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Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
During Masters week, we look at ranking of Alister MacKenzie-designed golf courses
During Masters week, we look at ranking of Alister MacKenzie-designed golf courses Alister MacKenzie designed many of the best courses in the world, including Augusta National Golf Club's course, site of the Masters. His best work stretches from England to Australia, and he had a deep connection with California, where he lived at Pasatiempo from 1929 until his death in 1934. But which are his best courses? No. 12 at Augusta National during the Masters We can look at two of the Golfweek's Best lists to see how all the courses that bear his name stack up. Starting with the Golfweek's Best 2024 ranking of classic courses in the U.S., then moving to examine the 2024 list for top 100 international courses outside the U.S., we can see how our hundreds of raters measure MacKenzie's courses. Golfweek's Best uses the averaged ratings of individual raters to rank courses, based on a 10-point scale. Only a handful of courses in the world surpass a 9-point average. Advertisement Most of these courses are original efforts by MacKenzie, but some were done in collaboration with other architects. Other courses have been modified, renovated or restored to some notable degree. Included below, where appropriate, are other architects who are credited for work on those courses. 15. Palmetto Average rating: 7.04 Ranking: Tied No. 106 classic courses in U.S. Location: Aiken, S.C. Other designer: Herbert Leeds 14. Royal Adelaide Average rating: 7.29 Ranking: No. 85 international courses Location: Seaton, South Australia, Australia Other designer: H.L. Rymill 13. Meadow Club Average rating: 7.31 Ranking: Tied No. 71 classic courses in U.S. Location: Fairfax, Calif. Other designer: Robert Hunter 12. Victoria Golf Club Average rating: 7.43 Ranking: Tied No. 68 international courses Location: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Other designers: William Meader, Oscar Damman 11. Alwoodley Average rating: 7.46 Ranking: Tied No. 64 international courses Location: Leeds, England 10. New South Wales Golf Club Average rating: 7.74 Ranking: No. 36 international courses Location: La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia 9. Valley Club of Montecito Average rating: 7.80 Ranking: No. 38 classic courses in U.S. Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. Other designer: Robert Hunter 8. Pasatiempo Average rating: 7.82 Ranking: No. 36 classic courses in U.S. Location: Santa Cruz, Calif. 7. California Golf Club Average rating: 7.91 Ranking: Tied No. 27 classic courses in U.S. Location: South San Francisco, Calif. Other designers: A. Vernon Macan, Kyle Phillips 6. Lahinch (Old) Average rating: 7.94 Ranking: No. 26 international courses Location: Lahinch, Ireland Other designers: Old Tom Morris, Charles Gibson, Martin Hawtree 5. Kingston Heath Average rating: 8.08 Ranking: Tied No. 18 international courses Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Other designer: Dan Souter 4. Crystal Downs Average rating: 8.51 Ranking: Tied No. 13 classic courses in U.S. Location: Frankfort, Mich. Other designer: Perry Maxwell 3. Royal Melbourne (West) Average rating: 8.70 Ranking: No. 4 international courses Location: Black Rock, Victoria, Australia 2. Augusta National Average rating: 9.5 Ranking: No. 3 classic courses in U.S. Location: Augusta, Ga. Other designer: Bobby Jones 1. Cypress Point Average rating: 9.62 Ranking: No. 1 classic courses in U.S. Location: Pebble Beach, Calif. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Where does Augusta National rank among best Alister MacKenzie courses?
USA Today
04-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
During Masters week, we look at ranking of Alister MacKenzie-designed golf courses
During Masters week, we look at ranking of Alister MacKenzie-designed golf courses Alister MacKenzie designed many of the best courses in the world, including Augusta National Golf Club's course, site of the Masters. His best work stretches from England to Australia, and he had a deep connection with California, where he lived at Pasatiempo from 1929 until his death in 1934. But which are his best courses? We can look at two of the Golfweek's Best lists to see how all the courses that bear his name stack up. Starting with the Golfweek's Best 2024 ranking of classic courses in the U.S., then moving to examine the 2024 list for top 100 international courses outside the U.S., we can see how our hundreds of raters measure MacKenzie's courses. Golfweek's Best uses the averaged ratings of individual raters to rank courses, based on a 10-point scale. Only a handful of courses in the world surpass a 9-point average. Most of these courses are original efforts by MacKenzie, but some were done in collaboration with other architects. Other courses have been modified, renovated or restored to some notable degree. Included below, where appropriate, are other architects who are credited for work on those courses. 15. Palmetto Average rating: 7.04 7.04 Ranking: Tied No. 106 classic courses in U.S. Tied No. 106 classic courses in U.S. Location: Aiken, S.C. Aiken, S.C. Other designer: Herbert Leeds 14. Royal Adelaide Average rating: 7.29 7.29 Ranking: No. 85 international courses No. 85 international courses Location: Seaton, South Australia, Australia Seaton, South Australia, Australia Other designer: H.L. Rymill 13. Meadow Club Average rating: 7.31 7.31 Ranking: Tied No. 71 classic courses in U.S. Tied No. 71 classic courses in U.S. Location: Fairfax, Calif. Fairfax, Calif. Other designer: Robert Hunter 12. Victoria Golf Club Average rating: 7.43 7.43 Ranking: Tied No. 68 international courses Tied No. 68 international courses Location: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Other designers: William Meader, Oscar Damman 11. Alwoodley Average rating: 7.46 7.46 Ranking: Tied No. 64 international courses Tied No. 64 international courses Location: Leeds, England 10. New South Wales Golf Club Average rating: 7.74 7.74 Ranking: No. 36 international courses No. 36 international courses Location: La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia 9. Valley Club of Montecito Average rating: 7.80 7.80 Ranking: No. 38 classic courses in U.S. No. 38 classic courses in U.S. Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Other designer: Robert Hunter 8. Pasatiempo Average rating: 7.82 7.82 Ranking: No. 36 classic courses in U.S. No. 36 classic courses in U.S. Location: Santa Cruz, Calif. 7. California Golf Club Average rating: 7.91 7.91 Ranking: Tied No. 27 classic courses in U.S. Tied No. 27 classic courses in U.S. Location: South San Francisco, Calif. South San Francisco, Calif. Other designers: A. Vernon Macan, Kyle Phillips 6. Lahinch (Old) Average rating: 7.94 7.94 Ranking: No. 26 international courses No. 26 international courses Location: Lahinch, Ireland Lahinch, Ireland Other designers: Old Tom Morris, Charles Gibson, Martin Hawtree 5. Kingston Heath Average rating: 8.08 8.08 Ranking: Tied No. 18 international courses Tied No. 18 international courses Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Other designer: Dan Souter 4. Crystal Downs Average rating: 8.51 8.51 Ranking: Tied No. 13 classic courses in U.S. Tied No. 13 classic courses in U.S. Location: Frankfort, Mich. Frankfort, Mich. Other designer: Perry Maxwell 3. Royal Melbourne (West) Average rating: 8.70 8.70 Ranking: No. 4 international courses No. 4 international courses Location: Black Rock, Victoria, Australia 2. Augusta National Average rating: 9.5 9.5 Ranking: No. 3 classic courses in U.S. No. 3 classic courses in U.S. Location: Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Other designer: Bobby Jones 1. Cypress Point
The Guardian
15-02-2025
- General
- The Guardian
‘I knew those things couldn't sit in a box': Lowitja O'Donoghue's niece sheds new light on her extraordinary life
Sorting through a deceased loved one's belongings is rarely easy, but for the family of the trailblazing Lowitja O'Donoghue, who died last year aged 91, the task has been almost insurmountable. The late matriarch's Adelaide home – which she described as a 'gallery' – was a testament to her life's work as one of the country's most prominent Aboriginal leaders. Its contents will soon feature at an exhibition at the Bob Hawke prime ministerial centre in Adelaide, retracing the Yankunytjatjara woman's journey from stolen child to pioneering nurse to formidable Aboriginal rights campaigner. O'Donoghue's niece, Deb Edwards, says the idea for the exhibition came after she and her daughter spent 12 months sorting through her beloved Aunty's possessions. 'She was quite a collector,' says Edwards. 'I just knew those things couldn't sit in a box.' O'Donoghue was taken from her home in South Australia's APY lands as a toddler and raised by missionaries at the Colebrook children's home, where the matron told her she would 'never amount to anything'. It only spurred her on. O'Donoghue was the first Aboriginal nurse to study at the Royal Adelaide hospital – enlisting the help of the then SA premier to overturn the hospital's initial rejection of her application because of her Aboriginal heritage. After a decade nursing, she became more actively involved in Aboriginal rights organisations and began working her way up the ranks of the public service. O'Donoghue would go on to play a critical role in some of the most historic moments in Indigenous affairs, including the 1967 referendum, the passing of the Native Title Act in 1993 and the 2008 national apology to the stolen generations. She found her birth mother after a chance encounter with relatives in Coober Pedy in 1967, but after more than 30 years apart it was an uneasy reunion. The documentary evidence of her extraordinary life has, until recently, been bundled in boxes at the National Library of Australia – and in Edwards's lounge room. When Edwards and her daughter pried them open, they found copies of every nursing exam O'Donoghue had taken; a framed copy of Paul Keating's Redfern speech signed by the then prime minister; and a report she'd written, outlining a model for the first national elected representative body for Indigenous people, which she would later chair. There were personal mementoes too: black and white photos of O'Donoghue, young and in love, with her husband-to-be in the Flinders Ranges; a letter from her sister as she approached retirement, which read: 'We loaned you to the commonwealth … it's time to come home now.' Edwards says they speak to her aunt's ability to have 'a foot in each world'. She recalls when her own daughter, Ruby, was born. 'It meant the world to her, and she totally immersed herself in me being a new young mother … yet the next day she could go, 'Well, I'm jumping on a plane because I'm going to meet Nelson Mandela',' she says. The mammoth task of curating the exhibition is ongoing, but Edwards – also the head of the Lowitja O'Donoghue Foundation – hopes it will show a softer side of the woman famed for her staunch advocacy. Earlier this month, on the first anniversary of her aunt's death, Edwards and her daughter went to the site of the old Colebrook home in the Adelaide foothills. There is a sculpture of an Aboriginal woman, eyes downcast and empty arms outstretched, called The Grieving Mother. They laid flowers in her arms. When O'Donoghue's biographer asked what motivated her life's work, she replied: 'Because I loved my people.' For Edwards, the answer is just as simple. 'It's what she'd want me to do.' Lowitja – A Life of Leadership and Legacy will be held at the Kerry Packer civic gallery, managed by the Bob Hawke prime ministerial centre, University of South Australia in Adelaide from 4 June to 25 July 2025.
