Pine Valley or Cypress Point? The Golfweek’s Best raters have spoken.
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Therenormallyisn’tatonofmovementintherankingsofClassiccourses,butthisyearwehavebignewsatthetop.Sokeepscrolling,andwehopeyouenjoyGolfweek’sBest2024listoftheTop200ClassicCoursesopenedbefore1960intheUnitedStates.
Whileit’snotquiteaseismicchangeintheGolfweek’sBestrankings,thisyearCypressPointinCaliforniahaspassedPineValleyinNewJerseyasthe No.1ClassicCoursebuiltintheU.S.before1960.It’samatterofdecimalpointsasthetopcoursesjostleeachotherforpositiononthevariouslists,andthat’sthecasewithCypressPointandPineValleyaswell.In2023,PineValleywasNo.1witha9.62averagerating,andCypressPointwasNo.2witha9.60averagerating.WhenourlistswereextractedfromtheGolfweek’sBestdatabasethisyear,CypressPointaveraged9.62,whilePineValleycameinat9.60.
Howdidwecomeupwiththat?Eachyearwepublishmanylistsofcourserankings,withthisTop200Classiclistamongthepremiumofferings.Thehundredsofmembersofourcourse-ratingspanelcontinuallyevaluatecourses
