If you’re looking for only the best in public-access golf, we’ve got you covered with this list of the top 100 Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play in the United States, as judged by our nationwide network of raters.
The 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 together to produce a final rating for each course.
All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time.
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. (For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.) * Indicates new or returning to the rankings.
(Pictured atop this story is Streamsong Red, courtesy of Streamsong/Larry Lambrecht.)
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Nos. 1-25
Pebble Beach Golf Links in California (Harry How/Getty Images)
1. Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach, Calif. (c)
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2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)
Bandon, Ore. (m)
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3. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst, N.C. (c)
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4. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)
Bandon, Ore. (m)
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5. Whistling Straits (Straits)
Mosel, Wis. (m)
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6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)
Bandon, Ore. (m)
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7. Shadow Creek
North Las Vegas, Nev. (m)
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8. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)*
Bandon, Ore. (m)
Bandon Dunes’ Sheep Ranch showcases a double green at the edge of the earth
9. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course)
Kiawah Island, S.C. (m)
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10. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)
Bandon, Ore. (m)
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11. Bethpage State Park (Black)
Farmingdale, N.Y. (c)
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T12. Pasatiempo
Santa Cruz, Calif. (c)
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T12. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (m)
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14. Spyglass Hill
Pebble Beach, Calif. (m)
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15. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Nekoosa, Wis. (m)
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16. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Nekoosa, Wis. (m)
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17. Streamsong (Red)
Bowling Green, Fla. (m)
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18. Kapalua (Plantation)
Maui, Hawaii (m)
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T19. Four Seasons Resort (Manele)
Lanai, Hawaii (m)
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T19. Gamble Sands
Brewster, Wash. (m)
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21. Streamsong (Black)
Bowling Green, Fla. (m)
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22. Streamsong (Blue)
Bowling Green, Fla. (m)
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23. Lawsonia (Links)
Green Lake, Wis. (c)
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T24. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town GL)
Hilton Head Island, S.C. (m)
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T24. Chambers Bay
University Place, Wash. (m)
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Nos. 26-50
Silvies Valley Ranch, both the Hankins and Craddock reversible courses (Courtesy of Silvies Valley Ranch)
26. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)
Arcadia, Mich. (m)
27. Sweetens Cove
South Pittsburg, Tenn. (m)
28. Marquette Golf Club (Greywalls)
Marquette, Mich. (m)
29. Fallen Oak
Saucier, Miss. (m)
30. Karsten Creek
Stillwater, Okla. (m)
31. Prairie Club (Dunes)
Valentine, Neb. (m)
32. Erin Hills
Hartford, Wis. (m)
33. Sea Island (Seaside)
St. Simons Island, Ga. (m)
34. Mystic Creek*
El Dorado, Ark. (m)
35. The Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
Hot Springs, Va. (c)
36. Primland (Highland)
Meadows of Dan, Va. (m)
37. Wine Valley
Walla Walla, Wash. (m)
38. Pinehurst No. 4
Pinehurst, N.C. (m)
39. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red & Black)
Roscommon, Mich. (m)
T40. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)
Seneca, Ore. (m)
T40. Torrey Pines (South)
San Diego (c)
T40. Links of North Dakota
Ray, N.D. (m)
43. Blackwolf Run (River)
Kohler, Wis. (m)
44. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)
Hollister, Mo. (m)
T45. Mossy Oak
West Point, Miss. (m)
T45. Mid Pines
Southern Pines, N.C. (c)
47. Giants Ridge (Quarry)
Biwabik, Minn. (m)
48. Wild Horse
Gothenburg, Neb. (m)
49. The Greenbrier (Old White)
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (c)
50. Paako Ridge GC
Sandia Park, N.M. (m)
Nos. 51-75
Cascata in Nevada (Courtesy of Cascata)
51. Cog Hill (No. 4 – Dubsdread)
Lemont, Ill. (m)
52. Montage Palmetto Bluff (May River)
Bluffton, S.C. (m)
53. Sand Hollow (Championship)
Hurricane, Utah (m)
T54. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)
French Lick, Ind. (m)
T54. Forest Dunes (Weiskopf)
Roscommon, Mich. (m)
56. Crosswater
Sunriver, Ore. (m)
T57. Whistling Straits (Irish)
Mosel, Wis. (m)
T57. Rustic Canyon
Moorpark, Calif. (m)
T57. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)
Seneca, Ore. (m)
60. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
Williamsburg, Va. (m)
T61. Black Jack’s Crossing
Lajitas, Texas (m)
T61. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (c)
T63. Cascata
Boulder City, Nev. (m)
T63. Pine Needles
Southern Pines, N.C. (c)
65. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
Pawleys Island, S.C. (m)
66. Old Waverly
West Point, Miss. (m)
T67. World Woods (Pine Barrens)
Brooksville, Fla. (m)
T67. Rams Hill
Borrego Springs, Calif. (m)
T69. Keswick Hall and GC (Full Cry)
Charlottesville, Va. (m)
T69. CordeValle
San Martin, Calif. (m)
T69. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Kona, Hawaii (m)
T72. Pursell Farms (FarmLinks)
Sylacauga, Ala. (m)
T72. Princeville Makai
Kauai, Hawaii (m)
T74. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
Fort McDowell, Ariz. (m)
T74. Cape Cod National
Brewster, Mass. (m)
T74. Linville GC
Linville, N.C. (c)
Nos. 76-100
Reynolds Lake Oconee’s Great Waters in Georgia (Courtesy of Reynolds Lake Oconee/Evan Schiller)
T77. Torrey Pines (North)
San Diego (m)
T77. Quintero
Peoria, Ariz. (m)
T77. Trump Golf Links Ferry Point
New York (m)
80. Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino
Brooks, Calif. (m)
T81. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)
Hollister, Mo. (m)
T81. Red Sky (Fazio)
Wolcott, Colo. (m)
T81. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
Austin, Texas (m)
T84. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Doral, Fla. (m)
T84. Bayside*
Brule, Neb. (m)
T84. University Ridge*
Madison, Wis. (m)
T87. Black Diamond Ranch (Quarry)
Lecanto, Fla. (m)
T87. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Tower, Minn. (m)
T87. Prairie Club (Pines)*
Valentine, Neb. (m)
T90. Tobacco Road
Sanford, N.C. (m)
T90. Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek)
North Plains, Ore. (m)
T90. Atlantic City CC
Northfield, N.J. (c)
T90. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)
Greensboro, Ga. (m)
T90. Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Orlando (m)
T90. Links at Spanish Bay*
Pebble Beach, Calif. (m)
T96. Royal New Kent Golf Club*
Providence Forge, Va. (m)
T96. Salish Cliffs
Shelton, Wash. (m)
T96. Wolf Creek
Mesquite, Nev. (m)
T96. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)
Marana, Ariz. (m)
100. SentryWorld
Stevens Point, Wis. (m)
