At several elite junior tournaments this summer, more than half the field employed anchored putters, according to Golfweek.

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Coore and Crenshaw's Sand Hills in Nebraska, rated by Golfweek as the best U.S. course built since 1960, opened in 1996.

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You'll soon see why the course made Golfweek's list of the best resort courses of 2011, as the divine greens are seemingly endless and awe-inspiring.

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More recently, just two weeks ago top industry publication Golfweek reported that the choice is narrowed, between an existing private country club, Itanhanga, which would reportedly need a full overhaul, or a new course built on a piece of land already located by the IOC.

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No matter where you go to look at course rankings, be it Golf Digest, Golfweek, or Golf Magazine, the big three in the field, Pete Dye (with frequent co-designer and wife Alice Dye) has more of his designs ranked in both the Top 10 and Top 50 US courses, public or private, than anyone who has ever lived.

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