Author: John Gilrain

U.S. Top 50 University Courses: 2024

Kampen Golf Course, Pete Dye Design: Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex at Purdue University

Many of the premier University courses in the U.S. are found at schools that are known for nationally ranked athletic teams, such as Indiana University (Pfau Course), Texas Tech (Rawls Course), Ohio State (OSU Golf Club) and Stanford (Stanford Golf Course), but quite a few colleges not commonly associated with big-time sports offer fantastic golf facilities as well. 

The Top 50 include classic designs by the eminent figures in golf course architecture, including Alister MacKenzie (University of Michigan Golf Course and Ohio State Golf Club), C. B. McDonald and Seth Raynor (Yale Golf Course), Donald Ross (Dennison University, Mark Bostick Course at Florida State and Orchards at Mount Holyoke college).

Also among the Top 50 are modern masterpieces by Tom Fazio (Karsten Creek at Kansas State and Great River at Sacred Heart University), Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (Warren Course at Notre Dame), Michael Hurdzan (The Meadows at Grand Valley State), and Tom Doak (Rawls Course at Texas Tech).  

Tom Doak and Jim Urbina: The Rawls Course at Texas Tech

The first family of golf course architecture is present throughout the Top 50, with Robert Trent Jones original designs at the University of Georgia, Duke, Seven Oaks at Colgate University, Eisenhower Golf Club at The United States Air Force Academy, and Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Cornell University, as well as updates to the Stanford Golf Course. Robert Trent Jones II designs include University Ridge (Wisconsen University) and The Blessings (University of Arkansas) while Rees Jones lent his celebrated skills to updating the wonderful RTJ design at Duke University.

Ohio State and The University of Florida turn to Jack

When Ohio State University decided to update their Alister MacKenzie championship course, it was fitting that Jack be the man to oversee every detail, and Nicklaus Design also remodeled the Seminole Legacy Course at The University of Florida to deliver a very stiff test of Division I golf.

Twenty-six states include at least one member of the Top 50, but Michigan (5) and North Carolina (4) boast the largest number. Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina and Texas follow closely with 3 each.

The Blessings at Arkansas State: Robert Trent Jones II

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

While we’ve included the Top 50 below, you can also find a more comprehensive list with GolfDay University Courses, or click “courses near me” just to find the best golf in your area—with GolfDay rating and the distance from your location.

The GolfDay University course rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who provided the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), the variety of courses located at the property, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, as well as practice facilities and programs.

If 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.

The Pfau Course

1. The Pfau Course/Bloomington, IN (Public)

     Indiana University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Steve Smyers/Fuzzy Zoeller
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 80.2/155
  • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
Karsten Creek Golf Club

2. Karsten Creek Golf Club/Stillwater, OK (Public)

    Oklahoma State University

  • Holes: 18 (Course Closed For Renovation Through Spring 2025)
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Andrew Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/152
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls Included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
Atkins Golf Club

3. Atkins Golf Club/Urbana, Ill (Public)

     University of Illinois

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University of George Golf Course

4. University of Georgia Golf Course/Athens, GA (Public)

     University of Georgia

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University Ridge

5. University Ridge/Madison WI (Public)

    University of Wisconsin

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/142
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Green (Short Game Facility with Bunker available to University Golf Teams Only).
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.4

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Colbert Hills Golf Course

6. Colbert Hills Golf Course/Manhattan, KS (Public)

     Kansas State University

  • Holes: 27: Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Par 3
  • Course Architects: Jeffrey Brauer/Jim Colbert
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.6/143
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex

7. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex/West Lafayette, IN (Public)

     Purdue University

  • Holes: 36: 2-Eighteen Hole Courses (Ackerman-Allen/Kampen-Cosler)
  • Course Architects: William Diddel/Larry Packard/Pete Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

Ackerman-Allen: 76.5/141

Kampen-Cosler:  76.5/146

Duke University Golf Club

8. Duke University Golf Club/Durham, NC (Public)

     Duke University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/145
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Unlimited Callaway Balls included with Greens Fee).
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.7
The Meadows Golf Club

9. The Meadows Golf Club/Allendale, MI (Public)

     Grand Valley State University

The Rawls Course

10. The Rawls Course/Lubbock, TX (Public)

        Texas Tech University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2./138
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3).
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.1

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Seven Oaks Golf Club

11. Seven Oaks Golf Club/Hamilton, NY (Public)

        Colgate University

  • Holes: 18 
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Ron Forse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/145
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.7

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Oakland University Golf and Learning Center

12. Oakland University Golf and Learning Center/Rochester, MI (Students and Alumni Only)

      Oakland University

  • Holes: 36: 2-Eighteen Hole Courses (Katke-Cousins/R&S Sharf)
  • Course Architects: Robert Beard/William Newcomb/Warren Henderson/Rick Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Ratings

Katke-Cousins:      76.7/148

R&S Sharf:                        75.2/145

Jimmie Austin Golf Club

13. Jimmie Austin Golf Club/Norman, OK (Public)

        University of Oklahoma

  • Holes: 36: 2-Eighteen Hole Courses (Katke-Cousins/R&S Sharf)
  • Course Architects: Robert Beard/William Newcomb/Warren Henderson/Rick Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
  • Katke-Cousins:      76.7/148 R&S Sharf:                 75.2/145
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.2
Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech

  14. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech/Radford, VA (Public)

        Virginia Tech Foundation

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The Blessings Golf Club

15. The Blessings Golf Club/Fayetteville, AR (Students and Alumni Only)

        University of Arkansas

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Kyle Phillips
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 80.9/155
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Indoor Dave Pelz Short Game Facility.
  • Photos
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.6

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Stanford Golf Course

16.  Stanford Golf Course/Stanford, CA (Students and Alumni Only)

         Stanford University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: George Thomas/William P. Bell/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./John Harbottle III
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7/138
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.5      
Ohio State University Golf Club

17. Ohio State University Golf Club/Columbus, OH (Students and Alumni Only)

       Ohio State University

  • Holes: 36: 2-Eighteen Hole Courses (Scarlet/Gray)
  • Course Architects: Alister MacKenzie/Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Scarlet: 75.6/139

Gray:    67.0/111

Forest Akers

18. Forest Akers/Lansing, MI (Public)

        Michigan State University

  • Holes: 36: 2-Eighteen Hole Courses (East/West)
  • Course Architects: Bruce Mathews/Arthur Hills
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

East:  70.5/127

West: 75.3/141

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Finley Golf Club

19. Finley Golf Club/Chapel Hill, NC (Public)

       University of North Carolina

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: George Cobb/Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf/Davis Love III
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/141
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Grass/Friday-Sunday, Mats/Monday-Thursday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • The Lab
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.2
Yale Golf Course

20. Yale Golf Course/New Haven, CT (Public)

        Yale University

University of Michigan Golf Course

21. University of Michigan Golf Course/Ann Arbor, MI (Public)

        University of Michigan

Palouse Ridge Golf Club

22. Palouse Ridge Golf Club/Pullman, WA (Public)

      Washington State University

  • Holes:18
  • Course Architects: Robert Muir Graves/John Harbottle III
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/140
  • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Photos
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
Denison Golf Club Granville

23. Denison Golf Club at Granville/Granville, OH (Public)

        Denison University

Naval Academy Golf Course

24. Naval Academy Golf Course/Annapolis, MD (Students and Alumni Only)

        United States Naval Academy

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Seminole Legacy Golf Club

25. Seminole Legacy Golf Club/Tallahassee, FL (Public)

        Florida State University

  • Holes: 30 (18-Hole Regulation Course and 12-Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: William Amick/Robert Walker/Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.3/143
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
University of Texas Golf Club

26. University of Texas Golf Club/Austin, TX (Students and Alumni Only)

       University of Texas

  • Holes: 24: 18-Hole Regulation Course and 6-Hole Executive Couse (Spieth Lower 40) 
  • Course Architects: Roy Bechtol/Randy Russell
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.7/145
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Golf Academy.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.2
Vanderbilt Legends Club

27. Vanderbilt Legends Club/Franklin, TN (Students and Alumni Only)

       Vanderbilt University

  • Holes: 36: 2 Eighteen Hole Courses (North/South)
  • Course Architects: Bob Cupp/Tom Kite
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

North: 74.9/140

South:.74,3/135

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The Jayhawk Club

28. The Jayhawk Club/Lawrence, KS (Students and Alumni Only)

       University of Kansas

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Bob Dunning/Melvin Anderson/Ken Kavanaugh/Mike Gogel/Matt Gogel
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.7/138
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
Mark Bostick Golf Course

29. Mark Bostick Golf Course/Gainesville, FL (Students and Alumni Only)

        University of Florida

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Ron Garl/Bobby Weed/Scot Sherman
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/138
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Chris Kane Complex including Indoor Bays and Swing Analysis).
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
Warren Golf Course

30. Warren Golf Course/Notre Dame, IN (Public)

        University of Notre Dame

Great River Golf Club

31. Great River Golf Club/Milford, CT (Public)

       Sacred Heart University  

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/146
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Mats-Monday/Tuesday, Grass Irons only-Wednesday/Thursday, Full Grass Friday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.1
Cobblestone Park Golf Club

32. Cobblestone Park Golf Club/Blythewood, SC (Public)

        University of South Carolina

  • Holes: 27: 3-Nine Hole Regulation Courses (Black/Garnet/Gold) 
  • Course Architect: P.B. Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Black:   36.5/142

Garnet: 35.9/131/

Gold:    35.0/126

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Katke Golf Course

33. Katke Golf Course/Big Rapids, MI (Public)

        Ferris State University

Springdale Golf Club

34. Springdale Golf Club/Princeton, NJ (Students and Alumni Only)

       Princeton University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: George Lambert/William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Roger Rulewich/Ian Andrew
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 70.9/129
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Grass/Friday-Sunday, Mats/Monday-Thursday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.9
Lonnie Poole Golf Course

35. Lonnie Poole Golf Course/Raleigh, NC (Public)

       N.C. State University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Eric Larson/Brandon Johnson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/142
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass: Friday-Sunday/Mats: Monday-Thursday) and Putting Green. Short Game Facility with Bunker–Members and Golf Team Only.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.6
Robert Trent Jones Golf Course

36. Robert Trent Jones Golf Course/Ithaca, NY (Students and Alumni Only)

        Cornell University

  • Holes: 18 
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/138
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Men’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
Eisenhower Golf Club

37. Eisenhower Golf Club/Colorado Springs, CO (Students and Alumni Only)

        United States Air Force Academy

  • Holes: 36: 2 -Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses (Blue/Silver)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Frank Hummel
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

Blue: 74.3/141

Silver: 70.2/130

Keith Hills Golf Club

38. Keith Hills Golf Club/Lillington, NC (Public)

       Campbell University

  • Holes: 27: 3 Nine-Hole Courses (Black/Orange/White)
  • Course Architects: Ellis Maples/Dan Maples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Black:   36.1/135

Orange: 36.3/132

White:   34.5/128

Auburn University Club

39. Auburn University Club/Auburn, AL (Students and Alumni Only)

       Auburn, University

Orchards Golf Club

40. Orchards Golf Club/South Hadley, MA (Students and Alumni Only)

       Mount Holyoke College

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Ron Prichard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/138
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
University of Louisville Golf Club

41. University of Louisville Golf Club/Simpsonville, KY (Students and Alumni Only)

       University of Louisville

Grand Canyon University Golf Course

42. Grand Canyon University Golf Course/Phoenix, AZ (Public)

       Grand Canyon University

Taconic Golf Club

43. Taconic Golf Club/Williamstown, MA (Public)

       Williams College  

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Wayne Stiles/John Van Kleek/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5/134
  • Practice Facilities: Warm Up Net, Putting and Chipping Greens. Full Range available after May 15 at Cole Field (2 miles from course) with Range Balls included in Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7

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Harry Mussatto Golf Course

44. Harry Mussatto Golf Course/Macomb, IL (Public)

        Western Illinois University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Dick Nugent/Ken Killian
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5/134
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2) and Indoor Simulator with TrackMan Technology.
  • Video Tour
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
Eagle Trace Golf Course

45. Eagle Trace Golf Course/Morehead, KY (Public)

        Morehead State University

  • Holes: 18 
  • Course Architect: David Pfaff
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8/139
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.4
Weibring Golf Club

46. Weibring Golf Club/Normal, IL Public)

       Illinois State University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Robert Bruce Harris/D. A. Weibring/Steve Wolfard
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.6./130
  • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Mounier Training facility.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.4

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The Golf Club at Texas A&M

 47. The Golf Club at Texas A&M/College Station, TX  (Public)

         Texas A&M University

Birdwood Golf Course

48. Birdwood Golf Course/Charlottesville, VA (Public)

        University of Virginia

  • Holes: 24: 8-Hole Regulation Course and 6-Hole Par 3 (Nest)
  • Course Architects: Lindsay Irvin/Davis Love III
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5/136
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Chipping Green with Bunker and Expansive Putting Green.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.3
The Walker Course

49. The Walker Course/Clemson, SC (Public)

       Clemson University

The Furman Golf Club

50. The Furman Golf Club/Greenville, SC (Public)

        Furman University

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: R. K. Webel/Walter Cosby/John LaFoy/Kris Spence/Scot Sherman
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4/136
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.6
University of New Mexico Golf Course

50.  University of New Mexico Golf Course/Albuquerque, NM (Public)

        University of New Mexico

  • Holes: 30: 18 Hole Course (Championship), 9-Hole Course (North) and 3 Practice Holes         
  • Course Architects: Red Lawrence/William H. Tucker, Sr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/134
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and 3 Hole Practice Course.
  • Course Description
  • Men’s Golf
  • Women’s Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.6
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LIV Golf: 2024 Power Rankings through Andalucia and The Open    

Jon Rahm: Open Top 10

Jon Rahm keeps packing on the Top 10’s and Bryson DeChambeau lit up the first three majors of the year–yet Joaquin Niemann continues to hold the lead in the LIV Power Rankings.

Of the 18 LIV players to tee it up for The Open Championship at Royal Troon, 11 made the cut where brutal wind and gnarly rough saw 10 of the Top 20 players in the World Rankings head home for the weekend.

The weather continued to play havoc with scoring as rain came in on Saturday afternoon, adding another element to the difficult conditions at Troon, and then on Sunday the wind abruptly turned 180 degrees presenting the players with an entirely new look—and requiring a big shift in strategy and approach amidst the pressure of the final round at a major championship.

As the leaders came back to the field, Jon Rahm battled the elements and stayed within striking distance at 2 over through the first three rounds. On Sunday Jon came out guns blazing with 3 birdies on the first 3 holes and 32 on the front-nine to pull within 2 shots of the lead before a wayward tee shot on the 11th hole led to a bogie that derailed his run.

Although Rahm didn’t pick up his third major, his T7 adds another Major Top 10 to an already phenomenal record, and he will join Phil, DJ, Sergio and Lee Westwood among the first 50 in  All-Time Top 100 Players.

Joaquin Niemann: Holding on at #1

LIV Power Ranking Update

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 Joaquin Niemann: 87.4 Rating

Along with his two wins at Mayakoba and Jeddah, Niemann has also recorded 6-Top 10’s including his T6 at Andalucia last week, and improved his average finish of 9.6, second only to Jon Rahm.

Although his performance at the major’s has not met expectations thus far in his early career, it is only a matter of time before Joaquin breaks out in a big way—and there is nothing not to like about this young man (exemplified by the 4 birdies he made on the back nine Friday at Troon following a nightmare 8 at the Postage Stamp Par 3).

No. 2 Jon Rahm: 86.0 Rating 

Still no LIV wins (incredibly), but five Top-5’s and four Top-10’s in nine LIV events this year is pretty tough to beat. And with all those great finishes, it’s not a surprise that Rahm also holds a substantial lead in average finish at 6.0.

Although Jon came up short at The Open, there was a glimpse of the fire that the world is used to seeing from Rahm when he is in the hunt on Sunday—look for him to break through with his first LIV win this weekend at The UK.

No. 3 Bryson DeChambeau: 84.6 Rating

In addition to his U.S. Open win, runner up at the PGA and T6 at The Masters, Bryson has recorded 2-Top 5’s (Jeddah and Nashville) along with 4 Top-10’s (including a T9 at Andalucia last week).

While Bryson missed the cut at The Open this week, his 2024 season has been nothing less than spectacular—and you can look forward to watching him bomb his way to the top of the leaderboard at major championships for many years to come. 

Tyrell Hatton: Winner in Nashville

No. 4 Tyrell Hatton: 77.9 Rating

Hatton recorded a T3 at Andalucia on the heels of his first LIV win in Nashville at The Grove, where he dominated for a six-shot margin of victory.

For the season, Tyrell has recorded 3 Top-5’s and a Top-10 to go along with his win, while sporting the third best average finish at 10.1—just behind Niemann.

Sergio Garcia: Winner at Andalucia

No. 5 Sergio Garcia: 67.9 With his home-court win at Andalucia last week, Sergio jumped into the Top 5 on the Power rankings. In addition to his win, Garcia has also recorded a pair of runner-up finishes (Mayakoba and Trump Doral in Miami), as well as a T5 at Houston.

Dean Burmester: Top 20 at The Open  

No. 5 Dean Burmester: 67.0 Rating

Dean got off to a fast start in the ’24 season with a T3 at Mayakoba, a T8 in Hong Kong, a win in Miami at Trump National Doral and another T3 at Adelade—but cooled off with no Top 10’s in his last four LIV events.

It seemed that the Burmester magic was back as he stayed among the leaders through Thursday and Friday at The Open, but as the rain and wind grew stronger on Saturday afternoon Dean’s hopes were washed away with a 41 on the back, and a 3rd round 76.

Burmester re-set and shot an even par 71 on Sunday for a solid Top 20 Open finish, so it seems that he’s ready to resume his early season success.

Notables

Brooks Koepka (No. 6/63.9 Rating)

For a lot of players making the cut at all four majors wouldn’t be all that bad, but for Koepka it’s a dismal year.

Brooks has recorded a win, a Top 5 and 2-Top 10’s thus far in 2024 however, so he’s still in position to make a move with big finishes at the U.K., Greenbrier and Bolingbrook Golf Club in Chicago. But will he be motivated?

Phil Mickelson: 102 Major Cuts

Phil (No. 41/33.0 Rating 

Phil continues his slumber in the LIV events, but he was teeing it up on Saturday at Royal Troon while ten of the top twenty players in the world were lounging on the couch.

And although it wasn’t the same Phil who fought Henrik Stenson tooth and nail at Troon in 2016, firing that brilliant final found 65, he’s still got some game at 54 years old (finished in a tie with 2023 Open Champion Brian Harmon and ahead of Hideki Matsuyama, another World Top 20 player).

The 2024 Open Championship was also the 102nd time that Mickelson has made the cut at a major championship, tying Gary Player for second behind Jack.

JCB Golf & Country Club, UK

2024 Upcoming LIV Schedule

United Kingdom: JCB Golf and Country Club (July26-28)

Greenbrier: Old White-Greenbrier (August 16-18)

Chicago: Bolingbrook Golf Club (September 13-15)

Team Championship Dallas: Maridoe Golf Club (September 20-22)

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Top 75 Private Golf Clubs-U.S. 2024

Monterey Penninsula Country Club, Pebble Beach CA

The top private golf clubs in the U.S. feature classic designs by the preeminent course architects in golf, including Alister MacKenzie, C. B. McDonald and Seth Raynor, A. W. Tillinghast, William Flynn, Donald Ross and Colt & Alison.

Also among the Top 75 are modern masterpieces by Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Gil Hanse and Tom Doak—all destined to grow in stature with the passing of time.

In addition to his fantastic original designs at Ballyneal and Sebonack (with Jack Nicklaus), Tom Doak has restored and updated seven of the Top 75, including Chicago Golf Club (No. 21), Shoreacres (No. 34) and Milwaukee Country Club (No. 32).

Ohoopee Match Club: Gil Hanse Masterpiece

Gil Hanse was retained by eleven of the Top 75 clubs to assure that their classic courses continue to provide a major championship test of golf, including Winged Foot (No. 1), Merion (No. 7), The Los Angeles Country Club (No. 16), and Southern Hills (No. 17). In addition, his original design at the Ohoopee Match Club in Georgia has opened to rave reviews.

Twenty-eight states include at least one member of the Top 75, but New York (10), California (7) and Pennsylvania (7) boast the largest number. Georgia, Illinois and Massachusetts follow closely at 5 each, Ohio with 4, and New Jersey and Colorado with 3 each.

Maidstone Country Club, East Hampton NY

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

Merion Golf Club, Ardmore PA

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

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Winged Foot Golf Club

1. Winged Foot Golf Club/Mamaroneck, NY

  • Founded: 1923
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses–East/West)
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Dick Wilson/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

East:  73.6/140

West: 76.4/140

Augusta National Golf Club

2. Augusta National Golf Club/Augusta, GA

  • Founded: 1933
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course and 9-Hole Par 3)                       
  • Course Architects: Bobby Jones/Alister MacKenzie/Perry Maxwell/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./George Cobb/John LaFoy/George Fazio/Joe Finger/Byron Nelson/Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: Not Rated (Par 72/7,555 Yards)
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (2)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Pine Valley Golf Club (Golf Digest golfdigest.com)

3. Pine Valley Golf Club/ Clementon, NJ

  • Founded: 1918
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: George Crump/H. S. Colt/Hugh Wilson/Alan Wilson/William Flynn/Perry Maxwell/Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.6/155
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (1)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Cypress Point Club

4. Cypress Point Club/Pebble Beach, CA

  • Founded: 1928
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Alister MacKenzie/Robert Hunter
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/141
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (3)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

5. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club/Southampton, NY

  • Founded: 1891
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/William Mitchell
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4/140
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (4)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Oak Hill Country Club

6. Oak Hill Country Club/Rochester, NY

  • Founded: 1901
  • Holes: 36 (2-18-Hole Championship Courses—East/West)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/John R. Williams/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Craig Schreiner/Andrew Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

East:   77.3/153

West:  73.3/136

Merion Golf Club

7. Merion Golf Club/Ardmore, PA

  • Founded: 1896
  • Holes: 36 (18-Hole Championship Course-East and 18-Hole Regulation Course-West)
  • Course Architects: Hugh Wilson/William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Perry Maxwell/Dick Wilson/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

East:  75.1/151

West: 69.9/126 

Baltusrol

8. Baltusrol/Springfield, NJ

  • Founded: 1922
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses—Lower/Upper)
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees jones/
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

Upper: 75.9/151

Lower: 76.2/145

Oakmont Country Club (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)

9. Oakmont Country Club/Oakmont, PA

  • Founded: 1904
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Henry Fownes/William Fownes/Emil Loeffler/Arthur Jack Snyder/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Ferdinand Garbin/Arthur Hills/Tom Marzolf
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.4/141
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (5)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Monterey Peninsula Country Club

10. Monterey Peninsula Country Club/Pebble Beach, CA

  • Founded: 1925  
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses–Shore/Dunes)
  • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Charles Banks/Alister MacKenzie/Robert Hunter/Robert E. Baldock/Jack Neville/Robert Bruce Harris/Mike Strantz/Rees Jones/Tom Fazio/Tim Jackson/David Kahn
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Shore:  73.7/134

Dunes: 74.6/140

National Golf Links of America

11. National Golf Links of America/Southampton, NY

  • Founded: 1908
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Perry Maxwell/Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9/140
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (7)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Seminole Golf Club

12. Seminole Golf Club/Juno Beach, FL

  • Founded: 1929
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dick Wilson/Ed Connor/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/144
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (10)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Oakland Hills Country Club

13. Oakland Hills Country Club/Bloomfield Hills, MI

  • Founded: 1916
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses–South/North)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Arthur Hills/Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

South: 77.1/148

North: 74.5/145

The Olympic Club

14. The Olympic Club/San Francisco, CA

  • Founded: 1860
  • Holes: 45 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses-Lake/Ocean and 9-Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: Willie Watson/Max Behr/Sam Whiting/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Jack Flemming/John Flemming/Robert Muir Graves/Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Lake:   76.2/143

Ocean:74.3/133

Fishers Island Club

15. Fishers Island Club/Fishers Island, NY

  • Founded: 1926
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.8/144
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (9)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
The Los Angeles Country Club

16. The Los Angeles Country Club/Los Angeles, CA

  • Founded: 1897
  • Holes: 36 (18 Hole Championship Course-North and 18 Hole Regulation Course-South)
  • Course Architects: George Thomas/William Herbert Fowler/William P. Bell/Robert Muir Graves/John Harbottle III/Gil Hanse/Geoff Shackelford
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

North: 75.7/143

South: 71.1/129

Southern Hills Country Club

17. Southern Hills Country Club/Tulsa, OK

  • Founded: 1936 
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course and 9-Hole Regulation Course-West)
  • Course Architects: Perry Maxwell/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  • Championship: 78.2/142
  • West:                36.4/139
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (Championship-28)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
The Country Club

18. The Country Club/Chestnut Hill. MA

  • Founded: 1882
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship-Clyde/Squirrel and 9-Hole Regulation Course-Primrose)
  • Course Architects: Willie Campbell/Donald Ross/William Flynn/Geoffrey Cornish/Bill Robinson/Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

Clyde/Squirrel: 75.4/150

Primrose:          35.5/135

The Riviera Country Club

19. The Riviera Country Club/Pacific Palisades, CA

  • Founded: 1926
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: George Thomas/William P. Bell/Ted Robinson, Sr./Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Tom Fazio/Ron Forse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.3/144
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (18)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Maidstone Golf Club

20. Maidstone Golf Club/East Hampton, NY

  • Founded: 1891
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course–West and 9-Hole Course—East)
  • Course Architects: William H. Tucker, Sr./Willie Park, Jr./John A. Park/C. Wheaton Vaughan/Seth Raynor/Perry Maxwell/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

West: 74.0/140

East:  33.3/114 

Chicago Golf Club

21. Chicago Golf Club/Wheaton, IL

  • Founded: 1895
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4/141
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (13)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Crystal Downs Country Club

22. Crystal Downs Country Club/Frankfort, MI

  • Founded: 1926
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Alister MacKenzie/Perry Maxwell/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9/143
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (14)
  • GolfDay Rating: 100
  • Location
Muirfield Village Golf Club

23. Muirfield Village Golf Club/Dublin, OH

  • Founded: 1974
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Desmond Muirfield
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.4/155
  • Memorial Tournament
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (17)
  • GolfDay Rating: 99.6
  • Location
Friar’s Head

24. Friar’s Head/Riverhead, NY

  • Founded: 2002
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/138
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (15)
  • GolfDay Rating: 99.4
  • Location
Medinah Country Club

25. Medinah Country Club/Medinah, IL

  • Founded: 1924
  • Holes: 54 (18-Hole Championship Course-#3 and 2-18 Hole Regulation Courses-#1 and # 2)
  • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/Harry Collis/Larry Packard/Roger Packard/Dick Nugent/Ken Killian/Bob Lohmann/Tom Doak/Rees Jones/Mike Cocking/Geoff Ogilvy
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

#1: 73.3/136

#2: 70.6/126

#3: 78.3/152

Sand Hills Golf Club

26. Sand Hills Golf Club/Mullen, NE

  • Founded: 1994
  • Holes: 18 Hole Regulation Course
  • Course Architects: Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: Not Rated (Par 71/7,089 Yards)
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (8)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.9
  • Location
Sleepy Hollow Country Club

27. Sleepy Hollow Country Club/Scarborough, NY

  • Founded: 1911
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course-Upper and 9-Hole Executive Course-Lower)
  • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/A. W. Tillinghast/Tom Winton/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

Upper: 74.6/141

Lower: 30.5/110

Cherry Hills Country Club

28. Cherry Hills Country Club/Cherry Hills Village, CO

  • Founded: 1922  
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course and 9-Hole Par 3)
  • Course Architects: William Flynn/Press Maxwell/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/145
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (68)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.4
  • Location
Sebonack Golf Club

29. Sebonack Golf Club/Southampton, NY

  • Founded: 2006
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.5/151
  • Photos
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (43)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.2           
  • Location
Congressional Country Club

30. Congressional Country Club/Bethesda, MD

  • Founded: 1924
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: Devereux Emmet/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Edmund Ault/Tom Clark/Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Blue: 78.0/140

Gold: 73.2/134

Inverness Club

31. Inverness Club/Toledo, OH

  • Founded: 1903
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/Dick Wilson/Robert Bruce Harris/Arthur Hills/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Andrew Green/Shawn Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.4/151
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (58)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.1
  • Location
Milwaukee Country Club

32. Milwaukee Country Club/River Hills, WI

  • Founded: 1895
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/132
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (86)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
  • Location
The Kittansett Club

33. The Kittansett Club/Marion, MA

  • Founded: 1923
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: William Flynn/Frederick Hood/Stephen Kay/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/144
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (89)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
  • Location
Shoreacres

34. Shoreacres/Lake Bluff, IL

  • Founded: 1919
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9/140
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (55)
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.0
  • Location
San Francisco Golf Club

35. San Franciso Golf Club/San Francisco, CA

  • Founded: 1915
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/William P. Bell/Jim Urbina
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/133
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (33)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.9
  • Location
Philadelphia Cricket Club

36. Philadelphia Cricket Club/Flourtown, PA

  • Founded: 1854
  • Holes: 45 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses-Wissahickon/Militia Hill and 9-Hole course-St. Martins)
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry/William H. Tucker, Sr./Keith Foster/Kevin Hargrave
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Wissahickon: 74.7/138

Militia Hill:     74.8/140

St. Martins:    33.2/119

Ballyneal Golf Club

37. Ballyneal Golf Club/Holyoke, CO

  • Founded: 2006
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: Not Rated (Par 72/7,127 Yards)
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (36)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.9
  • Location
Aronimink Golf Club

38. Aronimink Golf Club/Newtown Square, PA

  • Founded: 1896
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/Dick Wilson/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/138
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (95)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.9
  • Location
Prairie Dunes Country Club

39. Prairie Dunes Country Club/Hutchinson, KS

  • Founded: 1935
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Perry Maxwell/Press Maxwell/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Dave Axland/Phil Smith
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/148
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Courses (23)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  • Location
Whispering Pines Golf Club

40. Whispering Pines Golf Club/Trinity, TX

  • Founded: 2000
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course and 9-Hole Par 3-Needler)
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Chet Williams
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.0/150
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (51)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  • Location
Peachtree Golf Club

41. Peachtree Golf Club/Atlanta, GA

  • Founded: 1948
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Bobby Jones/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Joe Finger/Bob Cupp
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9/142
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Courses (25)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
  • Location
The Honors Course

42. The Honors Course/Ooltewah, TN

  • Founded: 1983
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Pete Dye/P. B. Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.3/155
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (31)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.7
  • Location
Calusa Pines Golf Club

43. Calusa Pines Golf Club/Naples, FL

  • Founded: 2001
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/143
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (69)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
  • Location
Scioto Country Club

44. Scioto Country Club/Columbus, OH

  • Founded: 1916
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Marion Packard/Dick Wilson/Joe lee/Bob Cupp/Jack Nicklaus/Michael Hurdzan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/145        
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (60)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
  • Location
Garden City Golf Club

45. Garden City Golf Club/Garden City, NY

  • Founded: 1899
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Devereux Emmet/Walter Travis/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/141
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (64)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.6
  • Location
Wade Hampton Golf Club

46. Wade Hampton Golf Club/Cashiers, NC

  • Founded: 1987
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.7/146
  • Photos
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (32)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.4
  • Location
Newport Country Club

47. Newport Country Club/Newport, RI

  • Founded:  1893
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: William Davis/Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/Orrin Smith/William Mitchell/Ron Forse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/135
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (126)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.4
  • Location
Whisper Rock Golf Club

48. Whisper Rock Golf Club/Scottsdale, AZ

  • Founded: 2001  
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Gary Stephenson/Phil Mickelson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Upper: 75.9/146

Lower: 75.6/149

The Alotian Club

49. The Alotian Club/Roland, AR

  • Founded: 2004
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.6/137
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (38)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.3
  • Location
California Golf Club of San Francisco

50. California Golf Club of San Francisco/South San Francisco, CA

  • Founded: 1918
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Vernon Macan/Alister MacKenzie/Robert Hunter/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Kyle Phillips/George Waters
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/139
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (71)
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.0
  • Location
The Country Club of Birmingham

51. The Country Club of Birmingham/Birmingham, AL

  • Founded: 1898
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/George Cobb/John LaFoy/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Pete Dye/P. B. Dye
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

West: 75.4/146

East:  73.1/132

Oak Tree National

52. Oak Tree National/Edmond, OK

  • Founded: 1975
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Tripp Davis
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 79.5/155
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (66)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.9           
  • Location
Olympia Fields Country Club

53. Olympia Fields Country Club/Olympia Fields, IL

  • Founded: 1915
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: Willie Park, Jr./Jack Daray/Larry Packard/Roger Packard/Mark Mungeam/Tom Bendelow/Steve Smyers/Andy Staples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

North: 76.6/150

South: 75.3/146 

Ohoopee Match Club

54. Ohoopee Match Club/Cobbtown, GA

  • Founded: 2018
  • Holes: 22 (18-Hole Championship Course with Additional holes for “Whisky” Routing)
  • Course Architects: Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: Not Rated by USGA (Par 72/7,396 Yards)
  • Photos
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (34)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.8
  • Location
Somerset Hills Country Club

55. Somerset Hills Country Club/Bernardsville, NJ

  • Founded: 1899
  • Holes: 18 Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Hal Purdy/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/140
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (57)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.8           
  • Location
East Lake Golf Club

56. East Lake Golf Club/Atlanta, GA

  • Founded: 1904  
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/Donald Ross/George Cobb/Rees Jones/Andrew Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.2/144
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (150)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.8
  • Location
Baltimore Country Club

57. Baltimore Country Club/Lutherville, MD

  • Founded: 1898
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Edmund Ault/Bob Cupp/Tom Kite/Keith Foster
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

East:    75.1/141

West:   73.2/132

Whitemarsh Valley Country Club

58. Whitemarsh Valley Country Club/Lafayette Hill, PA

  • Founded: 1908  
  • Holes: 27 (18-Hole Championship Course and 9-Hole Regulation Course-High 9)
  • Course Architects: George Thomas/William Flynn/Donald Ross/Tom Clark/Dan Schlegel/Andrew Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

Championship: 74.0/140

High Nine:        37.2/143

The International Club

59. The International Club/Bolton, MA

  • Founded: 1901  
  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Championship Courses-Pines/Oaks)
  • Course Architects: Geoffrey Cornish/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Brian Silva/Tom Fazio/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Tripp Davis
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Pines: 81.7/155

Oaks: 74.4/142

The Concession Golf Club

60. The Concession Golf Club/Bradenton, FL

  • Founded: 2006
  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and 9-Hole Par 3-The Gimme)
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tony Jacklin
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.7/153
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (133)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.7
  • Location
Atlanta Athletic Club

61. Atlanta Athletic Club/Johns Creek, GA

  • Founded: 1967
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses-Highlands/Riverside)
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Tripp Davis
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Highlands: 77.4/152

Riverside:  74.9/141

Congaree Golf Club

62. Congaree Golf Club/Ridgeland, SC

  • Founded: 2017
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (42)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.6
  • Location
Castle Pines Golf Club

63. Castle Pines Golf Club/Castle Rock, CO

  • Founded: 1981
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jay Morrish/Jim Lipe
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.1/148
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (46)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.6
  • Location
Rolling Green Golf Club

64. Rolling Green Golf Club/Springfield, PA

  • Founded: 1926
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Ron Forse/Keith Rhebb/Riley Johns
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1/144 
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest PA Top 40 (19)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.6
  • Location
Philadelphia Country Club

65. Philadelphia Country Club/Gladwyne, PA

  • Founded: 1927
  • Holes: 27 (3-9 Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Perry Maxwell/Tom Fazio/Ron Forse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

Spring:         37.0/143

Mill:             37.7/146

Centennial:  34.8/126

Myopia Hunt Club

66. Myopia Hunt Club/South Hamilton, MA

  • Founded: 1894
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Herbert Leeds/Geoffrey Cornish/Philip Wogan/Brian Silva/Gil Hanse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7/138
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (50)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.6
  • Location
St. Louis Country Club

67. St. Louis Country Club/St. Louis, MO

  • Founded: 1892
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: C. B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Brian Silva
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7/137
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (128)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.5
  • Location
Huntingdon Valley Country Club

68. Huntingdon Valley Country Club/Huntingdon Valley, PA

  • Founded: 1897
  • Holes: 27 (3-9 Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Andrew Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Toomey:     37.2/139

Flynn:         37.7/137 

Centennial: 38.1/139

Camargo Club

69. Camargo Club/Cincinnati, OH

  • Founded: 1927
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/Robert von Hagge/Jack Kidwell/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.6/130
  • Seth Raynor
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (47)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.4
  • Location
Bob O’Link Golf Club

70. Bob O’Link Golf Club/Highland Park, IL

  • Founded: 1916
  • Holes: 18 -Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Larry Packard/Dick Nugent/Ken Killian/Rick Jacobson/Jim Urbina
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/139
  • Rankings: Golf Digest IL Top 30 (17)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.4
  • Location
Old Town Club

71. Old Town Club/Winston-Salem, NC

  • Founded: 1939
  • Holes: 18        
  • Course Architects: Perry Maxwell/Bob Cupp/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4/138
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (54)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.4
  • Location
Kiawah Island Club

72. Kiawah Island Club/Kiawah Island, SC

  • Founded: 2000  
  • Holes: 36 (2-18 Hole Championship Courses)
  • Course Architects: Tom Watson/Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

River:        76.1/155

Cassique:   75/154

Interlachen Country Club

73. Interlachen Country Club/Edina, MN

  • Founded: 1909
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Willie Watson/Willie Kidd/Donald Ross/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Donald Herfort/Gerald Pirkl/Donald Brauer/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/137
  • History
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (84)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.3
  • Location
Old Sandwich Golf Club

74. Old Sandwich Golf Club/Plymouth, MA

  • Founded: 2005
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7/146
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 (63)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.3
  • Location
Mountain Lake Country Club

75. Mountain Lake Country Club/Lake Wales, FL

  • Founded: 1915
  • Holes: 18-Hole Championship Course
  • Course Architects: Seth Raynor/William Diddel/Ron Prichard/Tyler Rae
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/136
  • Description
  • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200 (193)
  • GolfDay Rating: 96.3
  • Location
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LIV Golf: 2024 Power Rankings through Nashville

While all eyes have been on Jon Rham since he joined LIV for the 2024 season, Joaquin Niemann quietly remains atop the LIV Power Rankings through the first nine events. And although Rahm has finished among the top 10 in every LIV event he’s played, Bryson DeChambeau has bulled past him into the No. 2 slot with his powerhouse performance at the U.S. Open.

Not only has DeChambeau moved to the top of the LIV Power Rankings, his fantastic play at the 2024 major championships (U.S. Open win, runner-up at the PGA Championship and Masters T6), has also moved Bryson onto the list of the All-Time Top 100 Players.

Bryson (No. 90) joins a long list of LIV players already residing among the Top 100, starting with Phil at No. 9 and DJ at No. 29, Sergio (32), Lee Westwood (34), Rham (52), Koepka (57), Paul Casey and Hendrick Stenson (T64), Louis Oosthuizen (85), Charl Schwartzel (90), Bubba Watson (T99) and Cameron Smith (T99)

Should DeChambeau keep it rolling and win The Open Championship, he would vault all the way into the All-Time Top 75.

And if Jon Rahm were to kick it up a notch and win The Open, he would move into the All-Time Top 50.

Joaquin Niemann: Hanging in at #1

Young Joaquin Niemann will need to marshal all of his talent to keep the big guys at bay—and keep in mind that Brooks Koepka is also due for a big performance at a major.

One thing is for sure, the race is heating up and the next few weeks will be about as exciting as it can get.

LIV Power Ranking Update

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. There is one LIV event coming up before The Open Championship—Andalucia at The Real Club Valderrama (July 12-14).

Top 5

No. 1 Joaquin Niemann: 83.0 Rating

Niemann has won two LIV events in 2024 (Mayakoba and Jeddah), and also recorded 5-Top 10’s with an average finish of 10.0, second only to Jon Rahm.

Coming off a solid T3 at The Grove in Nashville, Joaquin will need to keep it going at Valderrama and have a good showing at Royal Troon if he hopes to hold off Rahm and a hard charging DeChambeau. 

No. 2 Bryson DeChambeau: 81.1 Rating

Bryson moved steadily up the board last year after a strong showing at the 23’ PGA Championship (T4), finishing at No. 10 on the LIV Power rankings.

In 2024 DeChambeau has ramped it up further, mashing the pedal to the floor with a win at the U.S. Open, runner up at the PGA and a T6 at The Masters—not to mention 5 LIV top 10’s.

It’ll be a wild ride watching Bryson bomb it off the tee at Royal Troon.

No. 3 Jon Rahm: 78.5 Rating 

Jon Rahm: 8 top-10’s

Rahm has still not notched an LIV win, but he’s recorded a top 10 in all eight events he’s played. His amazing 5.5 average finish leads the league by a wide margin, but that first win has somehow eluded him—perhaps some home court vibes at Valderrama will push him over the top (and get him revved up for The Open as well).

No. 4 Tyrell Hatton: 73.1 Rating

Hatton wins in Nashville

Hatton recorded his first LIV win at Nashville last week, dominating the field at 19 under and a six-shot margin over runner-up Sam Horsfield. Tyrell has also posted 3-Top-10’s in the ’24 campaign and added a strong showing at The Masters (T9).

At 32 years old, Hatton is in the prime of his career—and he’s been knocking on the door at The Open for a while now (2016–T5, 2019–T6, 2022–T11 and a T20 in 2023). Tyrell was born and still resides in Buckinghamshire, England, so The Open Championship is a prize he would dearly love to take. His game is very sharp right now, so look for Hatton among the leaders on the weekend at Troon this year.

No. 5 Dean Burmester: 66.0 Rating

T12 at PGA Championship

Dean got off to a fast start in the ’24 season with a T3 at Mayakoba, a T8 in Hong Kong, a win in Miami at Trump National Doral and another T3 at Adelade.

Following a solid tournament in Singapore (T14) and a terrific performance at The PGA with all four rounds under par and a T12 finish, Burmester was pretty mediocre in Houston and Nashville (T18 and T 25).

He still holds the 5th highest average finish in the league at 14.0, but Dean will need to step it up at Valderrama and The Open if he hopes to stay in touch with the leaders.

Notables

Brooks Koepka (No. 6/62.9 Rating)

4 T10’s at The Open

Brooks was showing signs of life before his dismal performance in Nashville (42) with a win in Singapore and 2-Top 10’s (Adelade and Houston). And although he hasn’t recorded a major Top 10 in 2024, he’s not been very far off (a poor third round knocked him out at the PGA and a tough second round cost him at the U.S. Open).

Koepka’s trademark at major’s has been his consistency and resilience—so three consecutive mediocre major championship finishes is a surprise.  

In his last 7 starts at The Open, Brooks recorded 4 Top 10 finishes (2015–T10, 2017–T6, 2019–T4, and a T6 in 2021).

Looks like Brooks is due.

Cameron Smith (No. 7/62.6 Rating)

Cam recorded his second runner-up of the year in Singapore after a T6 at The Masters, and had a strong finish in Nashville last week (T9). When Smith has a putter in his hands, anything can happen—and if the short stick heats up as it did in 2022, there’s a good chance he’ll be raising the Claret Jug again in July.

Carlos Ortiz (No. 9/58.8 Rating)

First win in Houston

After a slow start to the 2024 LIV season, Carlos posted a T4 in Hong Kong in April and climbed into the Top 10 with his first LIV win 3 weeks ago at the Golf Club of Houston and continued his strong pay with a T9 in Nashville.  

Phil (No. 43/30.1 Rating 

Lefty Shades

Phil hasn’t made the cut at The Open Championship since 2018, and it’s been over ten years since he fired that brilliant 66 in the final round at Muirfield to come from 5 back and win the 2013 Championship.

Mickelson has done nothing in the LIV events this year other than a T6 at Jeddah back in March, and he missed the cut at both the PGA and the U.S. Open. 

His last two starts at Houston (T37) and Nashville (T40) were disappointing to say the least, but as George Patton would say that is exactly why you should expect Phil to mount a major offensive at Troon a couple of weeks from now.

On the other hand, Phil may finally have run out of hat rabbits—but it’s always fun to watch him tee it up again a major championship.

Real Club Valderrama, Spain

2024 Upcoming LIV Schedule

Andacucia: Real Club Valderrama, Spain (July 12-14)

United Kingdom: JCB Golf and Country Club (July26-28)

Greenbrier: Old White-Greenbrier (August 16-18)

Chicago: Bolingbrook Golf Club (September 13-15)

Team Championship Dallas: Maridoe Golf Club (September 20-22)

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Myrtle Beach: Best of 2024

Barefoot Resort: Pete Dye Course

The summer is starting to roll, and it’s time to think about planning a golf trip. Myrtle Beach is the #1 golf destination in the U.S., offering more than eighty courses–along with great food, terrific nightlife, and gorgeous beaches for when you’re not on the course.

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 (Arcadian Shores), Tom Doak (Legends Resort) and Jack Nicklaus (Pawleys Plantation and Long Bay).

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, perennially among the Golf Digest Top 100 public courses, was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1948, with Rees Jones providing updates and renovations in 2003, 2013 and 2018.

And then there are the two masterpieces left to us by Mike Strantz at Caledonia and True Blue. We’ve included the Top 5 Golf Resorts and the Top 30 Public Courses in the Myrtle Beach area on the basis of GolfDay Rating, but a complete list of MB public courses is also available by visiting the GolfDay Course Search Page.

If you are looking for deals and packages, check out the Myrtle Beach Golf Trail and Hammock Coast Golf Trail.

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.

If you have yet to mark Myrtle Beach from your bucket list, now is the time. And even if you’ve made the trip many times before, MB never disappoints—so start getting a plan in motion.

Myrtle Beach Course Map

Resorts (Top 5)

Barefoot Resort

1. Barefoot Resort & Golf/North 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: 100.0
  • Location
Legends Resort

2. Legends Resort/Myrtle Beach, SC

  • 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: 94.8
  • Location
Grande Dunes Resort Club

3. Grande Dunes Resort Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

     Marina Inn

Sea Trail Golf Club

4. Sea Trail Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC

      Myrtle Beach Golf Trail

  • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Cole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Francis Duane/Arnold Palmer/Victoria Martz
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  • Jones:            73.2 Rating/138 Slope
  • Maples:          72.0 Rating/138 Slope
  • Byrd:               72.6 Rating/129 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.9
  • Location
Wachesaw East

5. Wachesaw East/Myrtle Beach, SC

    Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/Hammock Coast Golf Trail

Public Courses (Top 30)

The Dunes

1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

Prestwick CC

2. Prestwick Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach Golf Trail

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

3. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club/Pawleys Island, SC

Hammock Coast Golf Trail

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Mike Strantz/Tyler Rae
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.4/144
  • Practice Facilities: Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Full Grass Driving Range available at True Blue Course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee).
  • Photos
  • Golf Academy
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 98.5
  • Location
True Blue

4. True Blue Golf Club/Pawleys Island, SC

Hammock Coast Golf Trail

Pawleys Plantation

5. Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club/Pawleys Island, SC

Hammock Coast Golf Trail

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Rick Jacobson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/150
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Mats Monday-Wednesday/Grass Thursday-Sunday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.3
  • Location
Wild Wing

6. Wild Wing Golf Course/Conway, SC

    Founders Group International

  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Executive Course)
  • Course Architects: William Byrd/Jeffrey Brauer/Larry Nelson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/135
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Photos
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.2
  • Location
Tidewater Golf Club

7. Tidewater Golf Club/North Myrtle Beach, SC

       Kemper Sports

River Hills Golf & Country Club

8. River Hills Golf & Country Club/Little River, SC

       Founders Group International

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Jackson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2 Rating/147 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.9
  • Location
The Pearl

9. The Pearl Golf Links/Calabash, NC

Myrtle Beach Golf Trail

  • 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
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.3
  • Location
Thistle Golf Club

10. Thistle Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC

Myrtle Beach Golf Trail

  • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Tim Cate
  • USGA Course/Slope Ratings
  • Cameron:   37.0/142
  • MacKay:      37.4/140
  • Stewart:      36.6/140
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Descriptions/Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
  • Location
TPC Myrtle Beach

11. TPC Myrtle Beach/Myrtle Beach, SC

Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2 Rating/146 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
  • Course Description
  • Golf Academy
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.7
  • Location
Arcadian Shores

12. Arcadian Shores Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach Golf Trail

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9 Rating/138 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
  • Location
Brunswick Golf Club

13. 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
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
  • Location
Tradition Golf Club

14. Tradition Golf Club/Pawleys Island, SC

       Hammock Coast Golf Trail

  • 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
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
  • Location
Pine Lakes Country Club

15. 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).
  • Photos/Video Tour
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.1
  • Location
Sandpiper Bay

16. 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:     35.1 Rating/128 Slope
  • Piper:    36.1 Rating/125 Slope
  • Bay:       36.5 Rating/141 Slope           
  • Practice Facilities: Three Level Grass Driving Range with Target, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.0
  • Location
Heritage Club

17. Heritage Club/Pawleys Island, SC

      Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Legends Golf

Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links

18. Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links/Little River, SC

       Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/The Glens Golf Group

Man O’ War Golf Club

19. Man O’ War Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

       Mystical Golf/DG Golf Management

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Dan Maples
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2 Rating/141 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Photos
  • Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
  • Location
World Tour Golf Links

20. World Tour Golf Links/Myrtle Beach, SC

      Founders Group International

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Mel Graham/Craig Schreiner
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.8 Rating/132 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
  • Photos
  • Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
  • Location
Lockwood Folly Country Club

21. Lockwood Folly Country Club/Holden Beach, NC

       Myrtle Beach Golf Trail

Long Bay

22. Long Bay Club/Longs, SC

       Founders Group International

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Craig Schreiner
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4 Rating/146
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.5
  • Location
River Club

23. River Club/Pawleys Island, SC

       Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Club International

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Jackson
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5 Rating/139 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Warm Up Bays with Net, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • Golf Packages
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.4
  • Location
Oak Island Golf Club

24. Oak Island Golf Club/Caswell Beach, NC

Eagle Nest Golf Club

25. Eagle Nest Golf Club/Little River, SC

Myrtlewood Golf Club

26. Myrtlewood Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

  • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Edmund Ault/Tom Clark/Arthur Hills
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  • Palmetto:    73.6 Rating/137 Slope
  • Pinehills:     72.1 Rating/134 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.5
  • Location
Founders Club at Pawleys Island

27. Founders Club at Pawleys Island/Pawleys Island, SC

       Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International

  • Holes: 18
  • 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
  • Specials
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.2
  • Location
Carolina National

28. Carolina National Golf Club/Bolivia, NC

      GeartLife 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
  • North          37.0 Rating/144 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Course Descriptions
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.1
  • Location
Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club

29. Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club/Conway, SC

       Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/The Glens Group

Blackmoor Golf Club

30. Blackmoor Golf Club/Murrells Inlet, SC

       Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/Hammock Coast Golf Trail

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Gary Player
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.0 Rating/133 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
  • Photos
  • Layout
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.7
  • Location
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Top 20 Public Courses-Georgia 2024

Sea Island Resort: Home of the RSM Classic

Golfers all over the world are intimately familiar with The Masters and the beauty of Augusta National Golf Club, but Georgia is also home to some of the finest golf resorts and public courses you will find anywhere in the USA.

From Savannah and St. Simons Island along the Atlantic coast, to the Blue Ridge Mountains in the north, Georgia’s geography, natural beauty, and climate combine to create the perfect golfer’s paradise.

For an unforgettable golf get-away, Reynolds Lake Oconee (located about midway between Atlanta and Augusta), offers 99 incredible holes with designs by Jack Nicklaus (Great Waters), Tom Fazio (The National), Rees Jones (Oconee) and Bob Cupp (The Landing and Preserve).

If you are looking for the perfect combination of golf and beach, Sea Island has everything you can ask for. Davis Love III, along with brother Mark, have renovated and restored classic original designs by Colt & Alison, Walter Travis and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to create two fantastic courses (Plantation and Retreat), and Tom Fazo added icing to the cake with his wonderful Seaside 18-hole layout (home to the PGA Tour RSM Classic held each year in November).

Top Georgia public venues also include a Donald Ross design (No. 4–Forest Hills), the University of Georgia Golf Course (No. 3, an RTJ original with Davis Love renovations) as well as Echelon (No. 5) and McLemore (No. 6)—two terrific Rees Jones layouts.

And when it comes time to start planning your next golf road trip, take a good look at the 23 great tracks along the Georgia Golf Trail.

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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Reynolds Lake Oconee

1. Reynolds Lake Oconee/Greensboro

     Ritz-Carlton/Georgia Golf Trail    

  • Holes: 99 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses (Great Waters/Oconee/Landing/Preserve) and Twenty-seven Hole Course-National)
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio/Rees Jones/Bob Cupp/Fuzzy Zoeller/Hubert Green
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Great Waters:         75.7/143

Oconee:                    75.2/141

Landing:                   74.5/138

Preserve:                  72.2/133

National:

Bluff    37.0/143

Cove  37.4/143

Ridge 37.2/143

Sea Island Resort

2. Sea Island Resort/Sea Island

    Georgia Golf Trail  

  • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Plantation/Seaside/Retreat)
  • Course Architects: Walter Travis/H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Tom Fazio/Davis Love III/Mark Love/Rees Jones
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Plantation:  74.0/129

Seaside:       73.8/138

Retreat:        73.9/133

University of Georgia Golf Course

3. University of Georgia Golf Course/Athens

     University of Georgia

Forest Hills Golf Club

4. Forest Hills Golf Club/Augusta

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Harrison Minchew
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/141
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
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  • GolfDay Rating: 96.5
  • Location
Echelon Golf Club

5. Echelon Golf Club/Alpharetta

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Rees Jones/Steve Weisser
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/149
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
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  • GolfDay Resort Rating: 95.8
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McLemore

6. McLemore/Rising Fawn

     Scenic Land Company

Crosswinds Golf Club

7. Crosswinds Golf Club/Savannah

Cherokee Run Golf Club

8. Cherokee Run Golf Club/Conyers

     City of Conyers

Sky Valley Country Club

9. Sky Valley Country Club/Sky Valley

    Georgia Golf Trail

Kinderlou Forest Golf Club

10. Kinderlou Forest Golf Club/Valdosta

Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course

11. Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course/Elberton

     Richard B. Russell State Park/Georgia Golf Trail

Woodmont Golf & Country Club

12. Woodmont Golf & Country Club/Canton     

Achasta Golf Course

13. Achasta Golf Course/Dahlonega

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/141
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
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  • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
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Chattahoochee Golf Club

14. Chattahoochee Golf Club/Gainesville

       City of Gainesville

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Denis Griffiths/Kevin Hargrave/Bill Bergin
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/131
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.3
  • Location
Harbor Club

15. Harbor Club/Greensboro

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/138
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
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  • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
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The Club at Osprey Cove

16. The Club at Osprey Cove/St. Marys

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Mark McCumber/Michael Beebe
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7/134
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.2
  • Location
Old Toccoa Farm

17. Old Toccoa Farm/Mineral Bluff

Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa

18. Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa/Young Harris

       Georgia Golf Trail

King & Prince Golf Course

19. King & Prince Golf Course/St. Simons Island

Ashton Hills Golf Club

20. Ashton Hills Golf Club/Covington

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2024 PGA Championship: Showdown at Valhalla

Scottie Scheffler: Amazing 2024 Season
 

Seem’s like we were just watching Scottie Scheffler slip the green jacket over his shoulders, and suddenly the PGA Championship is upon us. The eve of a major championship is always alive with anticipation and excitement, but the ‘24 PGA has the protentional for all-time greatness.

This may be the most highly talented field ever assembled for a golf championship, when you consider Tiger’s 15 majors, Phil with 6, Brooks Koepka at 5, Rory at 4, and Jordan Spieth with 3—a total of 33 major championships between them.

For perspective, the 1963 PGA Championship included Ben Hogan with 9 majors, Sam Snead and Arnie with 7 each, while Gary Player had won 3 majors at that point and Jack 2 (the ’63 PGA was Jack’s third major)—28 total majors.

In addition, the 2024 PGA includes future Hall of Famers Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler–each with 2 major championships.

Tiger and Phil (21 Majors Between Them)

And although the odds are pretty long that Tiger or Phil will be among the leaders on Sunday, it won’t be for lack of will—and watching them battle once again to turn back the hands of time will make for memorable viewing (and hopefully they will both be teeing it up on the weekend).

The big show without doubt, however, will be Scottie Scheffler–and if anybody can take him down.

Scottie’s Run

With victories at The Masters and The Players, and 9 Top-10’s without missing a cut in his first 10 starts, Scheffler is off to the hottest start on the PGA Tour since 1960 (including Tiger in 2000 and Jack in 1963).

On top of that, Scottie’s momentum has reached a crescendo coming into the PGA, with 4 wins and a runner-up in his last 5 starts. Keep in mind as well that this wave has been gathering strength for quite a while, with 26 Top-10’s in his last 33 starts going back to last year (and with no missed cuts)—so anybody who steps up to take him on better be ready to absorb some heavy blows.

Brooks Koepka: Looking for Sixth Major

The Top Contenders

  • Koepka: Defending champion Brooks Koepka is coming off a Top-10 and a win in his last two LIV events, and looks like he is primed and ready in pursuit of his sixth major. Koepka lives for major championships, so don’t expect him to take a dive.
  • McIlroy: It’s been ten years since Rory won his last major championship, but it was The PGA and it was at Valhalla. And although Rory was the invisible man in his first 8 starts of 2024, he’s posted a win in each of his last 2 (including a heavyweight performance at Quail Hollow last week). If McIlroy is making a few putts, even Scheffler will need his best to hold him off.
Rory: Back to Back at Valhalla?
  • Rahm: Jon Rahm put up the highest career cut and Top-10 percentages on the PGA Tour outside of Tiger and Jack, and has finished in the top ten of every LIV event he’s played. At 29 years old, Rahm is just now coming into his prime—look for him to rebound from the lackluster Masters performance and put some heat on Scheffler as he goes for major number 3.

  • Schauffele: Xander is having a heck of a 2024 season with 8 Top-10’s in 12 starts, and he hasn’t missed a cut in two years—but somehow that first major championship has eluded him. Always a great ball striker, Schauffele has made vast improvement from the tee (currently 6th in Total Driving) and stands at No. 2 behind Scheffler in scoring average. It’s just a matter of time before he breaks through at a major, and remember that Phil didn’t win his first until he was 33.
Ludvig Aberg: PGA Tour Phenom

Notables

Twenty-four-year-old Ludwig Aberg is going to be a major force on the PGA Tour for another decade and more, currently standing at No. 3 on the Tour Power Rankings with 5 Top-10’s in 10 starts, including a runner-up at The Masters. He bombs it from the tee and sticks his irons like Miller, but the putter has been holding him back—if the short stick heats up look for Ludwig toward the top of the leaderboard late on Sunday.

Joaquin Niemann is the young star on the LIV circuit, and he’ll be flying under the radar with Koepka and Rahm grabbing most of the attention—but he has 2 wins and leads the LIV Power Rankings by a pretty wide margin. Niemann has major championship ability and a golf swing that’s easy on the eyes—watch for him this weekend.

Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville KY

Valhalla Golf Club

A Jack Nicklaus masterpiece, Valhalla will present a stiff test for the PGA Championship with a USGA Course Rating of 77.5 and a Slope of 154. 2024 will be the fourth time that Valhalla has hosted the PGA (1996, 2000, 2014). 

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LIV Golf: 2024 Power Rankings and PGA Preview

There will be sixteen LIV players teeing it up at Valhalla for the PGA Championship next week, led by the reigning champion—Brooks Koepka.

If Koepka can go back-to-back at the PGA, it will be his sixth major championship, matching Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo and Phil. His chances looked a bit dim only a few weeks ago after the no-show at Augusta and mediocre start to the ’24 LIV season, but then Brooks notched a T9 down under at Adelaide and a 2-shot win over Cam Smith in Singapore.

Koepka is plenty long, and he can hit an iron with anybody, but what separates him from the field at major championships is the putter from 10 feet and in, where steel nerve under stifling pressure is a requirement. Brooks wasn’t making many putts at Augusta, but the short stick started heating up in Singapore—so it’s a pretty good bet he won’t relinquish his title without a fight next week.

Getting off the canvas

Rahm v Scheffler II

A 74 in the first round at Augusta led to an early K/O for Rahm when Scheffler came out smoking with a 66, sending him to the canvas—and he never got up.   

Don’t look for that to happen again. In the seven LIV events Rahm has played this year, he’s recorded four Top 5’s and 3 Top 10’s. Before moving to LIV, Jon notched 9 PGA Tour wins along with his 2 major championships (’21 U.S. Open and ’23 Masters).

Rahm’s cut percentage (90.2) and Top 10 percentage (50.2) is second only to Tiger (90.4/54.3) among active players, and his next major Top 10 will move him into the Top 50 players of all-time—and he’s still only 28 years old.

In addition to his two wins, Rahm’s major championship record includes a runner-up, 5 Top-5’s and 4 Top-10’s. And like Koepka, Jon saves his best for the toughest tracks and the biggest stage—so this time he’ll come out swinging for sure.

Neimann Looks to break through

Cam Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann

While Cam will look to deliver magic with the wand, Bryson will be launching bombs into the stratosphere. If Smith drives it in the fairway, the short stick will keep him among the leaders—and then anything can happen (as it did at the ’22 Open Championship).

DeChambeau had the driver under control at Augusta, but his putter let him down—and unfortunately following up with a T26 and a T27 could not have done much for his confidence. Still, with all that power you can’t count Bryson out.

Joaquin Niemann has been showcasing his talent at every LIV event this year, and its high time he stands up to take his place among the elite players in the world. With the way he hits it tee to green, you have to believe he’ll break through soon—but will Valhalla be his first?

Valhalla: 2024 PGA Championship

PGA Championship Field

  • Brooks Koepka
  • Jon Rahm
  • Cameron Smith
  • Joaquin Niemann
  • Bryson DeChambeau
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Tyrell Hatton
  • Phil Mickelson
  • Patrick Reed
  • Talor Gooch
  • Dean Burmester
  • Adrian Meronk
  • David Puig
  • Lucas Herbert
  • Martin Kaymer
  • Andy Ogletree

LIV Power Ranking Update

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

Joaquin Niemann continues to hold the top spot in the Power rankings with a pair of wins, 2 Top-5’s and 2 Top-10’s. Jon Rahm is close behind with 4 Top-5’s and 3 Top-10’s.  

Major championship performance moves the needle in a big way, and Rahm would jump to the top with a win at Valhalla–unless Niemann records a Top 10.

Top 5

No. 1 Joaquin Niemann: 80.1 Rating

Niemann added a couple more Top 10’s with a T3 at Adelaide and a T7 in Singapore, and also improved his average finish to 7.9, edging closer to Rahm’s league lead of 5.9—and well ahead of the rest of the field.

No. 2 Jon Rahm: 74.1 Rating 

Although remaining winless, Rahm keeps churning out the Top 10’s, adding a T3 and a T10 while continuing to lead the league in average finish at 5.9—so you have to believe that first LIV win is right around the corner.  

No. 3 Dean Burmester: 65.1 Rating Burmester maintained his No. 3 position with a T3 and a T14, and also punched his ticket to the PGA Championship.

Abraham Ancer: Moves into The Top 5

No. 4 Abraham Ancer: 62.1 Rating

Since his win in Hong Kong, Ancer has posted 3 consecutive Top 10’s (T9’s at Miami and Adelaide with a T10 in Singapore), while improving his Average Finish to 12.9. Abraham will also be among the LIV contingent looking to make some noise this week.   

No. 5 Tyrell Hatton: 61.7 Rating Tyrell held his position among the Top 5 with a T14 and a T5 following the solid performance at The Masters.  Hatton is loaded with talent, so don’t be stunned if he’s hanging around the leaderboard again at Valhalla.

Dustin: Looks to get back on track

Notables

Cameron Smith (No. 6/61.3 Rating)

After a solid showing at The Masters, Smith posted a T14 at Adelaide and a runner up to Koepka in Singapore—and as long as that putter doesn’t break, expect to see him lurking on the leaderboard come Sunday next week.

Brooks Koepka (No. 8/59.0 Rating)

With a T9 and a win in Singapore (his fourth since joining LIV), Brooks jumped from the middle of the pack to the Top 10—and he’s tuned and ready to defend at Valhalla.

Dustin Johnson (No. 10/57.4) Johnson started the season right on track with a T5 in Mayakoba followed by a win in Vegas, but then the train left the rails as he finished outside the top twenty in each of the following four events—while also missing the cut at The Masters. Hopefully his T7 at Singapore last week means that Dustin is back in the groove and ready to put some heat on Scheffler next week.

Phil: Going for 102 major cuts

Phil (No. 40/28.9 Rating 

Come on Phil, 38th at Adelaide and a T22 in Singapore? Really?? One of these days you’re going to reach into the hat and there won’t be any more rabbits.

This will be his 102nd major cut if he can pull it off, tying him with Gary Player for number 2 all-time behind Jack—let’s hope there’s one more bunny hiding in there…

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