sentences:  The Auburn Metro Area is home to 146 holes of golf at six courses, and has played host to several professional and amateur golf tournaments.Auburn Links was rated as one of the top three new courses in the nation when it opened in 1996, and the Robert Trent Jones-designed Grand National course in the Auburn metro is often cited as one of the top public courses in the nation.Because of this, in 2005, the Auburn Metro Area was ranked number 1 in the United States for golf by Golf Digest.