Two California golf courses make list of world’s 10 most exclusive

A golfer tees off in the course of the Bing Crosby Professional-Am at Cypress Level Nation Membership in Monterey.

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Cypress Level Golf Membership in Pebble Seashore, Calif., and the Los Angeles Nation Membership had been chosen by Billionaire.com as two of the ten most unique golf programs on the planet.

The web site that calls itself a “way of life useful resource for extremely excessive web price people” (you recognize who you're, apparently) consists of on its quick listing programs within the U.S., France, Scotland, England and Australia.

“With over 30,000 golf programs worldwide, selecting the highest 10 most unique is a tough -- and typically controversial -- activity,” editor-at-large Tara Loader Wilkinson mentioned in an announcement Tuesday.

Golf programs had been judged by how tough it's to change into a member, how a lot membership prices, how the course was designed and different components. Does this all sound snooty? That’s the purpose. After winnowing down the listing, the web site sought out the opinions of some alternative golf lovers too.

Cypress Level, a part of the Cypress Level Membership, got here in at No. 1. It was designed in 1928 by Alistair Mackenzie and is situated on a very beautiful slice of Monterey Bay. Naturally it acquired excessive marks for the views, but in addition was singled out for the 250 members “a lot of whom are distinguished political figures.”

The Los Angeles Nation Membership at 10101 Wilshire Blvd. dates to 1897 and got here in at No. 6. It earned props for having outdated L.A. households on its membership roster and reportedly using “a strict no ‘movie-star’ coverage.” Hey, isn’t that why you'll need to be part of?

Don’t count on to play on these unique greens; it’s principally members solely. Listed below are the remainder of high 10:

2. Nationwide Golf Hyperlinks of America in Southampton, N.Y.
3. Augusta Nationwide Golf Course in Augusta, Ga.
4. Golf de Morfontaine in Morfontaine, France
5. Loch Lomond Golf Membership, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
7. Royal Melbourne (West) Golf Membership, Melbourne, Australia
8. Higashi-Hirono in Hyogo, Japan
9. Swinley Forest Golf Membership in Berkshire, England
10. Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland (guests are welcome to play right here)

Try “The World’s Most Unique Golf Programs.”