Category: Course Ratings and Ranking

Classic Courses: Donald Ross–Top 35 Public 2024

Bedford Springs Resort, PA

Donald Ross was by far the most prolific of the classic golf course architectural masters, having designed or remodeled more than 300 courses in the United States that are still open for play.

Many of the most famous courses designed by Ross are private, including Oak Hill, Seminole, and Oakland Hills, but there are 100 Donald Ross courses that are open to the public–starting with Pinehurst #2.

Pinehurst #2, Pinehurst Resort NC

Pinehurst #2, site of the 2024 U.S. Open, is perhaps the most famous Donald Ross design, having previously hosted the Open in 2014, 2005 and 1999 as well as the 2014 Women’s Open, 1936 PGA Championship and the 1951 Ryder Cup.

Donald Ross

Donald Ross also designed courses 1 and 3 at Pinehurst Resort, and a great many of his classic course designs were conceived in his home adjacent to #2, Dornoch Cottage, where Ross lived from 1925 until his death in 1948.

Dornoch Cottage, Pinehurst Resort

Ross left us with a wealth of wonderful golf courses, and we are fortunate indeed that so many are available for everyone to enjoy. We have selected our Top 35, but you can also spin through a comprehensive list of all public Donald Ross courses.

Since Donald Ross made his home in North Carolina, it is not a surprise that 11 of the Top 35 public Ross courses are located in NC. Florida is second with 4, followed by Ohio and New Hampshire with three each.  

It is also notable that 11 of our Top 35 are Municipal courses, with Monroe Country Club (No. 10) and Mooresville Golf Club (No. 11) leading the list.

In addition to Pinehurst, premier golf resort locations with Donald Ross courses include French Lick in Indiana, Pine Needles (also in NC), and The Broadmoor in Colorado.

Should you wish to delve deeper into the life and work of this remarkable man, The Donald Ross Society is a fantastic resource.

And if you’re just looking for great public golf where you are or where you’re going, the GolfDay Search Engine makes it easy to find the best courses and a better bang for your buck.

Pinehurst Resort, NC
  1. Pinehurst Resort/Pinehurst, NC (Resort)
  • Holes: 180 (10-Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Walter Travis/Richard Tufts/Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf/Ellis Maples/George Fazio/Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus/Tom Doak
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

#1:  69.1/123

#2:  77.9/149

#3:  66.1/123

#4:  74.9/138

#5:  73.1/135

#6:  74.5/140

#7:  75.6/142

#8:  73.9/139

#9:  74.8/143

#10 74.1/142         

French Lick Resort, IN

2. French Lick Resort/French Lick, IN (Resort)

  • Holes: 45 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole Regulation Course)
  • Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/Hal Purdy/Pete Dye/Donald Ross/Dandy Alves/Allan MacCurrach
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

Dye:                       80.5/151

Ross:                     75.7/149

Valley Links:       35.4/121

Pine Needles, NC

3. Pine Needles/Southern Pines, NC (Resort)

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/John Fought/Kyle Franz
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Pine Needles:       74.7/141

Mid Pines:              72.9/138

The Broadmoor, CO

4. The Broadmoor/Colorado Springs, CO (Resort)

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses/Mountain Course Closed for Renovation)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Jack Nicklaus/Ron Forse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

East:           73.8/141

West:          73.0/138

Bedford Springs Resort, PA

5. Bedford Springs Resort/Bedford, PA (Resort)

       Omni Hotels & Resorts

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Spencer Oldham/Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/Ron Forse
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7/140
  • Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
  • Location
The Homestead, VA

6. The Homestead/Hot Springs, VA (Resort)

      Omni Hotels & Resorts

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/William Flynn/Tom Clark/Bill Love
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

Cascades:            72.9/135

Old Course:         69.6/128

  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (at both Cascades and Old Course).
The Lancaster Golf Club, SC

7. Lancaster Golf Club/Lancaster, SC (Public)

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Russell Breeden/Clyde Johnston
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.7/137
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
  • Location
Southern Pines Golf Club, NC

8. Southern Pines Golf Club/Southern Pines, NC (Public)

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/William Mitchell/John LaFoy/Kyle Franz
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.0/135
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Restoration
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.9
  • Location
Forest Hills Golf Club, GA

9. Forest Hills Golf Club/Augusta, GA (Public)

  • 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.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.2
  • Location
Monroe Country Club, NC

10. Monroe Country Club/Monroe, NC (Muni)   

        City of Monroe

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Tom Jackson/Richard Mandell/Tyler Rae
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.6/133
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 94.2
  • Location
Mooresville Golf Club, NC

11. Mooresville Golf Club/Mooresville, NC (Muni)

      Town of Mooresville

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architect: Donald Ross/J. Porter Gibson/Kris Spence
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/135
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
  • Location
Denison Golf Club at Granville , OH

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

        Denison University

Fort Mill Golf Club, SC

13. Fort Mill Golf Club/Fort Mill, SC (Public)

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/George Cobb/Clyde Johnston
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9/136
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Video Tour
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
  • Location
Delaware Golf Club, OH

14. Delaware Golf Club/Delaware, OH (Public)

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Michael Hurdzan/Fuzzy Zoeller
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/135
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 93.1
  • Location
Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, NJ

15. Seaview Hotel & Golf Club/Galloway Township, NJ (Resort)  

        Dolce Hotels

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/A. W. Tillinghast/William Flynn/Howard Toomey/William F. Gordon/David W. Gordon/Alyn Janis/Bob Cupp
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating

Bay:                       69.8/125

Pines:                    72.4/123

Ravisloe Country Club, IL

16. Ravisloe Country Club/Homewood, IL (Public)

New Smyrna Golf Club, FL

17. New Smyrna Golf Club/New Smyrna Beach, FL (Muni)

        City of New Smyrna

Shennecossett Golf Club, CT

18. Shennecossett Golf Club/Groton, CT (Muni)

       City of Groton

The Waynesville Inn & Golf Club, NC

19. The Waynesville Inn & Golf Club/Waynesville, NC (Resort)

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Tom Jackson/Bobby Weed
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.5/139
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, “Wedge Park” Short Course, Lighted Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.4
  • Location
Mill Creek Golf Course, OH

20. Mill Creek Golf Course/Boardman, OH (Muni)

        Mill Creek MetroParks

  • Holes: 36 (2-Eighteen Hole Courses)
  • Course Architect: Donald Ross
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

North:  71.2/123

South:  71.7/126

Pinecrest Golf Club, FL

21. Pinecrest Golf Club/Avon Park, FL (Public)

George Wright Golf Course, MA

22. George Wright Golf Course/Hyde Park, MA (Muni)

Biltmore Golf Course, FL

23. Biltmore Golf Course/Coral Gables, FL (Resort)

        The Biltmore Hotel

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/William Langford/Mark Mahannah/Brian Silva
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3/132
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (Grass Thursday-Sunday/Mats Monday-Wednesday) with Targets, Putting Greens (3) and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Jim McLean Golf Academy.
  • Course Description
  • Accommodations
  • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
  • Location
Jeffersonville Golf Club, PA

24. Jeffersonville Golf Club/Jeffersonville, PA (Muni)

        West Norton Township

Chautauqua Golf Club, NY

25. Chautauqua Golf Club/Chautauqua, NY (Public)

  • Holes: 36: (2-Eighteen Hole Courses: Lake/Hill
  • Course Architects: Seymour Dunn/Donald Ross/Xenophon Hassenplug/Chris Wilczynski
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Lake (Ross): 71.2/123

Hill:              71.7/125

Grove Park Golf Course, NC

26. Grove Park Golf Course/Ashville, NC (Resort)

        Omni Hotels & Resorts

Crotched Mountain Golf Club, NH

27. Crotched Mountain Golf Club/Francestown, NH (Public)

  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dick Tremblay/Mark Gagne/Lyman Doane II
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 70.3/132
  • Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Photos
  • Indoor Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 90.0
  • Location
Poland Spring Resort, ME

28. Poland Spring Resort/Poland, ME (Resort)

Mount Washington Resort, NH

29. Mount Washington Resort/Bretton Woods, NH (Resort)

        Omni Hotels & Resorts

  • Holes: 27 (Eighteen- and Nine-Hole Courses)
  • Course Architects: Arthur Fenn/Alex Findlay/Donald Ross/Geoffrey Cornish/Brian Silva/Ross Forbes
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Mount Washington: 73.7/135

Mount Pleasant: 34.7/116

Kingswood Golf Club, NH

30. Kingswood Golf Club/Wolfeboro, NH (Public)

Sagamore Golf Course, NY

31. Sagamore Golf Course/Bolton Landing, NY (Resort)

        Sagamore Resort   

Fort Myers Country Club, FL

32. Fort Myers Country Club/Fort Myers, FL (Muni)

        City of Fort Myers

Triggs Memorial Golf Course, RI

33. Triggs Memorial Golf Course/Providence, RI (Muni)

        City of Providence

Belmont Golf Course, VA

34. Belmont Golf Course/Henrico, VA (Muni)

        Henrico County Recreation & Parks

  • Holes: 18 (Twelve Hole Regulation Course/Belmont and Six Hole Executive Course/Little Bell)
  • Course Architects: A. W. Tillinghast/Donald Ross/David W. Gordon/Edmund Ault/Davis Love III
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 65.5/121
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Wedge Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3) and Eighteen Hole Putting Course (The Ringer).
  • Course Description
  • Junior Golf
  • GolfDay Rating: 89.3
  • Location
Wilmington Golf Course, NC

35. Wilmington Golf Course/Wilmington, NC (Muni)

        City of Wilmington

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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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Top 75 Private Golf Clubs-U.S. 2024

Monterey Penninsula Country Club, Pebble Beach CA

The premier private 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 would 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

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 75 below, you can also find a more comprehensive list with GolfDay Top 500 Private Clubs, or click “clubs near me” to find the best golf clubs in your area—with GolfDay rating and the distance from your location.

Merion Golf Club, Ardmore PA

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. 

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.  

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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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.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • 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.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Resort Rating: 95.8
  • Location
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.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.4
  • Location
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.
  • Course Description
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
  • Location
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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Top 35 Public Courses-South Carolina 2023/2024

True Blue Golf Club, Pawleys Island SC

When it’s time to start formulating a plan for the Spring golf trip, South Carolina should come immediately to mind. In addition to great resorts like Kiawah Island, Sea Pines and Barefoot, SC boasts more than 30 non-resort public courses that received a GolfDay rating of 90 or higher (premium)—and over 100 that are rated above 80 (very good).

And of course, Myrtle Beach is the centerpiece to this golfing wonderland. Golf Trails can make it a lot easier to choose courses that are not too far apart, and MB has a couple of teriffic Trails to look at—the Myrtle Beach Golf Trail and the Hammock Coast Golf Trail.

If you looking for golf packages and deals, take a look at Myrtle Beach Golf and Myrtle Beach Golf Trips.

Keep in mind there are plenty of nice hotels and fantastic restaurants to choose from throughout South Carolina (and particularly in the Myrtle Beach area), so you can also reference GolfDay to build your own trip.

Course Architecture

Tom Jackson is #1 for laying out premier public courses in South Carolina with original designs at 5 of the Top 35, including Mount Vintage in North Augusta (No. 7) and River Hills in Little River (No. 8).

Clyde Johnston  is close behind with original design at Springfield Golf Club (No. 25) in Fort Mill, Glen Dornoch, Little River (No. 26) and Old South in Bluffton (No. 27) as well as updates to the Donald Ross design at Lancaster Golf Club (No. 9).

Rees Jones, always among the prominent names when listing great golf courses, contributed 2 original designs among the Top 35 (Oyster Reef, No. 10) and Arcadian Shores, No. 14) as well updates to the great Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design at The Dunes (No. 1).  

Mike Strantz: Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Mike Strantz left us 2 wonderful layouts in Pawleys Island before his tragic passing at only fifty years of age—Caledonia (No. 2) and True Blue (No. 4). In 2000 Mike was named one of the “Top 10 Greatest Architects of All Time” by Golfweek Magazine.

Pete Dye added his brush to the Myrtle Beach golf panorama at Prestwick Country Club (No. 3, with P. B. Dye) and Jack Nicklaus recently completed updates to his terrific layout at Pawleys Plantation.

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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The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
  1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club/Myrtle Beach
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Roger Rulewich
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.3/149
    • 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
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Ponderosa Inc.
Prestwick Country Club
  1. Prestwick Country Club/Myrtle Beach
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/P. B. Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/150
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Photos
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.5
    • Location
True Blue Golf Club
  1. True Blue Golf Club/Pawleys Island
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Ponderosa Inc.
Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
  1. Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club/Pawleys Island
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
Wild Wing Golf Course
  1. Wild Wing Golf Course/Conway
  2. Founders Group International
    • Holes: 27 Eighteen Hole Course (Avocet) and Nine Hole Course (Hummingbird)
    • Course Architects: Willard Byrd/Jeffrey Brauer/Larry Nelson  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5/137
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Course Description
    • Junior Golf
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.2
    • Location
Mount Vintage Golf Club
  1. Mount Vintage Golf Club/North Augusta
    • Holes: 27 (3-Nine Hole Courses: Independent/Vintage/Chester)  
    • Course Architect: Tom Jackson  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Independent: 37.9/150
    • Vintage:             37.7/154
    • Chester:            37.4/145
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 96.9
    • Location
River Hills Golf & Country Club
  1. River Hills Golf & Country Club/Little River
  2. Founders Group International
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Jackson  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.2/147
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.9
    • Location
Lancaster Golf Club
  1. Lancaster Golf Club/Lancaster
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Donald Ross/Russell Breeden/Clyde Johnston  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.7/137
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Description
    • Video Tour
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.5
    • Location
Oyster Reef Golf Club
  1. Oyster Reef Golf Club/Hilton Head Island
  2. Heritage Golf Group
TPC Myrtle Beach
  1. TPC Myrtle Beach/Murrells Inlet
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3/154
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
    • Course Description
    • Golf School
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.4
    • Location
Wedgefield Country Club
  1. Wedgefield Country Club/Georgetown
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail
Fort Mill Golf Club
  1. Fort Mill Golf Club/Fort Mill
Arcadian Shores Golf Club
  1. Arcadian Shores Golf Club/Myrtle Beach
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management
Pine Ridge Country Club
  1. Pine Ridge Country Club/Edgefield
Edgewater Golf Club
  1. Edgewater Golf Club/Lancaster
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Bruce Brodsky  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/150
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Targets and Bunkers, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Course Description
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.4
    • Location
Palmetto Hall Golf & Country Club
  1. Palmetto Hall Golf & Country Club/Hilton Head Island
  2. Heritage Golf Group
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Cupp/Hills)
    • Course Architects: Bob Cupp/Arthur Hills  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Cupp:              74.6/141
    • Hills:                74.3/147
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
    • Location
Founders Club at Pawley Island
  1. Founders Club at Pawley Island/Pawley Island
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Gene Hamm/Thomas Walker  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5/148
    • Practice Facilities: Warm Up Bays with Net, Expansive Putting and Chipping Green with Bunkers.
    • Course Description
    • Specials
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.2
    • Location
Tidewater Golf Club
  1. Tidewater Golf Club/North Myrtle Beach
  2. KemperSports
Tradition Golf Club
  1. Tradition Golf Club/Pawleys Island
  2. Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Ron Garl  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5/147
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Photos
    • Video Tour
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
    • Location
The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes
  1. The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes/Hardeeville
    • Holes: 24 (Eighteen Hole Course and 6 Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Tom Fazio  
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.7/140
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Course Description
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location
Waterford Golf Club
  1. Waterford Golf Club/Rock Hill
  2. Pinnacle Golf Properties
Cheraw State Park
  1. Cheraw State Park/Cheraw
  2. South Carolina Parks
Heritage Club
  1. Heritage Club/Pawleys Island
  2. Legends Golf/Arnold Palmer Golf