Last week, Golf Digest released their 2013 rankings for the country's best public courses, and, as expected... Wisconsin rolled! Some highlights for me included:

Wisconsin courses highlighted:
* The Straits course at Whistling Straits moved up to #2, just behind Pebble Beach - I am hoping and praying that 2013 will finally be the year I get to experience it for myself!

* Erin Hills debuted in the annual rankings at #10, nestled between the esteemed TPC Sawgrass and Spyglass Hill

* The River course at Blackwolf Run up to #14

* The Irish course at Whistling Straits down to #39

* The Meadow Valleys course at Blackwolf Run fell to #62

* The Bull at Pinehurst Farms moved up eleven spots to #77

Other rankings of particular interest to me included:
* Acadia Bluffs (Arcadia, MI) moved up to #13 - I will find a way to play it in 2013!

* The site of this weekend's Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Kapalua's Plantation Course (Kapalua, HI) #19, one spot ahead of the Quarry at Giant's Ridge (Bibawik, MN) - another course I am hoping to play in 2013

* My beloved Chambers Bay (University Place, WA) stayed at #25

* Ponghorn (Bend, OR), which I am hoping to play in September, dropped to #28

* Torrey Pines South Course (La Jolla, CA), host of the Farmers Insurance Open, up to #38

* The Wilderness at Fortune Bay (Tower, MN), one of the most magnificent courses I have ever played, fell to #59

* Ghost Creek at Pumpkin Ridge (North Plains, OR), which I am also hoping to play in September, moved up to #63

* Cog Hill #4 Dubsdread (Lemont, IL) dropped to #64

* The Links/Quarry duo at Bay Harbor (Bay Harbor, MI) moved up to #65 - another destination I am hoping to put a trip together for this upcoming season

* World Woods (Brooksville, FL), a course I am hoping to play on vacation in March, fell to #76

* Caledonia Golf & Fish Club (Pawley's Island, SC), which I am hoping to play during this year's Myrtle Beach trip, found its way back on to the list at #97

* TPC of Myrtle Beach, which I am also hoping to play during the above trip, debuted on the list at #98 The article:

One follower of my blog made a comment that rings so true to me and so many others: "For a golf addict, having the major publications update their Top 100 lists is like Christmas morning."

I couldn't agree more! Now, just another month or two to wait until GolfWeek publishes their annual updates!

What courses are on your must-play list for 2013?