1 Virginia Golf Course Among Nation's Top 100: Golf Digest

VIRGINIA — While the Commonwealth has plenty of golf courses, quantity doesn't always mean quality. But, one of the nation's best golf courses is in Virginia, according to the eminent golf publication.

Golf Digest recently published "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses."

The list looked at six pieces of criteria: shot options, challenge, layout variety, aesthetics, conditioning, and character.

Some of the courses making the top 10 are legendary, such as Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia, home of the Masters Tournament, and Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach California. The one Virginia course among those premier links is Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach.

"We are proud to say this year's edition is the most scientific ever — with our 1,800 panelists submitting more than 85,000 evaluations over our 10-year scoring criteria," Derek Duncan and Stephen Hennessey wrote for the publication.

Here's what Golf Digest has to say about Virginia's top golf courses:

No. 74. Kinloch Golf Club, Manakin Sabot, VA

Since the only way to successfully establish bent-grass tees, fairways and greens in hot, humid Richmond was to create expansive corridors to allow plenty of sunlight and air to the turf, Kinloch Golf Club has more double fairways posing options and alternate routes than nearly every other course on the 100 Greatest, except perhaps No. 7 National Golf Links. In 2016, George prepared a long-range masterplan of adjustments, including expansion of the alternate fairways on nine and 11, for improved visibility and playability, and removal of thick rough between bunkers and fairway edges. Enhancements will continue in the future.

See the full list from Golf Digest here.