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Golfweek Rater

Golfweek Rater

Written by: The Forward Press Podcast from Golfweek.com
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Using data from nearly one thousand raters from all over the globe, Golfweek Rater host, Thomas Dunne and fellow Rater architectural panelists Jay Blasi, Jim Hansen and Sara Mess, discuss the best golf courses from all over the United States, Canada, the Caribbean & Mexico, Great Britain & Ireland, Asia & the Pacific Rim, Europe and South Africa. Golfweek Rater also brings you interviews with several golf course architects where they discuss their thought process, vision and inspiration.

Golfweek maintains a stable of +/- 800 raters, drawn from all 50 states and over a dozen foreign countries, who make up the Golfweek’s Best rating panel. The principle goal of the rating panel is to establish Golfweek rankings of the top golf courses from each of two eras: Classic (opened before 1960) and Modern (opened 1960 or after).

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Episodes
  • Golfweek Rater Podcast - Dana Fry

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Dana Fry
    Jan 18 2021

    Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne caught up with golf course architect Dana Fry at Arcadia Bluffs in Michigan. On Episode 4, Fry, who designed the recently opened South Course at Arcadia Bluffs, talks about his homage to Charles Blair McDonald and Seth Raynor at the South Course, his work in Asia and more.
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    39 mins
  • Golfweek Rater Podcast - Bill Coore

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Bill Coore
    Jan 18 2021

    Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne and fellow Rater architectural panelist Jay Blasi, interview golf course architect Bill Coore at the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in Arizona.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Golfweek Rater Podcast - Gilles Gagnon

    Golfweek Rater Podcast - Gilles Gagnon
    Jan 18 2021

    While in the Dominican Republic, Golfweek Rater host Thomas Dunne speaks with Gilles Gagnon. Gagnon is the Director of Golf Emeritus at the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas and oversees their golf operation including Teeth of the Dog, The Links, Dye Fore, and La Romana Country Club.
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    42 mins
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