{"id":6943,"date":"2013-05-18T21:59:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T01:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/?p=6943"},"modified":"2013-05-18T21:59:09","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T01:59:09","slug":"your-best-18-leon-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffalogolfer.com\/wordpress\/your-best-18-leon-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Best 18: Leon Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leon Smith, a member at a club north of the border, offers this 18 hole tour as his version of Buffalo&#8217;s Best. After you digest the list, read Mo&#8217; Golf&#8217;s commentary at the bottom.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1 Sheridan<br \/>\n2 Crag Burn<br \/>\n3 Grand Niagara<br \/>\n4 Cherry Hill<br \/>\n5 Park Club<br \/>\n6 CCB<br \/>\n7 Crag Burn<br \/>\n8 Westwood<br \/>\n9 Cherry Hill<br \/>\n10 Crag Burn<br \/>\n11 CCB<br \/>\n12 Park<br \/>\n13 Transit<br \/>\n14 Wanakah<br \/>\n15 Wanakah<br \/>\n16 CCB<br \/>\n17 East Aurora<br \/>\n18 Westwood<\/p>\n<p>As you can tell, Mr. Smith is enamored of the area&#8217;s fine, private tracks. I suspect that he would alter his list if he played Diamond Hawk, Hickory Stick, Ivy Ridge or Harvest Hill, or some of the other excellent public tracks. He does highlight the area&#8217;s only original Rees Jones layout (Grand Niagara). 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