ORLANDO, Fla., (May 6, 2010) – Golfweek magazine, the publication preferred by serious golfers, will feature its annual rankings of Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses as part of its upcoming May 7 issue. Considered one of the most accessible lists in the magazine’s extensive collection of rankings, the 2010 Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses list honors the county’s top 50 government-owned layouts that have redefined the meaning of “public golf” in the United States.
“‘Muni golf’ used to carry a negative connotation. Not anymore,” said Bradley S. Klein, national director of Golfweek’s Best Courses ratings program. “Our list of Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses includes recent U.S. Open tracts like Torrey Pines’ South Course in San Diego (No. 5 on our list and home to the 2008 Open) and Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. (No. 1 on our list and the site of the 2009 U.S. Open). But it also includes lesser-known, well-kept gems like Memorial Park Golf Course (No. 8) in Houston, Montauk Downs State Park (No. 33) in Montauk, N.Y., and Lassing Pointe (No. 42) in Union, Ky.”
While the top two spots on this year’s list continue to be held by Bethpage State Park’s Black Course and Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., this year’s No. 3 ranking goes to newcomer Butterfield Trail Golf Club in El Paso, Texas. Additional layouts debuting on the 2010 Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses list in 2010 include Washington County Golf Course in Hartford, Wis. (ranked No. 35) and Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (No. 49 on the list).
To produce the Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses list, a nationwide team of more than 550 evaluators rated each layout on the basis of 10 criteria, including routing, conditioning, variety and memorability of holes. The result is an average of scores, which then dictates a course’s overall ranking.
Visit Top100.Golfweek.com/GolfweeksBest to view the complete list of Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses.
About Golfweek’s Best Ratings
Since beginning its rating system in 1997, Golfweek has developed the most respected ranking structure in the industry. Every year, Golfweek’s nationwide team of course raters, which currently boasts more than 550 evaluators, survey more than 2,200 courses – rating each nominated course on the basis of Golfweek’s 10 strict standards of evaluation. Collectively, Golfweek raters have turned in more than 45,000 votes. Golfweek’s Best Courses lists include: Modern, Classic, New, Casino, Municipal, Campus, Residential, Resort, Caribbean & Mexico, Great Britain & Ireland, Courses You Can Play and Tour Courses You Can Play. The full criteria for evaluating the golf courses may be found at Top100.Golfweek.com/GolfweeksBest.
About Golfweek
Founded in 1975, Golfweek is the most authentic, authoritative and independent voice in golf. Reaching more than 1.3 million readers each week, the magazine delivers the most complete news and information about the game, its players and the golf lifestyle – all to golf’s most important audience. The Golfweek brand also extends beyond the print publication to include Golfweek.com, Golfweek OnDemand, GolfweekHomes.com, Golfweek Custom Media and such industry wire services as The Golf Wire, The Apparel Wire and The Tour Van. Golfweek is part of Turnstile Publishing Company, one of the nation’s leading media brands specializing in high-end publications for active and affluent audiences. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Orlando, Fla., Turnstile Publishing Company is also the parent corporation of Community Media Holdings LLC and the TurfNet Media Network, as well as such publications as Art Calendar, The Seminole Voice and The Winter Park/Maitland Observer.
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