Category: Resorts

Top 15 Resorts­­–Michigan 2025

Arcadia Bluffs

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

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

Tom Weiskopf: Forest Dunes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Timber Stone Golf Course

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

The Loon Golf Resort

13. The Loon Golf Resort/Gaylord

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

14. Gull Lake View/Augusta

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

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

  

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Top 15 Resorts-Texas 2025

Horseshoe Bay

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

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

Gil Hanse: Fields Ranch East

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

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

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

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

Fields Ranch
  1. Fields Ranch/Frisco

Omni Resorts

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

Omni Resorts

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

PGA Tour Golf Properties

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

Benchmark Resorts

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

Lajitas Golf Resort

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

Double Diamond Resorts

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

Hyatt Regency

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

Ritz-Carlton

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

Westin Resorts

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

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

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Top 15 Resorts-Arizona 2024/2025

Dove Mountain–Ritz-Carlton, Manana

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

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

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

Jack Nicklaus: La Paloma and Dove Mountain

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

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

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

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8.  Rancho at Caballeros/Wickenburg

Tucson National

9. Tucson National/Tucson, AZ
Omni Resorts

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

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

Starr Pass Golf Club

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

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

12. Gold Canyon Golf Resort/Gold Canyon, AZ

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

13. The Wigwam Resort/Litchfield Park

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

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

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

15. The Boulders/Carefree, AZ

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

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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 10 Golf Resorts: South Carolina 2023-2024

Harbour Town Golf Links, Sea Pines Resort, SC

Of all the states in the country, South Carolina has the highest percentage of public courses receiving a GolfDay Rating of 90 or higher (Excellent), and a very large number received a rating over 80 (very good), so it’s certainly no surprise that some of the best golf resorts in the country can be found in SC as well.

The Resorts below are listed by their GolfDay Rating, and we have included links for course description, accommodations and golf academy (if available). A link to the Resort website is also provided, as well as a link to Google Maps for each location.

Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Fazio dominate the landscape at the premier golf destinations in South Carolina. Dye and Nicklaus collaborated to create the iconic Harbour Town Links at Sea Island Resort, and each contributed their signature to the spectacular courses at Kiawah Island—Pete Dye with the Ocean Course and Jack with Turtle Point.  Nicklaus also laid out the wonderful track at Montage-Palmetto (May River.)

Tom Fazio contributed his architectural genius at Kiawah with Osprey Point, designed one of the terrific courses at Barefoot Resort, and both courses at Wild Dunes Golf Links.

Davis Love III has also continued to burnish his reputation among the top modern day course architects with his work at Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes), Barefoot Resort and Fripp Island Resort (Ocean Creek)  

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

Click Top 10 South Carolina Resorts for a map overview of the resort locations (hover over a flag and the resort name will come up, and click for details).                                            

Kiawah Island Golf Resort
  1. Kiawah Island Golf Resort/Kiawah Island, SC
    • Holes: 90 (5-Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Alice Dye/Gary Player/Clyde Johnston/Tom Fazio/Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Ocean:                    79.1/155
    • Cougar Point:         72.7/134
    • Oak Point:              72.1/137
    • Osprey Point:         73.6/140
    • Turtle Point:           73.0/134
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Chipping and Putting Greens at each course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest SC Top 45, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
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The Sea Pines Resort
  1. The Sea Pines Resort/Hilton Head Island, SC
    • Holes: 54 (3-Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus/George Cobb/Clyde Johnston/Davis Love III/Scot Sherman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Harbour Town Links:            79.5/152
    • Heron Point:                        74.8/140
    • Atlantic Dunes:                    74.3/143
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets (Harbour Town and Heron Point/Ocean), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls and Fore Caddie (Harbour Town) included with Greens Fee.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest SC Top 45, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Barefoot Resort & Golf
  1. Barefoot Resort & Golf/North Myrtle Beach, SC
    • Holes: 72 (4-Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses)
    • Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Davis Love III/Tom Fazio/Pete Dye Moreau/David Gill/Mike DeVries
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Norman:     74.2/141
    • Love:          74.9/141
    • Fazio:         73.4/144
    • Dye:           76.0/143
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted and Covered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Dyer and Greg Norman Golf Academies.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest SC Top 45, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Legends Resort
  1. Legends Resort/Myrtle Beach SC
    • Holes: 54
    • Course Architects: Tom Doak/P. B. Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Parkland:               74.3/144
    • Moorland:              73.6/143
    • Heathland:              73.3/143
    • Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.8
    • Location
May River Golf Club
  1. May River Golf Club/Bluffton, SC
  2. Montage-Palmetto Bluff
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/141
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (6). ProV1 Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Course Description
    • Accommodations
    • Photos
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golf Digest SC Top 45, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.5
    • Location
Fripp Island Club
  1. Fripp Island Club/St. Helena Island, SC
  2. Fripp Island Golf & Beach resort/Seascape Hospitality
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: George Cobb/John LaFoy/Davis Love III/Paul Cowley
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Ocean Point:          74.0/140
    • Ocean Creek:         72.1/139
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Creek). Irons Only Grass Driving Range with Putting Green (Point).
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.4
    • Location
Grande Dunes Resort Club
  1. Grande Dunes Resort Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Marina Inn
Wild Dunes Golf Links
  1. Wild Dunes Golf Links/Isle of Palms, SC
  2. Destination Hotels
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Links:         72.1/138
    • Harbor:       71.1/139
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range (flight restricted balls), Putting and Chipping Greens (Links Course). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.7
    • Location
Wachesaw Plantation East
  1. Wachesaw Plantation East/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Patton Hospitality
Palmetto Dunes
  1. Palmetto Dunes/Hilton Head Island, SC
    • Holes: 54
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Arthur Hills/George Fazio/Roger Rulewich/John Harvey
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating
    • Jones:                    74.8/141
    • Hills:                      73.5/139
    • Fazio:                     74.2/145
    • Practice Facilities: Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Hills/Fazio)/Driving Range with Bunker and Toptracer Technology (Jones).
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Academy
    • GolfDay Rating: 88
    • Location
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Top 25 Resorts-Florida 2023/2024


TPC Sawgrass

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Top Golf Resorts and Public Courses: Myrtle Beach

Barefoot Resort

It’s time to start planning your spring golf trip, and Myrtle Beach is the #1 destination in the U.S. offering more than eighty courses, great food, terrific nightlife, and gorgeous beaches for when you need some down time. It’s still a bit cool through February, but temps climb through the 60’s in March, the 70’s in April, and it’s total perfection in May with temperatures in the low to mid 80’s.

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

Roger Rulewich, who collaborated with Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to sculpt the wonderful courses along the RTJ Golf Trail in Alabama, shared his architectural mastery at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club as well as Grande Dunes Resort Club.

And then there are the two masterpieces left to us by Mike Strantz at Caledonia and True Blue.

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

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.

Resorts

Barefoot Resort, North myrtle Beach SC
  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
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest SC Top 35, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
    • Location
Legends Resort, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. 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
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.8
    • Location
Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. Grande Dunes Resort Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Marina Inn
Myrtle Beach National, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. Myrtle Beach National Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Francis Duane/Arnold Palmer/Victoria Martz
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Kings North:                73.9 Rating/137 Slope
    • South Creek:               70.9 Rating/128 Slope
    • West:                              72.6 Rating/125 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Course Descriptions
    • Photos
    • Video Tour
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek SC Top 15-Public,
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.1
    • Location
Wachesaw Plantation East, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. Wachesaw Plantation East/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/Waccamaw Golf Trail
Sea Trail Golf Club, Sunset Beach NC
  1. Sea Trail Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole 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
    • Course Descriptions
    • Accommodations
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • GolfDay Rating: 88.9
    • Location

Public Courses

The Dunes, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
Caledonia, Pawleys Island SC
  1. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccama Golf Trail
True Blue, Pawleys Island SC
  1. True Blue Plantation/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
Thistle Golf Club, Sunset Beach NC
  1. Thistle Golf Club/Sunset Beach, NC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail    
Wild Wing, Conway SC
  1. Wild Wing Plantation/Conway, SC
    • Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Executive Course)
    • Course Architects: William Byrd/Jeffrey Brauer/Larry Nelson
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8/135
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Photos
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: GolfDay Top 100 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.1
    • Location
Pawleys Plantation, Pawleys island SC
  1. Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
Myrtlewood, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. 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
    • Rankings: GolfDay Top 100 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.9
    • Location
Arcadian Shores, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. Arcadian Shores Golf Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
Prestwick Country Club, Myrtle beach SC
  1. Prestwick Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
The Pearl, Calabash NC
  1. The Pearl Golf Links/Calabash, NC
  2. Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
Carolina National, Bolivia NC
  1. Carolina National Golf Club/Bolivia, NC
    • 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
    • Rankings: GolfDay Top 500 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.7
    • Location
World Tour Golf Links, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. World Tour Golf Links/Myrtle Beach, SC
Heritage Club, Pawleys Island SC
  1. Heritage Club/Pawleys Island, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club, Sunset Beach NC
  1. Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club/Sunset Beach, NC
  2. 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
    • Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
    • Rankings: GolfDay Top 500 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.3
    • Location
TPC Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach SC
  1. TPC Myrtle Beach/Myrtle Beach, SC
  2. Waccamaw Golf Trail
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Top 12 Resorts and Public Courses: Las Vegas–Southern Nevada

Coyote Springs

While it’s still a bit cool in Vegas right now (low to mid-50’s through the end of January), perfect golf weather is right around the corner. Temps begin a steady climb into the 60’s through February, and March will generally deliver some perfect days that push into the 70’s.

April and May are prime time golf weather in Las Vegas (75-85 degrees), so if you enjoy great food and perhaps a few games of chance in the evening, it’s time to start your planning.

Many of the great modern course designers have brought their talent to the Las Vegas golf landscape, including Tom Fazio (Shadow Creek and Wynn Golf Club), Pete Dye (Paiute), Rees Jones (Cascata and Rio Secco) and Jack Nicklaus (Coyote Springs and Bear’s Best).

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 haven’t yet experienced golf in Vegas, this is the perfect time to finally pull the trigger!

Resorts

Shadow Creek/MGM, North Las Vegas NV
  1. Shadow Creek Golf Club/North Las Vegas, NV
  2. MGM Resorts
Cascata/Caesars, Boulder City NV
  1. Cascata/Boulder City, NV
    Casers Palace Las Vegas
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Rees Jones
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4 Rating/151 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Butch Harmon Golf School. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Course Description/Photos
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Locally Ranked Nevada top 15 Public, Golf Digest Nevada Top 15, GolfDay Top 100 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100.0
    • Location
Paiute/MGM, Las Vegas NV
  1. Paiute Golf Resort/Las Vegas, NV
  2. MGM Resorts
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Pete Dye
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Wolf:                              75.5 Rating/145 Slope
    • Snow Mountain:       73.1 Rating/130 Slope
    • Sun Mountain:           73.0 Rating/135 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Extensive, including 2 Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest NV Nevada Top 15, Golfweek Nevada Top 15-Public  GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.8
    • Location
Rio Secco/Caesars, Henderson NV
  1. Rio Secco Golf Club/Henderson, NV
  2. Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Wolf Creek/Eureka Resort, Mesquite NV
  1. Wolf Creek Golf Club/Mesquite, NV
  2. Eureka Casino Resort
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architect: Dennis Rider
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.8 Rating/149 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets (Irons Only/200 Yard Max), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Photos
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest NV Top 15, Golfweek NV Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.6
    • Location
Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV
  1. Wynn Golf Club/Las Vegas, NV
  2. Wynn Las Vegas

Public Courses

Coyote Springs Golf Club, Coyote Springs NV
  1. Coyote Springs Golf Club/Coyote Springs, NV
  2. Red Hawk/Troon Golf
Revere Golf Club, Henderson NV
  1. Revere Golf Club/Henderson, NV
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Billy Casper/Greg Nash
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Lexington:      74.7 Rating/145 Slope
    • Concord:         73.5 Rating/140 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: GolfDay Top 100 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.7
    • Location
Bear’s Best, Las Vegas NV
  1. Bear’s Best Last Vegas/Las Vegas, NV
TPC Las Vegas
  1. TPC Las Vegas/Las Vegas, NV
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Edmund Ault/Tom Clark/Bobby Weed/Raymond Floyd
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/146 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Nevada Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 500 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
    • Location
Reflection Bay, Henderson NV
  1. Reflection Bay Golf Club/Henderson, NV
Oasis Golf Club, Mesquite NV
  1. Oasis Golf Club/Mesquite, NV
    • Holes: 36
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/David Druzisky
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 

                    Canyons:   71.0 Rating/137 Slope

                    Palmer:      71.5 Rating/138 Slope

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Top 15 Golf Resorts and Public Courses: Hawaii

Royal Hawaiian Golf Club

The Hawaiian Islands offer some of the most spectacular golf in the world. Of our Top 15, three are located on the Big Island, while Maui, Oahu and Kauai boast four each—so you can’t miss regardless of where you go.

Designs by many of the towering figures in course architecture can be found in Hawaii, including Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (Mauna Kea and Ka’anapali),  Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (Wailea, Poipu Bay, Princeville Makai, Ka’anapali and Kiahuna), Rees Jones (Mauna Kea), and Jack Nicklaus (Manele and Hualalai).

The great courses at Kapalua on Maui were most recently updated by the renowned team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and if you are looking for a terrific Pete Dye design, be sure to include Royal Hawaiian on Oahu.

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.

Hawaii may be a bit of a hike, and can also put a dent in your wallet—but it has to be at the top of your bucket list. Until you decide to make the plunge, the golf experience of a lifetime will always be calling.

Resorts

Kapalua, Lahaina HI (Maui)
  1. Kapalua Resort/Lahaina, HI (Maui)
  2. Troon Golf
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Francis Duane/Hale Irwin/Robin Nelson/Rodney Wright/Neil Haworth/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Bay:                    72.7 Rating/137 Slope
    • Plantation:      77.0 Rating/144 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Public, Golf Digest Top 200, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15 Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.7
    • Location
Mauna Kea/Marriott, Kohala Coast HI (Big Island)
  1. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel/Kohala Coast, HI (Big Island)
  2. Marriott
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones/Neil Haworth/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Mauna Kea:    76.6 Rating/144 Slope
    • Hapuna:          74.7 Rating/134 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest Top 100 Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 98.6
    • Location
Wailea Golf Club, Wailea HI (Maui)
  1. Wailea Golf Club/Wailea, HI (Maui)
  2. Wailea Resort
    • Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Gold:                74.5 Rating/138 Slope
    • Emerald:        72.8 Rating/135 Slope
    • Blue:                71.6 Rating/129 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.6
    • Location
Manele Golf Course/Four Seasons, Lanai City HI (Maui)
  1. Manele Golf Course/Lanai City, HI (Maui)
  2. Four Seasons / Lanai
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0 Rating/134 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with bunker. ProV1 Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100 Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.8
    • Location
Hualalai/Four Seasons, Kailua HI (Big Island)
  1. Hualalai Resort/Kailua Kona, HI (Big Island)
  2. Four Seasons
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Weiskopf/Phil Smith
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Nicklaus:         74.1 Rating/129 Slope
    • Ke’olu:              74.7 Rating/133 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (unlimited ProV1 Balls and complementary TaylorMade clubs provided).
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top-15 Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
    • Location
Mauna Lani/Auberge Resorts, Kohala Coast HI (Big Island)
  1. Mauna Lani/Kohala Coast, HI (Big Island)
  2. Auberge Resorts
    • Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole Par 3)
    • Course Architects: Homer Flint/Raymond Cain/Robin Nelson/Rodney Wright/Mark Miller
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • North:              74.2 Rating/136 Slope
    • South:             73.3 Rating/127 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15 Public, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.5
    • Location
Poipu Bay/Grand Hyatt, Koloa HI (Kauai)
  1. Poipu Bay/Koloa, HI (Kauai)
  2. Grand Hyatt
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7 Rating/131 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
    • Location
Kukui’ula, Koloa HI (Kauai)
  1. The Club at Kukui’ula/Koloa, HI (Kauai)
  2. The Lodge at Kukui’ula
Turtle Bay/Four Seasons, Kahuku HI (Kauai)
  1. Turtle Bay/Kahuku, HI (Oahu)
  2. Four Seasons
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/George Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Palmer:           75.2 Rating/134 Slope
    • Fazio:               73.8 Rating/130 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.0
    • Location

Public Courses

Princeville Makai, Princeville HI (Kauai)
  1. Princeville Makai Golf Club/Princeville, HI (Kauai)
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
    • USGA Rating: 75.5 Rating/135 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green. Range Balls included with Greens fee.
    • Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100-Public, Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Hawaii Top 15, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 100
    • Location
Ko Olina, Kapolei HI (Oahu)
  1. Ko Olina Golf Club/Kapolei, HI (Oahu)
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Ted Robinson, Sr./Mark Miller
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Hawaii Top 15-Resorts, GolfDay Top 500 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.9
    • Location
Ka’anapali, Lahaina HI (Maui)
  1. Ka’anapali Golf Club/Lahaina, HI (Maui)
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arthur Jack Snyder/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Robin Nelson/Neil Haworth
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Ka’anapali Kai:            71.6 Rating/136 Slope
    • Royal Ka’anapali:       73.7 Rating/129 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (250 Yard Max), Putting and Chipping Green.
    • Accommodations/Packages
    • Rankings: GolfDay Top 500 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.9
    • Location
Kapolei Golf Club, Kapolei HI (Oahu)
  1. Kapolei Golf Club/Kapolei, HI (Oahu)
Royal Hawaiian, Kailua HI (Oahu)
  1. Royal Hawaiian Golf Club/Kailua, HI (Oahu)
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Pete Dye/Perry Dye/Greg Norman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens fee.
    • Photos
    • GolfDay Rating: 88.9
    • Location
Kiahuna, Poipu HI (Kauai)
  1. Kiahuna Golf Club/Poipu, HI (Kauai)
  • Holes: 18
  • Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Jr./John Colligan
  • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5 Rating/131 Slope
  • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
  • Photos
  • GolfDay Rating: 88.5
  • Location

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Top 15 Resorts-Arizona 2022/2023

Troon North

If you’ve missed the opportunity to experience desert golf, Arizona offers some of the best courses in the country—particularly as the winter chill starts to set in. The Resorts below are listed by their GolfDay Rating, and we have also included links for Accommodations, Golf Packages and Golf Academies (if available). A link to the Resort website is also provided, as well as a link to Google Maps for each location.

The best Arizona resorts include designs by Tom Fazio (Ventana Canyon), Jack Nicklaus (Dove Mountain and La Paloma), Coore & Crenshaw (Wi-Ko-Pa), Tom Weiskopf (Troon North) and Jay Morish (The Boulders and Troon North).

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

Click Top 15 Arizona Resorts for a map overview of the resort locations (hover over a flag and the resort name will come up, and click for details).

Ventana Canyon, Tucson AZ
  1. Ventana Canyon Golf & Club/Tucson, Arizona
  2. Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Tom Fazio
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Canyon:          71.7 Rating/137 Slope
    • Mountain:      72.8 Rating/143 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Green Fees.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Arizona Top 35, Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.7
    • Location
We-Ko-Pa, Fort McDowell AZ
  1. We-Ko-Pa Golf Club/Fort McDowell, AZ
  2. We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Scott Miller/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Cholla:            73.4 Rating/138 Slope
    • Saguaro:        72.0 Rating/137 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • RV Park
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Arizona Top 30 Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 97.1
    • Location
Troon North, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Troon North Golf Club/Scottsdale, AZ
  2. Four Seasons
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish/Phil Smith
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Monument:                73.3 Rating/148 Slope
    • Pinnacle:                     73.2 Rating/147 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Academy
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Arizona Top 35, Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 95.4
    • Location
Dove Mountain, Marana AZ
  1. The Golf Club at Dove Mountain/Marana, AZ
  2. Ritz-Carlton
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Saguaro:          36.9 Rating/147 Slope
    • Tortolita:         38.8 Rating/145 Slope
    • Wild Burro:     37.0 Rating/143 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Green Fee.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Arizona Top 35, Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 94.3
    • Location
AK-Chin, Maricopa AZ
  1. AK-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club/Maricopa, AZ
  2. Harrah’s AK-Chin Casino & Resort
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Lee Schmidt/Brian Curley/Fred Couples
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.5 Rating/142 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and “Mini Dunes” Nine Hole Par 3 Practice Course (Open Dec. 15-April 1). Range Balls included with Green Fee.
    • Junior Golf
    • Accommodations/Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golf Digest Arizona Top 35, Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 93.3
    • Location
Wildfire, Phoenix AZ
  1. Wildfire Golf Club/Phoenix, AZ
  2. JW Marriot Desert Ridge
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Nick Faldo
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Palmer:           72.7 Rating/142 Slope
    • Faldo:              72.3 Rating/132 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Golf School.
    • Golf Academy
    • Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public, GolfDay Top 100 Resorts
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.7
    • Location
La Paloma, Tucson AZ
  1. La Paloma Country Club/Tucson, AZ
  2. The Westin
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Canyon:         36.5 Rating/150 Slope
    • Ridge:             36.0 Rating/149 Slope
    • Hill:                  35.9 Rating/139 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Covered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
    • Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Junior Golf
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 92.6
    • Location
Starr Pass, Tucson AZ
  1. Starr Pass Golf Club/Tucson AZ
  2. JW Marriot
    • Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Bob Cupp/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/B
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Rattler:               36.7 Rating/141 Slope
    • Coyote:              36.6 Rating/139 Slope
    • Roadrunner:    35.3 Rating/139 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top-30 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.2
    • Location
Camelback, Scottsdale AZ
  1. Camelback Golf Club/Scottsdale, AZ 
  2. JW Marriott Scottsdale
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Red Lawrence/Arthur Jack Snyder/Michael Hurdzan/Dana Dry/Jason Straka/Arthur Hills
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Padre:              72.2 Rating/130 Slope
    • Amiente:         74.2 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 91.0
    • Location
Tucson National, Tucson AZ
  1. Tucson National/Tucson, AZ
  2. Omni Resorts
    • Holes 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Robert Von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Tom Lehman
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Catalina:         74.3 Rating/133 Slope
    • Sonoran:         70.7 Rating/129 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Green Fee.
    • Junior Golf.
    • Golf School
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.9
    • Location
Los Caballeros, Wickenburg AZ
  1. Los Caballeros Golf Club/Wickenburg, AZ
  2. Rancho de los Caballeros
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Greg Nash/Jeff Hardin
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.5 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.4
    • Location
Gold Canyon Resort, Gold Canyon AZ
  1. Gold Canyon Golf Resort/Gold Canyon, AZ
    • Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
    • Course Architects: Ken Kavanaugh/Greg Nash/Jeff Hardin
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • Dinosaur Mountain:   71.5 Rating/144 Slope
    • Sidewinder:                  71.4 Rating/133 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf School.
    • Golf Academy
    • Accommodations
    • Golf Packages
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30 Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 90.2
    • Location
The Boulders, Carefree AZ
  1. The Boulders/Carefree, AZ
    • Holes: 36
    • Course Architect: Jay Morrish
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating:
    • North:              73.3 Rating/140 Slope
    • South:              72.6 Rating/144 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Golf Academy.
    • Golf Academy/Junior Golf
    • Accommodations
    • Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts, Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 89.5
    • Location
Sewailo, Tucson AZ
  1. Sewailo Golf Club/Tucson, AZ
  2. Casino Del Sol
    • Holes: 18
    • Course Architects: Notah Begay/Ty Butler
    • USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/138 Slope
    • Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
    • Accommodations
    • RV Park
    • Rankings: Golfweek Arizona Top 30-Public
    • GolfDay Rating: 89.2
    • Location
Lookout Mountain, Phoenix AZ
  1. Lookout Mountain Golf Club/Phoenix, AZ
  2. Pointe Hilton

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