If you could play just one course...

[Boyder]

The Old Course @St. Andrews ... also Royal Troon. My people come from Scotland (Kilmarnock) and I am drawn back with every breathe I take ...

[Pablo McGheesio]

I've been lucky enough to play the old course maybe 40+ times.(im a member of the links trust) Everytime is still special. No where else is like it. Sunny day. Second shot onto 18th with a crowd of people watching. Hit a nice one you might even get a little cheer. As you walk up past old Tom Morris's house and look up to see the royal and ancient clubhouse. Need I say more? No where compares in my opinion.

[sam004]

Of course you can only play one...

I tried to make the list of courses of those that are the most difficult to attain, for membership reason or travel and cost

in the case of St. Andrews

Augusta National

St. Andrews (Old Course)

Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, IL

Oakland Hills

Shinnecock Hills

National Golf Links of America

Medinah

Olympia Fields

Pebble Beach

Oakmont

Newport RI

Country Club Brookline MA

Winged Foot

Old Latrobe

[mirv]

pebble beach would be my first pick, followed by st andrews, pine valley, augusta, and oakmont.

[ThominOH]

St Andrews hands down..

[FLOG4]

Augusta...I have had opportunity to play just about all the great tracks. Old at St Andrews is a muni.  All you have to do is show up and pay the freight.  Getting on Augusta, well that's just near impossible. Beautiful thing about all the great courses in Scotland/Ireland/England they allow us to come over and play them. The best in US are typically not amenable to outside play without member being there.  So Augusta is my pick, due to the difficulty of Gettin on it. Check out the posting under Architecture regarding getting on Top Courses....Here's a good one.  Visited my daughter in Pittsburgh.  We took that crazy bus/trolley around town. I was wearing a golf shirt.  The driver engages with me and says ever play Oakmont.....I say No. He says you wanna....

Ya just never know when ya might get an opportunity to play!

[darkhunter139]

Augusta probably would be number one closely followed by the old course at St. Andrews.

[misty_mountainhop]

Cypress Point for me. Augusta a close second as have many happy memories of late nights watching the Masters' denoument against a beautiful backdrop of azaleas etc.