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Salads, re-ranked worst to best because my coworkers hated my last rankings

Time to rank the best salads of all time … or in this case, re-rank.

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in July, 2022. It has since been updated. 

The year was 2017.

I was but a younger writer for this website, and I decided one slow July sports day to rank the greatest salads of all time. Why? Because salads are great and who doesn’t like to rank stuff and debate about it?

But here’s the catch: In the past year or so, I shared these rankings with my fellow For The Win colleagues.

And, like a veggie that’s going in a hot salad, they roasted me. And it didn’t stop then. Whenever food takes came up in our work chat, inevitably some form of “Well at least they’re not the salad rankings” would be uttered.

So I’m here to redeem myself. And this time, we’re opening the rankings up to ALL salads, by name OR practice:

Golfweek’s Best 19th holes in the U.S.: Sit, sip and relax

Ambience. Simply put, nothing matters more when debating the merits of various 19th holes around the United States.

Ambience. 

Simply put, nothing matters more when debating the merits of various 19th holes around the United States. So say Golfweek’s Best 800-plus raters who were polled to determine the top 10 golf course bars and restaurants. More than 400 votes were cast to establish this list.

Views are important, but not everything. Same goes for the food. The drinks menu matters, of course. Service is key. But none of these alone is enough to earn a place on Golfweek’s Best initial list of top 19th holes that includes three private clubs and, perhaps more importantly, seven spots where anyone can grab a seat. 

The Tap Room at Pebble Beach Resort in California (Courtesy of Pebble Beach)

Instead, it’s all about the vibe. A chance to relax, just hang out. Enjoy a sip, the conversation, the golf and the heritage. It can be difficult to describe what makes one space a better hangout than others, but you know it when you see it. And then you never want to leave.

Check out Golfweek’s Best ranking of Top 10 19th holes. And by that,
we mean not just on this website. Go see for yourself.