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Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Advance Publications also publishes the more specialised Golf for Women, Golf World and Golf World Business.

"America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses"

Since 1985 Golf Digest has produced biennial rankings of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses". The courses are voted on by a panel of several hundred golf experts. Pine Valley Golf Club has topped the list every time except in 2001, when Pebble Beach Golf Links came first. The magazine also produces lists of the best new courses, the best golf resorts and the best courses in each U.S. state. Before the "Greatest" rankings were introduced in 1985 Golf Digest produced lists called at different times America's 100 Most Testing Courses and America's 100 Greatest Tests of Golf.
The top ten on the 2007-08 list, published in May 2007, was as follows:

The top ten on the 2005-06 list, published in May 2005, was as follows:

Pine Valley Golf Club - Pine Valley, New Jersey

Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club - Southampton, New York

Cypress Point Club - Pebble Beach, California

Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Pebble Beach Golf Links - Pebble Beach, California

Merion Golf Club - Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) - Mamaroneck, New York

National Golf Links of America - Southampton, New York

Tamarack Golf Course - East Brunswick, New Jersey

"America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses"

Alongside the "100 Greatest Courses" ranking, and using the same methodology, Golf Digest publishes a list of "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses". In this context, "public" means a golf course that's open to play by the public, as opposed to a private club—not necessarily a course operated by a governmental entity.
The top ten on the 2007-08 list, also published in May 2007, was as follows:

Pebble Beach Golf Links – Pebble Beach, California

Pacific Dunes Golf Course – Bandon, Oregon

Pinehurst No. 2 – Pinehurst, North Carolina

The Straits Course, Whistling Straits – Haven, Wisconsin

Bethpage State Park, Black Course – Farmingdale, New York

Shadow Creek Golf Course – North Las Vegas, Nevada

Bandon Dunes Golf Course – Bandon, Oregon

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island – Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Prince Golf Course – Princeville, Hawaii

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Course – Arcadia, Michigan Of these courses, the only one that's operated by a governmental entity is Bethpage Black.

"100 Best Golf Courses Outside the United States"

The magazine also compiles a list of the leading courses outside the United States. This is created using information from national golf associations, plus votes by the same panelists supplemented by some additional ones with international knowledge.
In 2007 the most represented countries were Scotland with fourteen courses in the top 100, Canada with ten, England with ten, Ireland with ten (eight in the Republic of Ireland and two in Northern Ireland), Canada with nine, and Australia with eight. The top 10 were:

Royal County Down Golf Club - Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Old Course at St Andrews - St. Andrews, Scotland

Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship Course) - Dornoch, Scotland

Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Course) - Portrush, Northern Ireland

Muirfield - Gullane, Scotland

Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course) - Melbourne, Australia

Ballybunion Golf Club (Old Course) - Ballybunion, Ireland

Turnberry (Ailsa Course) - Ayrshire, Scotland

Carnoustie Golf Links - Carnoustie, Scotland

Cape Kidnappers Golf Course - Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand In 2005 the most represented countries were Scotland and Canada with thirteen courses each in the top 100. The top 10 were:

Old Course at St Andrews - St. Andrews, Scotland

Royal Melbourne Golf Club - Melbourne, Australia

Royal Portrush Golf Club - Portrush, Northern Ireland

Royal County Down Golf Club - Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Royal Dornoch Golf Club - Dornoch, Scotland

Muirfield - Gullane, Scotland

Ballybunion Golf Club - Ballybunion, Ireland

New South Wales Golf Club - Sydney, Australia

National Golf Club - Woodbridge, Canada

St. George's Golf and Country Club - Islington, CanadaFurther Information

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