When members of Golfweek’s raters panel assess a course, their grade is based on 10 criteria. The last of those criteria, the walk-in-the-park test, is the most subjective item on the list, but also the most important. It speaks to the visceral emotions golfers experience when they walk off the 18th green. Did they enjoy the experience? Did they find the design memorable? Are they anxious to play it again?
Atlanta-based Golfweek rater Neil Negrin finds himself placing more and more emphasis on the walk-in-the-park criteria. He points to Red Sky Golf Club as one of his favorites on this score.
