The Old Works Golf Gourse, located in Anaconda, Montana, has been named the most underrated in America according to a new study.
Using metrics such as: Google Rating, Golf Digest Rating, Price, Rainfall and Peak Wind Speeds. The team at Betway ranked some of the most underrated public courses that are available to the average golfer.
The Old Works course scored 90.1/100 ranking highly for both Google Rating (4.7) and Golf Digest Rating (4). The price of $125 was the 6th cheapest from the 39 courses that were used in the study.
Warm Springs Creek also gives a picturesque and cultural feel across the 18 holes with golfers having to negotiate this throughout the round in this Jack Nichlaus design.
Another famous name associated with an underrated golf course is the Arnold Palmer Signature Course at Y Resort, Oregon.
The course website claims that Oregon gets over 300 days of sunshine which shows with an average of 14.06 inches in rainfall, one of the lowest in the rankings.
With strong Google and Golf Digest ratings, it’s no surprise that the course ranks second with a score of 89.91.
Rounding off the top 3 is the Circling Raven golf course based in Idaho with a score of 85.61.
A course that spans over 620 acres giving golfers a chance to feel isolated in nature whilst on their round.
Golf Digest gave a rating of 4.1, a better rating than the two top, however for a round of golf it would cost $229, a significant increase on the top two in the rankings.
Wine Valley Golf Club, Washington (85.48) and Tetherow, Oregon (82.46) made the top five with reasonable scores.
Top 10 Underrated Golf Courses in America
| Rank | Course | Location | Total score |
| 1 | Old Works | Montana | 90.10 |
| 2 | Running Y Resort Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course | Oregon | 89.91 |
| 3 | Circling Raven | Idaho | 85.61 |
| 4 | Wine Valley Golf Club | Washington | 85.48 |
| 5 | Tetherow | Oregon | 82.46 |
| 6 | Sweetens Cove | Tennessee | 82.09 |
| 7 | Sunriver – Crosswater | Oregon | 81.86 |
| 8 | The Quarry at Giants Ridge | Minnesota | 80.94 |
| 9 | Palouse Ridge | Washington | 80.60 |
| 10 | Sand Valley – Mammoth Dunes | Wisconsin | 79.47 |
The full study can be found here: https://blog.betway.com/ca/golf/the-most-underrated-golf-courses-across-north-america/
