Seminole Golf Club, Juno Beach, one of America's Top 100 Golf Courses
Golf Digest recently came out with their annual list of the top golf courses in the United States. Golf Digest is the official magazine of the golf world and has compiled a list of “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” since 1966. Ranking at number 12 on that list this year is Seminole Golf Club in the Seminole Landing community.
Located in Juno Beach, the Donald Ross designed course, directly on the Atlantic Ocean in South Florida, is one of the most private golf clubs in the entire country. The 6,836 yard, par-72 course was originally opened 1929 and boasts a very select membership.
Golf Digest describes the Seminole Golf Course as “A majestic Donald Ross design with a clever routing on a rectangular site, each hole at Seminole encounters a new wind direction. The greens are no longer Ross's, replaced 50 years ago in a regrassing effort that showed little appreciation for the original rolling contours. The bunkers aren't Ross's, either. Dick Wilson replaced them in 1947, his own version meant to imitate crests of waves on the adjacent Atlantic. Seminole has long been one of America's most exclusive clubs, which is why it's exciting that it will host the 2021 Walker Cup.” 100 Greatest History: Ranked since 1966. Highest ranking: No. 8, 1985-86 & 1989-90
Golf Digest has comprised the list of top golf clubs for the past 50 years and Seminole Golf Club has made the list every year. Seminole’s highest ranking was when they ranked 8th in 1985 and then again in 1990. For the complete top 100 list, visit www.golfdigest.com.
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