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Golf Digest Names Auburn-Opelika as
Number One Golf City in the US Auburn, AL
In its third "Metro Golf"
survey, which appears in the upcoming August issue (on
newsstands July 12,) Golf Digest lists 330 metro areas and
details the best—and worst—cities for golfers nationwide. Based
on varying criteria outlined below, Alabama’s twin cities of
Auburn and Opelika (a place more commonly known for its passion
for college football than golf,) was selected as the top
American metropolitan area for a golfer to live.
According to the National Golf
Foundation, over 80% of all U.S. golfers play more than half of
their golf on public courses. Therefore, Golf Digest’s "Metro
Golf" ranking focuses exclusively on public golf. The rankings
comprise the 330 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) defined
by the U.S. Census Bureau and include the central city, the
entire county in which it is located, and in some instances,
neighboring counties that are socially and economically
integrated with the city (i.e. commuting zones).
Golf Digest ranked the MSAs
based on such criteria as number of public courses per capita,
weather, and quality and value of golf. Golf Digest has
conducted three "Metro Golf" rankings since 1998.
This year, Auburn-Opelika owes
its No.1 rank to multiple three star-plus courses in the area
(including the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Grand National,
Auburn Links, Indian Pines and Saughatchee CC,) as well as the
number of golf holes in the area per population of golfers
(there are eight golf courses within 15 minutes of the center of
town) and the high marks in the weather category
(Auburn-Opelika’s average daily high temperatures drop slightly
below 60 degrees only in December and January).
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