ORLANDO, Fla. (May 1, 2012) – Golfweek – the most authentic, authoritative and independent voice in golf – once again celebrates the very best in public-access golf with the release of its 7th annual Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play special issue. Featuring a comprehensive state-by-state listing of the country’s greatest public-access courses, the digest-sized Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play guide serves as an invaluable resource for avid golfers in search of unforgettable golf experiences from coast to coast.
“This list of the country’s best public-access courses runs the gamut, including four courses that have held U.S. Opens – Bethpage State Park-Black (No. 1 in N.Y.), Pebble Beach (No. 1 in Calif.), Pinehurst-No. 2 (No. 1 in N.C.) and Torrey Pines-South (No. 9 in Calif.) – as well as two that are slated to hold U.S. Opens, Chambers Bay (No. 1 in Wash.) and Erin Hills (No. 5 in Wis.),” said Bradley S. Klein, national director of Golfweek’s Best Courses rating program. “It also includes readily affordable daily-fees and the kind of simple, fun municipal layouts where many of us learned the game.”
As a complement to the 2012 rankings, Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play also delivers editorial articles that underscore the importance of location when designing a course, including a look at how great course architecture embodies the character of the land and an overview of the diverse landscapes found among this year’s Golfweek’s Best honorees. In addition, the special issue offers full course statistics and information on many of the featured golf clubs included on the list.
To build Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list, an experienced team of more than 725 evaluators rated each public layout on the basis of 10 criteria, including routing, conditioning, variety and memorability of holes. The result is an average of scores that dictate a course’s overall ranking. The number of courses per state varies on this list based on the course supply, population and level of play in each state.
Visit Golfweek.com/GolfweeksBest to view the complete list of Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play.
About Golfweek’s Best Rankings
Since beginning its rating system in 1997, Golfweek has developed the most respected ranking structure in the industry. Golfweek’s nationwide team of course raters, which currently boasts 725 evaluators, has surveyed more than 3,000 courses – rating each nominated course on the basis of Golfweek’s 10 strict standards of evaluation. Collectively, Golfweek raters have turned in more than 55,000 votes. Golfweek’s Best Courses lists include: Modern, Classic, New, Casino, Municipal, Campus, Residential, Resort, Canadian, Caribbean & Mexico, Great Britain & Ireland and Courses You Can Play. The full criteria for evaluating the golf courses may be found at Golfweek.com/GolfweeksBest.
About Golfweek
Founded in 1975, Golfweek is the most authentic, authoritative and independent voice in golf. Serving enthusiasts who are truly passionate about the game of golf, the Golfweek brand includes Golfweek magazine, Golfweek.com, Golfweek OnDemand, Golfweek Mobile, Golfweek Custom Media, The Golf Wire, The Apparel Wire, The Tour Van and TurfNet.com. Golfweek is part of Turnstile Media Group, which specializes in developing diverse media platforms that engage and strengthen the communities they serve. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Orlando, Fla., Turnstile Media Group is also the parent of Professional Artist, Community Media Holdings, The Seminole Voice, The Winter Park/Maitland Observer and Turnstile Connect.
Contact:
Kayla Mitchell, Marketing Communications Manager
407.563.7047 | KMitchell@TurnstileMediaGroup.com
