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Adam Smith

If you had one more round left in your life, where would you play bearing in mind money is no object and you could get an invite to anywhere?

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Lewis Gladstone-buchanan

John Pettitt

Mark Aughney

Colin Northmore

Chris Perry

I honestly don't think there is anywhere, but there is a very good reason for this. 

About 18 months into my golfing career (when I was extremely happy to score in the 90's) I was on holiday in Florida.  I found out I could play Disney's Magnolia course, where the Funai Classic was held, on the second week for just $35.  I asked the wife if I could play as I had already played during the first week away.  I explained that I wanted to be "able to say I had played the same course that Tiger had".  I was allowed to do so. 

Whilst Magnolia was good - immaculately kept, fast and true greens, etc - the course I played the week before, Orange County National, was a much better golf course.  It was right then I realised that John Pettitt is right; many courses trade on their reputation and/or slot on the tour, and there are better courses to be played than the famous ones.  I have had this confirmed on a couple of occaisions since. 

John Pettitt

Chris, I think it is because people naturally assume that courses where they hold professional tournaments are the best available. but this is not true at all. Wentworth is famous but there are many course within 20miles of Virginia Water that are the equal and some even better than this famous course.

There are many links around our coastline that people have never even heard of yet would test the best moreso than those on the Open rota at present. I am playing one next month.

Darren Ramowski

Lewis Gladstone-buchanan

Chris,

That's why I went for Cypress Point. Not on any tour designed by the forces of nature and a yorkshireman - also has plenty of history.

Chris Perry

Neil Beech

Matthew Wabe

For me, and for no other reason than it being the first course I played (virtually of course), it would be Sawgrass. Don't know why. Not really prestigious in anyway...I just remember it from all the games of old!

Would love to do Augusta though. St. Andrews WILL be done in the next few years. Just gotta psyche myself up for the drive up there!

David Homer

Chris Perry

Wayne Santorini

Ray Lawlor

I clicked Pebble Beach yesterday, but after seeing Lough Erne on Sky Sports last night, I think I'm reconsidering!

I just checked out the green fees on-line and low-and-behold, surprise surprise, it's well out of my budget! £75 for te one ball, £150 for the 2 ball.

(If I wasn't alrady paying my club membership off on a monthly basis, and paying for a brand new baby in the family then maybe...)

Although, thinking about it now, that's half the price of Royal County Down's Championship Course, which we are saving up to play in November.

(I'm away now to buy Saturdays lotto ticket!)

Darren Ramowski

John Coates

Augusta just to witness those greens!

Then the next on my list would be Loch Lomond.

Andrew Guyton

David Mitchell

As a retired ex Headgreenkeeper I have been fortuneate in having been able to play many top golf courses in Spain, America and Australia as well as in the UK.

Without a doubt the best course I have played has been the Williamsburg National in Virginia, USA. Unfortuneately when I played there I had one of my worst ever rounds of golf and I would love to play it again, hopefully a lot better.

Matt Simmons

Jamie Dick

Christopher Watmore

Wayne Santorini

Why this week??? were you considering a gender change

That is brilliant ANY week.

Christopher Watmore

Wayne Santorini

I was there Wednesday didn't see you mate!!!

John Pettitt

Amazing how one has different views on different courses.

I played Birkdale with the professional from Gullane, Jimmy Hulme, who led the open after two rounds once. It was a Eurogolf competition and he invited me to play in his team,

We actually won the comp and I got a framed collection of cigarette cards of the most famous courses in this country. I have since given this as a prize to the VGS golf society.

Personally I thought the course was just average, I just could not see what all the fuss was about and I had Tom Watsons golf caddie to carry my bag. Alfie Fyldes.

Certainly not a course that I would want to play again. There are many better than that in my opinion.

Christopher Watmore

Wednesday I followed Kelly Tidy, Suzann Pettersen and Christie Kerr round for the morning, then went to the range in the afternoon to meet and greet with Natalie. Really couldn't of missed me in these trousers mate:

Wayne Santorini

That surprises me JP because I actually like the course very much, I suppose the old adage "one mans meat is another mans poison" comes to mind.

John Pettitt

Wayne, I have played them all on the lancashire coast as they hold most of the famous amateur torurnaments there on a regular basis. I much prefer Lytham & St Annes and I also liked Formby, but have you even heard of Hunstanton or Brancaster, two excellent and difficult links in the wrong place - The north Norfolk coast. What about Princes and Royal Cinque Ports, are they not just as worthy as Birkdale. What about Saunton the best course not to have held the Open. Royal North devon, another one just as good if not better than Birkdale.

Like you said one mans meat another mans poison.

Christopher Watmore

Peter Bedwell

I've only been playing golf since last October after deciding to hang up my marathon running boots, 10 London Marathons on the trot is enough ! so have never had the opportunity to play much abroad as yet. However I have played what I think are some lovely courses in Yorkshire where I live.

If it was my last round would probably choose either Hollins Hall, Bradford where I just shot my best ever 88 on a par 71 course or Willow Valley near Huddersfield.

Hollins Hall has some lovely holes with the signature 'Viaduct' hole where you are driving from an elevated tee with an impressive York Stone Viaduct in the background, or Willow Valley with some superb greens surrounded by water...fun but tough! With both of them having gorgeous views over the rolling Yorkshire Moors

maybe later I'll try the Augusta's and Pebble Beach when I'm a bit better, but for now I would like to play one where I've already got some great memories. It'd be a shame to have a rubbish round if it was your last !

Perhaps a bit cautious but then that's the way I tend to play golf !

Danny Brant

Dave ley

John Gentles

Jane Baillie

Being an Ayrshire girl, I had to go for Turnberry :-)

Vies of the Clyde, Ailsa Craig and looking past lighthouse out to Arran....my favourite view in the world, ever!!

Dave ley

Peter Bedwell

still not confident to want to play augusta or one of the greats but just had a very enjoyable round at Bingley St Ives in Bradford, west Yorkshire, first 9 holes innice and easy in lovely surroundings and then onto the yorkshire moors with fantastic views but wind and much much harder holes. Lots of heather and narrow fairways, they even have painted numbers along the dry stone walls that run along the edge of some of the holes so at least you have a chance of finding your ball !!

Once I can get round here in 90 or thereabouts may be ready to try for Augusta or Pebble beach but I'm still in the early days of playing golf, less than a year, so I'm finding loads of lovely courses I've never played before opp north !

At the moment all I want for my last round of golf is a low scoring one !! 

Christopher Howard

I couldn't choose just one as i have many favourites but i will narrow it down to half a dozen.Sawgrass, Augusta, St Andrews, Loch Lomond, Pebble Beach and Leopard Creek.Yes i know I'm greedy but believe me i could have chosen another dozen,that's the beauty of sky sports you get to see fantastic golf courses all over the world. ps that 2010 course at Celtic Manor looks great,hope to be playing there next Febuary if all goes well....!!!!!

Graham Lock

I voted for Augusta, becasue I guess its the course you get to see the most of on the telly and its good to see how you would face those shots you see each spring. The masters is the point when it feels like the summer golf season is starting.

If I had to pick a second then it would have to be St Andrews, and I guess that is more realistic in real life before I ahev to pick my last round!

Would also have put Pebble Beach / Valderama joint 3rd.

Was not too far form Valderama in the summer but £400 for my son and I to play compared with € (our handicaps) on Sherry Golf or €90 for 2 and a  buggy at Monte Castillio which was a great course and good value for money. as mentioned before reputation adding £$€ to the price.

Graham Lock

I voted for Augusta, becasue I guess its the course you get to see the most of on the telly and its good to see how you would face those shots you see each spring. The masters is the point when it feels like the summer golf season is starting.

If I had to pick a second then it would have to be St Andrews, and I guess that is more realistic in real life before I ahev to pick my last round!

Would also have put Pebble Beach / Valderama joint 3rd.

Was not too far form Valderama in the summer but £400 for my son and I to play compared with € (our handicaps) on Sherry Golf or €90 for 2 and a  buggy at Monte Castillio which was a great course and good value for money. as mentioned before reputation adding £$€ to the price.

Graham Lock

I voted for Augusta, becasue I guess its the course you get to see the most of on the telly and its good to see how you would face those shots you see each spring. The masters is the point when it feels like the summer golf season is starting.

If I had to pick a second then it would have to be St Andrews, and I guess that is more realistic in real life before I have to pick my last round!

Would also have put Pebble Beach / Valderama joint 3rd.

Was not too far form Valderama in the summer but £400 for my son and I to play compared with € (our handicaps) on Sherry Golf or €90 for 2 and a  buggy at Monte Castillio which was a great course and good value for money. as mentioned before reputation adding £$€ to the price.