Well and of course how about the PR people pitching for their courses to be on this list? Sure there is criteria, and yes there is a group that determines who is in. But since this isn't a regulated process and its primary objective is to drive readers, and then players -- we can safely assume a few courses are on here because of influence, paid or otherwise.
Right. That's sort of what I meant by these courses - some of which just opened or haven't yet - inviting these guys (they're all guys) to play, and actively seeking out the higher ratings. There are for sure some amazing courses that don't bend over backwards for this and aren't rated as highly, which is very much part of the problem in a system like this.
Well and of course how about the PR people pitching for their courses to be on this list? Sure there is criteria, and yes there is a group that determines who is in. But since this isn't a regulated process and its primary objective is to drive readers, and then players -- we can safely assume a few courses are on here because of influence, paid or otherwise.
Right. That's sort of what I meant by these courses - some of which just opened or haven't yet - inviting these guys (they're all guys) to play, and actively seeking out the higher ratings. There are for sure some amazing courses that don't bend over backwards for this and aren't rated as highly, which is very much part of the problem in a system like this.