Frequently Asked Questions

Are you a good golfer?

I’m a fairly average golfer. Currently my index is a 8.4 which makes my handicap between 9 and 11 depending on the course I’m playing. My scores are pretty steady in the low 80s with periodic jumps up to the mid to upper 80s . . . or sometimes on the off days – the low 90s.

Aren’t a lot of those courses private? How do you get on a course if its private?

Currently 84 of the courses on the Golf Digest Top 100 list are private. I have gotten onto the ones that I have played so far through friends, family, friends of friends, family of friends, co-workers of friends, my college roomate’s sister’s neighbor’s father-in-law’s business partner . . . you get the idea. It’s not easy, but a big part of the fun is meeting all the interesting people along the way.

How long will it take you to play the Top 100?

I’m targeting to do 20 courses a year. Some years I’ll get more, some years will be less. I’m estimating that it will take 5-7 years for me to complete the entire list.

Doesn’t the Top 100 list change all the time?

The list is revised every two years so it is a bit of a moving target. Sometimes when the new list comes out a course that I have played has fallen off. That’s just the rub of the green. I will ‘declare victory’ when there is a current Top 100 list and I have played every course on it.

How can I help?

I always need to make contacts at courses that I have not played. If you are a member at one of these courses or know someone who is and would like to help me on my quest, please by all means, contact me using the form on this page’s footer or the email button in the header.