The Ranking
America's Top 25
A consensus ranking from Golf Digest, Golfweek and GOLF Magazine, weighted by appearances and recency. Browse the full 100 on the map above — or jump straight to a state below.
#1Private
Pine Valley Golf Club
Designed by George Crump & H.S. Colt
#2PrivateAugusta National Golf Club
Designed by Alister MacKenzie & Bobby Jones
#3PrivateCypress Point Club
Designed by Alister MacKenzie
#4PrivateShinnecock Hills Golf Club
Designed by William Flynn (redesign 1931)
#5PrivateOakmont Country Club
Designed by Henry Fownes
#6PrivateMerion Golf Club (East Course)
Designed by Hugh Wilson
#7PrivateNational Golf Links of America
Designed by C.B. Macdonald
#8PrivateSand Hills Golf Club
Designed by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
#9ResortPebble Beach Golf Links
Designed by Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (original), H. Chandler Egan (renovation)
#10PrivateFishers Island Club
Designed by Seth Raynor
#11PrivateChicago Golf Club
Designed by C.B. Macdonald (original 1895), Seth Raynor (renovation 1923)
#12PrivateSeminole Golf Club
Designed by Donald Ross
#13PrivatePrairie Dunes Country Club
Designed by Perry Maxwell (original), Press Maxwell (completion)
#14PrivateFriar's Head Golf Club
Designed by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
#15PrivateCrystal Downs Country Club
Designed by Alister MacKenzie & Perry Maxwell
#16PrivateLos Angeles Country Club (North Course)
Designed by George Thomas Jr. & William Bell
#17PrivateWinged Foot Golf Club (West Course)
Designed by A.W. Tillinghast
#18PrivateRiviera Country Club
Designed by George Thomas Jr. & William Bell
#19ResortPacific Dunes
Designed by Tom Doak
#20ResortPinehurst Resort (No. 2)
Designed by Donald Ross (original), Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (restoration 2010)
#21PrivateThe Country Club (Main Course)
Designed by Willie Campbell & Rees Jones (renovation)
#22PrivateMuirfield Village Golf Club
Designed by Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead
#23ResortWhistling Straits (Straits Course)
Designed by Pete Dye
#24ResortTPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)
Designed by Pete Dye
#25PrivateSouthern Hills Country Club
Designed by Perry Maxwell
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From the sandhills of Nebraska to the dunes of New Jersey — find every top-100 course in your state.
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By the Numbers
The shape of America's top 100
Every figure here is computed from the same dataset behind the map: 53 of the 100 are Golden Age designs, and only 23 take public tee times.
100
ranked courses
the consensus top 100
23
you can play
public, resort or semi-private
30
TPC Network courses
the PGA TOUR's own collection
1891–2023
years of design
132 years, oldest to newest
How much of it can you play?
- Private
- Resort
- Public / semi-private
Show the numbers
| Access | Courses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private | 77 | 77% |
| Resort | 17 | 17% |
| Public / semi-private | 6 | 6% |
When they were built
- Classic (Golden Age)
- Modern
Show the numbers
| Decade | Classic | Modern | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1900s | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1910s | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1920s | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Who designed them
Show the numbers
| Architect | Courses in the top 100 |
|---|---|
| Donald Ross | 10 |
| Tom Fazio | 9 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 8 |
| Bill Coore | 8 |
| Pete Dye | 8 |
| Seth Raynor | 8 |
| A.W. Tillinghast | 7 |
| Gil Hanse | 6 |
| Tom Doak | 6 |
| Robert Trent Jones Sr. | 5 |
Journal
From the Clubhouse
Notes on architecture, history, and the players who shaped the modern game.