1 going golfing
Compehensive unbiased very helpful guide.MAJOR drawback is next to useless listing by state rather than by city or metropolitan area. Who cares about courses in San Francisco if you're vacationing in Palm Springs!
2 Places to Play Gets a Bit Gushy
First let me state the obvious: All praise you have heard about this volume is merited. It is truly the "don't leave home without it" golfers' equivalent. Its scope is comprehensive, its selection of comments concise and illustrative. Now for the bad part. From the last edition to this it seems as if all the courses have improved a half-star. Having found the previous ratings dead-on, I was stupefied by the number of "solid" courses being awarded four stars, which in the editor's judgment stands for "Plan your next vacation around it." Sorry, but the ratings are far too liberal this go around.
Still this book is most impressive for its geographic consistency. Thinking that a course deep in the heart of nowhere can't possibly be examined accurately? Think again. The reviews are always accurate. The negative comments are soft-pedaled, but they are there and after awhile you can discern them quite easily.
If you have golf wanderlust, you'll become quite attached to this book.
3 Places to Play Gets a Bit Gushy
First let me state the obvious: All praise you have heard about this volume is merited. It is truly the "don't leave home without it" golfers' equivalent. Its scope is comprehensive, its selection of comments concise and illustrative. Now for the bad part. From the last edition to this it seems as if all the courses have improved a half-star. Having found the previous ratings dead-on, I was stupefied by the number of "solid" courses being awarded four stars, which in the editor's judgment stands for "Plan your next vacation around it." Sorry, but the ratings are far too liberal this go around.
Still this book is most impressive for its geographic consistency. Thinking that a course deep in the heart of nowhere can't possibly be examined accurately? Think again. The reviews are always accurate. The negative comments are soft-pedaled, but they are there and after awhile you can discern them quite easily.
If you have golf wanderlust, you'll become quite attached to this book.
4 Almost perfect
This is a truly excellent guide. I would recommend this to any golfer wanting to try new tracks. Having taken up golf again six months ago and having just moved to Oklahoma from Mass. I needed a solid review book to begin exploring my local environs. This book has come up trumps again and again - providing an accurate overview of courses in my area, throughout the rest of the state, and all over the country. I wouldn't agree with every course review but that is part of the fun, and course conditions and upkeep can change in a short period so it would be churlish to nit-pick. Thanks to this sterling guide (my only complaint - some of the distances form major cities are off) I've played some great courses I would never have come across. Indispensable and superior, by a long, long way, to anything else out there. Bravo Golf Digest!
5 Golf Digests place to play
A great book which allows you to book tee times all over the U.S. Information is correct and reviews are interesting. Reviews seem to be very accurate in the courses I have played. A book a true golfer cannot survive without.
6 Fodor's Golf Digest's Places to Play
This is an invaluable guide to the best golf in the U.S. I can't imagine planning a golf trip without it.
7 Excellent source of information
I've found this book to be a great source of information when looking for golf courses to try out... Everything you need to know is presented along with a star rating that I've found to be quite accurate in most (but not all) cases. It's even just fun to browse through and dream about playing courses that are too expensive or too far away! In any case, I've been introduced to some great courses through this book that I wouldn't have discovered otherwise...
8 Golf Digest's Places to Play (3rd Edition)
Before traveling to Florida last summer, I purchased five books on Florida golf. Because of time constraints and a somewhat inflexible schedule, I wanted to make the best choices possible in each area I visited. This book was not only the best written and most informative of the books I purchased, it was also the most accurate. The others seemed biased or misinformed. After playing a round or two, I gave the other books away. I hope this reference is updated every year!
9 fair
Book could of gave more information like pace of play, drinking water, customer service, discount for seniors or ladies day information. Ratings of greens and fairways, Jr golf information,local hotel rates, etc,
10 This book is my vacation Bible.
This book is my first reference when planning golf vacations. The information helps me determine the best time to go, which courses to play in the time available and has helped me discover some hidden gems. It is a wonderful source of information, succinctly written and quite accurate in its assessments. If you are a traveling golfer, you need this book.
11 a must for the traveling golfer
Golf Digest's Places to Play(3rd Edition) is a must for the traveling golfer. The course descriptions are very accurate. Every hardcore golfer should own this book.
12 Great comprehensive guide to golf courses in North America
The 3rd edition contains reviews on 5,000 public and resort courses in North America. I keep this book in the car when travelling. I had the previous 2nd edition which was good. This edition is great. Golf Digest's course rating system is very accurate. Comments from local golfers are included which helps in making informed decisions about courses. Every travelling golfer should have this book!
