5 High 100 public programs — together with our No. 3-ranked course, Pacific Dunes — and by no means have to depart the property. All 5 of Bandon’s programs are within the prime 24 of our rating. The one driving you’d should do is from the North Bend or Portland airports, however these drives are fairly scenic anyway.

THE FLORIDA SWING

You’ll be able to fly into both Tampa or Orlando. If it’s former you may knock out the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook, and if it’s the latter you may tee it up at Bay Hill. Close by is Cabot Citrus Farms and a trio of High 100 public programs at Streamsong. That’s six programs and all are inside a two-hour drive of one another.

THE SANDHILLS

You’ll be able to mainly hit a wedge to and from seven completely different High 100 programs within the coronary heart of Pinehurst, N.C. There’s Pinehurst No. 2, No. 4, No. 8 and No. 10, plus Pine Needles, Mid Pines and Southern Pines simply a few miles east. Lower than an hour away additionally sits Tobacco Street and High 100 newcomer Tot Hill Farm in Asheboro, N.C.

WISCONSIN’S BEST

Solely true golf sickos would knock out all 9 of those programs in a single journey — and also you’d have to have some fairly deep pockets to take action — however the choices of elite public golf in Wisconsin are robust to beat, and that’s not even contemplating among the programs that didn’t make our High 100 public checklist. There’s 4 must-plays at Sand Valley — together with the newly opened Lido and Sedge Valley — and east of there sits Lawsonia Hyperlinks, Blackwolf Run, Whistling Straits and Erin Hills. And simply 50 miles north of Sand Valley is SentryWorld, which continues to be solely two hours away from Erin Hills, which means you may get to any of those with a fairly fast drive.

MONTEREY PENINSULA GEMS

It’s a bucket-list bonanza on the show-stopping Monterey Peninsula, the place you may play top-ranked Pebble Seashore Golf Hyperlinks and No. 23 Spyglass Hill in back-to-back days. Oh, and they’re a mile aside, so that you’ll have loads of time to hold, dine or discover. An hour’s drive from there’s the Alister MacKenzie-designed Pasatiempo (No. 11 on our checklist) and simply an hour east of there’s CordeValle, one other High 100 spot.

NEBRASKA TRIANGLE

Its surroundings may not rival 17-Mile Drive in Monterey, however there are three dynamite programs that type a neat little triangle within the Nebraska Plains. Begin with the newly opened Landmand outdoors of Sioux Metropolis, Iowa, earlier than heading 4 hours west to both The Prairie Membership (Dunes) or Wild Horse. Prairie Membership is about 160 miles straight north of Wild Horse. All three are well worth the mileage.

SO CAL’S FINEST

Down in Southern California, there’s Torrey Pines’ South course in La Jolla, and 25 minutes north up Interstate 5 is the newly renovated North course at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad. There’s extra out east in case you are keen. Ram Hill is a two-hour drive away, and that may be your pit cease en path to the desert, the place you’ll discover two High 100 public programs at PGA West (Pete Dye Stadium and Mountain) in La Quinta. Oh, and while you’re there, tee it up just about anyplace else. That space is wealthy with nice golf.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN

It’s actually a disgrace to have to separate the very good public golf scene of Michigan into two quadrants, however that’s what we’re going to do right here. Up north in Roscommon you’ve two High 100s at Forest Dunes (The Loop and Weiskopf) and two hours west of there you’ve two extra at Arcadia Bluffs (South and Bluffs). Lastly, method up north of there (two extra hours) is Belvedere, a Willy Watson design in Charlevoix.