Golf Magazine | |
Categories | Golf |
Frequency | Monthly |
Total circulation (2011) |
1,430,563 |
First issue | 1960 |
Company | Time Inc. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Website | golf.com |
ISSN | 1056-5493 |
Rank | Name | Location | State | Designer, Year |
1 | Pine Valley | Pine Valley | New Jersey | George Crump/Harry Colt, 1918 |
2 | Cypress Point | Pebble Beach | California | AlisterMacKenzie, 1918 |
3 | Augusta National | Augusta | Georgia | AlisterMacKenzie/Bobby Jones, 1933 |
4 | Pebble Beach | Pebble Beach | California | Jack Neville/Douglas Grant, 1919 |
5 | Shinnecock Hills | Southampton | New York | William Flynn, 1931 |
6 | Oakmont | Oakmont | Pennsylvania | Henry Fownes, 1903 |
7 | Merion (East) | Ardmore | Pennsylvania | Hugh Wilson, 1912 |
8 | Sand Hills | Mullen | Nebraska | Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 1994 |
9 | Pacific Dunes | Bandon | Oregon | Tom Doak, 2001 |
10 | National Golf Links of America | Southampton | New York | Charles B. Macdonald, 1911 |
Club Type | Name | Manufacturer | Percent Rating 1 |
Driver | r7 Draw | TaylorMade | 84 |
Game-Improvement Iron 2 | 775.CB | Titleist | 83.3 |
Hybrid | Baffler DWS | Cobra | 85 |
Maximum Game-Improvement Iron 3 | r7 Draw | TaylorMade | 87.8 |
Fairway Wood | Big Bertha | Callaway | 85 |
Better-Player Iron 4 | Carbon CB | Cobra | 87.8 |
Wedge | Vokey Spin Milled | Titleist | 89 |
Putter | Black Series #1 | Odyssey | 86.7 |
1 Percent rating was determined by dividing points earned by the most possible points the product could have earned
2 The game-improvement iron category was tested only by golfers with a 7 to 15 handicap.
3 The maxiumum game-improvement iron category was tested only by golfers with a 14 to 20 handicap.
4 The better-player iron category was tested only by golfers with handicaps 10 and under.
Name | Hometown |
Jimmy Ballard | Key Largo, Florida |
Peggy Kirk Bell | Southern Pines, North Carolina |
Chuck Cook | Austin, Texas |
Manuel de la Torre | River Hills, Wisconsin |
Michael Hebron | Smithtown, New York |
David Leadbetter | Champions Gate, Florida |
Eddie Merrins | Los Angeles, California |
Dave Pelz | Austin, Texas |
Phil Ritson | Winter Garden, Florida |
Phil Rodgers | La Jolla, California |
Craig Shankland | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Dr. Jim Suttie | Naples, Florida |
Bob Toski | Coconut Creek, Florida |
Dr. Gary Wiren | West Palm Beach, Florida |