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Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at Pearl River Resort
Leaps Two Spots to #35th on Golf Magazine's 2002 "TOP 100
COURSES YOU CAN PLAY"
Sept. 30, 2002
CHOCTAW, MS - Dancing Rabbit Golf Club at Pearl River Resort
continues to rake in both national and international awards in the
world of golf. Earlier this week, Golf Magazine announced the club¹s
climb to the 35th spot on their biennial "TOP 100 COURSES YOU
CAN PLAY". Dancing Rabbit¹s third consecutive listing on
this coveted course compilation, the club continues to climb the rankings.
A Tom Fazio/Jerry Pate design, Dancing Rabbit was initially listed
among the nation¹s elite facilities at #63 in Golf Magazine¹s
1998 edition. In 2000, the club made one of the biggest jumps in the
history of the rankings by leaping an unprecedented twenty-six places
to claim the 37th position. The 2002 award is more exceptional due
to the fact that 24 courses from the previous ranking were eliminated
by bold new course designs from across the U.S., a "TOP 100 YOU
CAN PLAY" record. Dancing Rabbit currently resides at #35, a scant
few spots separated from the likes of Pebble Beach, Pinehurst #2 and
2002 U.S. Open venue, Bethpage (Black).
To compile the rankings, according to Golf Magazine "a ballot with more than 400 daily-fee, resort and semi-private courses was sent to a trusted panel comprised of PGA section directors, regional golf association poo-bahs, golf scribes, and well traveled gypsies who know what they¹re looking at. Fittingly, we also welcomed the public to participate in the selection process: The Top 100 ballot was posted on our Web site, www.golfonline.com for a few weeks last spring. Interested parties who had played no fewer than 20 courses on the list were invited to cast their votes. When all the votes were tabulated, a numerical average was established for each candidate that received a minimum of 10 votes."
This latest award establishes Dancing Rabbit as the most celebrated golf facility in not only the state of Mississippi, but also a region including Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and even golf-rich Alabama.
Read the complete list at: Sports Illustrated/CNN Top 100 List
© 2004 A Development of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
