The Most Diabolical Links in the Country  Updated: July 22,
2009, 2:33 PM ET Golf Digest  • Map and locater index | Photo
gallery    To help you discover what you're really made of — and
in honor of Golf Digest's first "toughest course" ranking from
the 1960s — we've identified 50 of the most diabolical courses
in the country.   They are courses meant for drag-out, high-
stakes battles at high noon. Courses where they should sell "I
survived a round at … " T-shirts in the golf shop. Fields of bad
dreams.  This is not a scientific or even definitive ranking.
It's our list of layouts that have battered and bruised us,
ruined our scorecards and made us want to weep … and the first
we've rated these most diabolical courses in 41 years.    So,
without further adieu: • America's 50 Toughest Golf Courses
(Nos. 1 to 25) • America's 50 Toughest Golf Courses (Nos. 26 to
50)   Golf Digest: America's 50 toughest courses FIRST 25 (Key:
Courses in boldface are public; the rest are private.) THE OCEAN
COURSE | Kiawah Island,