NEW YORK — A golf course in the US state of
Washington has been named the top new course of 2007 by magazine
Travel + Leisure Golf.
Editors from the magazine published by
American Express Publishing Corp. chose the top 10 new courses
for their November/December issue with eight in the United
States, one in Canada, and one in New Zealand.
Following is their list:
1. Chambers Bay, Tacoma, Washington. Designed
by Robert Trent Jones II, this 18-hole championship golf course
opened in June. Nestled against the shores of Puget Sound in
University Place, Washington, Chambers Bay is a spectacular
setting and caters to all level golfers.
2. Golf Club at Ravenna, Littleton, Colorado.
A private golf course set among imposing red rock formations
with views of the Pike National Forest, the Golf Club at Ravenna
was designed by Jay Morrish to be a part of the Colorado
landscape.
3. Stonebrae Country Club, Hayward,
California. This 18-hole golf course, designed by Scottish golf
architect David McLay Kidd, course encompasses hilltop and bay
views. An extensive driving range, short-game practice area
complement the course.
4. The Home Course, DuPont, Washington.
Located where most of the old DuPont Powderworks Plant was
located, this public course covers over 180 acres of land and
has sweeping views of the Puget Sound.
5. Promontory, Painted Valley Course, Park
City, Utah. Set against a mountain backdrop in Promontory’s
scenic Painted Valley, this private course, designed by Jack
Nicklaus, has been planned for players of all abilities.
6. The Golf Club of Cape Cod, Falmouth,
Massachusetts. This is a traditional golf-only club with a focus
on camaraderie, integrity and sportsmanship. This private
enclave is the only course on Cape Cod designed by golf course
architect, Rees Jones.
7. Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation,
Greensboro, Georgia. Reynolds Plantation’s fifth golf course
opened for members on June 1. The Creek Course is Reynolds
Plantation’s first member only course and was designed by Jim
Engh with rolling bunkers and Zoysia grass fairways.
8. Kinloch Club, Kinloch, New Zealand.
Designer Jack Nicklaus opened his first signature golf course in
New Zealand, The Kinloch Club, on the shores of Lake Taupo in
March.
9. Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club, Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho. Designer Tom Fazio created this 18-hole
championship golf course with views of Lake Coeur d’Alene and
its forests blending it into the landscape. Some holes play
close to the basalt rock bluff’s edge, where 100-foot spires and
cliffs surround the scenery.
10. Cobble Beach Golf Links, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. The
Doug Carrick-designed course winds its way through open meadow
edged with mature woodlands, rising to provide views of the
course and Georgian Bay beyond and then returns to the shore for
a finish along the bluffs. —Reuters
