Two MA Courses Named Top 100 in World
Two Massachusetts courses have been named among the top 100 courses in the WORLD by Golf.com.
Myopia Hunt Club, located in South Hamilton is ranked 86th in the world.
About Myopia Hunt, Golf.com writes:
“Some critics of rankings grumble that hosting a major unduly elevates a course. Is that true for Myopia Hunt, given that it has played host to four U.S. Opens? Probably not, given its last one was in 1908! Myopia Hunt’s rise in the list can be attributed to Gil Hanse’s recent restoration work whereby trees came down, and fairways were expanded/reconnected to Herbert Leeds’s fabulous pit bunkers. The handsome blue stem rough is best admired from a distance but there is no hiding from the severely titled greens at the 4th, 6th and 13th. None of those two-shotters is long but the slopes with which Leeds imbued them with 125 years ago define treachery at modern green speeds. With the wind more evident and the playing surfaces firm, the course’s thorny playing attributes are once again on full display. Fun fact: The winning score at its four U.S. Opens averaged nearly 324, or 81 strokes per round.”
The Country Club at Brookline is the second course that made the top 100 from Massachusetts.
The site of the 122nd U.S. Open is actually ranked inside the top 50 in the world, coming in at 37th overall.
About The Country Club, Golf.com writes:
“A Boston Brahmin society haunt for more than 125 years, this tree-lined design has played host to four U.S. Opens and the famous 1999 Ryder Cup. Its configuration of holes for the 2022 U.S. Open proved to be its best composite course yet out of its 27 holes but note: GOLF ranks the Clyde/Squirrel course that its members play on a regular basis. That’s the configuration of holes that was used for the 1913 Open when local lad Francis Ouimet stunned the big, bad Brits. Its old-school features include cross hazards and medium-size greens. The field at the 2022 U.S. Open was reminded that there is no substitute for hitting fairways and greens as thick rough remains a component of the course’s challenge just as it was in 1913.”
The number one course in the world, according to Golf.com, is Pine Valley in New Jersey.
No Rhode Island courses made the list.