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Top 40 Public Courses-North Carolina

Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover NC

With Pinehurst, Pine Needles and Talamore, North Carolina golf resorts are among the finest in the country—but the Carolinas are the heartland of American golf, and there are a ton of fantastic public courses throughout N.C. that are not part of a resort property.

If you’re looking for great golf without breaking the bank at a high-end resort, take a look at the Top 40 courses below–keeping in mind there are plenty of nice hotels and restaurants to choose from throughout North Carolina.

While each of the Top 40 has a GolfDay Rating above 90, North Carolina offers 91 independent public courses with a rating of 85 or higher (premium) and 141 with a rating of 80 or more (well above average).

Dan Maples leads the list for premier public course design in North Carolina with original work or updating at 6 of the Top 40 public courses, including The Pearl Golf links in Calabash (No. 11), Keith Hills at Cambell University (with father Ellis—No. 23) and Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines (No. 28).

Rees Jones is close behind with design at 4 of the leading public courses in N.C., including original work at Bryan Park (Champions) in Browns Summit (No. 13) and The Currituck Club in Carolla (No. 18). Rees also updated the wonderful Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design at Duke University (No. 4)

Mike Strantz: Tot Hill Farms

Although Mike Strantz passed away tragically at only fifty years of age, he left us with some of the greatest courses in the world, including two among the N.C. Top 40–Tobacco Road in Sanford (No.2), and Tot Hill Farm in Asheboro (No. 14). In 2000 Mike was named one of the “Top 10 Greatest Architects of All Time” by Golfweek Magazine.

The King made his presence felt in N.C with Palmer designs at Occano in Merry Hill (No. 9), Oak Valley (No. 22), and Lonnie Poole at N.C. State University (No. 24). 

The GolfDay rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), USGA Course and Slope Ratings, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews.

Select Top 40 North Carolina Public Courses for a map view of locations (click a flag for course name and details).   

Still thinking a resort is the best bet? Check Top N.C. Resorts for a listing by GolfDay Rating.  

Forest Oaks Country Club
  1. Forest Oaks Country Club/Greensboro
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ellis Maples/Clyde Johnston/Fuzzy Zoeller/Davis Love III
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/142
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Expansive Putting Green, Chipping Green with Bunker and Indoor Golf Simulator.
    • Golf Academy
    • Indoor Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.7
    • Location
Tobacco Road Golf Club
  1. Tobacco Road Golf Club/Sanford
  2. Troon Golf
Tanglewood Park
  1. Tanglewood Park/Clemmons
  2. Forsyth County/Brown Management
    • Holes: 54 (Two Eighteen-Hole Regulation Courses and Eighteen-Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/Allan MacCurrach/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Richard Mandell
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Championship:  74.5/139
    • Reynolds:           73.2/136     
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Photos
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
    • Location
Duke University Golf Club
  1. Duke University Golf Club/Durham
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/145
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Unlimited Callaway Balls included with Greens Fee).
    • Course Description
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.7
    • Location
Monroe Country Club
  1. Monroe Country Club/Monroe
  2. City of Monroe
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Tom Jackson/Richard Mandell/Tyler Rae
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.6/133
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.0
    • Location
Rock Barn Golf and Spa
  1. Rock Barn Golf and Spa/Conover
    • Holes: 36 (Two Eighteen-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Tom Jackson/Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Jones:              75.2/146
    • Jackson:          71.9/135
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Expansive Putting Green and Chipping Green with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Accommodations
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.6
    • Location
Mill Creek Golf Club
  1. Mill Creek Golf Club/Mebane
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Rick Robbins/Brian Lussier/Gary Koch
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/142
    • Practice Facilities: Two Tier Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Photos
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
    • Location
Riverwood Golf Club
  1. Riverwood Golf Club/ Clayton
  2. Fred Smith Company
    • Holes: 27 (Three Nine-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: David Postlethwait
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Deer Run:       37.6/138
    • Riverview:      36.2/133
    • Meadowlands: 36.8/135
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Photos
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.6
    • Location
Occano
  1. Occano/Merry Hill
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.2/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
    • Location
Eagle Ridge Golf Club
  1. Eagle Ridge Golf Club/Raleigh
  2. Fred Smith Company
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Tom Kite/Bob Cupp  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2/138
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.4
    • Location
The Pearl Golf Links
  1. The Pearl Golf Links/Calabash
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Holes: 27 (Three Nine-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Dan Maples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:    36.2/133
    • West:   37.0/141
    • North:  35.9/127
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
    • Course Description
    • Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.3
    • Location
Southern Pines Golf Club
  1. Southern Pines Golf Club/Southern Pines
Bryan Park Golf Club
  1. Bryan Park Golf Club/Browns Summit
  2. City of Greensboro/Pinnacle Golf Management
Tot Hill Farm Golf Club
  1. Tot Hill Farm Golf Club/Asheboro
Thistle Golf Club
  1. Thistle Golf Club/Sunset Beach
    • Holes: 27 (Three Nine-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architect: Tim Cate
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Cameron:        37.0/142
    • MacKay:         37.4/140
    • Stewart:           36.6/140         
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
    • Location
Mooresville Golf Club
  1. Mooresville Golf Club/Mooresville
  2. Town of Mooresville
Skybrook Golf Club
  1. Skybrook Golf Club/Huntersville
  2. Pinnacle Golf Properties
The Currituck Club
  1. The Currituck Club/Corolla
  2. Invited Club Management
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/143
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
  • Location
Brunswick Plantation
  1. Brunswick Plantation/Calabash
  2. Heritage Golf Group
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine-Hole Regulation Courses)
  • Course Architects: Willard Byrd/Clyde Johnston
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  • Magnolia:       36.4/133
  • Dogwood:       36.8/137
  • Azalea:           36.7/131
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
  • Location
Salem Glen Country Club
  1. Salem Glen Country Club/Clemmons
The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club
  1. The Preserve At Jordan Lake Golf Club/Chapel Hill
  2. GreatLife Golf
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Davis Love III/Paul Cowley
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/145
    • Practice Facilities: Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.0
    • Location
Oak Valley Golf Club
  1. Oak Valley Golf Club/Advance
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5/139
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
  • Video Tour
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.0
  • Location
Keith Hills Golf Club
  1. Keith Hills Golf Club/Lillington
  2. Cambell University
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Ellis Maples/Dan Maples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Black:             36.1/136
    • Orange:           36.3/132
    • White:             34.5/128
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location
Lonnie Poole Golf Course
  1. Lonnie Poole Golf Course/Raleigh
  2. N.C. State University
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Eric Larson/Brandon Johnson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7/142
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass: Friday-Sunday/Mats: Monday-Thursday) and Putting Green. Short Game Facility with Bunker–Members and Golf Team Only.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
    • Location
Verdict Ridge Golf & Country Club
  1. Verdict Ridge Golf & Country Club/Denver
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ed Schweitzer
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/149
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Video Tour
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location
Finley Golf Club
  1. Finley Golf Club/Chapel Hill
  2. University of North Carolina
      • Holes: 18
      • Course Architects: George Cobb/Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf/Davis Love III
      • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/141
      • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets (Grass Open Friday-Sunday, Mats Monday-Thursday) and Putting Green.
      • Men’s Golf
      • Women’s Golf
      • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
      • Location
Stoney Creek
  1. Stoney Creek/Whitsett
  2. Pinnacle Golf Properties
Longleaf Golf & Family Club
  1. Longleaf Golf & Family Club/Southern Pines
  • Holes: 24 (Eighteen-Hole Regulation Course and Six-Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Dan Maples/Bill Bergin
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.4/132
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Expansive Putting Green, Chipping Green with Bunker. Golf Academy with TrackMan Technology.
  • Photos
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
  • Location
Cross Creek Country Club

29. Cross Creek Country Club/Mount Airy

    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Kris Spence
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.3/136
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Golf School
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.3
    • Location
The Emerald Golf Club
  1. The Emerald Golf Club/New Bern
Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club
  1. Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club/Sunset Beach
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Dan Maples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Sand:   34.8/131
    • Piper:  36.1/131
    • Bay:    36.4/142
    • Practice Facilities: Three Level Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Photos
    • Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
    • Location
Rocky River Golf Club
  1. Rocky River Golf Club/Concord
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Dan Maples  
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/142
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
  • Location
Legacy Golf Links
  1. Legacy Golf Links/Aberdeen
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus II
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/137
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location
Pilot Knob Park Golf Course
  1. Pilot Knob Park Golf Course/Pilot Mountain
River Ridge Golf Club
  1. River Ridge Golf Club/Raleigh
Sound Golf Links
  1. Sound Golf Links/Hertford
  2. Albemarle Plantation
Carolina Trace Country Club
  1. Carolina Trace Country Club/Sanford
  2. Escalante Golf
    • Holes: 36 (Two Eighteen-Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/David Whelchel
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Lake:               76.0/143
    • Creek:             73.7/136
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Course Description/Lake
    • Course Description/Creek
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location
The Cardinal
  1. The Cardinal/Greensboro
  2. McConnell Golf
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Rick Robbins
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/142
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
    • Location
Jefferson Landing
  1. Jefferson Landing/Jefferson
  2. Vannoy Properties
Lockwood Folly Country Club
  1. Lockwood Folly Country Club/Holden Beach
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
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GolfDay U.S. Top 100 Public Courses: 2023

Chambers Bay, WA

Our list of the Top 100 public courses in the U.S. (below) does not include resorts, so Pebble Beach. Pinehurst, Bandon Dunes and other wonderful resort courses are not shown here (the GolfDay Top 100 Resorts is published separately). 

The GolfDay Rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect who did the original design, updates that have been done since the course was built, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest and Golfweek (as well as other authoritative sources), the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current course reviews.

California boasts the highest number on the list with 12 courses among the Top 100 (6 in the Top 50), while South Carolina is close behind with 8 courses in the Top 100 (3 in Top 50).

North Carolina includes 6 courses in the Top 100 (4 in the Top 50), while Michigan, Indiana, Virginia and New York each have 5 public courses among the Top 100. 

The Pfau Course: Indiana University, Bloomington IN
  1. The Pfau Course/Bloomington, IN
  2. Indiana University
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Steve Smyers/Fuzzy Zoeller
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 80.2/155
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Course Renovation
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest IN Top 15, Golfweek IN Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club/Myrtle Beach SC
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.0/149
    • Practice Facilities Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest SC Top 35, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale NY
  1. Bethpage (Black Course)/Farmingdale, NY
  2. New York State Parks
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: A.W. Tillinghast/Francis Duane/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.5/155
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range and Putting Green.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest NY Top 40, Golfweek Top NY Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Chambers Bay, University Place WA
  1. Chambers Bay/ University Place, WA
  2. Pierce County
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.4/145
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Grass April-October/Mats November-March, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest WA Top 15, Golfweek WA Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club: Waccamaw Golf Trail, Pawleys Island SC
  1. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccama Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.4/144
    • Practice Facilities: Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Full Grass Driving Range available at True Blue Course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee).
    • Waccama Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest SC Top 35, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Rams Hill Golf Club, Borrego Springs CA
  1. Rams Hill Golf Club/Borrego Springs CA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ted Robinson, Sr./Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. ProV1 Range Balls included with Greens Fee. Public Play from October 18 through June 1.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest CA Top 45, Golfweek CA Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Karsten Creek Golf Club: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK
  1. Karsten Creek Golf Club/Stillwater, OK
  2. Oklahoma State University
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/152
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls Included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest OK Top 10, Golfweek OK Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Princeville Makai Golf Club, Princeville HI
  1. Princeville Makai Golf Club/Princeville, HI
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Course and Nine Hole Course)
    • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Makai: (18 Hole Course): 75.4/134
    • Woods (9 Hole Course): 36.7/131
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green. Range Balls included with Greens fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest HI-Top 15, Golfweek HI Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Victoria National Golf club, Newburgh IN
  1. Victoria National Golf Club/Newburgh, IN
  2. Deer Creek Lodge
    • Holes:18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.7/152
    • Practice Facilities: Double Ended Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and TaylorMade Performance Center.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest IN Top 15
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz CA
  1. Pasatiempo Golf Club/Santa Cruz, CA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Alister MacKenzie/Clark Glasson/Gary Baird/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Robert Muir Graves/George Waters/Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5/141
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course History
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest CA Top 45, Golfweek CA Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Marquette Golf Club, Marquette MI
  1. Marquette Golf Club/Marquette, MI
    • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: William Langford/Theodore Moreau/David Gill/Mike DeVries
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Heritage: 70.5/135
    • Greywalls: 73.5/147
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee (Greywalls).
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest MI Top 30, Golfweek MI Top 20-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Torrey Pines, San Diego CA
  1. Torrey Pines Golf Course/San Diego, CA
  2. City of San Diego
    • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: William F. Bell/David Rainville/Stephen Halsey/Jack Daray, Jr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • North: 75.8/134
    • South: 78.2/144
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest CA-Top 45, Golfweek CA Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Gold Mountain, Bremerton WA
  1. Gold Mountain Golf Club/Bremerton, WA
  2. City of Bremerton
    • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Ken Tyson/John Harbottle III
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Olympic: 74.9/148
    • Cascades: 73.4/134
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest WA Top 15, Golfweek WA Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach CA
  1. Poppy Hills/Pebble Beach, CA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy
    • Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest CA Top 45, Golfweek CA Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.6
Quintero Golf & Country Club, Peoria AZ
  1. Quintero Golf & Country Club/Peoria, AZ
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/144
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range and Putting Green.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Public. Golf Digest AZ Top 35, Golfweek AZ Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.5
Bulle Rock Golf Club, Havre de Grace MD
  1. Bulle Rock Golf Club/Havre de Grace, MD
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Pete Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.6/148
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls Included with Greens Fee.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest MD Top 10, Golfweek MD Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.5
Tobacco Road golf Club, Sanford NC
  1. Tobacco Road Golf Club/Sanford, NC
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Mike Strantz
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5/145
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest NC top 30, Golfweek NC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.3
The Bull at Pinehurst
  1. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms/Sheboygan, WI
  2. Wisconsin Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.3/147
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Junior “Kid Bull” Short course.
    • Wisconsin Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest WI Top 15, Golfweek WI Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.3
Firestone Country Club, Akron OH
  1. Firestone Country Club/Akron, OH
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: William Herbert Way/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/Jack Nicklaus/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Tom Fazio/Craig Schreiner
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • North:         74.2/139
    • South:         76.4/134
    • Fazio:           73.1/132
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Performance Center.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest OH Top 20, Golfweek OH Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.2
The Wilds Golf Club/Prior Lake, MN
  1. The Wilds Golf Club/Prior Lake, MN
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3/150
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Indoor Golf Simulators (2).
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek MN Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.1
Cascata, Boulder City NV
  1. Cascata/Boulder City, NV
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4/151
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Butch Harmon Golf School. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest NV Top 15, Golfweek NV Top 15- Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.1
Paako Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park NM
  1. Paako Ridge Golf Club/Sandia Park, NM
    • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Ken Dye/Kevin Norby/Jon Schmenk
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • #1: 37.7/142
    • #2: 38.3/148
    • #3: 38.3/149
    • Practice Facilities: Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest NM Top 10, Golfweek NM Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.9
Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois, Urbana Ill
  1. Atkins Golf Club/Urbana, Ill
  2. University of Illinois
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Dick Nugent/Timothy Nugent/Drew Rogers
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.0/137
    • Practice Facilities Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Course Renovations
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.9
TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ
  1. TPC Scottsdale/Scottsdale, AZ
    • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish/Phil Smith/Randy Heckenkemper
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Stadium:      74.7/142
    • Champions: 73.4/137
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • WM Phoenix Open
    • Rankings: Golf Digest AZ Top 35, Golfweek Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.9
TPC Colorado, Berthoud CO
  1. TPC Colorado/Berthoud, CO
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Arthur Schaupeter
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.9/140
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest CO Top 15, Golfweek CO Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.9
Cambrian Ridge: RTJ Golf Trail, Greenville AL
  1. Cambrian Ridge/Greenville, AL
  2. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
    • Holes: 36 (3-Nine Hole Regulation Courses and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Loblolly: 37/142
    • Sherling: 37.5/147
    • Canyon:  37.3/152
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • RTJ Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golfweek AL Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.8
Chariot Run, Laconia IN
  1. Chariot Run/Laconia, IN
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Bill Bergin
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golfweek IN Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.8
The Highlands of Elgin
  1. The Highlands of Elgin/Elgin, IL
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Larry Packard/Dick Nugent/Ken Killian/Keith Foster/Arthur Schaupeter
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7/139
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Indoor Golf Simulator.
    • Rankings: Golfweek IL top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.8
Pinehills Golf Club, Plymouth MA
  1. Pinehills Golf Club/Plymouth, MA
    • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Jones:      75.3/137
    • Nicklaus: 75.2/135
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Driving Range with Targets (Grass/Friday-Sunday, Mats/Monday-Thursday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Titleist NXT Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek MA Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.7
The Virtues, Nashport OH
  1. The Virtues Golf Club/Nashport, OH
  2. Penn Ohio Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Spencer Holt
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3).
    • Penn Ohio Golf Trail
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Public, Golf Digest OH Top 20, Golfweek OH Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.4
University Ridge: University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
  1. University Ridge/Madison WI
  2. University of Wisconsin/Wisconsin Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/142
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Green (Short Game Facility with Bunker available to University Golf Teams Only).
    • Wisconsin Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest WI Top 15, Golfweek WI Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.4
Old Greenwood, Truckee CA
  1. Old Greenwood Golf Club/Truckee, CA
  2. Tahoe Mountain Club
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/144
    • Practice Facilities: Extensive 5 Acre Facility including Two-Tiered Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens and Keith Lyford Golf Academy. Titleist Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golfweek CA Top 30 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.3
Cantigny Golf, Wheaton IL
  1. Cantigny Golf/Wheaton, IL
  2. Robert R. McCormick Foundation
    • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Roger Packard/Rick Jacobson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Lakeside: 36.6/139
    • Hillside: 36.4/138
    • Woodside: 37.7/146
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Covered and Heated Bays with Mats, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Golf Academy and Youth Links Par 3 Course.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest IL Top 30, Golfweek IL Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.3
Old Works Golf Course, Anaconda MT
  1. Old Works Golf Course/Anaconda, MT
    • Holes: 21 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Three Hole “Little Bear”)
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.4/153
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and 3 Hole “Little Bear” Practice Course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest MT Top 10, Golfweek MT Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.1
Bright’s Creek, Mill Springs NC
  1. Bright’s Creek Golf Club/Mill Springs, NC
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9/146
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: NC Golf Panel Top 100
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
Colbert Hills: University of Kansas, Manhattan KS
  1. Colbert Hills Golf Course/Manhattan, KS
  2. Kansas State University
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen 18 Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Jeffrey Brauer/Jim Colbert
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.6/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest KS Top 10, Golfweek KS Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
Mistwood Golf Club, Romeoville IL
  1. Mistwood Golf Club/Romeoville, IL
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Raymond Hearn
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/147
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets and TopTracer Technology (Grass Saturday and Sunday, Mats Monday through Friday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek IL Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.9
Tanglewood Park, Clemmons NC
  1. Tanglewood Park/Clemmons, NC
  2. Forsyth County
    • Holes: 54 (2-Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Eighteen Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/Allan MacCurrach/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Richard Mandell
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Championship: 74.5/139
    • Reynolds:         72.8/137
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: NC Golf Panel Top 100
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
Spring Creek Golf Club, Zion Crossroads VA
  1. Spring Creek Golf Club/Zion Crossroads, VA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Ed Carton
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.4/151
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest VA Top 20, Golfweek VA Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
True Blue Golf Club: Waccamaw Golf Trail, Pawleys Island SC
  1. True Blue Plantation/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Waccamaw Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest SC Top 35, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  1. Forest Oaks Country Club/Greensboro, NC
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/149
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Expansive Putting Green, Chipping Green with Bunker and Indoor Golf Simulator.
    • Indoor Golf
    • Rankings: NC Golf Panel Top 100
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.7
Saratoga National Golf Club, Saratoga NY
  1. Saratoga National Golf Club/Saratoga Springs, NY
  2. New York Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/144
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • New York Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golfweek NY Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.7
Teton Pines, Wilson WY
  1. Teton Pines/Wilson, WY
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.8/137
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest WY Top 6, Golfweek WY Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.7
Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex: Purdue University. West Lafayette IN
  1. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex/West Lafayette, IN
  2. Purdue University/Pete Dye Golf trail
    • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: William Diddel/Larry Packard/Pete Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Ackerman-Allen: 76.5/141
    • Kampen: 76.5/146
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range (Covered and Heated bays also available), Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Pete Dye Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest IN Top 15, Golfweek IN Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
Incline Village Golf Courses, Incline Village NV
  1. Incline Village/Incline Village, NV
  2. Incline Village and Crystal Bay/General Improvement District
    • Holes: 36 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Eighteen Hole Executive Course)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Robert Muir Graves/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Kyle Phillips
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Championship:       73.6/144
    • Mountain:                  60.0/108
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek NV Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
Pete Dye River Course: Virginia Tech Foundation, Radford VA
  1. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech/Radford, VA
  2. Virginia Tech Foundation
    • Holes:18
    • Course Architects: Tom Clark/Dan Schlegel/Pete Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.5/145
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek VA Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.3
Grizzly Ranch, Portola CA
  1. Grizzly Ranch/Portola, CA
    • Holes:18
    • Course Architect: Bob Cupp
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest CA Top 45
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
RTJ Golf Trail: Magnolia Grove, Mobil AL
  1. Magnolia Grove /Mobile, AL
  2. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
    • Holes: 54 (2-Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Eighteen Hole par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Falls:         74.6/130
    • Crossings: 73.7/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • RTJ Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golfweek AL Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
University of Georgia Golf Course, Athens GA
  1. University of Georgia Golf Course/Athens, GA
  2. University of Georgia
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./John LaFoy/Davis Love III
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Rankings: Golfweek GA Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
Colonial Heritage Club, Williamsburg VA
  1. Colonial Heritage Club/Williamsburg, VA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/150
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
Palouse Ridge: University of Washington, Pullman WA
  1. Palouse Ridge Golf Club/Pullman, WA
  2. Washington State University
    • Holes:18
    • Course Architects: Robert Muir Graves/John Harbottle III
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/140
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest WA Top 15, Golfweek WA Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.0
Coyote Springs Golf Club, Coyote Springs NV
  1. Coyote Springs Golf Club /Coyote Springs, NV
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.8/149
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NV Top 15, Golfweek Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.9
Penn Ohio Golf Trail: Olde Stonewall Golf Club, Ellwood PA
  1. Olde Stonewall Golf Club/Ellwood City, PA
  2. Penn Ohio Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3/149
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
    • Penn Ohio Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golfweek PA Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.9
Wild Horse, Gothenburg NE
  1. Wild Horse Golf Club/Gothenburg, NE
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Dan Proctor/Dave Axelrod
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8/133
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest NE Top 10, Golfweek NE Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.8
Troy Burne, Hudson WI
  1. Troy Burne Golf Club/Hudson, WI
  2. Wisconsin Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5/142
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Standard Rate Greens Fee.
    • Wisconsin Golf Trail
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest WI Top 15, Golfweek WI Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.8
Iron Horse Golf Club, Leawood KS
  1. Ironhorse Golf Club/Leawood, KS
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Todd Clark
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5/144
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting Greens (2), Wedge Range and Chipping Green with Bunkers (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee until 2pm.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek KS Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.7
Hawk Hollow Golf Course, Bath Township WI
  1. Hawk Hollow Golf Course/Bath Township, MI
    • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Jerry Mathews
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • 1-9:      36.5/135
    • 10-18:  37.9/154
    • 19-27:  35.4/138
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.7
Wyncote Golf Club, Oxford PA
  1. Wyncote Golf Club/Oxford, PA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Brian Ault
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golfweek PA Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.6
#18 Harding Park GC San Francisco, CA Dom Furore
  1. TPC Harding Park/San Francisco, CA
  2. City of San Francisco
    • Holes:36 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Executive Course)
    • Course Architects: Willie Watson/Sam Whiting/Jack Fleming/Chris Gray
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • TPC:            74.1/128
    • Fleming:    30.5/94
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Rankings: Golfweek CA Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.4
Thistle Golf Club, Sunset Beach NC
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  1. Thistle Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Tim Cate
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Cameron:  37.0/142
    • MacKay:    37.4/140
    • Stewart:    36.6/140
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Rankings: N.C Golf Panel Top 100
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.2
Broad Run, West Chester PA
  1. Broad Run Golfer’s Club/West Chester, PA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek PA Top 10-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.1
Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center, Plymouth MI
  1. Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center/Plymouth, MI
    • Holes: 63 (Eighteen Hole and Twenty-seven-Hole Regulation Courses with Eighteen Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Wilfred Reid/Jim Lipe/Arthur Hills
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Golden Fox:                           73.3/140
    • Fox Classics-Lakes:            35.8/128
    • Fox Classics-Hills:               34.4/128
    • Fox Classics-Woodlands: 34.0/123
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.1
The Ridge Golf Course, Auburn CA
  1. The Ridge Golf Course/Auburn, CA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/144
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Mats Monday-Wednesday/Grass Thursday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.0
Independence Golf Club, Midlothian VA
  1. Independence Golf Club/Midlothian, VA
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Lester George
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/141
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Double Ended Driving Range (Grass and Mats), Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek VA Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.0
Duke University Golf Club, Durham NC
  1. Duke University Golf Club/Durham, NC
  2. Duke University
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/144
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Unlimited Callaway Balls included with Greens Fee).
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek NC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.0
Brickyard Crossing, Indianapolis IN
  1. Brickyard Crossing/Indianapolis, IN
  2. Pete Dye Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Pete Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1/149
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Pete Dye Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest OK Top 10, Golfweek OK Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.9
White Bluff Golf Club, Whitney TX
  1. White Bluff Golf Club/Whitney, TX
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architect: Bruce Lietzke.
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • New:          75,5/147
    • Old:            74.0/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Accommodations
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.9
Mystic Creek Golf Club, El Dorado AR
  1. Mystic Creek Golf Club/El Dorado, AR
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Ken Dye/Baxter Spann
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.6/145
    • Practice Facilities: Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek AR Top 15 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.9
Southern Dunes, Haines City FL
  1. Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club/Haines City, FL
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Steve Smyers
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/140
    • Practice Facilities: Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker, Grass Wedge Range and TrackMan Technology.
    • Rankings: Golfweek FL Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.8
Moorpark Country Club, Moorpark CA
  1. Moorpark Country Club/Moorpark, CA
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Peter Jacobsen
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Canyon Crest:        36.2/130
    • Creekside:               36.8/138
    • Ridgeline:                36.9/136
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Expansive Putting and Chipping Green.
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.8
Shadow Hills Golf Club, Indio CA
  1. Shadow Hills Golf Club/Indio, CA
    • Holes: 36 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Eighteen Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architect: Lee Schmidt/Brian Curley/Brian Costell0/Mark Hollinger/Bob Moore
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • South: 73.0/134
    • North: 54.1/84
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.8
Golf Club of Houston, Humble TX
  1. Golf Club of Houston/Humble, TX
    • Holes: 36 (Eighteen Holes Public/Tournament Course)
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones/David Toms/Greg Muirhead/Jim Hardy/Peter Jacobsen
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Tournament:          76.4/148
    • Member:                   76.5/138
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest TX Top 30, Golfweek TX Top 20-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.8
Buffalo Creek Golf Club, Heath TX
  1. Buffalo Creek Golf Club/Heath, TX
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9/132
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.7
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, San Jose CA
  1. Cinnabar Hills Golf Club/San Jose, CA
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architect: John Harbottle III.
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Canyon:      36.0/140
    • Lake:            37.0/144
    • Mountain:  36.7/140
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens (3).
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.6
Oakland University Golf and Learning Center, Rochester MI
  1. Oakland University Golf and Learning Center/Rochester, MI
  2. Oakland University
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert Beard/William Newcomb/Warren Henderson/Rick Smith
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Katke-Cousins:     76.7/148
    • R&S Sharf:              75.2/145
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Rick Smith Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
Eagle Eye Golf Club, Bath MI
  1. Eagle Eye Golf Club/Bath, MI
    • Holes: 36 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Eighteen Hole Putting Course)
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Chris Lutzke
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9/145
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest MI Top 30, Golfweek MI Top 20-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
Lyman Orchards Golf Club, Middlefield CT
  1. Lyman Orchards Golf Club/Middlefield, CT
    • Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Gary Player/Mark Mungeam
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Jones:         74.0/134
    • Player:        72.9/134
    • Apple:         28.2/87
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (both Grass and Mats), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.3
The Highlands at Dove Mountain, Marana AZ
  1. The Highlands at Dove Mountain/Marana, AZ
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Arthur Hills
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.1/142
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.4
Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham AL
  1. Oxmoor Valley/Birmingham, AL
  2. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
    • Holes: 54 (2 Eighteen Hole regulation Courses and Eighteen Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich.
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Ridge:        74.3/141
    • Valley:       75.6/147
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Mats-Monday through Friday/Grass Saturday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • RTJ Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golfweek AL Top 10
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.4
Jimmie Austin Golf Club, Norman OK
  1. Jimmie Austin Golf Club/Norman, OK
  2. University of Oklahoma
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Perry Maxwell/Press Maxwell/Bob Cupp/Tripp Davis
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.9/142
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Rankings: Golf Digest OK Top 10, Golfweek OK Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.2
Elks Run Golf Club, Batavia OH
  1. Elks Run Golf Club/Batavia, OH
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Greg Norman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/136
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2). Indoor Golf Simulator with TrackMan Technology.
    • Indoor Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.1
Wild Wing Plantation, Conway SC
  1. Wild Wing Plantation/Conway, SC
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Executive Course)
    • Course Architects: William Byrd/Jeffrey Brauer/Larry Nelson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/135
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.1
Rockwind Golf Course, Hobbs NM
  1. Rockwind Golf Course/Hobbs, NM
  2. City of Rockwind/Community Links
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole par 3)
    • Course Architect: Andy Staples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/130
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NM Top 10
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.1
Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club, Pawleys Island SC
  1. Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Rick Jacobson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/150
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Mats Monday-Wednesday/Grass Thursday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Waccamaw Golf Trail
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.0
Kelly Plantation
  1. Kelly Plantation Golf Club/Destin, FL
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Gene Bates/Fred Couples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/137
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Greens Fee
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.0
Ravenwood, Victor NY
  1. Ravenwood Golf Club/Victor, NY
  2. New York Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Robin Nelson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7/144
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • NY Golf Trail
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek NY Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.0
Silver Lakes: RTJ Golf Trail. Glencoe AL
  1. Silver Lakes/Glencoe, AL
  2. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
    • Holes: 36 (3 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Backbreaker:          38.5/143
    • Heartbreaker:        38.2/140
    • Mindbreaker:         37.7/151
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • RTJ Golf Trail
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.0
Glen Oak Golf Club, East Amherst NY
  1. Glen Oak Golf Course/East Amherst, NY
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/142
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.0
Myrtlewood Golf Club, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. Myrtlewood Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Edmund Ault/Tom Clark/Arthur Hills
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Palmetto:    73.6/137
    • Pinehills:    72.1/134
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.9
The Links at Greystone, Walworth NY
  1. The Links at Greystone/Walworth, NY
  2. New York Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Craig Schreiner
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.6/144
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
    • New York Golf Trail
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.9
TPC of Louisiana, Avondale LA
  1. TPC of Louisiana/Avondale, LA
  2. Audubon Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Chris Gray.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Audubon Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golf Digest LA Top 5, Golfweek LA Top 5-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club, Jackson WY
  1. Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club/Jackson, WY
  2. Grand Teton National Park
      • Holes: 18
      • Course Architects: Robert E. Baldock/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
      • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9/137
      • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker (flight restricted balls), Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
      • Accommodations
      • Rankings: Golf Digest WY Top 6, Golfweek WY Top 5-Public
      • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
Oak Creek Golf Club, Irvine CA
  1. Oak Creek Golf Club/Irvine, CA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5/133
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
The Club at Viniterra, New Kent VA
  1. The Club at Viniterra/New Kent, VA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.0/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek VA Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
TPC Myrtle Beach, Murrells Island SC
  1. TPC Myrtle Beach/Murrells Island, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/146
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
    • Waccamaw Golf Trail
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest SC Top 35, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
Revere Golf Club, Henderson NV
  1. Revere Golf Club/Henderson, NV
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Billy Casper/Greg Nash
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Lexington: 74.7/145
    • Concord:    73.5/140
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
Echelon Golf Club, Alpharetta GA
  1. Echelon Golf Club/Alpharetta, GA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/149
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
The Classic Club, Palm Desert CA
  1. Classic Club/Palm Desert, CA
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Arnold Palmer
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/142
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golfweek CA Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
Neshanic Valley Golf Course, Branchburg NJ
  1. Neshanic Valley Golf Course/Branchburg, NJ
    • Holes: 38 (3 Nine Hole Regulation Courses and Nine Hole Executive Course)
    • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
    • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    • Lake:           36.8/131
    • Ridge:         36.8/137
    • Meadow:    36.7/133
    • Academy:   30.2/94
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2) and Two Practice Holes.
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek NJ Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
Arcadian Shores Golf Club, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. Arcadian Shores Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9/138
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.6

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Top 25 Resorts-Florida 2023/2024


TPC Sawgrass

When you think about a winter golf get-away, Florida always comes to mind. The Resorts below are listed by their GolfDay Rating, and we have also included links for Golf Academies, as well as Accommodations and Golf Packages (if available). A link to the Resort website is also provided, as well as a link to Google Maps for each location.

Arnold Palmer leads the list for great Florida course architecture with original design or updates at courses for 5 of the top 25 resorts, including PGA National and Bay Hill. Jack Nicklaus is at the top as well with design at 4 of the leading resorts (including PGA National’s Champion course and the iconic “Bear Trap,” as well as Hammock Beach in Palm Coast).

And of course, the architectural genius of Pete Dye is on display at both TPC Sawgrass and PGA Village, as well as 2 additional courses among the Top 25 (Gasparilla Inn and Amelia Island).

The crown jewel of Florida golf is undoubtedly Streamsong however, with 3 fantastic layouts designed by Tom Doak, Coore & Crenshaw and Gil Hanse (our No. 1 Florida golf resort).

The GolfDay Resort rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), the variety of courses located at the property, updates that have been done on the course(s), USGA Course and Slope Ratings, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest and Golfweek, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews, as well as the quality of accommodations and level of service.

Click Top 25 Florida Resorts for a map overview of the resort locations (hover over a flag and the resort name will come up, and click for details).


Streamsong, Bowling Green FL
  1. Streamsong Resort/Bowling Green, FL
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Tom Doak/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Blue:               74.0 Rating/134 Slope
    • Red:                74.1 Rating/137 Slope
    • Black:             74.7 Rating/135 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Florida Top 45, Golfweek Florida Top 30 Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
    • Location
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Trump National Doral, Miami FL
  1. Trump National Doral/Miami Florida
    • Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Gil Hanse/Greg Norman/Raymond Floyd/Jerry Pate
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Blue Monster:             77.4 Rating/146 Slope
    • Red Tiger:                   71.8 Rating/136 Slope
    • Silver Fox:                  74.9 Rating/148 Slope
    • Golden Palm:              74.2 Rating/139 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with bunkers and Rick Smith Golf School.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest FL Top 45, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts.
    • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
    • Location

TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach FL
  1. TPC Sawgrass/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Alice Dye/Jerry Pate/Steve Wenzloff/Bobby Weed
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Stadium:                     76.4 Rating/155 Slope
    • Dye’s Valley:              74.0 Rating/134 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Tour Academy.
    • Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest FL Top 45, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
    • Location

PGA Village, Port St. Lucie FL
  1. PGA Village/Port St. Lucie, FL
    • Holes: 70 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses and 6 Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Wanamaker:               75.2 Rating/145 Slope
    • Dye:                            75.7 Rating/142 Slope
    • Ryder:                         73.2 Rating/133 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Extensive including Lighted Grass Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting Greens, Chipping Greens with Multiple Bunkers and PGA Golf School.
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek FL Top 30 Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts.
    • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
    • Location

PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens FL
  1. PGA National Resort/Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    • Holes: 99 (5 Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole Par 3 (Staple))
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Jack Nicklaus/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/George Fazio/Karl Litten/Andy Staples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Champion:                  75.4 Rating/144 Slope
    • Palmer:                       74.7 Rating/142 Slope
    • Fazio:                          74.4 Rating/138 Slope
    • Match:                         72.6 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sides Grass Driving Range with Targets, Edge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Leadbetter Academy and Pelz Golf School.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest FL Top 45, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.6
    • Location

Sandestin Resort: Burnt Pine, Miramar, FL
  1. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort/Miramar Beach, FL
    • Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Rees Jones/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Tom Jackson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Burnt Pine:      74.8 Rating/148 Slope
    • Raven:             73.2 Rating/137 Slope
    • Links:              73.7 Rating/141 Slope
    • Baytowne:       72.7 Rating/139 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges, Putting and Chipping Greens at each course (Burnt Pine includes Bunker, Baytowne Irons Only) with Sandestin Academy.
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts. Golfweek FL Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.4
    • Location

Hammock Beach, Palm Coast FL
  1. Hammock Beach Resort/ Palm Coast, FL
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Conservatory:             77.5 Rating/144 Slope
    • Ocean:                         75.1 Rating/141
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest FL Top 30, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.2
    • Location

Bay Hill, Orlando FL
  1. Bay Hill Club & Lodge/Orlando, FL
    • Holes: 27 Holes (3 Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Bob Lee/Arnold Palmer
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Champion:                  37.9 Rating/142 Slope
    • Challenger:                 38.5 Rating/133 Slope
    • Charger:                      35.3 Rating/129 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest FL Top 45, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.6
    • Location

JW Marriot Marco Island, Marco Island FL
  1. JW Marriot Marco Island/Marco Island, FL
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Courses Architects: Joe Lee/Bob Cupp/Robert von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Rookery:                     75.4 Rating/142 Slope
    • Hammock Bay:           73.9 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Florida Top 30-Public.
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
    • Location

The Breakers, Palm Beach FL
  1. The Breakers/Palm Beach, FL
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Alex Findlay/William Langford/Theodore Moreau/Joe Lee/Brian Silva/Willard Byrd/Ken Green/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course Course/Slope Rating:
    • Ocean:             67.8 Rating/126 Slope
    • Jones:              74.8 Rating/146 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Irons Only-Ocean/Full Length-Jones) and John Webster Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Florida Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location

Orange County National, Winter Garden FL
  1. Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge/Winter Garden, FL
    • Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole Executive Course)
    • Course Architects: Phil Ritson/Dave Harman/Isao Aoki
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Panther Lake:              75.2 Rating/141 Slope
    • Crooked Cat:              75.9 Rating/140 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations/Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public.
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.7
    • Location

Reunion Resort, Kissimmee FL
  1. Reunion Resort & Golf Club/Kissimmee, FL
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Tom Watson/Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Nicklaus:                     74.8 Rating/140 Slope
    • Watson:                       75.0 Rating/136 Slope
    • Palmer:                       73.6 Rating/141 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Florida Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.7
    • Location

Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, Orlando FL
  1. Waldorf Astoria Golf Club/Orlando, FL

The Ritz-Carlton-Tiburon, Naples FL
  1. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort-Tiburon/Naples, FL
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Black:             74.6 Rating/147 Slope
    • Gold:               76.0 Rating/137 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.6
    • Location

Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island FL
  1. Amelia Island Plantation/Amelia Island, FL
  2. Omni Hotels & Resorts
    • Holes: 46 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Ten Hole Par 3 Course-Little Sandy)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye/Bobby Weed
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Long Point:                 73.1 Rating/137 Slope
    • Oak Marsh:                 72.4 Rating/134 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.6
    • Location

Gasparilla Inn, Boca Grande FL
  1. Gasparilla Inn & Golf Club/Boca Grande, FL
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: David Wallace/Pete Dye/Alice Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/132 Slope
    • Practice Facilities Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Top 30 FL-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
    • Location

Mission Inn, Howey-in-the Hills FL
  1. Mission Inn Resort & Club/Howey-in-the-Hills, FL
  2. Florida Historic Golf Trail
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: George O’Neil/Charles E. Clarke/Tom Line/Gary Koch/Ron Garl
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • El Campeon:               74.6 Rating/142 Slope
    • Las Colinas:                75.8 Rating/133 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting Green and Golf Academy
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Florida Historic Golf Trail
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location

Lost Key, Pensacola FL
  1. Lost Key Golf & Beach Club/Pensacola, FL
  2. Perdido Beach Resort
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Thad Layton/Brandon Johnson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/145 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
    • Location

Turnberry Isle, Aventura FL
  1. Turnberry Isle Resort & Club/Aventura, FL
  2. JW Marriot
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/Raymond Floyd
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Soffer:             72.2 Rating/138 Slope
    • Miller:             69.6 Rating/126 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Puting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Florida Top 30- Public
    • Accommodations
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
    • Location

World Golf Village, St. Augustine FL
  1. World Golf Village/St. Augustine, FL
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Jack Nicklaus/Bobby Weed
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • King & Bear:              74.6 Rating/141 Slope
    • Slammer & Squire:     72.6 Rating/132 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.0
    • Location

Naples Grande, Naples FL
  1. Naples Grande Resort/Naples, FL

Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista FL
  1. Walt Disney World/Lake Buena Vista, FL
    • Holes: 63 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole Course)
    • Course Architects: Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Ron Garl/Ken Baker
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Magnolia:                   76.0 Rating/141 Slope
    • Palm:                           73.7 Rating/137 Slope
    • Lake Buena Vista:      72.3 Rating/133 Slope
    • Oak Trail:                   33.8 Rating/126 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range (2) with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers
    • Golf Academy
    • Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • GolfDay Rating: 89.1
    • Location

Innisbrook, Palm Harbor FL
  1. Innisbrook Resort/Palm Harbor, FL
  2. Salamander Golf & Beach Resorts
    • Holes: 81 (4 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Nine Hole Executive Walking Course-Fox Squirrel)
    • Course Architects: Larry Packard/Roger Packard/Jerry Pate
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Copperhead:               75.9 Rating/142 Slope
    • Island:                         75.1 Rating/144 Slope
    • Osprey North:             69.9 Rating/127 Slope
    • Osprey South:             71.2 Rating/125 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Extensive with Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens, Practice Bunkers and Golf Institute
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts. Golf Digest FL Top 45, Golfweek FL Top 30-Public
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 89.6
    • Location

ChampionsGate, Champions Gate FL
  1. ChampionsGate Golf Club/Champions Gate, FL
  2. Omni Hotels & Resorts
    • Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Lighted Nine Hole Par 3 Course)
    • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Mathew Dusenberry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • International: 75.5 Rating/139 Slope
    • National:   74.1 Rating/128 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Leadbetter Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 88.7
    • Location

Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes FL
  1. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club/Orlando, FL
  2. Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Mathew Dusenberry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/134 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 88.6
    • Location

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Top 40 Public Courses-Florida 2023/2024


Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club, Destin FL

Most everyone has heard about great Florida golf resorts like Streamsong, TPC Sawgrass and PGA Village, but there are a whole lot of terrific public courses that are not part of a resort property.

If you’re looking for great Florida golf without breaking the bank account at a high-end resort, take a look at the Top 40 courses below, and start planning a get-away–keeping in mind that there are plenty of nice hotels and restaurants to choose from throughout Florida (and the GolfDay Course Page includes a link to Google map and directions for every course).

While each of the Top 40 has a GolfDay Rating above 90, Florida offers 136 independent public courses with a rating of 85 or higher (premium) and 238 with a rating of 80 or more (well above average).

Ron Garl leads the list for premier public course design in Florida with original design or updates at 7 of the top 40 public courses, including The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland (No. 22) and University Park in Sarasota (No. 32).

Joe Lee is at the top as well with design at 4 of the leading public courses in Florida, including Deer Island Country Club in Taveres (No. 8) and Abacoa in Jupiter (No. 9).


Fox Hollow Golf Club, Trinity: Robert Trent Jones, Sr

The Florida Top 40 public also includes design by eminent architects such as Donald Ross (New Smyrna Golf Club/No. 29), Jack Nicklaus (Old Corkscrew/No. 2),  Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (Fox Hollow/No. 13), Tom Fazio (Champions Club at Summerfield/No. 33), Rees Jones (LPGA International/No. 15) and Robert Trent Jones II. (Celebration Golf Club/No. 10).

The GolfDay rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), USGA Course and Slope Ratings, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews.

Click Top 40 Florida Public Courses for a map view of locations (click a flag for course name and details).

If you are dead set on a resort vacation, take to look at the GolfDay Florida Top 25 Resorts.

And if you are want to browse for courses in a specific area, visit the GolfDay Search Page.


Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club
  1. Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club/Haines City
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Steve Smyers
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/140
    • Practice Facilities: Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker, Grass Wedge Range and TrackMan Technology.
    • Course Description
    • Toptracer
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.8
    • Location

Old Corkscrew Golf Club
  1. Old Corkscrew Golf Club/Estero

TPC Treviso Bay
  1. TPC Treviso Bay/Naples
    • Holes: 18 (Public Play May 1 through October 31)
    • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest/Hal Sutton
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.3/153
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Grass Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker, Indoor Golf Simulator with TrackMan Technology.
    • Course Description
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.6
    • Location

Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club
  1. Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club/Destin
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Walker
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/147
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Golf Academy and Indoor Golf with TrackMan Technology.
    • Photos
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
    • Location

Kelly Plantation Golf Club
  1. Kelly Plantation Golf Club/Destin
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Gene Bates/Fred Couples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/137
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.0
  • Location

North Palm Beach Country Club
  1. North Palm Beach Country Club/North Pam Beach
  2. Village of North Palm Beach
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Mark McCumber/Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/135
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course History
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
    • Location

Juliette Falls Golf Course
  1. Juliette Falls Golf Course/Dunnellon
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: John Sanford
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/143
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.6
    • Location

Deer Island Country Club
  1. Deer Island Country Club/Taveres

Abacoa Golf Club
  1. Abacoa Golf Club/Jupiter

Celebration Golf Club
  1. Celebration Golf Club/Celebration

Windswept Dunes Golf Club
  1. Windswept Dunes Golf Club/Freeport

Royal St. Cloud Golf Links
  1. Royal St. Cloud Golf Links/St. Cloud
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Lewis Powell
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Red:       37.2/132
    • White:   37.5/133
    • Blue:     37.6/136
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.7
    • Location
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Fox Hollow Golf Club
  1. Fox Hollow Golf Club/Trinity
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Photos/Layout
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.6
    • Location

Emerald Bay Golf Club
  1. Emerald Bay Golf Club/Destin

LPGA International
  1. LPGA International/Daytona Beach
  2. Fore Golf Partners
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Rees Jones/Arthur Hills
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Jones:  74.3/141
    • Hills:   75.4/150
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Jones Course
    • Hills Course
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
    • Location

Southwood Golf Club
  1. Southwood Golf Club/Tallahassee
  2. St. Joe Company
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Gene Bates/Fred Couples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7/135
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Toptracer Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location

Waterlefe Golf & River Club
  1. Waterlefe Golf & River Club/Bradenton
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ted McAnlis
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9/146
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range and Putting Green.
    • Photos/Layout
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location

Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
  1. Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club/Dade City
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Kurt Sandness/Tom Lehman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • North:  74.7/139
    • South:  74.0/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Expansive Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location

St. Johns Golf Club
  1. St. Johns Golf Club/Elkton
  2. St. Johns County
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Clyde Johnston/Robert Walker
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/135
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Operation 36 Program.
    • Course Description
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
    • Location

Duran Golf Club
  1. Duran Golf Club/Viera
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Lighted Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Lewis Powell
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8/130
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets and Trackman Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
    • Location

Heron Creek Golf & Country Club
  1. Heron Creek Golf & Country Club/North Port
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Creek: 36.3/144
    • Marsh: 36.2/142
    • Oaks:   36.2/141
    • Practice Facilities Expansive including Grass Driving Range with Targets, Grass Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Photos
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
    • Location

The Club at Eaglebrooke
  1. The Club at Eaglebrooke/Lakeland
  2. Indigo Sports
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ron Garl
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7/138
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens and Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
    • Location

The Club at Emerald Hills
  1. The Club at Emerald Hills/Hollywood
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Charles Ankrom/Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.6/148
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
    • Location

Black Bear Golf Club
  1. Black Bear Golf Club/Eustis
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: B. Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/140
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Scorecard/Video Tour
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
    • Location

Riverwood Golf Club
  1. Riverwood Golf Club/Port Charlotte
    • Holes: 18  
    • Course Architects: Gege Bates
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Video Tour
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
    • Location

Boca Raton Golf & Racquet Club
  1. Boca Raton Golf & Racquet Club/Boca Raton
  2. City of Boca Raton
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Joe Lee/Kipp Schulties
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5/148
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
    • Location

Stonebrook Golf Course
  1. Stonebrook Golf Course/Pace
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Charles Daniels
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2/135
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and CF Golf Academy (TrackMan and Operation 36 Program).
    • Photos
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.3
    • Location

The Eagles Golf Club
  1. The Eagles Golf Club/Odessa

New Smyrna Golf Club
  1. New Smyrna Golf Club/New Smyrna
  2. City of New Smyrna

Eagle Creek Golf Club
  1. Eagle Creek Golf Club/Orlando
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ron Garl/Howard Swan
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/132
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range, Putting Green and Practice Hole with Bunker.
    • Photos
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location

Skyview at Terra Vista
  1. Skyview at Terra Vista/Hernando
  2. Villages of Citrus Hills
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Terrill LaGree
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/133
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Course Description
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location

University Park Country Club
  1. University Park Country Club/Sarasota
    • Holes: 27 (Three Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Ron Garl
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • First Nine:       37.2/139
    • Second Nine:  36.8/137
    • Third Nine:     37.8/136
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location

Champions Club at Summerfield
  1. Champions Club at Summerfield/Stuart

Forest Lake Golf Club
  1. Forest Lake Golf Club/Apopka
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Lloyd Clifton/Ken Ezell/George Clifton
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9/138
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description/Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.0
    • Location

Sun ‘n Lake Golf Club
  1. Sun ‘n Lake Golf Club/Sebring
    • Holes: 36 (Two Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Don Dyer/Charles Ankrom/Ron Garl
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Deer Run:        74.1/132
    • Turtle Run:     71.6/126
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.0
    • Location

Woodmont Country Club
  1. Woodmont Country Club/Tamarac
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Cypress and Nine Hole Pines)
    • Course Architects: Robert von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Joe Jemsek
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Cypress: 73.6/138
    • Pines:    34.7/127
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.9
    • Location

Palm Beach National
  1. Palm Beach National/Lake Worth
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Porter Gibson/Joe Lee
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/133
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Lighted Driving Range with Targets and Toptracer Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Toptracer Range
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.9
    • Location

Sandridge Golf Club
  1. Sandridge Golf Club/Vero Beach
  2. Indian River County
    • Holes: 36 (Two Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Ron Garl
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Dunes: 74.1/141
    • Lakes: 70.9/134
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Course Description
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
    • Location

Sailfish Sands Golf Course
  1. Sailfish Sands Golf Course/Stuart
  2. Martin County
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole and Nine Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: William Langford/Ernest Smith/Ron Garl/John Sanford/David Ferris
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Eighteen Hole: 74.1/130
    • Nine Hole:         35.7/122
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Operation 36 Program.
    • Course Description
    • Junior Golf
    • Toptracer Range
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
    • Location 

Highlands Ridge Golf Club
  1. Highlands Ridge Golf Club/Avon Park
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Top 35 Private Clubs – Florida 2023


Jupiter Hills, Tequesta FL

While there are a great many fantastic public golf courses in Florida, membership at a top echelon private club assures that you’ll have a quality golf experience every time you tee it up. Limited play at private clubs pretty much guarantees that course conditions will always be great, and you can also say goodbye to the 5-hour round.

The state of Florida boasts 54 private clubs receiving a GolfDay rating of 90 or higher (Premium), by far the highest of any state in the country.

Florida also includes over 160 clubs with a GolfDay rating above 80 (high quality), again the most of any state, so chances are pretty good that you won’t have to look far to find a great club to call home.

We’ve included our Top 35 below, or you can spin through our file of all private courses in Florida, listed by GolfDay Rating. The GolfDay search engine is available as well to find the best courses by proximity to your location.

Clubs are ranked on the basis of GolfDay Rating, and listings include the year a club was founded, course architect(s), current USGA course and slope ratings, a link for the course website, and a notation if currently ranked by Golf Digest (locally or nationally). A link to the GolfDay course page is also included along with a link to Google Maps for each location. 


Mountain Lake Country Club

Our Top 35 private clubs in Florida include designs by the towering figures in golf course architecture, including Donald Ross, Jack Nicklaus, Seth Raynor, Tom Fazio, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Pete Dye and William Flynn.   

Tom Fazio, with 8 original designs as well as updates to an additional 4, has contributed the highest number to our list of elite private tracks in Florida.

Donald Ross and Jack Nicklaus are close behind with 6 original designs each, and Pete Dye’s long list of fabulous courses includes 3 private clubs in Florida.

The GolfDay private club rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), the variety of courses located at the property, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, as well as club longevity and prestige. 


Seminole Golf Club
USGA Museum
  1. Seminole Golf Club/Juno Beach
    • Founded: 1929
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dick Wilson/Ed Connor/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/144
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location

Black Diamond Ranch Golf and Country Club
  1. Black Diamond Ranch Golf & Country Club/Lecanto
    Escalante Golf
    • Founded:1987
    • Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Quarry/Ranch and Nine Hole Highlands Course)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/David Whelchel
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Quarry:            77.9 Rating/146 Slope
    • Ranch:              75.8 Rating/141 Slope
    • Highlands:       37.2 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location

Mountain Lake Country Club
  1. Mountain Lake Country Club/Lake Wales
    • Founded: 1915
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/William Diddel/Ron Prichard/Tyler Rae
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/136 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.6
    • Location

The Concession Golf Club
  1. The Concession Golf Club/Bradenton
    • Founded: 2006
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Nine Hole Par 3 Course)
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tony Jacklin
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.7 Rating/153 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.2
    • Location

Jupiter Hills Club
  1. Jupiter Hills Club/Tequesta
    • Founded: 1969
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Hills/Village)
    • Course Architects: George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Jan Bel Jan
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Hills:     76.9 Rating/148 Slope
    • Village: 73.9 Rating/147 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
    • Location

Calusa Pines Golf Club
  1. Calusa Pines Golf Club/Naples
    • Founded: 2001
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2 Rating/143 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.0
    • Location

San Jose Country Club
  1. San Jose Country Club/Jacksonville

Watersound Club
  1. Watersound Club/Watersound
    St. Joe Hospitality

Belleair Country Club
  1. Belleair Country Club/Belleair
    • Founded: 1925
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: East/West)
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/John Duncan Dunn/Hal Purdy/Malcolm Purdy/Stephen Kay/Gene Bates/Jason Straka
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:    70.8 Rating/133 Slope
    • West:   74.3 Rating/144 Slope  
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.1
    • Location
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Coral Ridge Country Club
  1. Coral Ridge Country Club/Fort Lauderdale
    • Founded: 1955
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.8
    • Location

The Everglades Club
  1. The Everglades Club/Palm Beach
    • Founded: 1919
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/William Langford/Theodore Moreau/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Ron Kirby/Denis Griffiths/Brian Silva
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.0 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.0
    • Location

Broken Sound Club
  1. Broken Sound Club/Boca Raton
    • Founded: 1978
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Club Course/Old Course)
    • Course Architects: Joe Lee/Gene Bates/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Club Course: 74.9 Rating/147 Slope
    • Old Course:   75.4 Rating/146 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
    • Location

Medalist Golf Club
  1. Medalist Golf Club/Hobe Sound
    • Founded: 1995
    • Holes: 30 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Twelve Hole Medalist Village Par 3
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Greg Norman/Matthew Dusenberry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.0 Rating/149 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.6
    • Location

Indian Creek Country Club
  1. Indian Creek Country Club/Indian Creek Village
    • Founded: 1926
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Dick Wilson/Ron Forse/Andrew Green
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/132 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
    • Location

Hammock Dunes Club
  1. Hammock Dunes Club/Palm Coast
    • Founded: 1989
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Creek/Links)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Creek: 76.6 Rating/152 Slope
    • Links: 73.6 Rating/138 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.2
    • Location

Boca West Country Club
  1. Boca West Country Club/Boca Raton
    • Founded: 1969
    • Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Palmer I/Fazio II/Palmer III/Dye IV)
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Jim Fazio/Pete Dye/Dana Fry/Jason Straka
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Palmer I:          75.2 Rating/142 Slope
    • Fazio II:            73.5 Rating/146 Slope
    • Palmer III:       72.4 Rating/139 Slope
    • Dye IV:              72.7 Rating/128 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.1
    • Location

Gulf Stream Golf Club
  1. Gulf Stream Golf Club/Gulf Stream
    • Founded: 1924
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Left/Right)
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dick Wilson/Mark Mahannah/Pete Dye/Alice Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Left:   73.7 Rating/138 Slope
    • Right: 73.9 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.0
    • Location

Floridian National Golf Club
  1. Floridian National Golf Club/Palm City
    • Founded: 2011
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Nine Hole Butch Harmon Par 3
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Kevin Norby
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7 Rating/145 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
    • Location

Bonita Bay Club
  1. Bonita Bay Club/Naples
    • Founded: 1998
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Cypress/Sabal)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Cypress: 76.9 Rating/145 Slope
    • Sabal:     73.3 Rating/139 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
    • Location

Ballenisles Country Club
  1. Ballenisles Country Club/Palm Beach Gardens
    • Founded: 1964
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: North/East/South)
    • Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Gene Bates/Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:     76.5 Rating/145 Slope
    • North:  73.7 Rating/137 Slope
    • South:  74.4 Rating/138 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.7
    • Location

The Club at Ibis
  1. The Club at Ibis/West Palm Beach
    • Founded: 1992
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Legend/Heritage/Tradition)
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II/Steve Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Legend:           75.7 Rating/142 Slope
    • Heritage:         74.7 Rating/140 Slope
    • Tradition:        74.8Rating/139 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
    • Location

Old Marsh Golf Club
  1. Old Marsh Golf Club/Palm Beach Gardens
    • Founded: 1988
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Chris Lutzke
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.8 Rating/152 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
    • Location

The Loxahatchee Club
  1. The Loxahatchee Club/Jupiter
    • Founded: 1984
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9 Rating/153 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
    • Location

Timuquana Country Club
  1. Timuquana Country Club/Jacksonville
    • Founded: 1923
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/George Cobb/David W. Gordon/Bobby Weed/Bruce Hepner
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location

The Country Club at Mirasol
  1. The Country Club at Mirasol/Palm Beach Gardens
    • Founded: 2001
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Sunrise/Sunset)
    • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest/Tom Fazio/J. Drew Rogers
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Sunrise:           76.2 Rating/147 Slope
    • Sunset:            75.2 Rating/153 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location

Heathrow Legacy Club
  1. Heathrow Legacy Club/Heathrow
    Concert Golf Partners
    • Founded: 1985
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Heathrow/Legacy)
    • Course Architects: Ron Garl/Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Heathrow Country Club: 72.5 Rating/131 Slope
    • Legacy Club:                      75.4 Rating/141 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
    • Location

John’s Island Club
  1. John’s Island Club/Vero Beach
    • Founded: 1969
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: North/South/West)
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • North: 74.3 Rating/138 Slope
    • South: 70.9 Rating/131 Slope
    • West:   73.0 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
    • Location

Sara Bay Golf and Country Club
  1. Sara Bay Country Club/Sarasota
    • Founded: 1926
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Joe lee/Kris Spence
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
    • Location

Pine Tree Golf Club
  1. Pine Tree Golf Club/Boynton Beach
    • Founded: 1960
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Ed Connor/Ron Forse/Bobby Weed/Scot Sherman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
    • Location

Lost City Golf Club
  1. Lost City Golf Club/Atlantis
    • Founded: 1960
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: North/South/East)
    • Course Architects: William Mitchell/Bob Simmons/Ted McAnlis/Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • North: 37.0 Rating/133 Slope
    • South: 37.3 Rating/132 Slope
    • East:    36.9 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.3
    • Location

Sailfish Point Golf Club
  1. Sailfish Point Golf Club/Stuart

The Bear’s Club
  1. The Bear’s Club/Jupiter
    • Founded: 1999
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.2 Rating/151 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.9
    • Location

Trump International Golf Club
  1. Trump International Golf Club/West Palm Beach
    • Founded: 1999
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Trump Nine)
    • Course Architects: Jim Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Championship: 76.3 Rating/155 Slope
    • Trump Nine:     37.7 Rating/147 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.9
    • Location

Sawgrass Country Club
  1. Sawgrass Country Club/Ponte Vedra Beach
    • Founded: 1973
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: East/West/South)
    • Course Architects: Ed Seay/William Amick/Gardner Dickenson/Edmund Ault/Tom Clark//Robert Walker
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:    37.5 Rating/146 Slope
    • West:   37.4 Rating/146 Slope
    • South: 37.4 Rating/142 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location

TwinEagles
  1. TwinEagles/Naples
    • Founded: 1999
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Talon/Eagle)
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II/Steve Smyers
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Talon: 75.2 Rating/139 Slope
    • Eagle: 77.5 Rating/150 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.7
    • Location
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Top 50 Private Golf Clubs-New York Metro 2023

Shinnecock Hills: William Flynn, South Hampton NY

There are many fantastic public courses in the Greater New York area, but if you’re looking for a club to make your permanent golf home there’s sure to be a classic course not far away. The New York Metropolitan area boasts 68 private clubs receiving a GolfDay rating of 90 or higher, by far the highest concentration of high-end private clubs to be found anywhere in the United States.  

While we’ve included our Top 50 below, you can also spin through all of the private courses in the New York Metropolitan area listed by GolfDay Rating (New York Metro Private Clubs).

Ranked by GolfDay Rating, listings include the year a club was founded, course architect(s), current USGA course and slope ratings, a link for course description/photos, as well as current local and national rankings by Golf Digest. The Club website is also provided, as well as a link to Google Maps for each location. 

Essex County Country Club: A. W. Tillinghast and Seth Raynor

The elite private clubs in the New York Metro area include designs by the towering figures of golf course architecture, including C. B. Macdonald (4), Seth Raynor (5), A. W. Tillinghast (7), Donald Ross (5), H. S. Colt/ C. H. Alison (3) as well as William Flynn’s masterpiece at Shinnecock Hills.  

15 of the Top 50 courses include updates by the great Robert Trent Jones, Sr., 12 have been updated by Rees Jones, and 10 have been restored by Gil Hanse—highly regarded for his work in bringing classic courses back to the vision of the original designer while standing up to the test of modern equipment.

Fishers Island Club: Seth Raynor original restored by Gil Hanse

The GolfDay private club rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), the variety of courses located at the property, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest, as well as club longevity and prestige. 

  1. Baltusrol/Springfield, NJ
    • Founded: 1922
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses–Upper/Lower)
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Upper: 75.9 Rating/151 Slope
    • Lower: 76.2 Rating/145 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 U.S. (Lower–45, Upper–63, Golf Digest NY Top 40 (West-4/East-9)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
  1. Winged Foot Golf Club/Mamaroneck, NY
    • Founded: 1923
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses–East/West)
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Dick Wilson/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:  73.6 Rating/140 Slope
    • West: 76.4 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 U.S. (West-12/East-41), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (West-4/East-9)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
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  1. Maidstone Golf Club/East Hampton, NY
    • Founded: 1891
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course–West, and Nine Hole Course—East)
    • Course Architects: William H. Tucker, Sr./Willie Park, Jr./John A. Park/C. Wheaton Vaughan/Seth Raynor/Perry Maxwell/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • West: 74.0 Rating/140 Slope
    • East:  33.3 Rating/ 114 Slope  
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 U.S. (64), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (12)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
  1. Sleepy Hollow Country Club/Scarborough, NY
    • Founded: 1911
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course–Upper, and nine Hole Executive Course—Lower)
    • Course Architects: B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/A. W. Tillinghast/Tom Winton/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Upper: 74.6 Rating/141 Slope
    • Lower: 30.5 Rating/110 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 U.S. (62), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (11)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
  1. Canoe Brook/Summit, NJ
    • Founded:1901
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses–South/North)
    • Course Architects: H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Walter Travis/William F. Gordon/David W. Gordon/Carroll Bassett/Alfred Tull/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • South: 72.8 Rating/137 Slope
    • North: 74.3 Rating/138 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (24)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
  1. Ridgewood Country Club/Paramus, NJ
    • Founded: 1890
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses–East/West/Center)
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:     38.0 Rating/142 Slope
    • West:    37.4 Rating/142 Slope
    • Center: 36.5 Rating/141 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 U.S. (East/West-134), Golf Digest NY Top 25 (East/West-7)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
  1. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club/Southampton, NY
    • Founded: 1891
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/William Mitchell/Allan MacCurrach
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (4), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (1)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
  1. National Golf Links of America/Southampton, NY
    • Founded: 1908
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Perry Maxwell/Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (7), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (2)
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.6
    • Location
  1. Fishers Island Club/Fishers Island, NY
    • Founded: 1926
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.8 Rating/144 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (9), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (3)
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.6
    • Location
  1. Essex County Country Club/West Orange, NJ
    • Founded: 1887
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Seth Raynor/Charles Banks/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0 Rating/142 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (13)
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.5
    • Location
  1. Morris County Country Club/Morristown, NJ
    • Founded: 1894
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/H. J. Whigham/Seth Raynor/Hal Purdy/Rees Jones/Ron Forse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.4 Rating/139 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (22)
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
    • Location
  1. Sebonack Golf Club/Southampton, NY
    • Founded: 2006
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.5 Rating/151 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (38), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (7)
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
    • Location
  1. Quaker Ridge Golf Club/Scarsdale, NY
    • Founded: 1915
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: John Duncan Dunn/A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Francis Duane/Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (76), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (13)
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
    • Location
  1. Friar’s Head/Riverhead, NY
    • Founded: 2002
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/138 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (16), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (5)
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
    • Location
  1. Hackensack Golf Club/Oradell, NJ
    • Founded: 1899
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Charles Banks/William F. Gordon/David W. Gordon/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2 Rating/140 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (23)
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.5
    • Location
  1. Hudson National Golf Club/Croton-on-Hudson, NY
    • Founded: 1996
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (89), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (14)
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.5
    • Location
  1. Garden City Golf Club/Garden City, NY
    • Founded: 1899
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Devereux Emmet/Walter Travis/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/141 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (61), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (10)
    • GolfDay Rating:96.4
    • Location
  1. Piping Rock Club/Locust Valley, NY
    • Founded: 1911
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Pete Dye/Bruce Hepner
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/134 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (109), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (15)
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.2
    • Location
  1. The Stanwich Club/Greenwich, CT
    • Founded: 1962
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: William F. Gordon/David W. Gordon/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Stephen Kay
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2 Rating/145 Slope
    • Golf Course
    • Rankings: Golf Digest U.S. Top 200 (159), Golf Digest CT Top 10 (2)
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
    • Location
  1. The Creek/Locust Valley, NY
    • Founded: 1923
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/William Flynn/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.9 Rating/134 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (133), Golf Digest NY Top 40 (16)
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.4
    • Location
  1. Westchester Country Club/Rye, NY
    • Founded: 1922
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses—West/South)
    • Course Architects: Walter Travis/William Flynn/Alfred Tull/Joe Finger/Rees Jones/Perry Maxwell/Tom Winton/Stephen Kay
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • West:  74.4 Rating/145 Slope
    • South: 72.5 Rating/132 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NY Top 40 (19-West)
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.2
    • Location
  1. Somerset Hills Country Club/Bernardsville, NJ
    • Founded: 1899
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Hal Purdy/Tom Doak
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest U.S. Top 100 (50), GolfDay NJ Top 25 (3)
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.9
    • Location
  1. Plainfield Country Club/Edison, NJ
    • Founded: 1890
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7 Rating/138 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest U.S. Top 100 (75), Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (5)
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
    • Location
  1. Mountain Ridge Country Club/West Caldwell, NJ
    • Founded:
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Ron Prichard
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/140 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (11)
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
    • Location
  1. Wykagyl Country Club/New Rochelle, NY
    • Founded: 1898
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Lawrence Van Etten/Robert White/Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/Hal Purdy/Stephen Kay/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/141 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NY Top 40 (18)
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.2
    • Location
Wee Burn Country Club 18th Hole
  1. Wee Burn Country Club/Darien, CT
    • Founded: 1896
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Devereux Emmet/Geoffrey Cornish/Bill Robinson/Ron Forse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1 Rating/ 147 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest CT Top 10 (5)
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
    • Location
  1. Spring Lake Golf Club/Spring Lake, NJ
    • Founded: 1898
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: George Thomas/A. W. Tillinghast/Tripp Davis
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.3 Rating/139 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
    • Location
  1. Metedeconk National Golf Club/Jackson, NJ
    • Founded: 1987
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses—Founders/Pines/Tournament)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Founders:        37.9 Rating/144 Slope
    • Pines:              37.9 Rating/150 Slope
    • Tournament:   38.2 Rating/152 Slope
    • Photos/Layout
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (15-Founders/Tournament)
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
    • Location
  1. Upper Montclair Country Club/Clifton, NJ
    • Founded: 1901
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses–East/West/South)
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/John Harvey
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East:    36.9 Rating/139 Slope
    • West:   36.7 Rating/136 Slope
    • South:  36.8 Rating/144 Slope
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
    • Location
  1. Fresh Meadow Country Club/Lake Success, NY
    • Founded: 1921
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Orrin Smith/Stephen Kay/Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
    • Location
  1. Hollywood Golf Club/Deal, NJ
    • Founded: 1898
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Isaac Mackie/Walter Travis/Dick Wilson/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Rees Jones/Tom Doak/Brian Schneider
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4 Rating/141 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (14)
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
    • Location
  1. Whippoorwill Club/Armonk, NY
    • Founded: 1928
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Charles Banks/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Tripp Davis
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NY Top 40 (29)
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.2
    • Location
  1. Century Country Club/Purchase, NY
    • Founded: 1898
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/135 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NY Top 40 (32)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location
  1. Westhampton Country Club/Westhampton Beach, NY
    • Founded: 1890
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NY Top 40 (23)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location
  1. Glen Ridge Country Club/Glen Ridge, NJ
    • Founded: 1894
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Willie Park, Jr./A. W. Tillinghast/Roger Rulewich/Rees Jones/Ron Forse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 70.3 Rating/135 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location
  1. The Apawamis Club/Rye, NY
    • Founded: 1890
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Willie Dunn/Maturin Ballou/Tom Winton/Peter Lees/Tom Bendelow/Donald Ross/Alfred Tull/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Gil Hanse/Tom Marzolf/Keith Foster
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4 Rating/147 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
    • Location
  1. Suburban Golf Club/Union, NJ
    • Founded: 1896
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/A. W. Tillinghast/Ron Prichard
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7 Rating/137 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings:
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
    • Location
  1. Forsgate Country Club/Jamesburg, NJ
    • Founded: 1931
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses–Banks/Palmer)
    • Course Architects: Charles Banks/Carlton Gipson/Hal Purdy/Arnold Palmer/Stephen Kay
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Banks:    73.4 Rating/138 Slope
    • Palmer:  72.0 Rating/138 Slope
    • Course Description/Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 25 (25-Banks)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.3
    • Location
  1. Montclair Country Club/West Orange, NJ
    • Founded: 1893
    • Holes: 36 (4 Nine Hole Courses—1/2/3/4)
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Charles Banks/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • 1: 36.4 Rating/131 Slope
    • 2: 35.8 Rating/131 Slope
    • 3: 36.2 Rating/131 Slope
    • 4: 36.2 Rating/132 Slope
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
    • Location
  1. Siwanoy Country Club/Bronxville, NY
    • Founded: 1901
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Tom Winton/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Geoffrey Cornish/Bill Robinson/Arthur Hills/Stephen Kay/Mike DeVries
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
    • Location
  1. Hamilton Farm Golf Club/Gladstone, NJ
    • Founded: 1998
    • Holes: 36 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course–Highlands, and Eighteen Hole Executive Course–Hickery)
    • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Highlands: 74.7 Rating/141 Slope
    • Hickery: 56.4 Rating/100 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (17-Highlands)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
    • Location
  1. Old Oaks Country Club/Purchase, NY
    • Founded: 1925
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/William Mitchell/Francis Duane/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 0 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (40)
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location
  1. Fiddlers Elbow Country Club/Bedminster, NJ
    • Founded: 1965
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses-Forest/River/Meadow)
    • Course Architects: Rees Jones/Hal Purdy/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Stephen Kay/Keith Foster/Robert McNeil
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Forest:     74.6 Rating/137 Slope
    • River:     74.4 Rating/133 Slope
    • Meadow: 71.6 Rating/136 Slope
    • Course Descriptions
    • Rankings:
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location
  1. The Country Club of New Canaan/New Canaan, CT
    • Founded: 1893
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Willie Park, Jr./Walter Travis/Alfred Tull/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Ron Forse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.1 Rating/135 Slope
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.6
    • Location
  1. Trump National Golf Club/Bedminster, NJ
    • Founded: 2004
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses–New/Old)
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • New: 76.4 Rating/153 Slope
    • Old:   77.6 Rating/153 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NJ Top 25 (18-New)
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.5
    • Location
  1. Greenwich Country Club/Greenwich, CT
    • Founded: 1895
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Donald Ross/Robert White/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Timothy Gerrish/Beau Welling
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.8 Rating/133 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.5
    • Location
  1. Cold Spring Country Club/Huntington, NY
    • Founded: 1919
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.4 Rating/134 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
    • Location
  1. Echo Lake Country Club/Westfield, NJ
    • Founded: 1899
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architect: Donald Ross/Robert White/Willard Wilkinson/Geoffrey Cornish/Bill Robinson/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3 Rating/132 Slope
    • Description/Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (17)
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
    • Location
  1. Atlantic Golf Club/Bridgehampton, NY
    • Founded: 1992
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0 Rating/144 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest NY Top 40 (17)
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location
  1. Nassau Country Club/Glen Cove, NY
    • Founded: 1896
    • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
    • Course Architects: Devereux Emmet/Herbert Strong/George Low/Francis Duane/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Ron Forse/Tom Fazio/Cynthia Dye McGarey
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1 Rating/140 Slope
    • Course Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location
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LIV Golf: 2022-23 PGA Wrap-up and Power Rankings

Brooks Koepka: 2023 PGA Champ

After his performance at The Masters, there was no question that Brooks Koepka was back and would be a force at the PGA Championship. At Augusta Brooks dominated early, jumping out to a big lead—but faltered in the final round. The PGA, however, was a different story. Koepka started slowly, gradually building momentum each day before bringing the hammer down on Sunday afternoon.

After posting 2 over in the first round, Brooks lurked in the shadows, 6 shots off the lead held by Bryson DeChambeau at -4. On Friday he glided through the front nine at even par, slowly moving up the leaderboard on the immensely difficult Donald Ross layout at Oak Hill.

And then Brooks kicked it, pouring in 5 birdies on the back nine for 31 and a second round 66, climbing to fifth—3 shots behind the leaders as the championship headed into the weekend.

Oak Hill Country Club: The Ultimate Grind

As if Oak Hill wasn’t tough enough already, Saturday’s weather for the third round featured continuous rain, making the already nasty rough that much more difficult and taking the opportunity to post a low number out of the equation.

It was the perfect storm for Koepka though, who loves nothing more than a hellishly difficult golf course combined with horrendous conditions and maximum pressure. Again, Brooks quietly glided through the front nine with a 1 under 34, and then battered the back with 3 birdies for another 66—going into Sunday with a 1 shot lead over young Victor Hoveland.

Brooks Koepka: 5 Major Championships

Unlike Sunday at The Masters, Koepka put his foot on the gas right out of the box with 3 birdies in the first 4 holes, extending his lead to 3 shots. Hoveland wouldn’t quit though, pulling to within a shot on the sixth hole and staying right there until a double on 16, combined with yet another Koepka birdie, ended his chances.

The win was Koepka’s fifth major championship, one more than Rory McIlroy, and the same number reached by Byron Nelson, Seve Ballesteros and Peter Thomson. It will be hard to bet against Brooks at the Los Angeles Country Club for the U.S. Open Championship in June—although Jon Rahm and Scotty Scheffler won’t just step aside and hand it to him.

On the other hand, Koepka will no doubt relish the competition—and we can look forward to the kind of gunfight not seen at a major championship in a long time.

DJ: Holding onto #1

LIV Power Ranking Update

Players have been rated and ranked on the basis of events played, average finish, wins, runner up, Top-5 and Top-10 finishes–as well as performance at the 2022 and 2023 major championships (LIV Player Rankings).

While seventy-five players have participated in one or more tournaments since the inaugural event in London last year, we’ve included only the top forty-eight. With Brooks Koepka’s win at the PGA and Cam Smith recording a Top 10, a big bite has been taken out of Dustin Johnson’s lead in the Power Rankings—and if either were to win this weekend at Trump National in DC, Johnson may find himself knocked from his perch.

Top 3

No. 1 Dustin Johnson: 95.4 Rating
Dustin is still the only player with a Top 10 average finish (9.6). He has also recorded the most wins (2) and the most top 10’s (7).

Unfortunately, DJ wasn’t sharp at The Masters (T48), and after firing a 67 in the first round of the PGA he followed up with 3 consecutive rounds of 74 to finish far back at T55.

Dustin will have to pick up his game to keep Koepka and Smith at bay—perhaps he’ll put it in gear over the weekend in DC.

Cam Smith: Open Champ plus Two Major Top 10’s

No. 2 Cameron Smith: 89.7 Rating

With a T10 in Singapore, runner-up in Tulsa and final round 65 at the PGA to record a Top 10, Cameron Smith has moved back up into the No. 2 position. If Cam takes home the trophy in Washington and DJ were to finish back in the pack, he can vault past Johnson and grab the top spot.  

No. 3 Brooks Koepka: 87.2 Rating
2023 is shaping up to be a monster year for Brooks Koepka. His second LIV win at Orange County National/Orlando in early April was immediately followed by the fantastic performance at the Masters where he made it clear that the injuries were in the past and his game was back.

Following the runner up at The Masters, Brooks finished 11th at Adelaide, 3rd in Singapore and 5th at Tulsa—and then came his magnificent PGA Championship victory.

It will be fun to see if Brooks keeps the peddle to the metal at Trump National in DC this weekend—and the field better take cover if he does. 

Pat Reed: Masters T4 and PGA Top 20

Notables

Patrick Reed: No. 5—73.5 Rating
While Reed is still looking for his first LIV win, he has recorded 5 Top 5 finishes in 12 starts, including a runner up and 3 third place finishes. Patrick is also second only to DJ in average finish at 12.5.

Reed also followed up his T4 at The Masters with a top 20 finish at the PGA—perhaps this is his week to nail down that first win.

Bryson DeChambeau: Before and After

Bryson DeChambeau: No. 15–52.5 Rating
With only one Top 10 finish in his first 11 LIV events, Bryson was treading water in the middle of the pack—and then he recorded a 5th place finish two weeks ago at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa and followed that up with a T4 at the PGA Championship.  

Bryson decided to shed much of his bulk toward the end of 2022, and it seems he now feels comfortable in the new slimmed down version of himself—look to see him start packing on more LIV Top-10’s and make some noise at the U.S. Open in LA.

Phil: 100 Major Championship Cuts

Phil: No. 31—40.3 Rating 

Phil is an enigma, no doubt about it. In thirteen LIV events he has recorded only one Top-10—but let him step foot on Augusta National and suddenly he fires a 65 in the final round and adds another runner-up to his amazing major championship record.

And making the cut in the PGA at Oak Hill, as an army of pros half his age packed up and headed home, was yet another milestone in Phil’s illustrious career—the 100th time he made the cut in a major championship.

Only Jack (131) and Gary Player (102) are in front of him—so Phil has a chance to tie Player for second before the year is over.

Now if only he’d stop fooling around and put up some numbers in the regular LIV events…

Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester NY

PGA Championship: Summary

Brooks Koepka WIN
Bryson DeChambeauT4
Cameron SmithT9
Patrick ReedT18
Mito PareiraT18
Harold Varner IIIT29
Thomas PietersT40
Dean Burmester54
Dustin JohnsonT55
Phil MickelsonT58
Sihwan KimT62
Pablo LarazabalT65
Joaquin NiemanMC
Taylor GoochMC
Abraham AncerMC
Anirban LahiriMC
Trump National Washington D.C.

2023 Upcoming LIV Schedule

DC Trump National Golf Club, Washington (May 26-28)

Valderrama Real Club, Spain (June 30-July 2)

London Centurion Club, Hertfordshire UK (July 7-9)

Greenbrier Old White/The Greenbrier WV (August 4-6)

Bedminster Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster NJ  (August 11-13)

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Top 25 Private Clubs-New York 2023

Oak Hill Country Club: 2023 PG Championship

While there are a great many fantastic public golf courses in New York, membership at a private club puts you at the top of the food chain for a quality golf experience. The limited play at a private club pretty much guarantees that course conditions will always be great, and you can also say goodbye to the 5-hour round.

The state of New York boasts 38 private clubs receiving a GolfDay rating of 90 or higher, by far the highest of any state in the country (North Carolina and New Jersey are second and third with 29 and 27 respectively).

New York also includes over 100 clubs with a GolfDay rating above 80 (high quality), again the most of any state, so you won’t have to look at only the top echelon to find a great place to call home.

We’ve included our Top 25 below, or you can spin through all of the private courses in New York-listed by GolfDay Rating.

Clubs are listed on the basis of GolfDay Rating, and listings include the year a club was founded, course architect(s), current USGA course and slope ratings, a link for course description, as well as current local and national rankings by Golf Digest. A link to the Club website is also provided, as well as a link to Google Maps for each location.

Shinnecock Hills: William Flynn Masterpiece

The elite private clubs in New York include designs by the towering figures in golf course architecture, including C. B. Macdonald (4), Seth Raynor (2), A. W. Tillinghast (2), Donald Ross (3), H. S. Colt/ C. H. Alison (3) and William Flynn’s masterpiece at Shinnecock Hills.

Nine of the Top 25 include updates by the great Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and eight have been updated most recently by Gil Hanse—one of the most highly regarded architects of our time.

The GolfDay private club rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), the variety of courses located at the property, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest, as well as club longevity and prestige.

Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck
  1. Winged Foot Golf Club/Mamaroneck
    • Founded: 1923
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: East/West)
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Dick Wilson/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East: 73.6 Rating/140 Slope
    • West: 76.4 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (West-12/East-41), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (West-4/East-9)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester
  1. Oak Hill Country Club/Rochester
    • Founded:1901
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: East/West)
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/John R. Williams/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Craig Schreiner
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • East: 77.3 Rating/153 Slope
    • West: 73.3 Rating/135 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (East-20), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (East-6/West-27)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Maidstone Golf Club, East Hampton
  1. Maidstone Golf Club/East Hampton
    • Founded: 1891
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Course (West) and Nine Hole Course (East)
    • Course Architects: William H. Tucker, Sr./Willie Park, Jr./John A. Park/C. Wheaton Vaughan/Seth Raynor/Perry Maxwell/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • West: 74.0 Rating/140 Slope
    • East:  33.3 Rating/ 114 Slope  
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (64), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (12)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough
  1. Sleepy Hollow Country Club/Scarborough
    • Founded: 1911
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course (Upper) and nine Hole Executive Course (Lower)
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/A. W. Tillinghast/Tom Winton/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Upper: 74.6 Rating/141 Slope
    • Lower: 30.5 Rating/110 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (62), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (11)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton
  1. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club/Southampton
    • Founded: 1891
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/William Mitchell/Allan MacCurrach
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4 Rating/140 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (4), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (1)
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
National Golf Links of America, Southampton
  1. National Golf Links of America/Southampton
    • Founded: 1908
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Perry Maxwell/Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/140 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (7), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (2)
    • GolfDay Rating: 99.6
    • Location
Fishers Island Club, Fishers Island
  1. Fishers Island Club/Fishers Island
    • Founded: 1926
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.8 Rating/144 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (9), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (3)
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.6
    • Location
Sebonack Golf Club, Southampton
  1. Sebonack Golf Club/Southampton
    • Founded: 2006
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.5 Rating/151 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (38), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (7)
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
    • Location
Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale
  1. Quaker Ridge Golf Club/Scarsdale
    • Founded: 1915
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: John Duncan Dunn/A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Francis Duane/Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (76), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (13)
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
    • Location
Friar’s Head, Riverhead
  1. Friar’s Head/Riverhead
    • Founded: 2002
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/138 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (16), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (5)
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
    • Location
Hudson National Golf Club, Croton-on-Hudson
  1. Hudson National Golf Club/Croton-on-Hudson
    • Founded: 1996
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (89), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (14)
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.5
    • Location
Garden City Golf Club, Garden City
  1. Garden City Golf Club/Garden City
    • Founded: 1899
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Devereux Emmet/Walter Travis/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/141 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (61), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (10)
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.4
    • Location
Piping Rock Club, Locust Valley
  1. Piping Rock Club/Locust Valley
    • Founded: 1911
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Pete Dye/Bruce Hepner
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/134 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (109), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (15)
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.2
    • Location
The Creek, Locust Valley
  1. The Creek/Locust Valley
    • Founded: 1923
    • Holes:
    • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/William Flynn/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.9 Rating/134 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (133), Golf Digest New York Top 40 (16)
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.4
    • Location
Westchester Country Club, Rye
  1. Westchester Country Club/Rye
    • Founded: 1922
    • Holes: 36
    • Course Architects: Walter Travis/William Flynn/Alfred Tull/Joe Finger/Rees Jones/Perry Maxwell/Tom Winton/Stephen Kay
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • West: 74.4 Rating/145 Slope
    • South: 72.5 Rating/132 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (19-West)
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.2
    • Location
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle
  1. Wykagyl Country Club/New Rochelle
    • Founded: 1898
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Lawrence Van Etten/Robert White/Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/Hal Purdy/Stephen Kay/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/141 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (18)
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.2
    • Location
Monroe Golf Club, Pittsford
  1. Monroe Golf Club/Pittsford
    • Founded: 1923
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Geoffrey Cornish/Bill Robinson/Arthur Hills/Brian Silva/Tyler Rae
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8 Rating/148 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (38)
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.0
    • Location
Fresh Meadow Country Club, Lake Success
  1. Fresh Meadow Country Club/Lake Success
    • Founded: 1921
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Orrin Smith/Stephen Kay/Keith
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
    • Location
Whippoorwill Club, Armonk
  1. Whippoorwill Club/Armonk
    • Founded: 1928
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Charles Banks/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Tripp Davis
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (29)
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.2
    • Location
Country Club of Rochester, Rochester
  1. Country Club of Rochester/Rochester
    • Founded: 1895
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Arthur Hills/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/138 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (37)
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.0
    • Location
Century Country Club, Purchase
  1. Century Country Club/Purchase
    • Founded: 1898
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/135 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (32)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location
Westhampton Country Club, Westhampton Beach
  1. Westhampton Country Club/Westhampton Beach
    • Founded: 1890
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Gil Hanse
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/137 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (23)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location
The Apawamis Club, Rye
  1. The Apawamis Club/Rye
    • Founded: 1890
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Willie Dunn/Maturin Ballou/Tom Winton/Peter Lees/Tom Bendelow/Donald Ross/Alfred Tull/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Gil Hanse/Tom Marzolf/Keith Foster
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4 Rating/147 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
    • Location
Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville
  1. Siwanoy Country Club/Bronxville
    • Founded: 1901
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Tom Winton/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Geoffrey Cornish/Bill Robinson/Arthur Hills/Stephen Kay/Mike DeVries
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/137 Slope
    • Description
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
    • Location
Old Oaks Country Club, Purchase
  1. Old Oaks Country Club/Purchase
    • Founded: 1925
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/William Mitchell/Francis Duane/Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/143 Slope
    • Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest New York Top 40 (40)
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
    • Location
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Top 15 Private Golf Clubs-Arizona 2023

Desert Mountain

While there are a great many fantastic public golf courses in Arizona, membership at a private club puts you at the top of the food chain for a quality golf experience. The limited play at a private club pretty much guarantees that course conditions will always be great, and you can also say goodbye to the 5-hour round.

Whether you are a fulltime Arizona resident who loves to play golf, or a northern golfer looking for a winter golf home, AZ can offer some of the finest private clubs you’ll find anywhere in the country. We’ve included our Top 15 below, or you can spin through all of the private courses in Arizona—listed by GolfDay Rating.

Clubs are listed on the basis of GolfDay Rating, and listings include the year a club was founded, course architect(s), current USGA course and slope ratings, a link for course description, as well as current local and national rankings by Golf Digest. A link to the Club website is also provided, as well as a link to Google Maps for each location.

Mirabel Golf Club, Scottsdale AZ

The elite private clubs in Arizona include designs by Tom Fazio (Whisper Rock, Estancia and Mirabel), Jack Nicklaus (Desert Mountain and Desert Highlands) and John Fought/Tom Lehman (The Gallery and updates to the Phoenix Country Club).

Seven of the Top 15 were designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, either in collaboration or as solo work (Forest Highlands, Scottsdale National, Silverleaf, Stone Canyon, Troon, The Rim and Pine Canyon).

The GolfDay private club rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), the variety of courses located at the property, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest, as well as club longevity and prestige. 

Whisper Rock Golf Club, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Whisper Rock Golf Club/Scottsdale
    • Founded: 2001
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio/Gary Stephenson/Phil Mickelson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Upper:             75.9 Rating/146 Slope
    • Mountain:       75.6 Rating/149 Slope
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (Upper-156/Lower-188), Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (Upper-3/Lower-5)
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.1
    • Location
Desert Mountain, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Desert Mountain/Scottsdale
    • Founded: 1996
    • Holes: 126 (6 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and an Eighteen Hole Par 3 Course))
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Phil Smith
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Renegade:                   77.8 Rating/150 Slope
    • Cochise:                      72.8 Rating/143 Slope
    • Apache:                       73.9 Rating/135 Slope
    • Geronimo:                   74.3 Rating/145 Slope
    • Chiricahua:                 74.6 Rating/147 Slope
    • Outlaw:                       73.5 Rating/147 Slope
    • No. 7:                          55.7 Rating/93 Slope
The Estancia Club, Scottsdale AZ
  1. The Estancia Club/Scottsdale
    • Founded: 1996
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/147 Slope
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (72), Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (1)
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.3
    • Location
Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff AZ
  1. Forest Highlands Golf Club/Flagstaff
    • Founded: 1986
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Meadow:         74.3 Rating/143 Slope
    • Canyon:           73.0 Rating/144 Slope
The Gallery Golf Club, Marana AZ
  1. The Gallery Golf Club/Marana
  2. Escalante Golf
    • Founded: 1998
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: John Fought/Tom Lehman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • North:              74.0 Rating/143 Slope
    • South:              74.5 Rating/145 Slope
    • Course Descriptions
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (South-26/North-28)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
    • Location
Scottsdale National Golf Club, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Scottsdale National Golf Club/Scottsdale
    • Founded: 2003
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Dick Bailey/Jay Morrish/Jackson Kahn
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Mine Shaft:     75.3 Rating/145 Slope
    • The Other:       74.1 Rating/140 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (Mine Shaft-19)
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
    • Location
Mirabel Golf Club, Scottsdale AZ
    1. Mirabel Golf Club/Scottsdale
Torreon Golf Club, Show Low AZ
  1. Torreon Golf Club/Show Low
  2. Troon Golf
    • Founded: 1999
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert von Hagge/Michael Smelek/Richard Baril
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Tower:            73.0 Rating/142 Slope
    • Cabin:             74.2 Rating/144 Slope
    • Course Descriptions
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.6
    • Location
Desert Highlands Golf Club, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Desert Highlands Golf Club/Scottsdale
    • Founded: 1982
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Phil Smith/Gary Panks
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/149 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (8)
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
    • Location
Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix AZ
  1. Phoenix Country Club/Phoenix
  2. Troon Golf
Silver Leaf Club, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Silverleaf Club/Scottsdale
The Stone Canyon Golf Club, Oro Valley AZ
  1. The Stone Canyon Club/Oro Valley
  2. Arcis Golf
    • Founded: 2000
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Jay Morrish
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/142 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (184), Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (4)
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
    • Location
Troon Country Club, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Troon Country Club/Scottsdale
    • Founded: 1985
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish/Phil Smith
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/146 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (20)
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
    • Location
The Rim Golf Club, Payson AZ
  1. The Rim Golf Club/Payson
  2. Arcis Golf
    • Founded: 1999
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish/Phil Smith
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9 Rating/140 Slope
    • Course Description
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Arizona Top 35 (14)
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.5
    • Location
The Pine Canyon Club, Flagstaff AZ
  1. The Pine Canyon Club/Flagstaff
  2. Troon Golf

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PGA Tour 2023: Power Ratings (Through the Mexico Open)

Jon Rahm: 2023 Masters Champion

The PGA Tour “wrap around” season includes fifty events played over forty-six weeks, and with the conclusion of the Mexico Open, thirty of those events have been completed—so it’s a perfect time to review performance and consider the possibilities as the season moves toward the remaining three majors and into the FedEx Cup.

The GolfDay Power Rating is based on PGA Tour wins, Top 10 and Cut percentage, and performance at the major championships. The majors carry the most weight, followed by regular tour wins, and then Top 10 and Cut percentage.

Scottie Scheffler: 2023 Players Champion

Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler have been in a back-and-forth battle for the top spot in the Power Ratings (and the World Golf Rankings) since the season began, but Rahm’s win at The Masters opened up some distance between them.

Rahm has recorded 4 Tour wins thus far in ’23, including a major championship, while Scheffler has recorded 2 Tour wins including The Players Championship.

Xander Schauffele: Ranked No. 3 in 2023

Xander Schauffele comes in at No. 3. Although he is yet to record a win in ‘23, Xander has made the cut in all twelve of the events he’s played and recorded 7 Top-10’s (including a T10 at the Masters).

Rankings (Top 10 through May 1—minimum 10 events played)

Jon Rahm228.4
Scottie Scheffler 200.0
Xander Schauffele160.0
Max Homa155.1
Tony Finau142.8
Patrick Cantley 140.2
Victor Hoveland140.0
Sahith Theegala134.7
Jordan Spieth131.6
Cameron Young122.8
Max Homa and Tony Finau: 2 wins each in 2023

With his sixth career win at the Mexico Open last weekend, Tony Finau joined Rahm, Scheffler and Max Homa as the only multiple winners on tour in 2023—and moved Tony into the top 5 on the Power Ratings.

The Numbers

WinsTop 10 %Cut %
Jon Rahm4Jon Rahm67.7Scottie Scheffler100
Scottie Scheffler2Scottie Scheffler67.7Xander Schauffele100
Max Homa2Xander Schauffele58.3Victor Hoveland100
Tony Finau2Patrick Cantley54.6Cameron Young100
20 Players1Max Homa46.2Sahith Theegala94.1
Jason Day42.9Sungjae Im93.8
Victor Hoveland41.7Tony Finau92.3
Jordan Spieth41.7Rickie Fowler92.3
Sahith Theegala41.2Jon Rahm91.7
Sungjae Im37.5Patrick Cantley90.9

The Power Rating Top 10 also includes three talented 25-year-olds who will no doubt make some noise at the remaining 2023 Majors:

Victor Hovland, Sahith Theegala and Cameron Young: Young Guns

Victor Hovland has made the cut in all 12 of the events he’s entered with 5 Top 10’s (including a T7 at The Masters). Hoveland is currently No. 12 in the Word Golf Rankings

Sahith Theegala, in his second year on Tour, has made the cut in 16 of his 17 events with 7 Top-10’s (including a 9th place finish at The Masters). Theegala, who resides in Houston, TX, has climbed to No. 24 in the World Golf Rankings.

Cameron Young, also in his second year on Tour, has made the cut in all 11 events he’s played with 3 Top 10’s (including a T7 at The Masters). Young, who also had a runner-up at The Open Championship in 2022, is No. 16 in the World Golf Rankings.

Quail Hollow Country Club: Charlotte, NC

The Wells Fargo Championship

While neither Rahm nor Scheffler is in the field at Quail Hollow this week, the other 8 players in the Power Rating Top 10 will be teeing it up–along with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas.

Quail Hollow, home to the  Wells Fargo Championship, hosted the PGA Championship in 2017 and the Presidents Cup in 2022. And since the Wells Fargo has also been elevated to a “Designated Event” with a $20 million dollar purse, the field is among the deepest all year.

A win at Quail Hollow would move Xander Schaufflele or Max Homa very close to Scheffler, and within striking distance of Rahm going into the PGA at Oak Hill, so you can bet they will be geared up and ready to go.   

Justin Thomas: 2017 PGA Champ at Quail Hollow

Justin Thomas has been under the radar thus far in 2023. Although he’s made 9 cuts in 10 events, Justin has yet to record a win with only 2 Top-10’s—but he won the PGA at Quail Hollow back in 2017, so perhaps he’ll capture some good vibes and get his season rolling.

Rory

After his poor showing at The Masters, Rory backed out of the RBC Heritage and has played only 7 PGA Tour events all year, missing the cut in two of them. While he’s recorded 3 Top-10’s including a win this year, McIlroy will need to light the afterburner if he wants to catch Rahm and Scheffler.

Rory: Needs to light it up

Quail Hollow may turn out to be exactly what the doctor ordered though. Since 2012, Rory has played the Wells Fargo nine times and finished in the Top-10 in eight of them, including two wins, a runner-up and 2 Top-5’s.

If Rory gets it going this week and records his second win of the year, it will set the stage for a heck of showdown at the PGA Championship.

2023 PGA Championship: Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY

Looking Ahead

This week the Tour heads north for the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NC (May 4-7), and then to Texas for the AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney.

The second major of the season is next with the PGA Championship at famed Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY (May 18-21) and then moves back to Texas for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Wot Worth (May 25-28).

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