Author: John Gilrain

Top 25 Municipal Courses–Texas 2025

Moody Gardens, Galveston, TX

With the Texas Children’s Houston Open coming up later this month at Memorial Park, a fantastic municipal layout where Stephan Jaeger nipped Scottie by a shot in 2024, it seemed an appropriate moment to take a look at the best municipal golf in the state of Texas.

Texas offers 140 municipal venues, second only to Illinois (146), with 12 receiving a GolfDay rating above 90 (excellent–the most of any state), while 42 are rated at 80 or higher (very good).

Houston Native Joe Finger did the original design on 5 of our Top 25 (with long time associates Ken Dye and Baxter Spann) including No. 6 (Cedar Creek) and No. 12 Landa Park). 

Joe Finger

Texas native Jeff Brauer designed 2 of our Top-25 (No. 2–The Wilderness and No. 7–Tangle Ridge), while Steve Wolfard (The Colony, TX) in association with PGA Tour professional turned golf course architect D.A Weibring renovated 4 of the Top-25 (including Pecan Hollow and Grapevine GC).

Keith Foster, renowned for his work restoring and renovating Colonial Country Club designed Texas Star (No. 9), while PGA Tour veterans Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy, another Houston Native, teamed up to lay out Moody Gardens in Galveston (No. 5).

Tom Doak, who designed Pacific Dunes in Oregon (year after year a Golf Digest Top 100 course) did the renovation at Memorial Park, giving the course plenty of teeth to withstand PGA Tour competition.

You can also click Texas Municipal Courses for a comprehensive list of TX courses you can play.

To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city where you plan to be.

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Memorial Park Golf Course
  1. Memorial Park Golf Course/Houston

City of Houston

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: John Bredemus/Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2 Rating/128 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Two Level Lighted Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.6
  • Location
The Wilderness
  1. The Wilderness/Lake Jackson

City of Lake Jackson/KemperSports

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
  • Location
Texas Star Golf Course
  1. Texas Star Golf Course/Euless

City of Euless

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Keith Foster/Robert McNeil
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Course Description Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
  • Location
Tierra Verde Golf Club
  1. Tierra Verde Golf Club/Arlington

 City of Arlington

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Gary Panks
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/135 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description/Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
  • Location
Moody Gardens Golf Course
  1. Moody Gardens Golf Course/Galveston

City of Galveston

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
  • Location
Cedar Creek Golf Course
  1. Cedar Creek Golf Course/San Antonio

 City of San Antonio/Alamo City Golf Trail

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann/Jeffrey Blume/Billy Ray Brown
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/136 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
  • Location
Tangle Ridge Golf Club
  1. Tangle Ridge Golf Club/Grand Prairie

 City of Grand Prairie

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/136 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
  • Location
The Max
  1. The Max/Laredo

 City of Laredo

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/ 134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
  • Location
Grey Rock Golf Club
  1. Grey Rock Golf Club/Austin

      City of Austin/Golf ATX

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jay Morrish/Roy Bechtol
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass Friday-Sunday/Mats Monday-Thursday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.5
  • Location
Pecan Hollow Golf Corse
  1. Pecan Hollow Golf Course/Plano

        City of Plano

  • Holes: 23 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Five Hole Lighted Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Billy Martindale/Don January/Jeffrey Brauer/Jim Colbert/D. A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4 Rating/141 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3).
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
  • Location
Forest Creek Golf Club
  1. Forest Creek Golf Club/Round Rock

        City of Round Rock/Kemper Sports

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Richard Phelps/John Colligan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Video Tour
  • Photos
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.4
  • Location
Landa Park Golf Course
  1. Landa Park Golf Course/New Braunfels

        City of New Braunfels

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 70.5 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.3
  • Location
Mesquite Golf Club
  1. Mesquite Golf Club/Mesquite

        City of Mesquite

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Leon Howard/Garrett Gill/George Williams/Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2 Rating/128 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass Saturday/Sunday, Mats on Weekdays), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • Ladies/Senior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.7
  • Location
Indian Creek Golf Club
  1. Indian Creek Golf Club/Carrollton

        City of Carrollton

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Creek/Lakes)
  • Course Architects: Bradford Benz/Richard Phelps/Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Creek:                         75.5 Rating/141 Slope
    Lakes:                         74.0 Rating/132 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.6
  • Location
Prairie Lakes Golf Course
  1. Prairie Lakes Golf Course/Grand Prairie

        City of Grand Prairie

  • Holes: 27 )3 Nine Hole Courses: Red/White/Blue)
  • Course Architects: Ralph Plummer/John Colligan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Red:                            36.4 Rating/130 Slope
    White:                        35.0 Rating/122 Slope
    Blue:                           36.1 Rating/122 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.6
  • Location
Eagle Pointe Golf Club
  1. Eagle Pointe Golf Club/Mont Belvieu

         City of Mont Belvieu

Clay Kizer Golf Complex
  1. Clay Kizer Golf Complex/Austin

        Golf ATX/City of Austin

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Randy Russell
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Clay:                73.8 Rating/126 Slope
    Kizer:              72.4 Rating/124 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, 4 Hole Par 3 Course with Bunkers, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Description-Clay
  • Course Description-Kizer
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.1
  • Location
Cleburne Golf Links
  1. Cleburne Golf Links/Cleburne

        City of Cleburne

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Leon Howard/John Colligan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/128 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 87.9
  • Location
Grapevine Golf Course
  1. Grapevine Golf Course/Grapevine

        City of Grapevine

  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: Bluebonnet/Pecan/Mockingbird)
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Byron Nelson/Jeffrey Brauer/D. A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Bluebonnet:                         36.8 Rating/127 Slope
    Pecan:                                     37.6 Rating/139 Slope
    Mockingbird:                      36.7 Rating/133 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens (2) with Bunker
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 87.9
  • Location
Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course
  1. Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course/Fredericksburg

      City of Fredericksville/Lady Bird RV Park

Cedar Crest Park Golf Course
  1. Cedar Crest Park Golf Course/Dallas

        City of Dallas

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/John Bredemus/D. A. Weibring
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 87.3
  • Location
Gus Wortham Park Golf Course
  1. Gus Wortham Park Golf Course/Houston

         City of Houston

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: John Maguire/John Bredemus/Ralph Plummer/Baxter Spann
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.2 Rating/126 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass Friday-Sunday/Mats Monday-Thursday) and Putting Green.
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 86.9
  • Location
Ross Rogers Golf Complex
  1. Ross Rogers Golf Complex/Amarillo

        City of Amarillo

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses: Wild Horse/Mustang)
  • Course Architects: Leon Howard/Charles Howard/John Colligan/Trey Kemp/D. A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Wild Horse:     73.5 Rating/130 Slope
    Mustang:         73.6 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass/Mats), Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 86.5
  • Location
San Saba River Golf Course
  1. San Saba River Golf Course/San Saba

        City of San Saba

Cottonwood Creek Golf Course
  1. Cottonwood Creek Golf Course/Waco

         City of Waco

  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole “Junior” Par 3 Course)
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Ken Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/135 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 85.5
  • Location

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.

 

 

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Top 15 Resorts­­–Michigan 2025

Arcadia Bluffs

As Spring approaches and the weather warms up there are few places that can match Michigan in May for stunning views and fabulous golf. While first rate public golf is a Michigan trademark, what sets it apart as a premier golf destination is the quantity, quality and diversity of great golf resorts to be found.

Our Top 15 Michigan golf resorts include more than 700 holes, with design by some of the giants of golf course architecture including Tom Doak (“The Loop” at Forest Dunes and “Stoatin Brae” at Gull Lake View), and Robert Trent Jones (“Masterpiece” at Treetops and “Heather” at The Highlands Harbor Springs).

Tom Weiskopf: Forest Dunes

Tom Weiskopf, who provided so many memorable duels with Jack, designed Forest Dunes, our #1 Resort course as well as “Cedar River” at Shanty Creek (No. 6). And speaking of Jack, Nicklaus Design created Harbor Shores (No. 5) as well as “The Bear” at Grand Traverse (No. 9).

Now is the time to start making plans because it won’t be long before perfect weather arrives along the Great Lakes and the upper peninsula.

Our Top 15 Michigan Golf Resorts are below, listed by GolfDay Rating. We’ve included links to the Resort Website, as well as direct links for course description and accommodations.

We have also provided current USGA course and slope ratings, course architect(s), a practice facility overview, and a link to Google Map and Directions for each location. 

You can also click Michigan Public for a comprehensive list of public tracks shown by GolfDay Rating.

To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city where you plan to be.

Forest Dunes
  1. Forest Dunes/Roscommon
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Forest Dunes:         75.6 Rating/150 Slope
    The Loop (Black): 71.5 Rating/125 Slope
    The Loop (Red):    72.3 Rating/126 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
  • Location
Treetops
  1. Treetops/Gaylord
  • Holes: 81 (4-Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole “Threetops” Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Tom Fazio/Rick Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Masterpiece: 75.0 Rating/150 Slope
    Premier:        73.3 Rating/142 Slope
    Signature:     72.9 Rating/140 Slope
    Memorial:     70.0 Rating/130 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: 2 Grass Driving Ranges with Targets (Masterpiece and Treetops North), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (both facilities).
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.0
  • Location
Arcadia Bluffs
  1. Arcadia Bluffs/Arcadia
The Highlands
  1. The Highlands/Harbor Springs
    Boyne Golf
  • Holes: 81 (4-Eighteen Hole courses and Nine Hole “Doon Brae” Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Arthur Hills/William Newcomb/Everett Kircher/Stephen Kircher/Jim Flick/Mike DeVries/Raymond Hearn
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Heather Hills:   75.4 Rating/147 Slope
    Hills:                   75.5 Rating/147 Slope
    Moore:                73.5 Rating/144 Slope
    Ross Memorial: 73.9 Rating/143 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets (2), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Golf Academy with GEARS 3-D Body and Club Tracking System and Junior Golf Program.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Academy
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.4
  • Location
Harbor Shores
  1. Harbor Shores/Benton
Shanty Creek
  1. Shanty Creek/Bellaire
  • Holes: 90 (5 -Eighteen Hole courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Warner Bowen/William Diddel/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/John Robinson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Cedar River:          74.0 Rating/138 Slope
    Schuss Mountain:  73.5 Rating/130 Slope
    Summit:                 70.4 Rating/131 Slope
    Legend:                  73.2 Rating/137 Slope
    Hawk’s Eye:          74.9 Rating/148 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3 Ranges-Cedar River, Schuss Mountain and Summit/Legend).
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • Junior Golf
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.3
  • Location
Tullymore
  1. Tullymore/Stanwood
Bay Harbor
  1. Bay Harbor/Bay Harbor
    Boyne Golf
  • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Stephen Kircher
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Links:      37.2 Rating/141 Slope
    Quarry:    37.1 Rating/150 Slope
    Preserve:  36.4 Rating/142 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
  • Location
Grand Traverse
  1. Grand Traverse/Acme
  • Holes: 54 (3-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/William Newcomb/Bob Cupp/John Robinson/Gary Player
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    The Bear:      76.3 Rating/150 Slope
    Spruce Run:  71.2 Rating/136 Slope
    Wolverine:    74.5 Rating/140 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Academy
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
  • Location
Sweetgrass
  1. Sweetgrass/Harris
    Island Resort & Casino
Sage Run Golf Club

11. Sage Run Golf Club/Bark River
Island Resort & Casino

Timber Stone Golf Course

12. Timber Stone Golf Course/Iron Mountain
Pine Mountain Resort

The Loon Golf Resort

13. The Loon Golf Resort/Gaylord

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jerry Matthews/Bruce Matthews III/Butch Harmon
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    The Lakes:                   70.8 Rating/136 Slope
    The Ridge:                  70.6 Rating/137 Slope
    The Loon:                    72.8 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.8
  • Location
Gull Lake View

14. Gull Lake View/Augusta

  • Holes: 108
  • Course Architects: Darl Scott/Chaarles Scott/Jim Scott/Jon Scott/William Mitchell/Tom Doek/Eric Iverson/Brian Schneider
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Stoatin Brae:                       71.17 Rating/123 Slope
    East:                                        69.0 Rating/130 Slope
    West:                                       70.7 Rating/137 Slope
    Stonehedge North:           72.9 Rating/135 Slope
    Stonehedge South:           72.9 Rating/135 Slope
    Bedford Valley:                   74.2 Rating/137 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets at each course, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker at each course (Stonehedge does not include a Bunker).
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
  • Location
Boyne Mountain Resort
  1. Boyne Mountain/Boyne Falls
    Boyne Golf
  • Holes: 36
  • Course Architects: William Newcomb
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Alpine:         73.6 Rating/140 Slope
    Monument:  73.9 Rating/141 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.1
  • Location

The GolfDay Resort rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the origial architect(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.

  

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Top 25 Public Courses–Texas 2025

Memorial Park

There are some fantastic Golf Resorts in the state of Texas, including Barton Creek, Horseshoe Bay and the brand-new courses at Fields Ranch–but there are a whole lot of terrific daily fee public courses in TX as well.

You always want to look for a good deal, but its key to find one at a solid track so you don’t end up wasting a precious day on the links. For a head start on that, we’ve compiled a list of our 25 highest rated TX public daily fee courses—with details including a link to the course website, course descriptions, paractice facility detail, and google maps for location and directions.

Texas native Jeff Brauer designed 4 of our Top-25, including The Bridges (#5–with Fred Couples), The Wilderness (#6), Tempest Golf Club (#15) and Tangle Ridge (#22).

Keith Foster, renowned for his work restoring and renovating classic courses such as Colonial and Southern Hills, contributed a pair of original designs on our Top-25 (#9 Texas Star and #13 The Quarry).

Tom Doak

Tom Doak, who laid out Pacific Dunes in Oregon (a perennial Golf Digest Top 100 course) designed The Rawls Course at Texas Tech (#2) as well as the renovations at Memorial Park (#4) where the Houston Open will be played at the end of March.

Our #1 Texas Public course, The Golf Club of Houston, is a Rees Jones masterpiece designed in collaboration with PGA Tour player David Toms, while Robert Trent Jones II contributed a terrific municipal layout in Laredo (The Max–#23).

You can also click Texas Public Courses for a comprehensive list of TX courses you can play. To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city where you plan to be.

The Golf Club of Houston
  1. The Golf Club of Houston/Humble

Escalante Golf

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Rees Jones/David Toms/Greg Muirhead
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.4 Rating/148 Slope (Tournament)
  • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 99.2
  • Location
The Rawls Course
  1. The Rawls Course/Lubbock

Texas Tech University/Troon Golf

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2 Rating/138 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3).
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  • Location
White Bluff Golf Club
  1. White Bluff Golf Club/Whitney

Arcis Golf Management

The Bridges Golf Club
  1. The Bridges Golf Club/Gunter

City of Scottsdale/PGA Tour Properties

Memorial Park Golf Course
  1. Memorial Park Golf Course/Houston

City of Houston

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: John Bredemus/Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2 Rating/128 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Two Level Lighted Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.6
  • Location
The Wilderness
  1. The Wilderness/Lake Jackson

City of Lake Jackson/KemperSports

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
  • Location
Buffalo Creek Golf Club
  1. Buffalo Creek Golf Club/Heath

KemperSports

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9 Rating/132 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.0
  • Location
The Golf Clubs at the Tribute
  1. The Golf Clubs at the Tribute/The Colony
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tripp Davis/Justin Leonard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Old American:  75.2 Rating/145
    The Tribute:      73.9 Rating/130
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
  • Location
Texas Star Golf Course
  1. Texas Star Golf Course/Euless

City of Euless

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Keith Foster/Robert McNeil
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Course Description Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
  • Location
Tierra Verde Golf Club
  1. Tierra Verde Golf Club/Arlington

 City of Arlington

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Gary Panks
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/135 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description/Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
  • Location
The Golf Club at Texas A&M
  1. The Golf Club at Texas A&M/College Station

 Texas A&M University/Sterling Golf

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Ralph Plummer/Bruce Littell/Jeffrey Blume
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8 Rating/130 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass and Mats), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
  • Location
Southern Oaks Golf & Tennis Club
  1. Southern Oaks Golf & Tennis Club/Burleson
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Mark Brooks/Britt Logan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.8 Rating/136 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Course Description Expansive Lighted Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
  • Location
The Quarry Golf Club
  1. The Quarry Golf Club/San Antonio
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Keith Foster
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9 Rating/131 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
  • Location
Moody Gardens Golf Course
  1. Moody Gardens Golf Course/Galveston

City of Galveston

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
  • Location
Tempest Golf Club
  1. Tempest Golf Club/Gladewater
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
  • Location
Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club
  1. Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club/Fairview
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Arthur Hills
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/133 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.0
  • Location
Live Oak Golf Club
  1. Live Oak Golf Club/Abilene
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Charles Coody
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2).
  • Course Description/Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.0
  • Location
Pecan Hollow Golf Course
  1. Pecan Hollow Golf Course/Plano

City of Plano

  • Holes: 23 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Five Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Billy Martindale/Don January/Jeffrey Brauer/Jim Colbert/D. A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4 Rating/141 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3).
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.0
  • Location
Golf Club at Star Ranch
  1. Golf Club at Star Ranch/Hutto
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Roy Bechtol/Randy Russell
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4 Rating/130 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
  • Location
Tour 18-Houston
  1. Tour 18-Houston/Humble

 CBIGG Management

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Dave Edsall
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5 Rating/135 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets and Toptracer Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.5
  • Location
Cedar Creek Golf Course
  1. Cedar Creek Golf Course/San Antonio

 City of San Antonio/Alamo City Golf Trail

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann/Jeffrey Blume/Billy Ray Brown
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/136 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
  • Location
Tangle Ridge Golf Club
  1. Tangle Ridge Golf Club/Grand Prairie

 City of Grand Prairie

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Jeffrey Brauer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/136 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
  • Location
The Max
  1. The Max/Laredo

 City of Laredo

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/ 134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.8
  • Location
Cypresswood Golf Club
  1. Cypresswood Golf Club/Spring

 Foresight Golf

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Rick Forester/Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Tradition:       74.2 Rating/140 Slope
    Cypress:         74.1 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (Separate Putting and Chipping Greens with grasses to match each course).
  • Course Descriptions
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
  • Location
Vaaler Creek at Rockin Ranch
  1. Vaaler Creek at Rockin Ranch/Blanco
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Michael Lowry
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
  • Location

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.

 

 

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Top 15 Resorts-Texas 2025

Horseshoe Bay

Texas was already a terrific golf destination with resorts like Barton Creek and Horseshoe Bay, but now a brand-new gem has been added to the top of the list—Fields Ranch, with design by Gil Hanse and Beau Welling.

Now is the time to start making some plans, because it’s already starting to warm up in Austin and April in Dallas-Fort Worth is absolutely perfect with temps in the mid to high 70’s.

Gil Hanse: Fields Ranch East

Our Top 15 Texas Golf Resorts are below, listed by GolfDay Rating. We’ve included links to the Resort Website, as well as direct links for course description and accommodations. We have also provided current USGA course and slope ratings, course architect(s), a practice facility overview, and a link to Google Map and Directions for each location. 

Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw recently renovated there wonderful Cliffside course at Barton Creek, that also includes two fantastic Tom Fazio layouts (Canyons and Foothills), as well as the terrific Arnold Palmer Lakeside design.

Horseshoe Bay Resort offers three great layouts by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Roger Rulewich, who also collaborated to create the iconic courses of the RTJ Golf Trail.

You can also click Texas Public Courses for a comprehensive list of TX courses you can play, listed by GolfDay Rating. To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city where you plan to be.   

Fields Ranch
  1. Fields Ranch/Frisco

Omni Resorts

  • Holes: 46 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses and Ten-Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Gil Hanse/Beau Welling
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    East:    78.9 Rating/152 Slope
    West:   76.3 Rating/140 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Toptracer Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and 18 hole Putting Course (“The Dance Floor”).
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Barton Creek Resort
  1. Barton Creek/Austin

Omni Resorts

  • Holes: 72 (4-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Arnold Palmer
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Canyons:         74.4 Rating/144 Slope
    Foothills:         75.3 Rating/141 Slope
    Cliffside:         72.6 Rating/133 Slope
    Lakeside:         72.4 Rating/140 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Additional Grass Range with Targets and Short Game facility at Fazio Course.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Academy
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.4
  • Location
Horeseshoe Bay Resort
  1. Horseshoe Bay Resort/Horseshoe Bay
  • Holes: 54 (3- Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Slick Rock:      73.2 Rating/134 Slope
    Ram Rocks:     75.2 Rating/139 Slope
    Apple Rock:    74.6 Rating/140 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: 2 Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green (Apple Rock/Ram Rock and Slick Rock). 18-Hole Natural Gras Miniature Golf Course.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.0
  • Location
TPC San Antonio
  1. TPC San Antonio/San Antonio

PGA Tour Golf Properties

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Sergio Garcia/Pete Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Oaks:               76.1 Rating/142 Slope
    Canyons:       73.6 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
  • Location
The Links at Land’s End
  1. The Links at Land’s End/Yantis
La Cantera Resort & Spa
  1. La Cantera Resort & Spa/San Antonio

Benchmark Resorts

Black Jack’s Crossing
  1. Black Jack’s Crossing/Fort McDowell, AZ

Lajitas Golf Resort

The Cliffs at Possum Kingdom Lake
  1. The Cliffs at Possum Kingdom Lake/Graford

Double Diamond Resorts

Lost Pines Golf Club
  1. Lost Pines Golf Club/Lost Pines

Hyatt Regency

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest/Shawn Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.1 Rating/144 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
  • Location
TPC Las Colinas
  1. TPC Las Colinas/Irving

Ritz-Carlton

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Jay Morrish/Byron Nelson/Ben Crenshaw/D. A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard/Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    TPC:                            74.2 Rating/141 Slope
    Cottonwood Valley: 74.8 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.9
  • Location
The Hideout Golf Club & Resort
  1. The Hideout Golf Club & Resort/Brownwood
Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club
  1. Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club/Frisco

Westin Resorts

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/138 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Indoor Golf Simulator.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.2
  • Location
The Woodlands Resort
  1. The Woodlands Resort/The Woodlands
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Joe Lee/Robert von Hagge/Carlton Gipson/Roy Case/Jay Morrish
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Panther Trail: 74.1 Rating/135 Slope
    Oak:               74.0 Rating/136 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 87.1
  • Location
Tapatio Springs Resort
  1. Tapatio Springs Resort/Boerne
Rayburn Country Resort
  1. Rayburn Country Resort/Brookeland

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.

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Top 30 Private Golf Clubs-Texas 2025

Spanish Oaks

There are a whole lot of fantastic public golf courses in the state of Texas, but membership at a private club puts you at the top of the food chain for a quality golf experience. Limited play at private clubs pretty much guarantees that course conditions will be great, and you can also say goodbye to the 5-hour round.

Texas boasts 35 private clubs receiving a GolfDay rating of 90 or higher, among the most of any state in the country, and just under 100 clubs were rated at 80 or better—which means you shouldn’t have to look far to find a top echelon course to call home.    

We’ve included our Top 30 below, or you can spin through all of the private courses in Texas listed by GolfDay Rating. Clubs are listed on the basis of GolfDay Rating, and listings include a link to the club website, the year founded, course architect(s), current USGA course and slope ratings, a link to course description (where available) as well as a link to Google Maps for each location.

Jack Nicklaus

The Texas Top 30 include three original Jack Nicklaus designs, beginning with Whispering Pines (#1) and include the Traditions Club at Texas A&M (co-designed with Jack II), and the Nicklaus course at Carlton Woods.

Tom Fazio, perhaps the most celebrated architect of the past half century, designed five of our Top 30, including the Fazio course at Carlton Woods (#2), Dallas National (#8) and Escondido Golf & Lake Club (#22). Tom also renovated the Jackrabbit course at The Champions Golf Club in Houston (#2), originally laid out by George Fazio (Tom’s uncle and early mentor).

Bluejack National: Tiger Woods Design

Bluejack National by TGR Design, Tiger’s first course which opened to rave reviews back in 2016, is also among our Top 30 at #12.

Pete Dye (#9 Stonebridge Ranch) and Rees Jones (#27 Shadow Hawk) are also included, as well as the fantastic remodel of Tom Fazio’s original Vaquero Club design by Andrew Green. To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and select “where you are” or where you plan to be (by entering the city or zip code). You can also refine your search and save time by adding a description and the features you are looking for.

Whispering Pines Golf Club
  1. Whispering Pines Golf Club/Trinity
  • Founded: 2000
  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen-Hole Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Chet Williams
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.0 rating/150 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  • Location
The Club at Carlton Woods
  1. The Club at Carlton Woods/The Woodlands
  • Founded: 2001
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Nicklaus: 78.1 Rating/148 Slope
    Fazio:       75.7 Rating/143 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.3
  • Location
Champions Golf Club
  1. Champions Golf Club/Houston
  • Founded: 1957
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses
  • Course Architects: Ralph Plummer/George Fazio/Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Cypress Creek: 75.8 Rating/134 Slope
    Jackrabbit:        74.4 Rating/138 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.3
  • Location
Brook Hollow Golf Club
  1. Brook Hollow Golf Club/Dallas
  • Founded: 1920
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Perry Maxwell/Ralph Plummer/Jay Morrish/Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2 rating/139 Slope
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.2
  • Location
Dallas Athletic Club
  1. Dallas Athletic Club/Dallas
  • Founded: 1954
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Ralph Plummer/Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Blue: 73.8 Rating/140 Slope
    Gold: 75.0 Rating/143 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
  • Location
Colonial Country Club
  1. Colonial Country Club/Fort Worth
  • Founded: 1936
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Perry Maxwell/Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave/Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.5 Rating/137 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.6
  • Location
Shady Oaks Country Club
  1. Shady Oaks Country Club/Fort Worth
  • Founded: 1958
  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen-Hole Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Lawrence Hughes/Ralph Plummer/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Geoff Ogilvy/Mike Cocking/Ashley Mead
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/138 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.0
  • Location
Dallas National Golf Club
  1. Dallas National Golf Club/Dallas
  • Founded: 2002
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.2 Rating/147 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.3
  • Location
Stonebridge Ranch Country Club
  1. Stonebridge Ranch Country Club/McKinney
  • Founded: 1988
  • Holes: 45 (3 Nine-Hole Courses and Eighteen Hole Course)
  • Course Architects: Arthur Hills/John Colligan/Lanny Watkins/Kurt Bowman/Pete Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Chisolm/Hills:                 37.3 Rating/131 Slope                
    Cimmeron/Hills:            37.0 Rating/131 Slope
    Saddleback/Hills:         36.7 Rating/129 Slope
    Dye:                                     77.5 Rating/151 Slope                                
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.3
  • Location
Vaquero Club
  1. Vaquero Club/Westlake
  • Founded: 2001
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Andrew Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.3 Rating/152 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.2
  • Location
University of Texas Golf Club
  1. University of Texas Golf Club/Austin
  • Founded: 2003
  • Holes: 24 (Eighteen-Hole Course and Six Hole Spieth Lower 40)
  • Course Architects: Roy Bechtol/Randy Russell
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.6 Rating/145 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.2
  • Location
Bluejack National
  1. Bluejack National/Montgomery
  • Founded: 2016
  • Holes: 28 (18 Championship Course and 10 Hole Par 3 “The Playgrounds”)
  • Course Architect: Tiger Woods
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.8 Rating/135 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
  • Location
Traditions Club at Texas A&M
  1. Traditions Club at Texas A&M/Bryan
  • Founded: 2004
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.6 Rating/152 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.9
  • Location
River Oaks
  1. River Oaks Country Club/Houston
  • Founded: 1924
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Ralph Plummer/Joe Finger/Rees Jones/Tom Fazio/Logan Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9 Rating/137 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
  • Location
Northwood Club
  1. Northwood Club/Dallas
  • Founded: 1950
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: William Diddel/Ralph Plummer/Marvin Ferguson/Jay Morrish/Tripp Davis
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6 Rating/138 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
  • Location
Royal Oaks Country Club
  1. Royal Oaks Country Club, Dallas
  • Founded: 1969
  • Holes:18
  • Course Architects: Don January/Billy Martindale/Arthur Davis/Jay Morrish/D.A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.0 Rating/138 Slope
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
  • Location
Big Easy Ranch
  1. Big Easy Ranch
  • Founded: 2016
  • Holes: 27
  • Course Architect: Chet Williams
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    The Covey:    76.1 Rating/147 Slope
    The Antler:    29.6 Rating/107 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
  • Location
Austin Country Club
  1. Austin Country Club
  • Founded: 2015
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Pete Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7 Rating/150 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
  • Location
Lakewood Country Club
  1. Lakewood Country Club
  • Founded: 1912
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/Ralph Plummer/Leon Howard/Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3 Rating/137 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
  • Location
TPC Craig Ranch
  1. TPC Craig Ranch
  • Founded: 2004
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Weiskopf
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.7 Rating/147 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.7
  • Location
Oak Hills Country Club
  1. Oak Hills Country Club
  • Founded: 1922
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: A.W. Tillinghast/Joe Finer/Ron Kirby/Jay Morrish/Tripp Davis
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3 Rating/142 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
  • Location
Escondido Golf & Lake Club
  1. Escondido Golf & Lake Club
  • Founded: 2006
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9 Rating/143 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.0
  • Location
River Crest Country Club
  1. River Crest Country Club
  • Founded: 1911
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/A.W. Tillinghast/John Colligan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.1 Rating/137 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
  • Location
Spanish Oaks Golf Club
  1. Spanish Oaks Golf Club
  • Founded: 2002
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Bobby Weed
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5 Rating/150 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
  • Location
Midland Country Club
  1. Midland Country Club
  • Founded: 1927
  • Holes: 27
  • Course Architects: Ralph Plummer/Edmund Ault/Tom Clark/Steve Wolfard/D.A. Weibring
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.1 Rating/131 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
  • Location
Shadow Hawk Golf Club
  1. Shadow Hawk Golf Club
  • Founded: 1999
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.6 Rating/139 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
  • Location
Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club
  1. Driftwood Golf and Ranch Club
  • Founded: 2020
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.3 Rating/143 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.6
  • Location
Las Colinas Country Club
  1. Las Colinas Country Club
  • Founded: 1963
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Jim Lipe
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4 Rating/138 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.5
  • Location
Gleneagles Country Club
  1. Gleneagles Country Club
  • Founded: 1986
  • Holes: 36
  • Course Architects: Robert Von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Damien Pascuzzo/Steve Pate
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Kings:         74.7 Rating/143 Slope
    Queens:     74.6 Rating/141 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.4
  • Location
The Clubs at Kingswood
  1. The Clubs at Kingwood
  • Founded: 1974
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann/Bruce Litell/Byron Nelson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Kingswood-Island:    75.1 Rating/143 Slope
    Kingswood-Forest:    74.9 Rating/142 Slope
    Kingswood-Lake:       73.6 Rating/134 Slope
    Kingswood-Marsh:    73.1 Rating/134 Slope
    Deerwood:                    75.1 Rating/132 Slope
  • Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.3
  • Location

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.

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Top Golf Resorts and Public Courses: Myrtle Beach 2025

Barefoot Resort, Myrtle Beach

It’s just about time to start planning your spring golf trip, and Myrtle Beach is always the #1 destination offering more than seventy public courses, great food, terrific nightlife, and a gorgeous ocean sunrise.  

Myrtle Beach weather is getting better and better every day now, and temps will rise into the mid 60’s by early March and keep climbing toward the 70’when April arrives.

Many of the great modern architects are on display among the wide variety of courses in the Myrtle Beach area, including Tom Fazio (Barefoot Resort and TPC Myrtle Beach), Pete Dye (Barefoot and Prestwick), Rees Jones (The Dunes Golf & Beach Club and Arcadian Shores), Tom Doak (Legends Resort) and Jack Nicklaus (Pawleys Plantation).

Roger Rulewich, who collaborated with Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to sculpt the wonderful courses along the RTJ Golf Trail in Alabama, laid out another fantastic track at the Grande Dunes Resort Club.

Mike Strantz: Masterpieces at Caledonia and True Blue

There are also the two masterpieces left to us by Mike Strantz at Caledonia and True Blue. Strantz, named by Golfweek Magazine in 2000 as one of the 10 greatest architects of all time, designed only nine courses—all of them highly acclaimed—before he passed away at only 50 years of age. 

There are two golf trails in the Myrtle Beach area as well–The Hammock Coast Golf Trail and The Myrtle Beach Golf Trail, each offering a variety of great tracks. 

If you are looking for deals and packages, check out Myrtle Beach Golf and Myrle Beach Golf Trips.

Our Top 3 MB Golf Resorts and 30 best public courses are below, listed by GolfDay Rating. We’ve included links to the resort or course website, as well as direct links for course descriptions. Current USGA course and slope ratings, course architect(s), a practice facility overview, and a link to Google Map and Directions for each location is provided as well. 

You can also click Myrtle Beach Area Public Courses for a comprehensive list of all public courses within 50 miles of MB, or to view courses near to where you’ll be, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city or zip code. 

Resorts

Barefoot Resort
  1. Barefoot Resort & Golf/Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Davis Love III/Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Norman:          74.2 Rating/141 Slope
    Love:               74.9 Rating/141 Slope
    Fazio:              73.4 Rating/144 Slope
    Dye:                76.0 Rating/143 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Lighted and Covered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Dyer and Greg Norman Golf Academies.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Grande Dunes Resort Club
  1. Grande Dunes Resort Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Marina Inn
Legends Resort
  1. Legends Resort/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Arnold Palmer Golf
  • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Doak/P.B. Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Parkland:         74.3 Rating/144 Slope
    Moorland:       73.6 Rating/143 Slope
    Heathland:      73.3 Rating/143 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.9
  • Location

Public

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
  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: 76.3 Rating/149 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 99.6
  • Location
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
  1. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club/Pawleys Island, SC
    Hammock Coast Golf Trail
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.4 Rating/144 Slope
  • 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).
  • Course Description
  • Golf Academy
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.5
  • Location
Prestwick Country Club
  1. Prestwick Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
Tidewater Golf Club
  1. Tidewater Golf Club/North Myrtle Beach, SC
    Kemper Sports
True Blue Plantation
  1. True Blue Plantation/Pawleys Island, SC
    Hammock Coast Golf Trail
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/143 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Golf Academy
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  • Location
Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
  1. Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club/Pawleys Island, SC
    Hammock Coast Golf Trail
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Rick Jacobson/Troy Vincent
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/144 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Mats Monday-Wednesday/Grass Thursday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Golf School
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.7
  • Location
Wild Wing Plantation
  1. Wild Wing Plantation/Conway, SC
  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole and Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: William Byrd/Jeffrey Brauer/Larry Nelson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Avocet:          74.5 Rating/147 Slope
    Hummingbird: 35.1 Rating/138 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
  • Location
Arcadian Shores Golf Club
  1. Arcadian Shores Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Rees Jones/Ron Cutlip
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/146 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.3
  • Location
River Hills Golf & Country Club
  1. River Hills Golf & Country Club/Little River, SC
    Founders Group International
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Jackson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2 Rating/142 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
  • Location
Thistle Golf Club
  1. Thistle Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC
  • Holes:27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Tim Cate
  • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
    Cameron:    37.0 Rating/142 Slope
    MacKay:    37.4 Rating/140 Slope
    Stewart:      36.6 Rating/140 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
  • Location
Wachesaw East
  1. Wachesaw East/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/Hammock Coast Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Clyde Johnson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/146 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.1
  • Location
Brunswick Golf Club
  1. Brunswick Golf Club/Calabash, NC
    Heritage Golf Group
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Willard Byrd/Clyde Johnston
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Magnolia:        36.4 Rating/133 Slope
    Dogwood:       36.8 Rating/137 Slope
    Azalea:            36.7 Rating/131 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
  • Location
The Pearl Golf Links
  1. The Pearl Golf Links/Calabash, NC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Dan Maples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    East:    36.2 Rating/135 Slope
    West:   37.0 Rating/141 Slope
    North   35.9 Rating/127 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.7
  • Location
Tradition Golf Club
  1. Tradition Golf Club/Pawleys Island, SC
    Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Ron Garl
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5 Rating/147 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Photos
  • Layout
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
  • Location
TPC Myrtle Beach
  1. TPC Myrtle Beach/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Hammock Coast Golf Trail
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3 Rating/154 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
  • Photos/Layout
  • Golf School
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
  • Location
Man O’ War Golf Club
  1. Man O’ War Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Dan Maples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4 Rating/151 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Description/Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
  • Location
Pine Lakes Country Club
  1. Pine Lakes Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
    Founders Group International
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Robert White/Craig Schreiner/Rick Robbins
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/135 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Putting and Chipping Greens (Myrtlewood Driving Range is available for Warm-up–2 miles away).
  • Course Description/Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.1
  • Location
Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club
  1. Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club/Sunset Beach, NC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Dan Maples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Sand:    34.8 Rating/131 Slope
    Piper:   36.1 Rating/131 Slope
    Bay:     36.4 Rating/142 Slope                       
  • Practice Facilities: Three Level Grass Driving Range with Targe, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
  • Location
Eagle Nest Golf Club
  1. Eagle Nest Golf Club/Little River, SC
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Gene Hamm
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.2 Rating/147 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Layout
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.6
  • Location
Myrtle Beach National Golf Club
  1. Myrtle Beach National Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Francis Duane/Arnold Palmer/Michael Hurdzan/Victoria Martz/Brandon Johnson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Kings North:   73.9 Rating/137 Slope
    South Creek:   70.9/Rating/128 Slope
    West:               72.6 Rating/125 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.5
  • Location
Rivers Edge Golf Club
  1. Rivers Edge Golf Club/Shallotte, NC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7 Rating/142 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green.
  • Layout
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
  • Location
Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links
  1. Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links/Little River, SC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/The Glens Golf Group/East Coast Golf Management
Meadowlands Golf Club
  1. Meadowlands Golf Club/Calabash, NC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Willard Byrd/David Johnson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/132 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.9
  • Location
Founders Club at Pawleys Island
  1. Founders Club at Pawleys Island/Pawleys Island, SC
    Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Gene Hamm/Thomas Walker
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/148 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Warm Up Bays with Net, Expansive Putting and Chipping Green with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.9
  • Location
Heritage Club
  1. Heritage Club/Calabash, SC
    Legends Golf/Arnold Palmer Golf
Diamondback Golf Club
  1. Diamondback Golf Club/Loris, SC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Management
Lockwood Folly Country Club
  1. Lockwood Folly Country Club/Holden Beach, NC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club
  1. Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club/Conway, SC
    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/The Glens Group
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Clyde Johnston
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Layout
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.1
  • Location
Arrowhead Country Club
  1. Arrowhead Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC    
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Jackson/Raymond Floyd
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Cypress:       36.2 Rating/152 Slope
    Lakes:           35.8 Rating/142 Slope
    Waterway:   36.2 Rating/140 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.8
  • Location
Carolina National Golf Club
  1. Carolina National Golf Club/Calabash, NC
    GreatLife Golf
  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Gene Bates/Fred Couples/Kipp Schulties
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Egret: 37.6 Rating/145 Slope
    Heron: 37.6 Rating/147 Slope
    Ibis:     37.0 Rating/144 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.7
  • Location

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, current local and national rankings by Golf Digest and Golfweek, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews. The resort rating also includes a factor for the variety of courses located at the property as well as the quality of accommodations and level of service.

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Top 15 Resorts-Arizona 2024/2025

Dove Mountain–Ritz-Carlton, Manana

If you have yet to experience desert golf, now is the time to start making some plans for AZ. In early February the temperature in Phoenix starts hitting the low 70’s, and continues to climb through the 80’s in March and April—generally cracking 90 sometime in early May.

Our Top 15 Arizona Golf resorts are below, listed by GolfDay Rating. We’ve included links to the Resort Website, as well as direct links for course description and accommodations. We have also provided current USGA course and slope ratings, course architect(s), a practice facility overview, and a link to Google Map and Directions for each location. 

We-Ko-Pa in Fort McDowell is No.1, with two fantastic eighteen-hole layouts (Cholla, designed by Scott Miller and Seguaro, by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw)

Jack Nicklaus: La Paloma and Dove Mountain

Ventana Canyon was a very close second with a pair of terrific Tom Fazio deigns, and Jack Nicklaus laid out two of our top 10 (No. 5 La Paloma and No. 7 Dove Mountain).

Take a look at our AZ Top 40 Public, or click Arizona Public Courses for a comprehensive list of all Arizona courses you can play (shown by Golfday Rating).

To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city where you plan to be.   

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club

1. We-Ko-Pa Golf Club/Fort McDowell, AZ
We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Scott Miller/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Cholla:             73.4 Rating/138 Slope
    Saguaro:         72.0 Rating/137 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • RV Park
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.4
  • Location
Ventana Canyon Golf & Club

2. Ventana Canyon Golf & Club/Tucson, Arizona
Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Canyon:           72.1 Rating/137 Slope
    Mountain:       72.9 Rating/141 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Green Fees.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.3
  • Location
Troon North Golf

3. Troon North Golf Club/Scottsdale, AZ
Four Seasons

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish/Phil Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Monument:                 73.3 Rating/148 Slope
    Pinnacle:                      73.2 Rating/147 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Video Tour
  • Performance Center
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.9
  • Location
AK-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

4. AK-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club/Maricopa, AZ
Harrah’s AK-Chin Casino & Resort

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Lee Schmidt/Brian Curley/Fred Couples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.5 Rating/142 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and “Mini Dunes” Nine Hole Par 3 Practice Course (Open Dec. 15-April 1). Range Balls included with Green Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • Accommodations/Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.3
  • Location
La Paloma Country Club

5. La Paloma Country Club/Tucson, AZ
The Westin

  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Canyon:        36.8 Rating/149 Slope
    Ridge:            36.1 Rating/151 Slope
    Hill:                 35.9 Rating/144 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Covered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Junior Golf
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.6
  • Location
Wildfire Golf Club

6. Wildfire Golf Club/Phoenix, AZ
JW Marriot Desert Ridge

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Nick Faldo
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Palmer:          72.7 Rating/142 Slope
    Faldo:             72.2 Rating/132 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Golf School.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.6
  • Location
The Golf Club at Dove Mountain

7. The Golf Club at Dove Mountain/Marana, AZ
Ritz-Carlton

  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Saguaro:         37.2 Rating/151 Slope
    Tortolita:         37.0 Rating/144 Slope
    Wild Burro:    37.0 Rating/143 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Green Fee.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.6
  • Location
Ranch at Caballeros

8.  Rancho at Caballeros/Wickenburg

Tucson National

9. Tucson National/Tucson, AZ
Omni Resorts

  • Holes 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Robert Von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Tom Lehman
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Catalina:          74.3 Rating/133 Slope
    Sonoran:          70.7 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Green Fee.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf School
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.3
  • Location
Lookout Mountain Golf Club

10. Lookout Mountain Golf Club/Phoenix, AZ
Pointe Hilton

Starr Pass Golf Club

11. Starr Pass Golf Club/Tucson AZ
JW Marriot/Troon Golf

  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Bob Cupp/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/B
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Rattler:            36.7 Rating/141 Slope
    Coyote:           36.6 Rating/139 Slope
    Roadrunner:   35.3 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
  • Location
Gold Canyon Golf Resort

12. Gold Canyon Golf Resort/Gold Canyon, AZ

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Ken Kavanaugh/Greg Nash/Jeff Hardin
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Dinosaur Mountain:  71.5 Rating/144 Slope
    Sidewinder:                 71.4 Rating/133 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf School.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Golf Academy
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.5
  • Location
The Wigwam Resort

13. The Wigwam Resort/Litchfield Park

  • Holes: 54 (3-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Red Lawrence/Jeff Hardin/Greg Nash/Forrest Richardson/Tom Lehman
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    Gold:               75.0 Rating/137 Slope
    Red:                72.0 Rating/125 Slope
    Blue:                70.4 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Golf School.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.1
  • Location
Sewailo Golf Club

14. Sewailo Golf Club/Tucson, AZ
Casino Del Sol

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Notah Begay/Ty Butler
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/137 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens
  • Course Description.
  • Accommodations
  • RV Park
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.0
  • Location
The Boulders

15. The Boulders/Carefree, AZ

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.

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Top 25 Public Courses-Arizona 2024/2025

Grayhawk: Raptor Course, Scottsdale AZ

Arizona has quite a few fantastic Golf Resorts, including We-Ko-Pa, Ventana Canyon, Troon North and AK-Chin Southern Dunes, but there are plenty of terrific daily fee public courses as well should you want to plan a winter get away that doesn’t crush the wallet.

You always want to look for a good deal, but its key to find one at a solid track so you don’t end up wasting a precious day on the links–and now is the time to begin planning because Phoenix temps have begun pushing into the 70’s and will continue north through February.

For a head start on that, we’ve compiled a list of our 25 highest rated AZ public daily fee courses—with details including a link to the course website and google maps for location and directions.

Arizona native Gary Panks designed 5 of our Top-25, including The Talon course at Grayhawk (#4), Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia (No. 8), The Legacy Golf club (No. 12), and Raven Golf Club in Phoenix (No. 17).

The first family of golf course architecture, Robert Trent Jones, RTJ II and Rees Jones, also made substantial contributions to Arizona public golf including #2 Quintero (Rees Jones), #3 Las Sendas (RTJ II), and The Oakcreek Country Club in Sedona (original Robert Trent Jones with RTJ II renovations).  

Robert Trent Jones II also designed Arizona National (#11) and Dove Valley Ranch (#19).

Jack Nicklaus (#10–The Golf Club at Estrella) and Tom Fazio (#4–Raptor at Grayhawk) contributed a pair of desert masterpieces as well.

You can also click Arizona Public Courses for a comprehensive list of AZ courses you can play. To view courses by location, use the GolfDay Search Engine and enter the city where you plan to be.   

TPC Scottsdale, AZ
  1. TPC Scottsdale/Scottsdale

City of Scottsdale/PGA Tour Properties

  • 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:    73.2/135

Quintero Golf & Country Club

2. Quintero Golf & Country Club/Peoria

Troon Golf

Las Sendas Golf Club

3. Las Sendas Golf Club/Mesa

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/141
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range (flight restricted balls), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Golf Academy
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.0
  • Location
Grayhawk Golf Club

4. Grayhawk Golf Club/Scottsdale

Arcis Golf Management

  • Holes:  36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/David Graham/Gary Panks
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Raptor:  74.7/142
Talon:    74.0/149       

Copper Canyon Golf Club

5. Copper Canyon Golf Club/Buckeye

Troon Golf

  • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole courses)
  • Course Architects: Lee Schmidt/Brian Curley
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Mountain:  36.8/130
Lake:          35.4/131
Vista:          36.0/127

The Oakcreek Country Club

6. The Oakcreek Country Club/Sedona

The Trilogy Golf Club

7. Trilogy Golf Club/Peoria

Verrado Golf Club

8. Verrado Golf Club/Buckeye

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole courses)
  • Course Architects:  John Fought/Tom Lehman
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Founder’s:       73.5/135
Victory:            73.6/138

Golf Club of Estrella

9. Golf Club of Estrella/Goodyear

Troon Golf

  • Holes:  18
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II/Phil Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/139
  • Practice Facilities: Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Photos
  • Instruction
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.0           
  • Location
Arizona National Golf Club

10. Arizona National Golf Club/Tucson

Indigo Sports

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.4/137
  • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Bunkered Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.  
  • Course Description
  • Instruction
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.7
  • Location
The Legacy Golf Club

11. The Legacy Golf Club/Phoenix

El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Club

12. El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Club/Orro Valley

Town of Orro Valley/Indigo Sports

  • Holes:  45 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine-Hole Course)
  • Course Architects: Greg Nash/Jeff Hardin
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Canada:             71.7/137
Conquistador:   72.2/129
Pusch Ridge:    33.5/126

Laughlin Ranch Golf Club

13. Laughlin Ranch Golf Club/Bullhead City

 Troon Golf

Longbow Golf Club

14. Longbow Golf Club/Mesa

Troon Golf

Raven Golf Club

15. Raven Golf Club/Phoenix

Arcis Golf Management

San Ignacio Golf Club

16. San Ignacio Golf Club/Green Valley

Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club

 17. Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club/Cave Creek

Aguila Golf Course

18. Aguila Golf Course/Phoenix

 City of Phoenix

  • Holes:  27 (Eighteen Hole Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architect: Gary Panks
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/130
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Par 3
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.6
  • Location
Power Ranch Golf Club

19. Power Ranch Golf Club/Gilbert

 Troon Golf

StoneRidge Golf Course

20. StoneRidge Golf Course/Prescott Valley

Oakwood Country Club

21. Oakwood Country Club/Sun Lakes

       IronOaks at Sun Lakes

  • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Ken Kavanaugh
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Lakes:           35.9/131
Palms:           35.4/130           
Sonoran:        35.5/119

Quarry Pines Golf Club

22. Quarry Pines Golf Club/Tucson

        KemperSports

  • Holes:  18
  • Course Architects: Brian Huntley/Jack Gilmore/Ross Graves
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 70.2/132
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Instruction
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.2
  • Location
Legend Trail Golf Club

23. Legend Trail Golf Club/Scottsdale

  • Holes:  18
  • Course Architects: Arthur Jack Snyder/Forrest Richardson/Rees Jones/Greg Muirhead
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.9/139
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Golf School
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.9
  • Location
Red Mountain Ranch Country Club

24. Red Mountain Ranch Country Club/Mesa

Ocotillo Golf Club

25. Ocotillo Golf Club/Chandler

  Mickelson Golf Properties/Arcis Golf

  • Holes: 27 (3-Nine-Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Ted Robinson, Sr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Oasis:    36.4/132
Sky:        36.3/136
Valley:   35.6/128

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.

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LIV Golf 2025: Preview and Power Rankings

Jon Rahm: Looks to light it up in 2025

Jon Rahm had a phenomenal 2024 LIV season, capping off the year with a dominating 3-shot victory over Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia at the final event of the year in Chicago and finished atop our LIV Power Rankings by a wide margin.

Rahm’s performance at the ’24 majors, however, has no doubt left him burning through the winter with just one Top-10 finish (Open Championship)—so you can bet he will be laser focused in 2025 (uh-oh Scottie).

2024 was a break-out season for Joaquin Niemann as he led our Power Rankings through most of the year until Rahm finally ran him down with a win at the UK and then followed with a runner-up at the Greenbrier.

Although Niemann faltered a bit down the stretch, he still finished well ahead of #3 Bryson DeChambeau, in spite of Bryson’s fantastic performance at the ’24 major championships.

It also seems the Masters Tournament Committee was keeping an eye on Niemann’s fantastic 2024 LIV season, offering Joaquin a special invitation to Augusta National in April.

Joaquin Niemann: Heading for Augusta

All the leaders in our year-end rankings recorded a Top 10 finish in the final event of 2024 at Bolingbrook Golf Club, so when you look at the way the big guns finished up the year, the 2025 LIV season should deliver a ton of excitement.

Keep in mind that 12 LIV players are included among our All-Time Top 100 Players, starting with Phil at #9, DJ at #29, Sergio at #32 and Lee Westwood at #34.

Jon Rahm broke into the top 50 with his T7 at The Open Championship, and Bryson BeChambeau moved up to #91 with his win at the U.S. Open, runner-up at The PGA and T6 at The Masters.

Brooks Koepka, currently #57, can move into the the top 50 all-time with a big year at the ’25 majors (and he is due after last year where he made all the cuts but failed to record a Top-10).

Power Rankings Overview

Players are 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 major championships.

Top 5

No. 1 Jon Rahm: 110.2 Rating  Jon started the ’24 season with a T3 at Mayakoba and kept his foot on the gas all year, finishing in the top 10 week after week until finally torching the field with 2 wins and a runner-up in the final 3 events of the year.

In 12 LIV tournaments, Rahm recorded 2 wins, a runner-up, 5 Top 5’s and 4 Top 10’s—with an average finish of 4.8.

Unless he suffers a signifacant injury, Rahm will dominate again in 2025—and it’s a good bet there will be another major championship trophy on his mantel before the year is out.

No. 2 Joaquin Niemann: 99.1 Rating

Joaquin jumped out early winning 2 of the first 3 events of 2024 (Mayakoba and Jedda), and applied heat through the final round of the last tournament of the year in Chicago.

In 13 events, Joaquin recorded 2 wins, 2 runner-ups, 3 Top 5’s and 3 Top 10’s, with an average finish of 8.9.

Rest assured, the sweet swinging Niemann, who only just turned 26 in November, will continue to dog Rahm though the 2025 season (and perhaps grab a major championship as well).

Bryson: Huge year at the Majors in ’24

No. 3 Bryson DeChambeau: 90.2 Rating

The 2024 LIV season was a good one for Bryson with 2-Top 5’s and 5-Top 10’s, but considering his powerhouse performance at the major championships (including his second U.S. Open win), you would have expected quite a bit more—particularly after recording 2 LIV wins in 2023. 

Still, DeChambeau was very consistent throughout the season and ended the year at 4th in average finish (12.8)—look for Bryson to elevate his game further at LIV events, while remaining a force (and a big draw) at the majors in 2025.

No. 4 Tyrell Hatton: 87.8 Rating

Hatton posted a win in Nashville at The Grove in 2024, his debut season with LIV, and also recorded a runner-up, 4 Top 5’s and a Top 10.

Tyrell posted an average finish of 10.2, 3rd in the league behind Rahm and Niemann, while recording his best ever showing (T9) at The Masters.

Hatton is loaded with talent, and if he keeps his temper in check it’s almost certain he will record another win (or two) in 2025

Brooks Koepka: 5 LIV wins

No. 5 Brooks Koepka: 79.6

Brooks notched 2 more LIV wins in 2024 (Singapore and Greenbrier), bringing his league leading total to 5 since joining LIV in 2022 (and matching his number in major championship victories).

In spite of the wins, Koepka’s 2024 season was dissapointing, with an average finish of 16.4 which ranked him at 10th in the league. Brooks also failed to record a Top-10 at any of the majors (although he made the cut in all of them).

Koepka appears as fit as he’s ever been, but he will turn 34 years old in May and the clock is beginning to tick—it’s time for Brooks to bring the hammer down more often at LIV events to sharpen his game, particularly those preceding the major championships.

A sixth major win would bring Koepka even with Phil and Lee Trevino, and two more tie’s him with Arnie and Sam Snead—look for Brooks to make his move in 2025.

Movers

Serdio Garcia: 2024 Comeback

Sergio Garcia: Sergio nailed down his first LIV win in 2024 at Andalucia, and also recorded 3 runner-up finishes (Mayakoba, Miami and Chicago), while adding a T5 at Houston and T8 at The Greenbrier.

Sergio ended the year at No. 6 in our Power Rankings and 6th in average finish at 14.7—a big jump from his 2023 season.

Although Garcia just turned 45, he’s in fantastic shape and remains one of the premier ball-strikers in golf–don’t expect him to fade away any time soon.

Louis Oosthuizen: Sweet Swing

Louis Oosthuizen: Oosthuizen looked like the Louis of old in 2024, recording a runner-up (Adelaide), a T4 (Andalucia), and 4 Top 10’s. He also ended the year 5th in average finish at 14.6, jumping to 9th in our power rankings.

Let’s hope the back holds up in 2025, because there is nothing more enjoyable than watching Oosthuizen strike a laser-like long iron pin seeker (see double eagle at Augusta in 2012.)

Smith looking for rebound in ’25

Cameron Smith: After leading our Power Rankings in ’23 with 2 LIV wins, a runner-up, 2-T5’s and a pair of Top-10’s (as well as a couple of major Top-10’s), Smith went winless in 2024 and plummented all the way down to No.7.

Cam didn’t exactly fall off a cliff though, with 3 runner-up finishes, 4 Top-10’s and a T6 at The Masters—but two extremely poor performances (Houston and Chicago) knocked his Average Finish down to 17.3 (12th in the League).

Expect Smith and his putter to get back on track with a couple of wins in ’25, and if that wand heats up at a major he will be very tough to beat.

Riyadh Golf Club, Saudi Arabia: Feb 6-8, 2025   

2025 LIV Schedule

Riyadh: Riyadh Golf Club, Saudi Arabia(February 6–8)

Adelaide: The Grange Golf Club, Australia (February 14–16)

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong (March 7–9)

Singapore: Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore (March 14–16)

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Top 25 Golf Resorts-Florida 2024/2025

The Breakers, West Palm Beach

When the winter chill has set in and the holidays are in the rear view, it’s time to start planning a golf get-away—and Florida is the premier destination for great weather and top-notch golf.

We’ve compiled our Top 25 Florida Resorts for 2024-2025, listed by GolfDay Rating with web-site links as well as course description, accommodations and map location to make it easy to browse and formulate your plan.

Tom Fazio designs are included in 4 of the Top 25, including PGA Village (No. 4) and PGA National (No. 8) as well as the Ritz-Carlton Members Club in Sarasota and Omni Amelia Island.

Arnold Palmer Design has a strong presence with 5 among the Top 25, beginning with Bay Hill (No. 6) and the Palmer Course at PGA National. 

PGA National: Jack’s “Bear Trap”

Sandestin (No. 5) and The Breakers (No. 10) each include Rees Jones designs, and Jack Nicklaus weighed in as well with PGA National’s Champion course and the iconic “Bear Trap,” as well as his wonderful new designs at Grand Cypress in Orlando (No. 19).  

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).

Streamsong Resort/The Chain: Coore & Crenshaw Short Course

Streamsong, our No. 1 Florida golf resort with 3 fantastic layouts by Tom Doak, Coore & Crenshaw and Gil Hanse, got even better with the addition of a new fabulous short course (“The Chain”).  

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).

Any time you are looking for great public golf, or planning a vacation, the GolfDay Search Engine makes it easy to find the best courses and a better bang for your buck. 

Streamsong Resort

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

TPC Sawgrass

2. 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:                      76.8 Rating/155 Slope
Dye’s Valley:               74.0 Rating/134 Slope

Trump National Doral

3. 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

PGA Village

4. 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

Sandestin Golf and Beach Club

5. 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:   74.4 Rating/148 Slope
Raven:            73.2 Rating/137 Slope
Links:              72.7 Rating/139 Slope
Baytowne:    73.7 Rating/141 Slope

Bay Hill Club & Loge

6. Bay Hill Club & Lodge/Orlando, FL

     Arnold Palmer Golf

  • 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

The Ritz Carlton Golf Resort-Tiburon

7. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort-Tiburon/Naples, FL

     Ritz-Carlton

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

Black:             73.5 Rating/144 Slope
Gold:               75.7 Rating/145 Slope

PGA National Resort

8. PGA National Resort/Palm Beach Gardens, FL

  • Holes: 90 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses, Match-Play Course 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
Estate:                       72.6 Rating/138 Slope

ChampionsGate Golf Club

9. ChampionsGate Golf Club/Champions Gate, FL

     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:            75.3 Rating/138 Slope
National:                     75.0 Rating/136 Slope

The Breakers

10. 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:              74.5 Rating/143 Slope

Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge

11. 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

Waldorf Golf Club

12. Waldorf Astoria Golf Club/Orlando, FL

       Waldorf Astoria

Reunion Resort & Golf Club

13. 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

Mission Inn Resort & Club

14. Mission Inn Resort & Club/Howey-in-the-Hills, FL

        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:                75.4 Rating/132 Slope

Innisbrook Resort

15. Innisbrook Resort/Palm Harbor, FL

       Salamander Golf & Beach Resort

  • Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Larry Packard/Roger Packard/Jerry Pate
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Copperhead: 75.6 Rating/144 Slope
Island:            75.5 Rating/142 Slope
North:             69.9 Rating/126 Slope
South:             71.9 Rating/133 Slope

The Resort at Longboat Key

16. The Resort at Longboat Key/Longboat Key, FL

       The Opal Collection

  • Holes: 45 (Eighteen Hole Course and 3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Willard Byrd/William Mitchell/Ron Garl
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Links:           74.6 Rating/142 Slope
Red Hawk:   36.9 Rating/144 Slope
White Egret: 36.9 Rating/138 Slope
Blue Heron:  37.2 Rating/153 Slope

Ritz-Carlton Members Club

17. Ritz-Carlton Members Club/Sarasota, FL

        Ritz-Carlton

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club

18. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

       Florida Historic Golf Trail

  • Holes: 36 ((2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: W. D. Clark/Herbert Strong/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Joe Lee/Robert Walker/Bobby Weed/Allan MacCurrach
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Ocean:   73.5 Rating/141 Slope
Lagoon: 68.4 Rating/126 Slope

JW Marriot Marco Island

19. 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

Grand Cypress Golf Club

20. Grand Cypress Golf Club/Orlando, FL

       Evermore Orlando Resort

  • Holes: 36 (Two Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Cypress: 74.0 Rating/127 Slope
Links:     71.9 Rating/121 Slope

Gasparilla Inn & Golf Club

21. Gasparilla Inn & Golf Club/Boca Grande, FL

Biltmore Golf Course

22. Biltmore Golf Course/Coral Gables, FL

       The Biltmore Hotel/Florida Historic Golf Trail

Omni Amelia Island

23. Omni Amelia Island/Amelia Island, FL

        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/Beau Welling
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Long Point:                 73.1 Rating/137 Slope
Oak Marsh:                 72.4 Rating/134 Slope

Shingle Creek Golf Club

24. Shingle Creek Golf Club/Orlando, FL

       The Rosen Hotel

Lost Key Golf & Beach Club

25. Lost Key Golf & Beach Club/Pensacola, FL

       Perdido Beach 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

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