PGA Tour players prefer old-style golf courses and have a special fondness for Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, based on the results of a confidential poll of 81 tour players by Golf World magazine.
The voting was based strictly on course architecture, not the overall tournament experience. It's no great surprise that Augusta National was No. 1 on the list. Harbour Town's second-place ranking reaffirms all the good things players have said about the Pete Dye design through the years.
As for Quail Hollow Club, site of the Wells Fargo Championship? It didn't make the top 10 list.
The top 10 PGA Tour courses based on course design according to the players' vote:
1. Augusta National Golf Club
2. Harbour Town Golf Links
3. Riviera Country Club
4. Pebble Beach Golf Links
5. Colonial Country Club.
6. Muirfield Village Golf Club
7. Shaugnessy Golf & Country Club
8. Aronimink Golf Club
9. Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead)
10.Congressional Country Club (Blue)