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Best public golf courses in America
The 100 best courses anyone can book a tee time on, ranked from what Golf Digest, GOLF and Golfweek agree on. Built from 3 sources. Last checked October 22, 2026.
How we score · The full top 100
Golf Digest · GOLF · Golfweek
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1
Pebble Beach, CA
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 1 at Golf Digest, No. 1 at GOLF and No. 1 at Golfweek.
100/100 -
2
Bandon, OR
Pacific Dunes
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 2 at Golf Digest, No. 3 at GOLF and No. 2 at Golfweek.
99/100 -
3
Pinehurst, NC
Pinehurst No. 2
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 6 at Golf Digest, No. 2 at GOLF and No. 3 at Golfweek.
99/100 -
4
Sheboygan, WI
Whistling Straits: Straits Course
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 4 at Golf Digest, No. 10 at GOLF and No. 4 at Golfweek.
97/100 -
5
Farmingdale, NY
Bethpage State Park: Black
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 7 at Golf Digest, No. 5 at GOLF and No. 8 at Golfweek.
97/100 -
6
Kiawah Island, SC
Kiawah Island Golf Resort: The Ocean Course
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 5 at Golf Digest, No. 6 at GOLF and No. 10 at Golfweek.
97/100 -
7
Bandon, OR
Bandon Trails
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 11 at Golf Digest, No. 7 at GOLF and No. 5 at Golfweek.
96/100 -
8
North Las Vegas, NV
Shadow Creek
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 3 at Golf Digest, No. 14 at GOLF and No. 8 at Golfweek.
96/100 -
9
Bandon, OR
Bandon Dunes
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 9 at Golf Digest, No. 9 at GOLF and No. 7 at Golfweek.
96/100 -
10
Nekoosa, WI
Sand Valley: The Lido
Ranked by all three major raters: No. 12 at Golf Digest, No. 4 at GOLF and No. 13 at Golfweek.
95/100
The full top 100
| # | Course | Where | Golf Digest | GOLF | Golfweek | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, CA | No. 1 | No. 1 | No. 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Pacific Dunes | Bandon, OR | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 2 | 99 |
| 3 | Pinehurst No. 2 | Pinehurst, NC | No. 6 | No. 2 | No. 3 | 99 |
| 4 | Whistling Straits: Straits Course | Sheboygan, WI | No. 4 | No. 10 | No. 4 | 97 |
| 5 | Bethpage State Park: Black | Farmingdale, NY | No. 7 | No. 5 | No. 8 | 97 |
| 6 | Kiawah Island Golf Resort: The Ocean Course | Kiawah Island, SC | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 10 | 97 |
| 7 | Bandon Trails | Bandon, OR | No. 11 | No. 7 | No. 5 | 96 |
| 8 | Shadow Creek | North Las Vegas, NV | No. 3 | No. 14 | No. 8 | 96 |
| 9 | Bandon Dunes | Bandon, OR | No. 9 | No. 9 | No. 7 | 96 |
| 10 | Sand Valley: The Lido | Nekoosa, WI | No. 12 | No. 4 | No. 13 | 95 |
| 11 | TPC Sawgrass: Stadium | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | No. 8 | No. 8 | No. 14 | 95 |
| 12 | Old Macdonald | Bandon, OR | No. 14 | No. 13 | No. 6 | 95 |
| 13 | Pasatiempo Golf Club | Santa Cruz, CA | No. 15 | No. 11 | No. 11 | 94 |
| 14 | Spyglass Hill Golf Course | Pebble Beach, CA | No. 13 | No. 23 | No. 12 | 92 |
| 15 | Erin Hills Golf Course | Hartford, WI | No. 10 | No. 21 | No. 25 | 90 |
| 16 | Streamsong Resort: Red | Bowling Green, FL | No. 20 | No. 17 | No. 22 | 90 |
| 17 | Sand Valley Golf Resort: Sand Valley | Nekoosa, WI | No. 21 | No. 20 | No. 21 | 89 |
| 18 | Pinehurst No. 10 | Pinehurst, NC | No. 30 | No. 15 | No. 19 | 89 |
| 19 | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: Sheep Ranch | Bandon, OR | No. 27 | No. 24 | No. 15 | 89 |
| 20 | Harbour Town Golf Links | Hilton Head Island, SC | No. 28 | No. 12 | No. 28 | 88 |
| 21 | Chambers Bay | University Place, WA | No. 19 | No. 31 | No. 18 | 88 |
| 22 | Streamsong Resort: Blue | Bowling Green, FL | No. 26 | No. 19 | No. 24 | 88 |
| 23 | Gamble Sands | Brewster, WA | No. 31 | No. 18 | No. 25 | 87 |
| 24 | Sand Valley Golf Resort: Mammoth Dunes | Nekoosa, WI | No. 25 | No. 26 | No. 23 | 87 |
| 25 | Kapalua: Plantation | Lahaina, HI | No. 23 | No. 33 | No. 27 | 85 |
| 26 | Manele Golf Course | Lanai, HI | No. 22 | No. 47 | No. 15 | 85 |
| 27 | Landmand | Homer, NE | No. 24 | No. 46 | No. 20 | 84 |
| 28 | Pinehurst No. 4 | Pinehurst, NC | No. 32 | No. 25 | No. 40 | 83 |
| 29 | Blackwolf Run: River | Kohler, WI | No. 17 | No. 29 | No. 56 | 82 |
| 30 | Streamsong Resort: Black | Bowling Green, FL | No. 33 | No. 37 | No. 33 | 82 |
| 31 | Sedge Valley at Sand Valley | Nekoosa, WI | No. 51 | No. 22 | No. 32 | 81 |
| 32 | The Prairie Club (Dunes Course) | Valentine, NE | No. 36 | No. 28 | No. 42 | 81 |
| 33 | Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Bluffs) | Arcadia, MI | No. 16 | No. 57 | No. 33 | 81 |
| 34 | The Golf Courses of Lawsonia: Links | Green Lake, WI | No. 66 | No. 16 | No. 28 | 81 |
| 35 | The Omni Homestead Resort: Cascades Course | Hot Springs, VA | No. 42 | No. 35 | No. 38 | 80 |
| 36 | Sea Island: Seaside | Saint Simons Island, GA | No. 45 | No. 41 | No. 30 | 79 |
| 37 | Torrey Pines Golf Course: South | La Jolla, CA | No. 40 | No. 43 | No. 52 | 76 |
| 38 | Tobacco Road Golf Club | Sanford, NC | No. 44 | No. 27 | No. 70 | 75 |
| 39 | Cabot Citrus Farms: Karoo | Brooksville, FL | No. 50 | No. 32 | No. 63 | 74 |
| 40 | The Loop at Forest Dunes | Roscommon, MI | No. 63 | No. 30 | No. 52 | 74 |
| 41 | The Highland Course At Primland | Meadows of Dan, VA | No. 29 | No. 87 | No. 37 | 73 |
| 42 | The Greenbrier: Old White | White Sulphur Springs, WV | No. 39 | No. 52 | No. 63 | 73 |
| 43 | Big Cedar Lodge: Ozarks National | Hollister, MO | No. 46 | No. 55 | No. 57 | 72 |
| 44 | Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club | Southern Pines, NC | No. 60 | No. 39 | No. 60 | 72 |
| 45 | Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Golf Course | Kamuela, HI | No. 43 | No. 49 | No. 70 | 71 |
| 46 | PGA Frisco: Fields Ranch East | Frisco, TX | No. 34 | No. 67 | No. 65 | 70 |
| 47 | Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club | Marquette, MI | No. 55 | No. 62 | No. 50 | 70 |
| 48 | French Lick Resort: Pete Dye Course | French Lick, IN | No. 18 | No. 84 | No. 67 | 70 |
| 49 | The Park at West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | No. 89 | No. 36 | No. 47 | 69 |
| 50 | Wild Horse Golf Club | Gothenburg, NE | No. 84 | No. 44 | No. 49 | 68 |
| 51 | Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club | Southern Pines, NC | No. 88 | No. 34 | No. 57 | 68 |
| 52 | Forest Dunes Golf Club | Roscommon, MI | No. 37 | No. 64 | No. 82 | 67 |
| 53 | Arcadia Bluffs South Course | Arcadia, MI | No. 53 | No. 50 | No. 82 | 67 |
| 54 | Taconic Golf Club | Williamstown, MA | No. 78 | No. 73 | No. 43 | 65 |
| 55 | Paako Ridge Golf Club | Sandia Park, NM | No. 56 | No. 91 | No. 48 | 65 |
| 56 | Wilderness Club | Eureka, MT | No. 57 | No. 68 | No. 87 | 62 |
| 57 | Firestone Country Club: South | Akron, OH | No. 91 | No. 53 | No. 73 | 61 |
| 58 | The Dunes Golf & Beach Club | Myrtle Beach, SC | No. 79 | No. 60 | No. 82 | 60 |
| 59 | Black Desert Resort | Ivins, UT | No. 35 | No. 38 | 60 | |
| 60 | Rustic Canyon Golf Course | Moorpark, CA | No. 55 in CA | No. 45 | No. 60 | 59 |
| 61 | Karsten Creek Golf Club | Stillwater, OK | No. 3 in OK | No. 74 | No. 36 | 58 |
| 62 | Fallen Oak | Saucier, MS | No. 48 | No. 44 | 57 | |
| 63 | Tot Hill Farm Golf Club | Asheboro, NC | No. 33 in NC | No. 48 | No. 69 | 57 |
| 64 | PGA West: Stadium Course | La Quinta, CA | No. 62 | No. 56 | No. 13 in CA | 56 |
| 65 | Wine Valley Golf Club | Walla Walla, WA | No. 96 | No. 100 | No. 50 | 56 |
| 66 | Cascata | Boulder City, NV | No. 74 | No. 86 | No. 87 | 56 |
| 67 | Big Cedar Lodge: Payne's Valley | Hollister, MO | No. 81 | No. 80 | No. 87 | 55 |
| 68 | The Quarry at Giants Ridge | Biwabik, MN | No. 58 | No. 46 | 54 | |
| 69 | SentryWorld Golf Club | Stevens Point, WI | No. 49 | No. 81 | No. 10 in WI | 54 |
| 70 | Sand Hollow Resort: Championship Course | Hurricane, UT | No. 10 in UT | No. 54 | No. 77 | 54 |
| 71 | CordeValle Golf Club | San Martin, CA | No. 52 | No. 83 | No. 11 in CA | 53 |
| 72 | Pronghorn Club at Juniper Preserve | Bend, OR | No. 41 | No. 95 | No. 10 in OR | 53 |
| 73 | Southern Pines Golf Club | Southern Pines, NC | No. 98 | No. 38 | No. 10 in NC | 53 |
| 74 | The Links At Spanish Bay | Pebble Beach, CA | No. 54 | No. 65 | 52 | |
| 75 | The Broadmoor Golf Club: East | Colorado Springs, CO | No. 47 | No. 97 | No. 2 in CO | 51 |
| 76 | Makai Golf Club | Princeville, HI | No. 73 | No. 57 | 50 | |
| 77 | Caledonia Golf & Fish Club | Pawleys Island, SC | No. 29 in SC | No. 76 | No. 81 | 49 |
| 78 | Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge: Challenger/Champion | Orlando, FL | No. 36 in FL | No. 71 | No. 87 | 49 |
| 79 | Trump National Doral: Blue Monster | Miami, FL | No. 86 | No. 77 | No. 13 in FL | 48 |
| 80 | OMNI La Costa Resort & Spa: North Course | Carlsbad, CA | No. 52 in CA | No. 89 | No. 75 | 48 |
| 81 | Black Mesa Golf Club | Espanola, NM | No. 85 | No. 79 | No. 3 in NM | 48 |
| 82 | Belvedere Golf Club | Charlevoix, MI | No. 22 in MI | No. 40 | No. 7 in MI | 48 |
| 83 | Reynolds Lake Oconee: Great Waters | Eatonton, GA | No. 99 | No. 96 | No. 97 | 47 |
| 84 | French Lick Resort: Donald Ross Course | French Lick, IN | No. 8 in IN | No. 42 | No. 2 in IN | 47 |
| 85 | Full Cry at Keswick Golf Club | Keswick, VA | No. 25 in VA | No. 94 | No. 77 | 47 |
| 86 | Rams Hill Golf Club | Borrego Springs, CA | No. 44 in CA | No. 93 | No. 82 | 46 |
| 87 | Golden Horseshoe Golf Club: Gold Course | Williamsburg, VA | No. 75 | No. 76 | 46 | |
| 88 | American Dunes | Grand Haven, MI | No. 26 in MI | No. 51 | No. 11 in MI | 46 |
| 89 | Crosswater Golf Course | Sunriver, OR | No. 69 | No. 87 | 45 | |
| 90 | Mossy Oak Golf Club | West Point, MS | No. 82 | No. 75 | 45 | |
| 91 | We-Ko-Pa Golf Club: Saguaro | Fort McDowell, AZ | No. 20 in AZ | No. 61 | No. 1 in AZ | 44 |
| 92 | The Pfau Course At Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | No. 97 | No. 90 | No. 3 in IN | 44 |
| 93 | Yale Golf Course | New Haven, CT | No. 38 | No. 1 in CT | 44 | |
| 94 | Cape Arundel Golf Club | Kennebunkport, ME | No. 2 in ME | No. 63 | No. 2 in ME | 43 |
| 95 | Big Cedar Lodge: Buffalo Ridge | Hollister, MO | No. 94 | No. 70 | 43 | |
| 96 | Mystic Creek Golf Club | El Dorado, AR | No. 3 in AR | No. 44 | 42 | |
| 97 | Innisbrook Resort: Copperhead | Palm Harbor, FL | No. 37 in FL | No. 69 | No. 9 in FL | 42 |
| 98 | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club: Dubsdread (Course #4) | Lemont, IL | No. 76 | No. 94 | 42 | |
| 99 | The Prairie Club: Pines Course | Valentine, NE | No. 90 | No. 82 | 42 | |
| 100 | Pinehurst #8 | Pinehurst, NC | No. 25 in NC | No. 82 | No. 9 in NC | 40 |
How we score
There are three major course raters in the US: Golf Digest, GOLF and Golfweek. Each gives a course one score from its best placing on its national public list: No. 1 scores 100 and the bottom of the list 60. A place only on its best-in-state list for public courses scores 50, and a course it doesn't rank at all scores 40.
A course's score is the average of the three, so a course all three rate highly comes first. To be ranked, a course has to be on at least two of the three publishers' lists, with at least one national ranking. Scores run from 40 to 100.
GOLF's next US rankings are due around November 2026; we'll update the list when they come out.
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What we left out
- Courses on only one publisher's lists.
- Private clubs, which are on the private list.
Sources
- Golf Digest America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (2025-26) · Best Golf Courses in Every State (Best in State) (2025-26)
- GOLF Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U.S. (2024-25)
- Golfweek Golfweek's Best 2026: Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play (2026) · Golfweek's Best 2026: Best Courses You Can Play in every state (2026)
State outlines: US Census Bureau boundaries, via us-atlas.