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    By THE EDITORS
    GOLF MAGAZINE
    The 20 new courses on our list represent the largest turnover since we started the list in 1996. What that should tell you is the quality of daily-fee golf in America keeps getting better and better.


    Pebble Beach Fred Vuich


    Top 100 Courses You Can Play 2006-2007
    2006
    Rank     		2004
    Rank     		Course Designer Greens Fees
    1 2 Pacific Dunes
    Bandon, Ore.
    Official Website     		Tom Doak $75-$240
    2 1 Pebble Beach
    Pebble Beach, Calif.
    Official Website     		Jack Neville/Douglas Grant $425-$450
    3 8 Kiawah Island Resort
    Kiawah Island, SC
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $196-$305
    4 5 Whistling Straits Golf Club
    Haven, Wisc.
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $325
    5 7 Bandon Dunes
    Bandon, Ore.
    Official Website     		David McLay Kidd $75-$240
    6 4 Pinehurst (No. 2)
    Pinehurst, N.C.
    Official Website     		Donald Ross $275-$375
    7 3 Bethpage State Park
    Farmingdale, N.Y.
    Official Website     		A.W. Tillinghast $41-$102
    8 11 Shadow Creek
    Norh Las Vegas, Nev.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $500
    9 10 Spy Glass Hill Golf Club
    Pebble Beach, Calif.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones, Jr. $300-$200
    10 NEW! Bandon Trails
    Bandon, Ore.
    Official Website     		Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw $75-$240
    11 6 TPC at Sawgrass
    Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $214-$350
    12 15 Pasatiempo Golf Club
    Santa Cruz, Calif.
    Official Website     		Alister MacKenzie $150-$197
    13 12 Blackwood Run
    Kohler, Wisc.
    Official Website    		 Pete Dye< $189-$214
    14 14 Kapalua (Plantation)
    Maui, HI
    Official Website     		Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw $295
    15 19 Harbour Town olf Links
    Hilton Head Island, S.C.
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $135-$270
    16 17 Sea Island Golf Club
    St. Simons Island, Ga.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $170-$250
    17 9 World Woods
    Brooksville Fla.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $40-$150
    18 23 The Homestead
    Hot Springs, Va.
    Official Website     		William Flynn $210-$261
    19 22 Cuscowilla
    Eatonton, Ga.
    Official Website     		Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw $89-$150
    20 20 Princeville Resort
    Kauai, HI
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones Jr. $75-$175
    21 21 Troon North (Monument)
    Scottsdal, AZ
    Official Website     		Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish $75-$295
    22 18 Cog Hill Golf Club
    Lamont, Ill.
    Official Website     		Dick Wilson/Joe Lee $135
    23 24 Mauna Kea Golf Club
    Kohala Coast, Hawaii
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones, Sr. $150-$210
    24 25 Red Sky Ranch
    Wolcott, Colo.
    Official Website     		Wolcott, Colo. $175-$225
    25 26 Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
    Pawleys Island, S.C.
    Official Website     		Nike Strantz $80-$190
    26 28 Bulle Rock
    Havre de Grace, MD
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $145
    27 41 Arcadia Bluffs
    Arcadia, Mich.
    Official Website     		Rick Smith/Warren Henderson $75-$180
    28 30 Taconic
    Williamstown, Mass.
    Official Website     		Wayne E. Stiles/John Van Kleek $145
    29 29 PGA West (Stadium)
    La Quinta, Cali.
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $55-$235
    30 43 Paa-Ko Ridge
    Sandia Park, N.M.
    Official Website     		Ken Dye $57-$89
    31 27 Bay Harbor
    Bay Harbor, Mich.
    Official Website     		Arthur Hills $109-$199
    32 34 Dancing Rabbit
    Philadelphia, MS
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio/Jerry Pate $55-$99
    33 16 Challenge at Manele
    Lanai, HI
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $190-$225
    34 47 Crosswater at Sunriver
    Sunriver, Ore.
    Official Website     		Bob Cupp/John Fought $105-$160
    35 47 Black Mesa Golf Club
    Espanola, NM
    Official Website     		Baxter Spann $59-$82
    36 38 We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
    Fort McDowell, AZ
    Official Website     		Scott Miller $45-$160
    37 44 Pumpkin Ridge
    Cornelius, Ore.
    Official Website     		Bob Cupp $50-$150
    38 NEW! Trump National Las Vegas
    Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
    Official Website     		Donald J. Trump $195-$300
    39 32 Cascata
    Boulder City, Nev.
    Official Website     		Rees Jones $350-$550
    40 37 Linville Golf Club
    Linville, N.C.
    Official Website     		Donald Ross $95
    41 13 Torrey Pines
    La Jolla, Calif.
    Official Website     		William F. Bell $105-$135
    42 46 The Links at Spanish Bay
    Pebble Beach, Calif.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones Jr. $240-$270
    43 51 Reynolds Plantation
    Greensboro, Ga.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $125-$195
    44 33 Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club
    Orlando, Fla.
    Official Website     		Dick Wilson $205
    45 40 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
    Southern Pines, N.C.
    Official Website     		Donald Ross $140-$175
    46 47 Dunes Golf & Beach Club
    Myrtle Beach, S.C.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones, Sr. $160
    47 39 Longaberger
    Nashport, Ohio
    Official Website     		Arthur Hills $125
    48 45 Golden Horseshoe
    Williamsburg, Va.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones, Sr. $48-$155
    49 NEW! Wynn Las Vegas
    Las Vegas, Nev.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $500
    50 54 Wild Horse Golf Club
    Gothenburg, Neb.
    Official Website     		Dan Proctor/Dave Axland $35-$53
    51 42 Karsten Creek
    Stillwater, Okla.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $250
    52 48 The Greenbrier
    White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $185-$350
    53 NEW! May River Course at Palmetto Bluff
    Bluffton, S.C.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $240
    54 36 Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas
    Henderson, Nev.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $110-$270
    55 NEW! The Harvester Golf Club
    Rhodes, Iowa
    Official Website     		Keith Foster $45-$65
    56 NEW! Quarry at Giants Ridge
    Biwabik, Minn.
    Official Website     		Jeff Brauer $45-$75
    57 53 Coeur d'Alene Resort
    Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
    Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
    Official Website     		Scott Miller $125-$225
    58 55 Wolf Creek Golf Club
    Mesquite, Nev.
    Official Website     		Dennis Rider $85-$185
    59 64 Troon North
    Scottsdale, Ariz.
    Official Website     		Tom Weiskopf $75-$295
    60 67 Reynolds Plantation
    Greensboro, Ga.
    Official Website     		Rees Jones $135-$260
    61 NEW! Atunyote at Turning Stone Resort
    Verona, NY
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $150-$200
    62 NEW! Hawktree Golf Club
    Bismark, N.D.
    Official Website     		Jim Engh $50-$60
    63 60 The General at Eagle Ridge
    Galena, Ill.
    Official Website     		Roger Packard/Andy North $80-$165
    64 NEW! Shenandoah at Turning Stone
    Verona, NY
    Official Website     		Rick Smith $80-$125
    65 65 The Glen Club
    Glenview, IL
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $125-$155
    66 NEW! CordeValleSan Martin, Calif.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones, Jr. $85-$315
    67 31 Pine Hill
    Pine Hill, N.J.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $79-$99
    68 62 Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)
    Austin, Texas
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $135-$240
    69 58 Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
    Austin, Texas
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $135-$240
    70 57 Grand National Golf Club
    Opelika, Ala,
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones Sr. $35-$57
    71 73 La Quinta Resort
    La Quinta
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $50-$190
    72 NEW! Pinehills
    Plymouth, Mass.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $60-$100
    73 NEW! WeaverRidge Golf Club
    Peoria, Ill.
    Official Website     		Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry $73-$83
    74 69 Branson Creek Golf Club
    Hollister, Mo.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $48-$94
    75 68 Whistling StraitsHaven, Wisc.
    Official Website     		Pete Dye $53-$196
    76 75 Deacon's Lodge
    Breezy Point, Minn.
    Official Website     		Arnold Palmer $60-$106
    77 77 Belgrade Lakes
    Belgrade Lakes, Maine
    Official Website     		Clive Clark $50-$130
    78 79 Ocean Hammock
    Palm Coast, Fla.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $215-$285
    79 80 Links at Lighthouse Sound
    Bishopville, Md.
    Official Website     		Arthur Hills $55-$79
    80 NEW! Lakota Canyon Ranch
    New Castle, Colo.
    Official Website     		Jim Engh $75-$85
    81 93 The Broadmoor
    Colorado Springs, Colo.
    Official Website     		Donald Ross/Robert Trent Jones Sr. $45-$180
    82 83 Capitol Hill
    Prattville, Ala.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones Sr. $65-$67
    83 NEW! Rustic Canyon
    Moorpark, Calif.
    Official Website     		Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner/G. Shackelford $35-$67
    84 NEW! Old Works
    Anaconda, Mont.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $29-$57
    85 81 Cambrian Ridge
    Greenville, Ala.
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones, Sr. $35-$57
    86 85 DarkHorse
    Auburn, Calif.
    Official Website     		Keith Foster $45-$79
    87 88 Grayhawk Golf Club
    Scottsdale, Ariz.
    Official Website     		David Graham/Gary Panks $50-$225
    88 98 Westin Innisbrook
    Palm harbor, Fla.
    Official Website     		Lawrence Packard $100-$235
    89 99 Boulders Club
    Carefree, Ariz.
    Official Website     		Jay Morrish $75-$290
    90 NEW! Grand Bear
    Saucier, Miss.
    Official Website     		Jack Nicklaus $89-$135
    91 66 Sugarloaf
    Carrabassett Valley, ME
    Official Website     		Robert Trent Jones Jr. $75-$115
    92 80 Lakewood Shores
    Oscoda, Mich.
    Official Website     		Kevin Alridge $43-$82
    93 NEW! Beechtree
    Aberdeen, Md.
    Official Website     		Tom Doak $70-$95
    94 94 Forest Dunes
    Roscommon, MI
    Official Website     		Tom Weiskopf $75-$125
    95 NEW! Barefoot Resort
    North Myrtle Beach
    Official Website     		Davis Love III $75-$155
    96 86 St. Ives Resort
    Stanwood, Mich.
    Official Website     		Jim Engh $82-$95
    97 NEW! Lake of Isles
    North Stonington, Conn.
    Official Website     		Rees Jones $95-$175
    98 76 Doral
    Miami, Fla.
    Official Website     		Dick Wilson $145-$295
    99 87 Pinehurst No. 8
    Pinehurst, N.C.
    Official Website     		Tom Fazio $200-$250
    100 NEW! Gold Mountain Golf Complex
    Bremerton, Wash.
    Official Website     		John Harbottle $35-$63



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