Great Mackenzie Golf Courses

Mackenzie was a great course architectwho inspired some famous golf courses in the early 20th century. Mackenzie's golf courses inthe United States stretch from Georgia in the east, to California inthe west. These are a few of Mackenzie's great golf courses.  

One of the holes at the Augusta National.

Augusta is one of the most famous golfcourses in the game. Located in Georgia, this is one you've probablyheard of as the annual Master's golf championship is played here. It's theonly course that has its own Major, and extends some 7,445 yards. I'vealso included course video tours in previous blog posts.

Around its famous holes the course has a compilation of plants amongits flower beds, and pine trees which run alongside some of thefairways. In addition to this, the course has water on some of itsmore exciting holes, such as the 12^th Rae's Creek where acreek separates the green from the tee-box. For further details,check out this previous blog post.
Cypress Point, in California, isanother great Mackenzie course. Both Golf Magazine and Golf Digesthave ranked this among the top five golf courses in the UnitedStates. It has a fantastic coastal setting, as it meanders throughcoastal dunes and also passes through the Del Monte forest over thefront nine. The 16^th 231 yard par-3 hole is one of themost exciting par-3 holes you'll likely find on a course with atee-shot required over the Pacific to make the green. This previousblog post includes a Cypress Point video tour.
The Royal Melbourne and the CrystalDowns Country Club are two other notable Mackenzie courses. The RoyalMelbourne is located in Australia, and its composite course, whichincludes holes from both the East and West courses, is one of the toprated courses beyond the United States. Mackenzie primarily inspired the West course when he visited Australia during the 1920s. The Crystal Downs CountryClub is a 6,518 yard course that plays alongside Lake Michigan andCrystal Lake, and this too has made the top 10 of Golf Digest'scourse rankings.  
These courses are ranked among the bestin the world. Few course architects have courses which match theseclassic Mackenzie golf courses.