Enough with the rankings!

I hate this time of the year. It’s when all the golf courses send out hundreds of press releases crowing about their inclusion in whatever magazine ranking they happened to make. “Best places to play for less than $500. “Best places to play while wearing a funny hat.” “Top golf destinations for tatooed lesbian bikers” “Best resorts that treat you like the dirty, unsophisticated hick you are.”

This thing is an industry unto itself. It makes you wonder about the incestuous relationship between the golf course owners association and the media. It’s one big marketing machine. The only legitimate rankings, in my opinion, are the ones based on input from readers or golfers.