Looking to play the best courses built during the past seven decades in the United States? We’ve got you covered, with Golfweek’s Best 2025 ranking of the top modern golf courses opened since 1960.
Each year we publish many lists of course rankings, with this top 200 modern courses list among the premium offerings. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses, and their overall ratings on a 10-point basis are averaged to produce these rankings. The top handful of courses in the world have an average rating of above 9, while many excellent layouts fall into the high-6 to the 8 range.
Why 1960 as the breaking point between Modern and Classic? The growth of golf in the modern era of design starts with its mass popularization, the appeal of the late Arnold Palmer and the result of bringing the game into the homes of television audiences. Courses were popping up everywhere.
But it wasn’t just the market that changed. As noted in our rater’s handbook that guides these rankings, design and construction techniques for courses shifted fundamentally after 1960. Mechanized earth-moving became the norm, and the USGA developed sophisticated methods to build sand-based greens. Most courses required extensive planning, documentation and meticulous excavation. And while the advent of new, high-performance grasses meant better conditions, the quicker putting speeds meant greens could not be built with the same dramatic slope as with many classic courses built before 1960. The skills required to build a great course became those of professionally trained landscape architects, not just creative golf visionaries. The industry had changed dramatically.
On to the rankings: To ensure these lists are up-to-date, Golfweek’s Best in recent years has altered how individual ratings are compiled into the rankings. Only ratings from rounds played in the past 10 years are included in the compilations. This helps ensure that any course in the rankings still measures up.
Courses also must have a minimum of 25 votes to qualify for the top 200 modern or the top 200 classic. Other Golfweek’s Best lists, such as Best Courses You Can Play or best private courses in each state, do not require as many votes. This makes it possible that a course can show up on other Golfweek’s Best lists but not on the premium top 200 modern and classic lists.
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1. Sand Hills
2024 ranking: 1
Average rating: 9.17
Location: Mullen, NE
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
2. Friar’s Head
2024 ranking: 2
Average rating: 8.65
Location: Baiting Hollow, NY
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2003
Type course: private
3. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)
2024 ranking: 3
Average rating: 8.53
Location: Bandon, OR
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2001
Type course: resort, daily fee
4. Ohoopee Match Club
2024 ranking: 5
Average rating: 8.28
Location: Cobbtown, GA
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2018
Type course: private
5. Ballyneal
2024 ranking: 4
Average rating: 8.19
Location: Holyoke, CO
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2006
Type course: private
6. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)
2024 ranking: T8
Average rating: 8.13
Location: Mosel, WI
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1998
Type course: resort, daily fee
T7. Muirfield Village
2024 ranking: 10
Average rating: 8.11
Location: Dublin, OH
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1974
Type course: private
T7. Wade Hampton Club
2024 ranking: 6
Average rating: 8.11
Location: Cashiers, NC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1987
Type course: private
9. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)
2024 ranking: 11
Average rating: 8.08
Location: Bandon, OR
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2005
Type course: resort, daily fee
10. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)
2024 ranking: T8
Average rating: 8.06
Location: Bandon, OR
Architect(s): Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Year opened: 2010
Type course: resort, daily fee
11. Sebonack
2024 ranking: 7
Average rating: 8.05
Location: Southampton, NY
Architect(s): Tom Doak, Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2006
Type course: private
12. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)
2024 ranking: 12
Average rating: 8.04
Location: Bandon, OR
Architect(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 1999
Type course: resort, daily fee
T13. CapRock Ranch
2024 ranking: 15
Average rating: 7.98
Location: Valentine, NE
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2021
Type course: private
T13. Shadow Creek
2024 ranking: 13
Average rating: 7.98
Location: North Las Vegas, NV
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1990
Type course: resort, daily fee, casino
15. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
2024 ranking: 14
Average rating: 7.96
Location: Kiawah Island, SC
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1991
Type course: resort, daily fee
16. Rock Creek Cattle Company
2024 ranking: 16
Average rating: 7.93
Location: Deer Lodge, MT
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2008
Type course: private
17. Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
2024 ranking: T19
Average rating: 7.91
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Architect(s): Robert Baldock, Jack Neville, Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1961
Type course: private
18. Nanea*
Average rating: 7.88
Location: Kailua-Kona, HI
Architect(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2004
Type course: private
19. Estancia
2024 ranking: 17
Average rating: 7.86
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
T20. The Golf Club
2024 ranking: 21
Average rating: 7.83
Location: New Albany, OH
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1967
Type course: private
T20. Pikewood National
2024 ranking: T19
Average rating: 7.83
Location: Morgantown, WV
Architect(s): John Raese, J. Robert Gwynne
Year opened: 2009
Type course: private
T22. Honors Course
2024 ranking: 18
Average rating: 7.81
Location: Ooltewah, TN
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1983
Type course: private
T22. Medinah (No. 3)*
Average rating: 7.81
Location: Medinah, IL
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking, Ashley Mead
Year opened: 2024
Type course: private
T24. Calusa Pines
2024 ranking: 23
Average rating: 7.77
Location: Naples, FL
Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T24. Old Barnwell*
Average rating: 7.77
Location: Aiken, SC
Architect(s): Brian Schneider, Blake Conant
Year opened: 2023
Type course: private
26. Sand Valley (Lido)
2024 ranking: 32
Average rating: 7.76
Location: Nekoosa, WI
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Tom Doak, Brian Schneider
Year opened: 2023
Type course: resort, daily fee
T27. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)
2024 ranking: T24
Average rating: 7.71
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1966
Type course: resort, daily fee
T27. Congaree
2024 ranking: T24
Average rating: 7.71
Location: Ridgeland, SC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2017
Type course: private
29. Panther National*
Average rating: 7.70
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus, Justin Thomas
Year opened: 2023
Type course: private
30. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
2024 ranking: 22
Average rating: 7.67
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1980
Type course: resort, daily fee
31. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)
2024 ranking: T24
Average rating: 7.66
Location: Bandon, OR
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2020
Type course: resort, daily fee
T32. Boston Golf Club
2024 ranking: 33
Average rating: 7.65
Location: Hingham, MA
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2005
Type course: private
T32. Kinloch
2024 ranking: 28
Average rating: 7.65
Location: Manakin-Sabot, VA
Architect(s): Lester George
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T32. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele)
2024 ranking: 35
Average rating: 7.65
Location: Lanai, HI
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1993
Type course: resort, daily fee
35. Colorado Golf Club
2024 ranking: 27
Average rating: 7.64
Location: Parker, CO
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2007
Type course: private
36. Old Sandwich
2024 ranking: 29
Average rating: 7.63
Location: Plymouth, MA
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2004
Type course: private
T37. Kingsley Club
2024 ranking: T30
Average rating: 7.61
Location: Kingsley, MI
Architect(s): Mike Devries
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T37. Whispering Pines
2024 ranking: T30
Average rating: 7.61
Location: Trinity, TX
Architect(s): Chet Williams
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T37. Gozzer Ranch
2024 ranking: 34
Average rating: 7.61
Location: Harrison, ID
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2007
Type course: private
T40. Chambers Bay
2024 ranking: T40
Average rating: 7.56
Location: University Place, WA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton, Jay Blasi
Year opened: 2007
Type course: daily fee, municipal
T40. Tree Farm*
Average rating: 7.56
Location: Batesburg, SC
Architect(s): Tom Doak, Kye Goalby, Zac Blair
Year opened: 2023
Type course: private
42. Landmand
2024 ranking: T40
Average rating: 7.55
Location: Homer, NE
Architect(s): Tad King, Rob Collins
Year opened: 2022
Type course: daily fee
43. Martis Camp
2024 ranking: 43
Average rating: 7.54
Location: Truckee, CA
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2008
Type course: private
44. Streamsong (Red)
2024 ranking: 37
Average rating: 7.52
Location: Bowling Green, FL
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2012
Type course: resort, daily fee
T45. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
2024 ranking: T37
Average rating: 7.50
Location: Nekoosa, WI
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2017
Type course: resort, daily fee
T45. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
2024 ranking: 36
Average rating: 7.50
Location: Nekoosa, WI
Architect(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2018
Type course: resort, daily fee
47. Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
2024 ranking: 44
Average rating: 7.48
Location: Lake Manassas, VA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1991
Type course: private
48. Dallas National
2024 ranking: 39
Average rating: 7.46
Location: Dallas, TX
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2002
Type course: private
49. Kapalua (Plantation)
2024 ranking: T40
Average rating: 7.45
Location: Maui, HI
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 1991
Type course: resort, daily fee
T50. Butler National
2024 ranking: 45
Average rating: 7.44
Location: Oak Brook, IL
Architect(s): Tom Fazio, George Fazio
Year opened: 1974
Type course: private
T50. Shooting Star
2024 ranking: 58
Average rating: 7.44
Location: Teton Village, WY
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2009
Type course: private
52. Pinehurst Resort (No. 10)*
Average rating: 7.42
Location: Pinehurst, NC
Architect(s): Tom Doak, Angela Moser
Year opened: 2024
Type course: resort, daily fee
T53. Gamble Sands
2024 ranking: T49
Average rating: 7.41
Location: Brewster, WA
Architect(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2014
Type course: resort, daily fee
T53. Victoria National
2024 ranking: T47
Average rating: 7.41
Location: Newburgh, IN
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1998
Type course: private
T53. Spring Hill
2024 ranking: T47
Average rating: 7.41
Location: Wayzata, MN
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
56. Dunes Club
2024 ranking: 52
Average rating: 7.40
Location: New Buffalo, MI
Architect(s): Dick Nugent
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
57. Sand Valley (Sedge Valley)*
Average rating: 7.39
Location: Nekoosa, WI
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2024
Type course: resort, daily fee
T58. Diamond Creek
2024 ranking: T53
Average rating: 7.39
Location: Banner Elk, NC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2003
Type course: private
T58. Sage Valley
2024 ranking: T49
Average rating: 7.39
Location: Graniteville, SC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T58. Quail Hollow Club
2024 ranking: T60
Average rating: 7.39
Location: Charlotte, NC
Architect(s): George Cobb, Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1961
Type course: private
61. Oak Tree National
2024 ranking: 46
Average rating: 7.38
Location: Edmond, OK
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1976
Type course: private
T62. Streamsong (Blue)
2024 ranking: 53
Average rating: 7.37
Location: Bowling Green, FL
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2012
Type course: resort, daily fee
T62. The Quarry at La Quinta*
Average rating: 7.37
Location: La Quinta, CA
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1994
Type course: private
64. Pete Dye GC
2024 ranking: 55
Average rating: 7.36
Location: Bridgeport, WV
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1994
Type course: private
T65. Erin Hills
2024 ranking: T60
Average rating: 7.35
Location: Erin, WI
Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Year opened: 2006
Type course: resort, daily fee
T65. Valhalla
2024 ranking: 64
Average rating: 7.35
Location: Louisville, KY
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1986
Type course: private
67. Dye Course at White Oak
2024 ranking: T67
Average rating: 7.33
Location: Yulee, FL
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2021
Type course: private
T68. Galloway National
2024 ranking: 56
Average rating: 7.32
Location: Galloway Township, NJ
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
T68. Castle Pines
2024 ranking: 57
Average rating: 7.32
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1981
Type course: private
70. Sutton Bay
2024 ranking: T60
Average rating: 7.31
Location: Agar, SD
Architect(s): Graham Marsh
Year opened: 2014
Type course: private
T71. Shelter Harbor
2024 ranking: T65
Average rating: 7.30
Location: Westerly, RI
Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 2005
Type course: private
T71. Long Cove
2024 ranking: 70
Average rating: 7.30
Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1982
Type course: private
T73. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town Golf Links)
2024 ranking: 59
Average rating: 7.29
Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1969
Type course: resort, daily fee
T73. Desert Forest
2024 ranking: 63
Average rating: 7.29
Location: Carefree, AZ
Architect(s): Red Lawrence
Year opened: 1962
Type course: private
T73. Mountaintop
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.29
Location: Cashiers, NC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2007
Type course: private
T76. Sea Island (Seaside)
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.27
Location: St. Simons Island, GA
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt, Joe Lee, Tom Fazio
2024 ranking: 1929
Type course: resort, daily fee
T76. Crooked Stick
2024 ranking: T65
Average rating: 7.27
Location: Carmel, IN
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1964
Type course: private
T76. Hudson National
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.27
Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1996
Type course: private
79. Bayonne Golf Club
2024 ranking: T67
Average rating: 7.26
Location: Bayonne, NJ
Architect(s): Eric Bergstol
Year opened: 2006
Type course: private
80. John’s Island Club (West)
2024 ranking: T77
Average rating: 7.24
Location: Vero Beach, FL
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1989
Type course: private
T81. Streamsong (Black)
2024 ranking: T67
Average rating: 7.23
Location: Bowling Green, FL
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2017
Type course: resort, daily fee
T81. Secession
2024 ranking: T86
Average rating: 7.23
Location: Gibbes Island, SC
Architect(s): Bruce Devlin
Year opened: 1992
Type course: private
T81. Grandfather (Championship)
2024 ranking: T75
Average rating: 7.23
Location: Linville, NC
Architect(s): Ellis Maples
Year opened: 1968
Type course: private
T84. Harvester
2024 ranking: 82
Average rating: 7.22
Location: Rhodes, IA
Architect(s): Keith Foster
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T84. Hazeltine National
2024 ranking: 77
Average rating: 7.22
Location: Chaska, MN
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1962
Type course: private
86. Eagle Point Club
2024 ranking: T86
Average rating: 7.21
Location: Wilmington, NC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T87. Bluejack National
2024 ranking: T75
Average rating: 7.20
Location: Montgomery, TX
Architect(s): Tiger Woods
Year opened: 2016
Type course: private
T87. Shoal Creek
2024 ranking: T77
Average rating: 7.20
Location: Birmingham, AL
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1976
Type course: private
T89. The Bear’s Club
2024 ranking: T83
Average rating: 7.18
Location: Jupiter, FL
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
T89. Jupiter Hills Club (Hills)
2024 ranking: 91
Average rating: 7.18
Location: Tequesta, FL
Architect(s): George Fazio
Year opened: 1970
Type course: private
91. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)
2024 ranking: T77
Average rating: 7.17
Location: Arcadia, MI
Architect(s): Warren Henderson, Rick Smith
Year opened: 1999
Type course: resort, daily fee
T92. Olde Farm
2024 ranking: T86
Average rating: 7.16
Location: Bristol, VA
Architect(s): Bobby Weed
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T92. Karsten Creek
2024 ranking: T83
Average rating: 7.16
Location: Stillwater, OK
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1994
Type course: daily fee
94. Lost Rail
2024 ranking: T147
Average rating: 7.14
Location: Gretna, NE
Architect(s): Scott Hoffman
Year opened: 2022
Type course: private
95. Loblolly
2024 ranking: 96
Average rating: 7.13
Location: Hobe Sound, FL
Architect(s): Pete Dye, P.B. Dye
Year opened: 1988
Type course: private
96. Black Desert Resort
2024 ranking: 81
Average rating: 7.11
Location: Ivins, UT
Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf, Phil Smith
Year opened: 2023
Type course: resort, daily fee
T97. Pinehurst Resort (No. 4)
2024 ranking: 95
Average rating: 7.10
Location: Pinehurst, NC
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
2024 ranking: 1918
Type course: resort, daily fee
T97. Fallen Oak
2024 ranking: T83
Average rating: 7.10
Location: Saucier, MS
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2006
Type course: resort, daily fee, c
99. Mayacama
2024 ranking: T92
Average rating: 7.09
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T100. Sweetens Cove
2024 ranking: 90
Average rating: 7.08
Location: South Pittsburg, TN
Architect(s): Tad King, Rob Collins
Year opened: 2015
Type course: daily fee
T100. The Park West Palm
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.08
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2023
Type course: daily fee, municipal
T100. Tributary
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.08
Location: Driggs, ID
Architect(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2009
Type course: private
T103. Naples National
2024 ranking: T97
Average rating: 7.07
Location: Naples, FL
Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 1993
Type course: private
T103. Flint Hills National
2024 ranking: T97
Average rating: 7.07
Location: Andover, KS
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1997
Type course: private
T103. Austin Golf Club
2024 ranking: T97
Average rating: 7.07
Location: Spicewood, TX
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
106. Double Eagle
2024 ranking: 89
Average rating: 7.06
Location: Galena, OH
Architect(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1991
Type course: private
107. Primland (Highland)
2024 ranking: T92
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Meadows of Dan, VA
Architect(s): Donald Steel
Year opened: 2006
Type course: resort, daily fee
T108. Black Sheep
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Sugar Grove, IL
Architect(s): David Esler
Year opened: 2002
Type course: private
T108. Stanwich Club
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Greenwich, CT
Architect(s): David Gordon, William Gordon, Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1964
Type course: private
T108. Ocean Forest
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Sea Island, GA
Architect(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
T108. Forest Highlands (Canyon)
2024 ranking: T118
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Architect(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1986
Type course: private
T112. Prairie Club (Dunes)
2024 ranking: T94
Average rating: 7.03
Location: Valentine, NE
Architect(s): Tom Lehman, Chris Brands
Year opened: 2010
Type course: resort, daily fee
T112. Colleton River (Pete Dye)
2024 ranking: T107
Average rating: 7.03
Location: Bluffton, SC
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1998
Type course: private
T112. Eugene County Club
2024 ranking: 104
Average rating: 7.03
Location: Eugene, OR
Architect(s): H. Chandler Egan, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1967
Type course: private
115. Dismal River Club (Red)
2024 ranking: 51
Average rating: 7.02
Location: Mullen, NE
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2013
Type course: private
T116. Bellerive
2024 ranking: T107
Average rating: 7.01
Location: St. Louis, MO
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1960
Type course: private
T116. Golf Club of Tennessee
2024 ranking: 118
Average rating: 7.01
Location: Kingston Springs, TN
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
Type course: private
118. TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 7.00
Location: Potomac, MD
Architect(s): Jim Hardy, Steve Wenzloff
Year opened: 2009
Type course: private
T119. Spanish Oaks
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.99
Location: Bee Cave, TX
Architect(s): Bobby Weed
Year opened: 2002
Type course: private
T119. Medalist
2024 ranking: 106
Average rating: 6.99
Location: Hobe Sound, FL
Architect(s): Pete Dye, Greg Norman, Bobby Weed
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
121. The Patriot
2024 ranking: T116
Average rating: 6.98
Location: Owasso, OK
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 2010
Type course: private
T122. Wild Horse
2024 ranking: 113
Average rating: 6.97
Location: Gothenburg, NE
Architect(s): Dave Axland, Dan Proctor
Year opened: 1999
Type course: daily fee
T122. Moonlight Basin (Reserve)
2024 ranking: T116
Average rating: 6.97
Location: Big Sky, MT
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2016
Type course: private
T122. Whisper Rock (Upper)
2024 ranking: 122
Average rating: 6.97
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2005
Type course: private
T125. Pine Tree
2024 ranking: T132
Average rating: 6.96
Location: Boynton Beach, FL
Architect(s): Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1962
Type course: private
T125. Stonewall (Old)
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.96
Location: Elverson, PA
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 1993
Type course: private
T125. Santa Lucia Preserve
2024 ranking: T111
Average rating: 6.96
Location: Carmel , CA
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T125. The Bridge
2024 ranking: T138
Average rating: 6.96
Location: Bridgehampton, NY
Architect(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 2002
Type course: private
129. Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands)
2024 ranking: T129
Average rating: 6.95
Location: Johns Creek, GA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Joe Finger, Rees Jones
Year opened: 1967
Type course: private
T130. Stone Eagle
2024 ranking: T147
Average rating: 6.94
Location: Palm Desert, CA
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2005
Type course: private
T130. Marquette GC (Greywalls)
2024 ranking: T107
Average rating: 6.94
Location: Marquette, MI
Architect(s): Mike Devries
Year opened: 2005
Type course: daily fee
T132. Mossy Oak
2024 ranking: T129
Average rating: 6.93
Location: West Point, MS
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2016
Type course: resort, daily fee
T132. Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee
2024 ranking: T114
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Eatonton, GA
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 1997
Type course: private
T132. Southern Highlands
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
T132. High Ridge
2024 ranking: T118
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Lantana, FL
Architect(s): Joe Lee, Kip Schulties
Year opened: 1980
Type course: private
T132. Caves Valley
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Owings Mill, MD
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
Type course: private
T132. The Tradition
2024 ranking: 105
Average rating: 6.93
Location: La Quinta, CA
Architect(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1997
Type course: private
T132. Giants Ridge (Quarry)
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Biwabik, MN
Architect(s): Jeff Brauer
Year opened: 2003
Type course: resort, daily fee
T139. Boot Ranch
2024 ranking: T107
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Fredericksburg, TX
Architect(s): Jim Lipe, Hal Sutton
Year opened: 2006
Type course: private
T139. Lost Dunes
2024 ranking: 142
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Bridgman, MI
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
T139. Lajitas Golf Resort (Black Jack’s Crossing)
2024 ranking: T143
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Lajitas, TX
Architect(s): Lanny Wadkins
Year opened: 2012
Type course: resort, daily fee
T139. Austin Country Club
2024 ranking: T138
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Austin, TX
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1984
Type course: private
T143. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red & Black)
2024 ranking: T134
Average rating: 6.91
Location: Roscommon, MI
Architect(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2016
Type course: resort, daily fee
T143. Trump International West Palm Beach
2024 ranking: T147
Average rating: 6.91
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Architect(s): Jim Fazio
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
T143. Pronghorn (Fazio)
2024 ranking: T132
Average rating: 6.91
Location: Bend, OR
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2007
Type course: private
T146. Hidden Creek
2024 ranking: T118
Average rating: 6.90
Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2002
Type course: private
T146. Coral Creek Club
2024 ranking: T143
Average rating: 6.90
Location: Placida, FL
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T146. PaaKo Ridge
2024 ranking: T138
Average rating: 6.90
Location: Sandia Park, NM
Architect(s): Ken Dye
Year opened: 2000
Type course: daily fee
T149. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)
2024 ranking: T143
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Kohler, WI
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1988
Type course: resort, daily fee
T149. Kiawah Island Club (Cassique)
2024 ranking: T147
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Kiawah Island, SC
Architect(s): Tom Watson
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T149. Desert Highlands
2024 ranking: T143
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1983
Type course: private
T149. Trinity Forest
2024 ranking: 166
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Dallas, TX
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2016
Type course: private
T149. Rustic Canyon
2024 ranking: 147
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Moorpark, CA
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner, Geoff Shackelford
Year opened: 2001
Type course: daily fee
T149. Applebrook
2024 ranking: T178
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Malvern, PA
Architect(s): Gil Hanse
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T149. Golf Club at Black Rock
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Architect(s): Jim Engh
Year opened: 2003
Type course: private
T149. Windsong Farm
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Independence, MN
Architect(s): John Fought, Tom Lehman
Year opened: 2003
Type course: private
T157. Spring Island
2024 ranking: Old Tabby Links)
2024 ranking: T134
Average rating: 6.86
Location: Okatie, SC
Architect(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay, Brandon Johnson
Year opened: 1993
Type course: private
T157. Wine Valley
2024 ranking: T134
Average rating: 6.86
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Architect(s): Dan Hixson
Year opened: 2009
Type course: daily fee
T157. Atlanta Country Club
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.86
Location: Marietta, GA
Architect(s): Willard Byrd, Joe Finger, Jay Morrish, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Cupp, Mike Riley
Year opened: 1966
Type course: private
T157. Sherwood
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.86
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1989
Type course: private
T157. Conway Farms
2024 ranking: T167
Average rating: 6.86
Location: Lake Forest, IL
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
Type course: private
T157. Champion Hills
2024 ranking: T147
Average rating: 6.86
Location: Hendersonville, NC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
Type course: private
T163. Aldarra
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Sammamish, WA
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
Type course: private
T163. Cliffs at Mountain Park
2024 ranking: T129
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Travelers Rest, SC
Architect(s): Gary Player
Year opened: 2013
Type course: private
T163. Concession
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Bradenton, FL
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2006
Type course: private
T166. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)*
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Brooksville, FL
Architect(s): Kyle Franz
Year opened: 2024
Type course: resort, daily fee
T166. Trump National (Old)
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Bedminster, NJ
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2004
Type course: private
T166. The Rim
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Payson, AZ
Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf, Jay Morrish
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
T166. Nantucket Golf Club
2024 ranking: T167
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Siaconsett, MA
Architect(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 1998
Type course: private
T170. Dormie Club
2024 ranking: T181
Average rating: 6.83
Location: West End, NC
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2010
Type course: private
T170. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)
2024 ranking: T167
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Hollister, MO
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2018
Type course: resort, daily fee
T170. Sand Hollow (Championship)
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Hurricane, UT
Architect(s): John Fought, Andy Staples
Year opened: 2008
Type course: resort, daily fee
T170. Escondido
2024 ranking: T147
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Horseshoe Bay, TX
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2006
Type course: private
T170. Frederica
2024 ranking: T154
Average rating: 6.83
Location: St. Simons Island, GA
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2004
Type course: private
T170. Kukui’ula
2024 ranking: T173
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Koloa, HI
Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 2011
Type course: private
T176. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)
2024 ranking: T167
Average rating: 6.82
Location: French Lick, IN
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2009
Type course: resort, daily fee, casino
T176. Saucon Valley (Weyhill)
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.82
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Architect(s): David Gordon, William Gordon
Year opened: 1968
Type course: private
T176. Ridge at Back Brook
2024 ranking: T134
Average rating: 6.82
Location: Ringoes, NJ
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2002
Type course: private
T179. Kiawah Island Club (River)
2024 ranking: T176
Average rating: 6.81
Location: Kiawah Island, SC
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1995
Type course: private
T179. Santa Ana Country Club
2024 ranking: T181
Average rating: 6.81
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Architect(s): Jay Blasi
Year opened: 2016
Type course: private
T179. Mauna Kea Resort
2024 ranking: T176
Average rating: 6.81
Location: Kohala Coast, HI
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1964
Type course: resort, daily fee
182. The Ford Field & River Club
2024 ranking: T178
Average rating: 6.80
Location: Richmond Hill, GA
Architect(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1987
Type course: private
183. Palmetto Bluff (May River)
2024 ranking: T171
Average rating: 6.79
Location: Bluffton, SC
Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2004
Type course: private
184. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.77
Location: Seneca, OR
Architect(s): Dan Hixson
Year opened: 2017
Type course: resort, daily fee
T185. Chechesee Creek
2024 ranking: T187
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Okatie, SC
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T185. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay)*
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Sandy Tatum, Tom Watson
Year opened: 1987
Type course: resort, daily fee
T185. Old Memorial
2024 ranking: T171
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Tampa, FL
Architect(s): Steve Smyers
Year opened: 1997
Type course: private
T185. Sahalee (South/North)
2024 ranking: T184
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Sammamish, WA
Architect(s): Ted Robinson, Rees Jones
Year opened: 1969
Type course: private
T189. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch East)
2024 ranking: T187
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Frisco, TX
Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2023
Type course: resort, daily fee
T189. Hawk’s Ridge*
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Ball Ground, GA
Architect(s): Bob Cupp
Year opened: 1999
Type course: private
T191. Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
2024 ranking: T200
Average rating: 6.74
Location: Pinehurst, NC
Architect(s): Willard Byrd, Ellis Maples
Year opened: 1963
Type course: private
T191. Olympic Club (Ocean)*
Average rating: 6.74
Location: San Francisco, CA
Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf, Bill Love
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T191. Stone Canyon
2024 ranking: T173
Average rating: 6.74
Location: Oro Valley, AZ
Architect(s): Jay Morrish
Year opened: 2000
Type course: private
T191. Wolf Creek
2024 ranking: T200
Average rating: 6.74
Location: Olathe, KS
Architect(s): Marvin Ferguson
Year opened: 1971
Type course: private
T191. Wilmington Country Club (South)
2024 ranking: 184
Average rating: 6.74
Location: Wilmington, DE
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Keith Foster
2024 ranking: 1959
Type course: private
196. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)*
Average rating: 6.73
Location: Hollister, MO
Architect(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
Type course: resort, daily fee
T197. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
2024 ranking: 187
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Pawleys Island, SC
Architect(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1994
Type course: resort, daily fee
T197. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
2024 ranking: 190
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones, Greg Muirhead
Year opened: 1963
Type course: resort, daily fee
T197. CDA National Reserve
2024 ranking: 195
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 2012
Type course: private
T197. TPC Summerlin*
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect(s): Bobby Weed
Year opened: 1992
Type course: private
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