Building the Ultimate Must Play Golf Course - The 2025 Musties

It’s awards season on Must Play, and we’re closing out 2025 by celebrating the Must Play golf courses that defined our year (and lumping in 2024). In the final episode of 2025, Shawn and T.J . debut the inaugural 2025 Must Play Awards (also known as The Musties) honoring the best golf courses that stood out across our episodes in each respective ranking factor on the Must Play Test.If this is your first time tuning in, every course featured on Must Play is evaluated using our 10-question Must Play rubric, designed to determine whether a course earns Must Play status or falls short into a Should Play. Over the years of providing golf course reviews, we realized something important: not every one of the best golf courses checks every box, but many dominate in specific areas that deserve recognition. That realization led to The Musties.In this episode, we break down each question from our grading rubric and nominate four Must Play golf courses per category, ultimately selecting one winner. Each course that takes home a Mustie holds that title for a full year and earns an automatic nomination to defend it in 2026.From unforgettable hot dogs to signature holes and as well as the best golf course logos, this episode is a full-year roundup of the best golf courses we reviewed and debated in 2025 (and 2024). It’s equal parts reflection, argument, and celebration — the kind of conversation you’d expect after a long round with friends.Whether your favorite course wins a Mustie or gets left out entirely, this episode is a fitting sendoff to a year spent chasing, debating, and defining what truly makes a course Must Play.👉 Subscribe for more golf course reviews, golf conversations, and episodes that make the game of golf a little more casual.MUST PLAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY DEVEREUX GOLFHead over to devereuxgolf.com and use code FAIRWAGERS20 for 20% off your orders...always.OUR SOCIALSMust Play Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mustplaypodFairWagers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairwagersTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fairwagersARTWORK BY 8-BIT BIRDIE: https://www.instagram.com/8bitbirdie