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Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of top resort golf courses in the United States includes 20 picks from California, including the top choice in the nation.
The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final, cumulative rating. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the category.
This list focuses on the golf courses themselves, not the resorts as a whole or other amenities. Each golf course included is listed with its average rating from 1 to 10, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.
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Here’s the California course that made the list, followed by courses across the nation.
Golfweek’s best California resort golf courses
California’s top golf courses are dominated by picks on the Central Coast and the Coachella Valley. Here is where the courses finished in the national rankings.
1. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links)
Average rating: 8.74
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Designer(s): Douglas Grant, Jack Neville
Year opened: 1919
11. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)
Average rating: 7.71
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
T39. Cache Creek Casino Resort (Yocha Dehe)
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Brooks, Calif.
Designer(s): Brad Bell
Year opened: 2008
T50. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay)
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Sandy Tatum, Tom Watson
Year opened: 1987
T61. Rams Hill
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Borrego Springs, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2008
T61. CordeValle
Average rating: 6.65
Location: San Martin, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 2000
85. PGA West (Stadium)
Average rating: 6.51
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1986
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1993
T133. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1987
T133. Quail Lodge
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Carmel, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Muir Graves
T145. Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand)
Average rating: 6.16
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
T153. Desert Willow (Firecliff)
Average rating: 6.12
Location: Palm Desert, Calif.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 1997
T158. Park Hyatt Aviara
Average rating: 6.10
Location: Carlsbad, Calif.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1991
T164. Whitehawk Ranch*
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Clio, Calif.
Designer(s): Dick Bailey
Year opened: 1996
T175. Fantasy Springs (Eagle Falls)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Indio, Calif.
Designer(s): Clive Clark
Year opened: 2007
T189. Shadow Ridge
Average rating: 5.98
Location: Palm Desert, Calif.
Designer(s): Nick Faldo
Year opened: 2000
T189. Silverado Resort & Spa (North)
Average rating: 5.98
Location: Napa Valley, Calif.
Designer(s): Ben Harmon, John Dawson, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Johnny Miller
Year opened: 1955
T194. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players)*
Average rating: 5.96
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Designer(s): John Fought
Year opened: 2007
T198. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Celebrity)*
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Designer(s): Clive Clark
Year opened: 2006
Golfweek’s best resort golf courses nationwide
Here’s a look at the best courses nationwide.
2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)
Average rating: 8.53
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2001
3. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)
Average rating: 8.29
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1907
4. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)
Average rating: 8.13
Location: Mosel, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1998
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)
Average rating: 8.08
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2005
6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)
Average rating: 8.06
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Year opened: 2010
7. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)
Average rating: 8.04
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 1999
8. Shadow Creek
Average rating: 7.98
Location: North Las Vegas, Nev.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1990
9. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
Average rating: 7.96
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1991
10. Sand Valley (Lido)
Average rating: 7.76
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Tom Doak, Brian Schneider
Year opened: 2023
11. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)
12. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Average rating: 7.67
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1980
13. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)
Average rating: 7.66
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2020
14. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele)
Average rating: 7.65
Location: Lanai, Hawaii
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1993
15. Streamsong (Red)
Average rating: 7.52
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2012
T16. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Average rating: 7.50
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2017
T16. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Average rating: 7.50
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2018
18. Kapalua (Plantation)
Average rating: 7.45
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 1991
19. Pinehurst No. 10*
Average rating: 7.42
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Tom Doak, Angela Moser
Year opened: 2024
20. Gamble Sands
Average rating: 7.41
Location: Brewster, Wash.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2014
21. Sand Valley (Sedge Valley)*
Average rating: 7.39
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2024
22. Streamsong (Blue)
Average rating: 7.37
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2012
23. Erin Hills
Average rating: 7.35
Location: Erin, Wis.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Year opened: 2006
24. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town Golf Links)
Average rating: 7.29
Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1969
25. Sea Island (Seaside)
Average rating: 7.27
Location: St. Simons Island, Ga.
Designer(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S.
Location: Colt, Joe Lee, Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1929
26. Streamsong (Black)
Average rating: 7.23
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2017
27. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)
Average rating: 7.17
Location: Arcadia, Mich.
Designer(s): Warren Henderson, Rick Smith
Year opened: 1999
28. Black Desert Resort
Average rating: 7.11
Location: Ivins, Utah
Designer(s): Tom Weiskopf, Phil Smith
Year opened: 2023
T29. Pinehurst Resort (No. 4)
Average rating: 7.10
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2018
T29. Fallen Oak
Average rating: 7.10
Location: Saucier, Miss.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2006
31. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
Average rating: 7.09
Location: Hot Springs, Va.
Designer(s): William S. Flynn
Year opened: 1923
32. Primland (Highland)
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Meadows of Dan, Va.
Designer(s): Donald Steel
Year opened: 2006
33. Princeville Makai
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Princeville, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1971
34. Prairie Club (Dunes)
Average rating: 7.03
Location: Valentine, Neb.
Designer(s): Tom Lehman, Chris Brands
Year opened: 2010
T35. Mossy Oak
Average rating: 6.93
Location: West Point, Miss.
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2016
T35. Giants Ridge (Quarry)
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Biwabik, Minn.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer
Year opened: 2003
37. Lajitas (Black Jack’s Crossing)
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Lajitas, Texas
Designer(s): Lanny Wadkins
Year opened: 2012
38. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red and Black)
Average rating: 6.91
Location: Roscommon, Mich.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2016
T39. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Kohler, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1988
41. Mid Pines
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1921
42. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)*
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Brooksville, Fla.
Designer(s): Kyle Franz
Year opened: 2024
T43. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Hollister, Mo.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2018
T43. Sand Hollow (Championship)
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Hurricane, Utah
Designer(s): John Fought, Andy Staples
Year opened: 2008
45. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)
Average rating: 6.82
Location: French Lick, Ind.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2009
46. Mauna Kea Resort (Mauna Kea)
Average rating: 6.81
Location: Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1964
47. Pine Needles
Average rating: 6.80
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, John Fought, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1927
48. The Greenbrier (Old White)
Average rating: 6.79
Location: White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Designer(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George
Year opened: 1914
49. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)
Average rating: 6.77
Location: Seneca, Ore.
Designer(s): Dan Hixson
Year opened: 2017
T50. Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1949
T52. Firestone (South)
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Akron, Ohio
Designer(s): Bert Way, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1929
T52. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch East)
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Frisco, Texas
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2023
54. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)
Average rating: 6.73
Location: Hollister, Mo.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
T55. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1994
T55. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones, Greg Muirhead
Year opened: 1963
57. Keswick Hall (Full Cry)
Average rating: 6.71
Location: Keswick, Va.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2014
58. Tobacco Road
Average rating: 6.70
Location: Sanford, N.C.
Designer(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1998
59. Cascata
Average rating: 6.69
Location: Boulder City, Nev.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 2000
60. Sunriver Resort (Crosswater)
Average rating: 6.66
Location: Sunriver, Ore.
Designer(s): Bob Cupp, John Fought
Year opened: 1995
T61. Forest Dunes (Forest Dunes)
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Roscommon, Mich.
Designer(s): Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 2002
T64. Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1961
T64. Prairie Club (Pines)
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Valentine, Neb.
Designer(s): Graham Marsh
Year opened: 2010
T66. Arcadia Bluffs (South)
Average rating: 6.63
Location: Arcadia, Mich.
Designer(s): Dana Fry, Jason Straka
Year opened: 2018
T66. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Average rating: 6.63
Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1996
T68. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish)
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Mosel, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2000
T68. Old Waverly
Average rating: 6.62
Location: West Point, Miss.
Designer(s): Bob Cupp, Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1988
T68. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Seneca, Ore.
Designer(s): Dan Hixson
Year opened: 2017
T71. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
Average rating: 6.61
Location: Fort McDowell, Ariz.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2006
T71. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne’s Valley)
Average rating: 6.61
Location: Hollister, Mo.
Designer(s): Tiger Woods
Year opened: 2020
T71. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)
Average rating: 6.61
Location: Greensboro, Ga.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1992
T74. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)
Average rating: 6.59
Location: Bedford, Pa.
Designer(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Spencer Oldham, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1923
T74. Cape Cod National
Average rating: 6.59
Location: Brewster, Mass.
Designer(s): Brian Silva
Year opened: 1998
T76. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Austin, Texas
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
T76. The Broadmoor (East)
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1918
T76. Madden’s on Gull Lake (Classic)
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Brainerd, Minn.
Designer(s): Scott Hoffman
Year opened: 1997
79. Red Sky (Fazio)
Average rating: 6.55
Location: Wolcott, Colo.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2002
80. PGA National Resort (Champion)
Average rating: 6.54
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio, George Fazio, Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1981
T81. SentryWorld
Average rating: 6.53
Location: Stevens Point, Wis.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Jay Blasi, Bruce Charlton
Year opened: 1982
T81. Boyne’s Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)
Average rating: 6.53
Location: Bay Harbor, Mich.
Designer(s): Arthur Hills
Year opened: 1997
T81. Wolf Creek
Average rating: 6.53
Location: Mesquite, Nev.
Designer(s): Dennis Rider, John Rider
Year opened: 2000
84. Pinehurst No. 8
Average rating: 6.52
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1996
86. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Average rating: 6.49
Location: Tower, Minn.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer
Year opened: 2004
T87. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium)
Average rating: 6.47
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1986
T87. Boothbay Harbor CC
Average rating: 6.47
Location: Boothbay, Maine
Designer(s): Wayne Stiles, John Van Kleek, Bruce Hepner
Year opened: 1921
T87. Mauna Lani (North)
Average rating: 6.47
Location: Waimea, Hawaii
Designer(s): R. F. Cain, Homer Flint, Robin Nelson
Year opened: 1981
T90. Pursell Farms (FarmLinks)
Average rating: 6.46
Location: Sylacauga, Ala.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 2003
T90. Juniper Preserve (Pronghorn Club-Nicklaus)
Average rating: 6.46
Location: Bend, Ore.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2004
T90. The Wilderness Club Montana
Average rating: 6.46
Location: Eureka, Mont.
Designer(s): Nick Faldo
Year opened: 2009
T93. True Blue
Average rating: 6.45
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1998
T93. Wailea (Gold)
Average rating: 6.45
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1994
95. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch West)
Average rating: 6.44
Location: Frisco, Texas
Designer(s): Beau Welling
Year opened: 2023
T96. Southern Pines GC
Average rating: 6.43
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1923
T96. Innisbrook (Copperhead)
Average rating: 6.43
Location: Palm Harbor, Fla.
Designer(s): Lawrence Packard
Year opened: 1974
T98. Gull Lake View Resort (Stoatin Brae)
Average rating: 6.42
Location: Augusta, Mich.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2017
T98. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)
Average rating: 6.42
Location: Verona, N.Y.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2004
T100. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
Average rating: 6.40
Location: Farmington, Pa.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1995
T100. Firestone (North)
Average rating: 6.40
Location: Akron, Ohio
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1969
T100. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Average rating: 6.40
Location: Miami, Fla.
Designer(s): Dick Wilson, Gil Hanse
Year opened: 1962
T103. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross)
Average rating: 6.39
Location: French Lick, Ind.
Designer(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1917
T103. The Preserve
Average rating: 6.39
Location: Vancleave, Miss.
Designer(s): Jerry Pate
Year opened: 2006
T103. Incline Village (Championship)
Average rating: 6.39
Location: Incline Village, Nev.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Kyle Phillips
Year opened: 1964
T106. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Ocean)
Average rating: 6.38
Location: Palm Coast, Fla.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2000
T106. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol Hill (Judge)
Average rating: 6.38
Location: Prattville, Ala.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 2000
108. Giants Ridge (Legend)
Average rating: 6.37
Location: Biwabik, Minn.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer, Lanny Watkins
Year opened: 1997
109. Wynn Golf Club
Average rating: 6.36
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2019
T110. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
Average rating: 6.35
Location: Maricopa, Ariz.
Designer(s): Lee Schmidt, Brian Curley
Year opened: 2002
T110. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)
Average rating: 6.35
Location: Marana, Ariz.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2009
T110. TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
Average rating: 6.35
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Designer(s): Greg Norman
Year opened: 2010
T113. Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort (Circling Raven)
Average rating: 6.34
Location: Worley, Idaho
Designer(s): Gene Bates
Year opened: 2003
T113. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Poipu Bay)
Average rating: 6.34
Location: Koloa, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1991
T113. Ocean Course at Hokuala
Average rating: 6.34
Location: Lihue, Hawaii
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1988
116. Bald Head Island Club
Average rating: 6.33
Location: Bald Head Island, N.C.
Designer(s): George Cobb, Tim Cate
Year opened: 1974
T117. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Lake)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Opelika, Ala.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1992
T117. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Philadelphia, Miss.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1999
121. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)
Average rating: 6.28
Location: Greensboro, Ga.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 2002
T122. McLemore (Highlands)
Average rating: 6.26
Location: Rising Fawn, Ga.
Designer(s): Rees Jones, Bill Bergin
Year opened: 2019
T122. Wailea (Emerald)
Average rating: 6.26
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1994
T124. Red Sky (Norman)
Average rating: 6.25
Location: Wolcott, Colo.
Designer(s): Greg Norman
Year opened: 2003
T124. The Sagamore
Average rating: 6.25
Location: Bolton Landing, N.Y.
Designer(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1928
T124. Firekeeper
Average rating: 6.25
Location: Mayetta, Kan.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay
Year opened: 2011
127. Boar’s Head Resort (Univ of VA GC Birdwood)
Average rating: 6.24
Location: Charlottesville, Va.
Designer(s): Davis Love III
Year opened: 2020
T127. Camp Creek
Average rating: 6.24
Location: Watersound, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
T127. Teton Pines
Average rating: 6.24
Location: Wilson, Wyo.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1987
T130. Troon North (Monument)
Average rating: 6.23
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1990
T130. Pine Dunes Resort & Golf Club
Average rating: 6.23
Location: Frankston, Texas
Designer(s): Jay Morrish
Year opened: 2001
132. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)
Average rating: 6.22
Location: Hamburg, N.J.
Designer(s): Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1998
T133. Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Davis Love III
Year opened: 2016
T133. Ventana Canyon (Mountain)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1987
T133. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1993
T133. Kingsmill Resort (River)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1975
T138. Boyne Highlands (Arthur Hills)
Average rating: 6.19
Location: Harbor Springs, Mich.
Designer(s): Arthur Hills
Year opened: 2000
T138. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Ross Bridge)
Average rating: 6.19
Location: Hoover, Ala.
Designer(s): Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 2005
T138. Omni Mount Washington Resort (Mount Washington)
Average rating: 6.19
Location: Bretton Woods, N.H.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Brian Silva
Year opened: 1915
141. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)
Average rating: 6.18
Location: Fort McDowell, Ariz.
Designer(s): Scott Miller
Year opened: 2001
T142. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Conservatory)
Average rating: 6.17
Location: Palm Coast, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Watson
Year opened: 2006
T142. Sea Island GC (Plantation)
Average rating: 6.17
Location: St. Simons Island, Ga.
Designer(s): Walter J. Travis, Dick Wilson, Davis Love III
Year opened: 1928
T142. The Glen Club
Average rating: 6.17
Location: Glenview, Ill.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
T145. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley)
Average rating: 6.16
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1987
147. Treetops (Masterpiece)
Average rating: 6.15
Location: Gaylord, Mich.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1987
T148. Kohler Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Kohler, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1988
T148. PGA Golf Club (Dye)
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1998
T148. Tullymore Golf Resort (Tullymore)*
Average rating:
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Stanwood, Mich.
Designer(s): Jim Engh
Year opened: 2002
T148. RainDance National
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Windsor, Colo.
Designer(s): Fred Funk, Harrison Minchew
Year opened: 2022
152. Turtle Bay Resort (Arnold Palmer)
Average rating: 6.13
Location: Kahuku, Hawaii
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1992
T153. Sea Pines Resort (Heron Point)
Average rating: 6.12
Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2007
T153. Hidden River Golf & Casting Club
Average rating: 6.12
Location: Brutus, Mich.
Designer(s): W. Bruce Matthews III
Year opened: 1997
T156. Mauna Lani (South)
Average rating: 6.11
Location: Waimea, Hawaii
Designer(s): R. F. Cain, Homer Flint, Robin Nelson
Year opened: 1981
T156. Waynesville Inn & Golf Club
Average rating: 6.11
Location: Waynesville, N.C.
Designer(s): Bobby Weed
Year opened: 2023
T158. Seaview (Bay)
Average rating: 6.10
Location: Galloway, N.J.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Hugh Wilson
Year opened: 1914
T158. Pine Mountain Resort (Timber Stone)
Average rating: 6.10
Location: Iron Mountain, Mich.
Designer(s): Jerry Matthews
Year opened: 1997
161. Coeur d’Alene Resort
Average rating: 6.09
Location: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Designer(s): Scott Miller
Year opened: 1991
T162. Links at Perry Cabin
Average rating: 6.08
Location: St. Michaels, Md.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2018
T162. Treetops (Signature)
Average rating: 6.08
Location: Gaylord, Mich.
Designer(s): Rick Smith
Year opened: 1993
T164. Troon North (Pinnacle)
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer(s): Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1996
T164. Pinehurst Resort (No. 7)
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 1986
T164. Reynolds Lake Oconee (The Preserve)
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Greensboro, Ga.
Designer(s): Bob Cupp
Year opened: 1988
T168. TPC San Antonio (Canyons)
Average rating: 6.06
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2010
T168. Stonehenge
Average rating: 6.06
Location: Fairfield Glade, Tenn.
Designer(s): Joe Lee
Year opened: 1985
T168. Tullymore Golf Resort (St. Ives)
Average rating: 6.06
Location: Stanwood, Mich.
Designer(s): Jerry Matthews
Year opened: 1995
T171. Tetherow
Average rating: 6.05
Location: Bend, Ore.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2008
T171. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)
Average rating: 6.05
Location: Austin, Texas
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1986
T173. Talamore (Mid South)
Average rating: 6.04
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1993
T173. Salish Cliffs
Average rating: 6.04
Location: Shelton, Wash.
Designer(s): Gene Bates
Year opened: 2011
T175. Kiva Dunes
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Gulf Shores, Ala.
Designer(s): Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1995
T175. Paiute (The Wolf)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2001
T175. Sandestin (Burnt Pine)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Miramar Beach, Fla.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 1994
T175. Hershey CC (West)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Hershey, Pa.
Designer(s): Maurice McCarthy
Year opened: 1930
T175. Wilderness Resort (Wild Rock)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 2008
T181. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Osprey Point)
Average rating: 6.02
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1988
T181. The Broadmoor (West)
Average rating: 6.02
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1918
T183. Firestone (Fazio)
Average rating: 6.01
Location: Akron, Ohio
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
T183. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)
Average rating: 6.01
Location: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1996
T185. Legends Golf Resort (Moorland)
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer(s): P.B. Dye
Year opened: 1990
T185. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Naples, Fla.
Designer(s): Bruce Devlin, Robert von Hagge, Peter Jacobsen, Jim Hardy
Year opened: 1974
T185. Eagle Ridge (The General)
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Galena, Ill.
Designer(s): Roger Packard, Andy North
Year opened: 1997
T185. Destination Geneva National (Arnold Palmer)*
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Lake Geneva, Wis.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer
Year opened: 1991
T191. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)
Average rating: 5.97
Location: Farmington, Pa.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2017
T191. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Links)*
Average rating: 5.97
Location: Opelika, Ala.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1992
T191. JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Soffer)
Average rating: 5.97
Location: Aventura, Fla.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Raymond Floyd
Year opened: 1972
T194. Pinehurst No. 9
Average rating: 5.96
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1989
T196. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Cougar Point)
Average rating: 5.95
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Gary Player
Year opened: 1976
T196. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)*
Average rating: 5.95
Location: Chandler, Ariz.
Designer(s): Gary Panks
Year opened: 2000
T198. Barefoot Resort & Golf (Dye)
Average rating: 5.94
Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2000
T198. Orange County National (Panther Lake)*
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Winter Garden, Fla.
Designer(s): David Hartman, Phil Ritson
Year opened: 1997
T198. Okemo Valley*
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Ludlow, Vt.
Designer(s): Steve Durkee
Year opened: 2000
T198. Stonewall Resort
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Roanoke, W.Va.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer
Year opened: 2002
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