Famous Golf Courses
Here are some of the most famous golf courses in the world. While we've only included a few, there are many many more that bear mention. Most of the golf course are private and require that you are a a guest of a current member. Although it is rare to buy your way into a golf game on one of these courses it is against the rules. One course actually had to suspend a member because they were selling admittance under their membership for several thousands of dollars per game.If you would like to get on the list of members there is usually a waiting list.
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Pebble Beach Resorts
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Established: 1919
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18 holes, Par 72
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1700 17-Mile Drive
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
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Phone: 800-654-9300
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The annual AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the US Open, the US Amateur Championships, Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. The course hugs the rugged coastline, providing wide-open vistas, cliffside fairways and sloping greens.
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Medinah Country Club
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www.medinahcc.org
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Established: Early 1920's
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3 courses - 54 hole complex
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6N001 Medinah Road, Medinah, IL 60157
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Phone: 1-630-773-1700
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Tournaments at Medinah - PGA Championship 1999, U. S. Opens 1949/1975/1990, U.S. Senior Open 1988, Western Opens 1966/1962, Western Open Chicago Victory 1939/1946, Medinah Open Illinois Open 1935/1933/1930, Chicago Open 1937.
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Pine Valley
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Established: 1930
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9 holes private
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E Atlantic Ave
Pine Valley, NJ 08021
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Phone: (856)309-3203
Fax: (856)783-3137
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Founded by amateur golfers has a rolling, sandy ground in the pinelands of southern New Jersey. Very private club can only be played if invited by another member. Tournament: 1962 Shell's Wonderful World of Golf match, 1936 and 1985 Walker Cups.
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Pinehurst Resort
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www.pinehurst.com
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Established: 1895
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8 courses
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1 Carolina Vista Drive
Pinehurst, North Carolina
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Phone: 800.ITS.GOLF
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Has hosted the North and South Amateur Championship, the Ryder Cup, the Senior Championship, the World Open, the US Kids Golf World Championship, and the US Open. The 2008 Men's Amateur Championship will be the ninth USGA championship held at Pinehurst.
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Crystal Downs
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Established: 1933
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18-hole private
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1286 Frankfort Hwy
Frankfort, MI 49635
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Phone: (231)352-7979
Fax: (231)352-9366
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Hilly tree-lined fairways built on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake.
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Seminole Golf Club
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Established: 1929
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18-hole (Private)
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901 Seminole Blvd
Juno Beach, FL 33408
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Phone: (561)626-0280
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Few trees and plently of water hazzards, holes designed to play right next to the ocean.
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Torrey Pines Golf Course
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www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com
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Established: 1960's
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two 18-hole golf courses
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11480 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Phone: (858) 581-7171 or (877) 581-7171
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Owned by the city of San Diego, located atop cliffs above the Pacific Ocean in California.Torrey Pines South Course will host the 2008 United States Open Championship.Tournament site for the annual Buick Invitational.
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