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Tom Fazio: Top 40 Public

**Pelican Hill: Two Fantastic Tom Fazio Designs**

Tom Fazio has no peer among modern-day golf course architects when you consider the number of his designs that have received national recognition over a 50 plus year career. Currently, 14 courses originally designed or remodeled by Tom are included in the Golf Digest Top 100 courses in the U.S, and 30 are among the Top 200—by far the most of any course designer.

**Shadow Creek: Golf Digest Top 100 Public/#5**

Golf was in his blood from an early age, with uncle George Fazio a successful PGA Tour pro in the 1940’s and 50’s. Tom grew up just outside of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, home to iconic Merion Golf Club (and where George finished 3^rd in the 1950 U.S. Open behind Ben Hogan).

**Tom Fazio: Most Highly Acclaimed Modern Architect**

When George Fazio became the first tour pro to try his hand at golf course architecture in the early 60’s, Tom soon joined his firm and gathered hands-on experience as well as intimate knowledge of course construction and architecture. By the early 70’s, Tom had become a full partner in the firm and his career began its meteoric rise.

**Pine Valley, NJ: Golf Digest #1—Renovations by Tom Fazio**

In addition to his award-winning private club designs, 10 Tom Fazio courses are among the Golf Digest Public Top 100, and award-winning Fazio courses are found in just about every region of the country—from Red Sky Ranch in the mountains of Colorado to Pelican Hill on the Pacific coast and Sea Island Resort in Georgia.

Tom Fazio designed well over 200 courses throughout his illustrious career, and more than 50 of them are open to public play (Tom Fazio-Public). Below we have assembled the top public golf facilities where Tom Fazio’s amazing work can be enjoyed—and his designs always provide a test for the scratch player while also remaining playable and fun for golfers of every skill level.

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

1. Pinehurst Resort/Pinehurst, NC

Holes: 180 (10 Eighteen Hole Courses)
Course Architects: Donald Ross/Walter Travis/Richard Tufts/Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf/Ellis Maples/George Fazio/Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Tom Doak
USGA Course/Slope Rating (No. 6): 74.5/140
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range and Multiple Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Thistle Dhu Putting Course.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Kiawah Island Resort, NC** **(Osprey Point)**

2. Kiawah Island Golf Resort/Kiawah Island, SC

Holes: 90 (5 Eighteen Hole Courses): Ocean/Cougar Point/Oak Point/Osprey Point/Turtle Point
Course Architects: Pete Dye/Alice Dye/Gary Player/Clyde Johnston/Tom Fazio/Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Osprey Point): 73.6/140
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Chipping and Putting Greens at each course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Reynolds Lake Oconee, GA (The National)**

3. Reynolds Lake Oconee/Greensboro, GA

Ritz-Carton-Reynolds Lake Oconee

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

National-Bluff: 37.0/143

National-Cove: 37.4/143

National-Ridge: 37.2/143

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and TaylorMade Kingdom of Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Big Cedar Lodge, MO** (**Buffalo Ridge**)

4. Big Cedar Lodge/Ridgedale, MO

Top of the Rock Preserve

Holes: 76 Holes (3 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses (Buffalo Ridge Springs/Ozarks National/Payne’s Valley), Thirteen Hole Executive Course (Mountain Top) and Nine Hole Par 3 Course (Top of the Rock). Buffalo Ridge Springs located at 1001 Branson Creek Blvd, Hollister MO 65672/Ozarks National and Payne’s Valley Mountain Top located at 1250 Golf Club Drive, Hollister MO 65672)
Course Architects: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker designed by Arnold Palmer.
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Buffalo Ridge Springs): 73.4/130
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and TaylorMade Kingdom of Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Barefoot Resort, SC** **(Fazio Course)**

5. Barefoot Resort & Golf/North Myrtle Beach, SC

Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Norman/Love/Fazio/Dye)
Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Davis Love III/Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Fazio): 73.4/144
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
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Turning Stone, NY** (**Atunyote Course)**

6. Turning Stone/Verona, NY

Holes: 63 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Atunyote/Kaluhyat/Shenendoah, Nine Hole Regulation Course (Pleasant Knolls) and Nine Hole Par 3 (Sandstone Hollow)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Ty Butler/Edward Peters/Rick Smith
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Atunyote): 75.7/135
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker (Atunyote/Shenendoah). Grass Driving Range with Targets (Kaluhyat). Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Atunyote/Shanendoah and Kaluhyat). Domed Indoor facility with two-tiered hitting stations, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Performance Center with Club Fitting and Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Sea Island Resort, GA** **(Seaside Course)**

7. Sea Island Resort/Sea Island, GA

Georgia Golf Trail

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Plantation/Seaside/Retreat)
Course Architects: Walter Travis/H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Tom Fazio/Davis Love III/Mark Love/Rees Jones
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Seaside): 73.8/138
Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Performance Center with Club Fitting.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
Georgia Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

8. Shadow Creek Golf Club/North Las Vegas, NV

MGM Resorts

Holes: 18 (Par 72/7,560 Yards from Championship Tees)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: Not Rated
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**PGA Village, FL** **(Wanamaker Course)**

9. PGA Village/Port St. Lucie, FL

Holes: 70 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Wanamaker/Dye/Ryder and 6 Hole Par 3 Course)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Wanamaker): 75.2/145
Practice Facilities: Extensive including Lighted Grass Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting Greens, Chipping Greens with Multiple Bunkers and PGA Golf School.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Red Sky Ranch, CO** **(Fazio Course)**

10. Red Sky Ranch & Golf Club/Wolcott, CO

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Norman/Fazio)
Course Architects: Greg Norman/Matthew Dusenberry/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Fazio): 72.3/141
Practice Facilities: Double Ended Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Larry Rinker Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

11. Pronghorn/Bend, OR

Juniper Preserve

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Nicklaus/Fazio)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Fazio): 74.8/141
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

12. Rams Hill Golf Club/Borrego Springs, CA

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Ted Robinson, Sr./Tom Fazio/Tim Jackson
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/141
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. ProV1 Range Balls included with Greens Fee. Public Play from October 18 through June 1.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

13. Karsten Creek Golf Club/Stillwater, OK

Oklahoma State University

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Andrew Green
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/152
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls Included with Greens Fee.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**Firestone Country Club, OH** **(Fazio Course)**

14. Firestone Country Club/Akron, OH

Invited Club Management

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: North/South/Fazio)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Andrew Green
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Fazio): 73.1/132
Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Performance Center.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 99.2
Location

**PGA National Resort, FL** **(Fazio Course)**

15. PGA National Resort/Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Holes: 108 (6 Eighteen Hole Courses: Champion/Palmer/Fazio/Estate/Match/Staple)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Andrew Green
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Fazio): 74.4/138
Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Leadbetter Academy and Pelz Golf School.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 98.6
Location

**Barton Creek Resort** **(Canyon Course)**

16. Barton Creek Resort/Austin, TX

Omni

Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Canyons/Foothills/Cliffside (Coore & Crenshaw)/Lakeside)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Arnold Palmer
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Canyons): 74.4/144
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
GolfDay Rating: 98.6
Location

17. Ventana Canyon & Racquet Club/Tucson, AZ

Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Canyon/Mountain)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Canyon: 71.7/137

Mountain: 72.8/143

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 97.7
Location

**Treetops Resort, MI** (**Fazio Course**)

18. Treetops Resort/Gaylord, MI

Holes: 81 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Masterpiece/Premier/Signature/Tradition and Nine Hole Par 3 Course (Threetops)
Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Tom Fazio/Rick Smith
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Premier/Fazio): 73.3/139
Practice Facilities: 2 Grass Driving Ranges with Targets (Masterpiece and Treetops North), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (both facilities). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 97.0
Location

19. Fallen Oak Golf Club/North, Saucier, MS

Mississippi Golf Trail/Beau Rivage

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.5/142
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
Accommodations
Mississippi Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 96.6
Location

20. Independence Golf Club/Midlothian, VA

Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course (Championship) and Nine Hole Par 3 Course (Bear)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Lester George
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/141
Practice Facilities: Expansive Double Ended Driving Ranges (Grass and Mats), Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 96.0
Location

21. Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course/Lake Tahoe, NV

Edgewood Tahoe Resort

Holes: 18
Course Architects: George Fazio/Ronald Fream/Peter Thomson/Michael Wolveridge/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/145
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 95.2
Location

22. The Resort at Pelican Hill/Newport Beach, CA

Irvine Company Resort Properties

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Ocean North/Ocean South)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Ocean North: 73.5/137

Ocean South: 72.0/133

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 94.8
Location

23. The Grand Golf Club/San Diego CA

Fairmont Grand Del Mar

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1/141
Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 94.6
Location

24. Finley Golf Club/Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/141
Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Grass/Friday-Sunday, Mats/Monday-Thursday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 94.2
Location

25. Grayhawk Golf Club/Scottsdale, AZ

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Raptor/Talon)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Raptor: 74.2/140

Talon: 73.3/146

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 93.7
Location

26. TPC Myrtle Beach/Murrells Inlet, SC

Hammock Coast Golf Trail/Founders Group International

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3/154
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
Course Description
Hammock Coast Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 93.7
Location

**The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes, SC**

27. The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes/Hardeeville, SC

Holes: 24 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and 6 Hole Par 3)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.7/140
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Dustin Johnson Golf School.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 92.7
Location

28. Great River Golf Club/Milford, CT

Sacred Heart University

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

29. Ritz-Carlton Members Club/Sarasota, FL

Ritz-Carlton Sarasota

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/140
Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunkers, Multiple Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 92
Location

**Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club, TX** **(Fazio Course)**

30. Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club/Frisco, TX

Westin Resorts/Clubcorp

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Country Club/Fazio)
Course Architect: Joe Finger/Ken Dye/Baxter Spann/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Fazio): 74.2/143
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Indoor Golf Simulator. Fazio Course available to Hotel Guests, Country Club Course is Members Only.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 91.6
Location

31. Wynn Golf Club/Las Vegas, NV

Wynn Las Vegas

Holes: 18 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course (Par 70/6,722 Yards)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio/Logan Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: Not Rated
Practice Facilities: Warm Up Net and Putting Green.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 91.3
Location

32. Champions Club at Summerfield/Stuart, FL

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5/130
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range and Putting Green.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 91.2
Location

33. Wild Dunes Golf Links/Isle of Palms, SC

Destination Hotel

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Links/Harbor)
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 Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 90.7
Location

34. Belterra Golf Course/Florence, IN

Belterra Casino Resort

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8/134
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls with Greens fee.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 90.4
Location

35. Dancing Rabbit Golf Club/Philadelphia, MS

Mississippi Golf Trail/Pearl River REsort

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Azaleas/Oaks)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Jerry Pate
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Azaleas: 74.2/134

Oaks: 73.9/134

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting Greens (3), Chipping Green with Bunkers and Golf School.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
Mississippi Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 90.3
Location

36. The Glen Club/Glenview, IL

KemperSports

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9/141
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 90.3
Location

**Amelia Island Plantation, FL** **(Fazio/Long Point)**

37. Amelia Island Plantation/Amelia, FL

Holes: 46 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Long Point/Oak Marsh and Ten Hole Par 3 Course (Little Sandy)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye/Bobby Weed/Beau Welling
USGA Course/Slope Rating (Long Point): 73.3/136
Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 89.5
Location

38. Oak Creek Golf Club/Irvine, CA

Irvine Company Resort Properties

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.5/133
Practice Facilities: Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 89.1
Location

39. High Hampton/Cashiers, NC

Holes: 18
Course Architects: J. Victor East/George Cobb/John LaFoy/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/140
Practice Facilities: Double Ended Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 88.5
Location

40. The Plantation Course at Edisto/Edisto Beach, SC

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Tom Jackson/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 69.8/124
Practice Facilities: Warm Up Bays with Net, Putting and Chipping Green.
Course Description
GolfDay Rating: 88.1
Location

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

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Jack Nicklaus: Top 40 Public Courses

Jack Nicklaus is generally considered the greatest golfer of all-time because no player has come anywhere near his performance in the major championships, but what really separated Jack was his consistency. When Jack shifted his focus to include golf course architecture in the late 60’s, the consistent excellence that personified Nicklaus on the PGA Tour soon became apparent in his course designs—beginning when he collaborated with Pete Dye to create Harbour Town Golf Links in 1970. In 1976 Jack designed Shoal Creek, which shortly thereafter hosted the 1984 PGA Championship, won by Lee Trevino.

While Pete Dye and Tom Fazio receive much of the acclaim for modern golf course architecture, Nicklaus designs often fly under the radar—but rest assured that when Jack puts his name on a course, it is virtually guaranteed to be a first-class venue requiring thought and precision.

Everyone is familiar with Muirfield Village and The Memorial, Jack’s masterpiece and legacy, but keep in mind as well that 86 of the roughly 200 courses in the U.S. with Nicklaus original design or renovation are open to public play, and 53 of them received a GolfDay Rating of 90 or higher (Jack Nicklaus Public Courses).

7 of Jack’s designs are among the Golf Digest Top 100 Public Courses in the US, and 14 are included in the Golf Digest’s Top 200 courses. Top public courses with Nicklaus design can be found just about everywhere in the country, from Hawaii to the East Coast.

Our Top 40 public venues featuring Jack Nicklaus design include 22 states, with South Carolina and California at the top with 4 each, followed by Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, and Virginia—each with 3.

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

1. Pinehurst Resort/Pinehurst, NC

Holes: 180 (10 Eighteen Hole Courses_
Course Architects: Donald Ross/Walter Travis/Richard Tufts/Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf/Ellis Maples/George Fazio/Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Tom Doak
USGA Course/Slope Rating

1: 69.1/124

2: 77.9/149

3 66.1/123

4: 74.9/138

5: 73.1/135

6. 74.5/140

7. 75.6/142

8. 73.9/139

9. 74.8/139

10. 74.1/142

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range and Multiple Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Thistle Dhu Putting Course.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

2. Kiawah Island Golf Resort/Kiawah Island, SC

Holes: 90 5 Eighteen Hole Courses: Ocean/Cougar Point/Oak Point/Osprey Point/Turtle Point
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
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

3. Reynolds Lake Oconee/Greensboro, GA

Ritz-Carton-Reynolds Lake Oconee

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

Great Waters: 76.1/147

National-Bluff: 37.0/143

National-Cove: 37.4/143

National-Ridge: 37.2/143

Oconee: 75.2/141

Landing: 74.6/140

Preserve: 72.2/133

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and TaylorMade Kingdom of Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

4. The Sea Pines Resort/Hilton Head Island, SC

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Harbour Town Links/Heron Point/Atlantic Dunes)
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 (2-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
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

**PGA West/Nicklaus Resort (Tournament Course)**

5. PGA West/Hilton Head Island, SC

Hilton Honors.La Quinta Resort & Club

Holes: 108 (Six Eighteen Hole Courses: Palmer (Private)/Norman (Resort)/Nicklaus (Private)/Nicklaus (Resort)/Weiskopf(Private)/TPC Stadium (Resort)
Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Greg Norman/Matthew Dusenberry/Tad Burnett/Jack Nicklaus/Tom Weiskopf/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Palmer 73.9/141

Norman 74.6/136

Nicklaus Private 74.3/146

Nicklaus Resort 75.3/130

Weiskopf 74.2/130

TPC Stadium 75.8/148

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

6. Pronghorn/Bend, OR

Juniper Preserve

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Nicklaus/Fazio)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Nicklaus: 75.0/148

Fazio: 74.8./141

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

7. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms/Sheboygan Falls, WI

Wisconsin Golf Trail

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.3/143
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Junior “Kid Bull” Short course.
Wisconsin Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 99.9
Location

8. Pinehills Golf Club/Plymouth, MA

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Jones/Nicklaus)
Course Architects: Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Jones: 75.3/137

Nicklaus: 75.2/135

Practice Facilities: Double Sided Driving Range with Targets (Grass/Friday-Sunday, Mats/Monday-Thursday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Titleist NXT Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 98.7
Location

9. Old Greenwood Golf Club/Truckee, CA

Tahoe Mountain Club

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/144
Practice Facilities: Extensive 5 Acre Facility including Two Tiered Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens and Keith Lyford Golf Academy. Titleist Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 98.3
Location

10. Old Works Golf Club/Truckee, CA

CourseCo Golf Management

Holes: 21
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.4/153
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and 3 Hole “Little Bear” Practice Course. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 98.1
Location

11. Coyote Springs Golf Club/Coyote Springs, NV

RedHawk Golf and Resort/Troon Golf

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.8/149
Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 97.5
Location

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

RedHawk Golf and Resort/Troon Golf

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Rick Jacobson/Troy Vincent
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2/150
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
Hammock Coast Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 97.3
Location

13. Harbor Shores Golf Course/Benton Harbor, MI

Harbor Shores Resort

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/146
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 96.7
Location

14. The Idaho Club/Sandpoint, ID

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/149
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 95.7
Location

15. Old Corkscrew Golf Club/Estero, FL

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.6/151
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 95.7
Location

16. Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point/Bronx, NY

City of New York/Bally’s Corporation

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.1/141
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Michael Breed Golf Academy. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 94.9
Location

17. May River Golf Club/Bluffton, SC

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 Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 94.5
Location

18. Grand Bear Golf Course/Saucier, MS

Harrah’s Gulf Coast/VICI Golf Properties

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/142
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 94.5
Location

19. The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge/Saucier, MS

Troon Golf

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9/145
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 94.5
Location

20. Williamsburg National Golf Club/Williamsburg, VA

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Yorktown/Jamestown)
Course Architects: Tom Clark/Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Yorktown: 73.5/133

Jamestown: 73.5/138

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 93.9
Location

21. Manele Golf Course/Lanai City, HI

Four Seasons/Lanai

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/134
Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Diving Range with Targets, Wedge Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. ProV1 Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 93.8
Location

22. Hualalai Resort/Kailua Kona, HI

Four Seasons

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Nicklaus/Ke’olu)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Weiskopf/Phil Smith
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Nicklaus: 74.1/129

Ke’olu: 74.9/133

Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (unlimited ProV1 Balls and complementary TaylorMade clubs provided).
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 93.8
Location

23. Bay Creek Club & Resort/Cape Charles, VA

Holes: 36 (3 Nine Hole Courses (Palmer-Front/Palmer-Back/Nicklaus)
Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Victoria Martz/Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Palmer-Front: 37.6/141

Palmer-Back: 37.2/144

Nicklaus: 38.0/146

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 93.3
Location

24. Great Bear Golf Club/East Stroudsburg, PA

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/142
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 93.3
Location

25. Salem Glen Country Club/Clemmons, NC

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Glen Day
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/139
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 93.2
Location

26. Breckenridge Golf Club/Breckenridge, CO

Town of Breckenridge

Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: Beaver/Bear/Elk)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Beaver: 36.9/155

Bear: 37.0/147

Elk: 36.3/145

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 93.1
Location

27. The Golf Club at Doe Mountain/Marana, AZ

Ritz-Carlton/Escalante Golf

Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: Saguaro/Tortolita/Wild Burro)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Seguaro: 37.2/151

Tortolita: 37.0/144

Wild Burro: 37.0/143

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 92.8
Location

28. Potomac Shores Golf Club/Potomac Shores, VA

Troon Golf

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5/145
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 92.6
Location

29. Achasta Golf Course/Dahlonega, GA

Troon Golf

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

30. La Paloma Country Club/Tucson, AZ

The Weston/Troon Golf

Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses)
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Canyon: 36.8/149

Ridge: 36.1/151

Hill: 35.9/144

Practice Facilities: Covered Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 92.1
Location

31. Grand Traverse Resort & Spa/Acme, MI

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: The Bear/Spruce Run/The Wolverine)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

The Bear: 76.1/150

Spruce Run: 71.2/136

Wolverine: 74.5/140

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 91.9
Location

32. Reunion Resort & Golf Club/Kissimmee, FL

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Nicklaus/Watson/Palmer)
Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Tom Watson/Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Nicklaus: 74.8/140

Watson: 75.0/136

Palmer: 73.6/141

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 91.9
Location

33. Valley of the Eagles/Elyria, OH

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7/133
Practice Facilities: Putting and Chipping Green, Indoor Golf Simulators (2).
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.6
Location

34. Escena Golf Club/Palm Springs, CA

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.4/133
Practice Facilities: Warm Up Nets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.5
Location

35. Coyote Creek Golf Club/Morgan Hill, CA

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Tournament/Valley)
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Tournament: 74.2/138

Valley: 74.0/132

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.5
Location

36. Bear’s Best-Atlanta/Suwanee, GA

Invited Club Management

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/144
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Expansive Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Description
Layout
GolfDay Rating: 91.0
Location

37. The Reserve at Moonlight Basin/Big Sky, MT

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 78.5/153
Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Multiple Bunkers.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 90.9
Location

38. Aston Oaks Golf Club/North Bend, OH

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/135
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Photos
GolfDay Rating: 90.8
Location

39. Bayside Resort Golf Club/Selbyville, IL

Troon Golf

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Rick Jacobson
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.0/149
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Description
Golf Academy
GolfDay Rating: 90.6
Location

40. American Dunes Golf Club/Grand Haven, MI

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
USGA Course/Slope Rating:75.4/148
Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Description
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 90.6
Location

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Pete Dye: Top 40 Public Courses

Pete Dye first became well known when he collaborated with Jack Nicklaus to design Harbour Town Golf Links at The Sea Pines Resort in 1969–the iconic venue for the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage. In the 1970’s, Dye crafted a great many wonderful courses, including The Cardinal in North Carolina and The River Course at Kingsmill Resort in Virginia (both in 1974).

TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, however, was the work that launched Pete Dye into the stratosphere of golf course architecture. Dean Beaman, former commissioner of the PGA Tour, had conceived the Tournament Players Championship in 1974 as the Tour’s flagship event, and it gained notoriety through the decade with powerful fields as Jack Nicklaus, greatest player in the world, won 3 of the first 5.

Beaman wanted to elevate the tournament still further however, and to do that he needed a permanent venue that could stand with the four majors and support world class golf at the very highest level—so he turned to Pete Dye.

Not only did he want a course that would be a very stiff test for the world’s greatest players, he also wanted breathtaking visual appeal for a growing television market, as well as viewing areas that would maximize the experience for fans—a “stadium course.”

Dye delivered precisely what Dean Beaman envisioned, incorporating risk and reward throughout the layout to build excitement and drama, creating a canvas to capture a multitude of memorable moments that would live on in history and become “The Players.”

In addition to his masterpiece at TPC Sawgrass, Pete Dye designs have become the backbone of the PGA Championship rotation beginning with Crooked Stick in 1991, as well as Whistling Straits, Kohler WI in 2004 and 2015, and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, SC in 2012 and 2021).

Pete Dye designed well over 100 courses throughout his illustrious career, and more than half of them are open to public play (Pete Dye-Public).

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

1. The American Club Resort Hotel/Sheboygan, WI

Wisconsin Golf Trail/Kohler Golf

Holes: 82 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Straits/Irish (Whistling Straits) and River/Meadow Valleys (Blackwolf Run) and Ten Hole Par 3 (The Baths))
Course Architects: Pete Dye/Chris Lutzke
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Whistling Straits: 77.2/152

Irish: 75.6/146

River: 76.2/151

Meadow Valleys: 75.3/145

The Baths: 27.1/87

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions-Whistling Straights/Irish
Course Description-Blackwolf Run
Accommodations
Wisconsin Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

2. Kiawah Island Golf Resort/Kiawah Island, SC

Holes: 90 (5 Eighteen Hole Courses: Ocean/Cougar Point/Oak Point/Osprey Point/Turtle Point
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
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

3. The Sea Pines Resort/Hilton Head Island, SC

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Harbour Town Links/Heron Point/Atlantic Dunes)
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 (2-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
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

4. PGA West/La Quinta, CA

Hilton Honors. La Quinta Resort & Club

Holes: 108 (6 Eighteen Hole Courses: Palmer (Private)/Norman (Resort)/Nicklaus (Private)/Nicklaus (Resort)/Weiskopf(Private)/TPC Stadium (Resort)
Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Greg Norman/Matthew Dusenberry/Tad Burnett/Jack Nicklaus/Tom Weiskopf/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Palmer 73.9/141

Norman 74.6/136

Nicklaus Private 74.3/146

Nicklaus Resort 75.3/130

Weiskopf 74.2/130

TPC Stadium 75.8/148

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

5. French Lick Resort/French Lick, IN

Pete Dye Golf Trail

Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Pete Dye/Donald Ross and Nine Hole Walking Course (Valley Links)
Course Architects: Tom Bendelow/Hal Purdy/Pete Dye/Donald Ross/Sandy Alves/Lee Schmidt
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Dye 80.5/151

Ross 75.7/149

Valley Links 35.4/121

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets (2-Dye and Valley Links), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Warm Up Net with Putting and Chipping Green (Ross).
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
Pete Dye Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

6. Barefoot Resort & Golf/North Myrtle Beach, SC

Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Norman/Love/Fazio/Dye)
Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Davis Love III/Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
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
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

7. TPC Sawgrass/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Stadium/Dye’s Valley
Course Architects: Pete Dye/Alice Dye/Jerry Pate/Steve Wenzloff/Bobby Weed
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Stadium 76.5/155

Dye’s Valley 74.0/134

Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Tour Academy.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

8. PGA Village/Port St. Lucie, FL

Holes: 70 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Wanamaker/Dye/Ryder and 6 Hole Par 3 Course)
Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Wanamaker 75.2/145

Dye 75.7/142

Ryder: 73.1/133

Extensive including Lighted Grass Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting Greens, Chipping Greens with Multiple Bunkers and PGA Golf School.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

9. Nemacolin/Farmington, PA

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Mystic Rock/Shephard’s Rock)
Course Architects: Pete Dye/Tim Liddy
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Mystic Rock 77.2/146

Shepherd’s Rock 75.6/140

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with TrackMan Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 100
Location

10. Prestwick Country Club/Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach Golf Trail/East Coast Golf Management

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Pete Dye/P. B. Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3/150
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Accommodations
Myrtle Beach Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 98.5
Location

11. Paiute Golf Resort/Las Vegas, NV

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Wolf/Snow Mountain/Sun Mountain)
Course Architect: Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Wolf: 76.1/140

Snow Mountain: 73.1/130

Sun Mountain: 73.0/135

Practice Facilities: Extensive including 2 Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. On Site Lodging is Not available, Golf Packages and Accommodations through MGM Resorts.
Course Descriptions-Wolf Course
Course Descriptions-Snow Course
Course Descriptions-Sun Course
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 97.9
Location

12. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex/West Lafayatte, IN

Purdue University/Pete Dye Golf Trail

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Akerman-Allen/Kampen)
Course Architect: William Diddel/Larry Packard/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Ackerman-Allen: 76.5/141

Kampen: 76.5/146

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range (Covered and Heated bays also available), Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Descriptions-Ackerman
Course Descriptions-Kampen
Pete Dye Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 97.6
Location

13. Riverdale Golf Course/Brighton, CO

Adams County

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Dunes/Knolls)
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Perry Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Dunes: 73.0/136

Knolls: 70.9/125

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions-Dunes
Course Descriptions-Knolls
GolfDay Rating: 97.4
Location

14. Eagle Eye Golf Club/Bath, MI

Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center/Hawk Hollow Golf Properties

Holes: 36 (18 Hole Championship Course and Eighteen Hole Putting Course (Little Hawk)
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Chris Lutzke
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/146
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 96.8
Location

15. Bulle Rock Golf Club/Havre de Grace, MD

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.5/147
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls Included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 96.7
Location

16. TPC Louisiana/Avondale, LA

Audubon Golf Trail

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Chris Gray
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9/141
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (3). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Audubon Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 96.0
Location

17. The Fort Golf Course/Indianapolis, IN

Pete Dye Golf Trail/Indiana State Parks

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Tim Liddy
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/143
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
Pete Dye Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 95.7
Location

18. Keswick Club/Keswick, VA

Keswick Hall

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Fred Findlay/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/138
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 95.5
Location

19. Trump National Los Angeles/Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Perry Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/144
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green (Chipping Green with Bunker–Instruction Only).
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 95.2
Location

20. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech/Radford, VA

McConnell Golf/Virginia Tech Foundation

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Tom Clark/Dan Schlegel/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.3/145
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 95.0
Location

21. Pound Ridge Golf Club/Pound Ridge, NY

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Perry Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9/148
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range (Weekends)/Mats (Weekdays), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 94.1
Location

22. Brickyard Crossing/Indianapolis, IN

Pete Dye Golf Trail

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.6/141
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Pete Dye Golf Trail
GolfDay Rating: 94.0
Location

23. Kingsmill Resort/Williamsburg, VA

Escalante Golf

Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: River/Plantation/Woods (Private)
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Edmund Ault/Brian Ault/Tom Clark/Curtis Strange
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

River: 73.2/136

Plantation: 70.9/130

Woods: 72.2/133

Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker (Grass Thursday-Sunday, Mats Monday-Wednesday), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 93.4
Location

24. TPC San Antonio/San Antonio, TX

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Oaks/Canyons)
Course Architect: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett/Sergio Garcia/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Oaks: 76.1/142

Canyon: 73.6/126

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 93.0
Location

25. Links at Perry Cabin/Saint Michaels, MD

Inn at Perry Cabin/KemperSports

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Roy Dye/Pete Dye/Alice Dye/P.B. Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/149
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 92.9
Location

26. Eagle Creek Golf Club/Indianapolis, IN

City of Indianapolis

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Sycamore/Pines)
Course Architect: Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Sycamore: 71.9/132

Pines: 73.1/132

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 92.9
Location

27. Fowler’s Mill Golf Course/Chesterland, OH

Penn Ohio Golf Trail

Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: Lake/River/Maple)
Course Architect: Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Lake: 37.9/146

River: 36.6/138

Maple: 34.2/127

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 92.4
Location

28. Rum Pointe Golf Links/Berlin, MD

Ruark Golf

Holes: 18
Course Architects Pete Dye/P.B. Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/133
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2)
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 91.9
Location

29. Gypsum Creek Golf Course/Gypsum, CO

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Pete Dye/Perry Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/142
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.6
Location

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

Holes: 18
Course Architects: David Wallace/Pete Dye/Alice Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.3/142
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
Accommodations
GolfDay Rating: 91.4
Location

31. Wintonbury Hills Golf Course/Bloomfield, CT

Town of Bloomfield/Indigo Sports

Holes: 18
Course Architects: Pete Dye/Tim Liddy
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.4/129
Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (offsite-half mile away), Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (4).
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.3
Location

32. The Cardinal/Greensboro, NC

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Rick Robbins
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1/142
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
GolfDay Rating: 91.3
Location

33. Port Royal & Racquet Club/Hilton Head Island, SC

Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Barony/Robber’s Row)
Course Architect: George Cobb/Willard Byrd/John LaFoy/Pete Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating:

Barony: 71.8/135

Robber’s Row: 72.7/134

Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.1
Location

34. The Country Club of Colorado/Colorado Springs, CO

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Roy Dye/Richard Phelps
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.6/139
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 91.1
Location

35. Oak Hollow Golf Course/High Point, NC

City of High Point

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Roy Dye/Richard Phelps
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.7/134
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 90.5
Location

36. Plum Creek Golf Club/Castle Rock, CO

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Perry Dye
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7/147
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 90.5
Location

37. En-Joie Golf Club/Endicott, NY

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Ernest Smith/William Mitchell/Pete Dye/Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.1/135
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 89.7
Location

38. Amelia Island Plantation/Amelia, FL

Holes: 46 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Long Point/Oak Marsh and Ten Hole Par 3 Course (Little Sandy)
Course Architect: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye/Bobby Weed
USGA Course/Slope Rating

Long Point: 73.3/136

Oak Marsh: 70.9/129

Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 89.5
Location

39. Royal Hawaiian Golf Club/Kailua, HI

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Perry Dye/Greg Norman
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.4/140
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens fee.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 89.4
Location

40. Plum Creek Golf Club/Carmel, IN

Holes: 18
Course Architect: Pete Dye/Tim Liddy
USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.6/127
Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
Course Descriptions
GolfDay Rating: 89.4
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/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

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/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/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/Bluffton, SC
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/St. Helena Island, SC
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/Myrtle Beach, SC
Marina Inn

- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Roger Rulewich
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8/136
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens (2) with Bunker, Performance Center with FlightScope and Club Fitting.
- Course Description
- Accommodations
- Performance Center
- Rankings: Golfweek Top 200 Resorts
- GolfDay Rating: 94.3
- Location

Wild Dunes Golf Links/Isle of Palms, SC
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/Myrtle Beach, SC
Patton Hospitality

- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Clyde Johnston
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/146
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Description
- Accommodations
- Photos
- Rankings: Golf Digest SC Top 45
- GolfDay Rating: 88.6
- Location

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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The PGA Championship-Phil Mickelson

**PGA Championship, Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort SC**

Congrats, Phil!

Watching Phil Mickelson stroll up the 18th hole at Kiawah Island with a two-shot lead over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen was almost surreal. I think many of us “Phil fanatics” kept pinching ourselves during those final moments thinking it was a dream. The idea of Phil, at fifty plus, holding off the imposing figure of Brooks Koepka to win the PGA Championship, seemed like an impossibility. Like Ali when he fought George Forman—there would be flashes of brilliance and plenty of determination, but sooner or later the big one would land. I kept thinking about the 2014 PGA Championship, 2015 Masters, and 2016 Open Championships where Phil fought his heart out, put up strong performances with great thrills, but ultimately came up just short. Not this time though, as Phil found an even deeper level of resolve to deliver a historic win for the ages, just as Mohamed Ali did back in 1974. It was a remarkable day, and most certainly the high point of Phil’s fantastic career. And do we dare get our hopes up for that elusive U.S. Open title? You bet we do!

Phil’s Fanatics

Early in his career, Phil Mickelson garnered the nickname “Phil the Thrill” because he had a seemingly endless number of shots in his arsenal, and was willing pull them out of his bag at any time, regardless of risk, almost always with unlikely and eye-popping success. Since he broke out on tour in 1991, and won the Northern Telecom Open as an Amateur, everyone knew that this young lefty was going to provide us with a ton of excitement. Phil immediately captured the hearts of golf fans with his fan friendly, warm persona, along with his aggressive style of play. That style of play cost Phil quite a few tournaments, including a number of major championships, but that just endeared him to the golfing public even more. Eventually Phil’s following of loyalists became known as the “Phil fanatics.” No matter how poorly Phil might be playing, these fans never left his side. Well, the Phil fanatics were out in full force for Lefty last week at the PGA Championship. They cheered and hollered for him all week, and assembled around the 18th green to share the moment with their hero. Not since Arnie’s Army has a player generated that kind of love and excitement from golf fans—and richly deserved.

The Thrills Keep Coming

Phil’s last major victory came all the way back at the 2013 Open Championship, and there have been a number of highs and lows since then. A dry spell in 2014 and 2015 saw Mickelson drop his longtime swing coach, Butch Harman, and hire Andrew Getson. Getson revitalized Phil’s game, and their partnership resulted in 6 top 5 finishes in the 2016 season, including 3 runner-up’s—but unfortunately no victories. 2017 proved to be another winless season for Phil, now 47 years old with many believing that his days of winning on tour were behind him. But lo and behold, Phil reached into his bag of magic and surprised us all by winning the WGC Mexico Championship in 2018. It was an unbelievable victory, as he took down Justin Thomas in a thrilling playoff and proved that Lefty was not done quite yet. And then in 2019, Phil won again, capturing his fifth AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, only to struggle for the remainder of the year, failing to record a single top ten. The 2020 season proved to be another disappointment for Lefty, with only two top 5 finishes in the shortened season. And going into the PGA Championship this year, Phil hadn’t placed among the top 20 in a single event, most recently a disastrous finish at the Wells Fargo where he opened with a 64, only to follow that up with a 75 and a pair of 76’s. While most of the golf world viewed it as yet another sign that Phil was done, his fanatics (and most importantly Phil himself), saw only the brilliant 64, and continued to believe. Well, he’s done it again—shocking the world when everybody counted him out. Congratulations Phil, this was truly an epic performance. You can bet that Phil’s faithful flock will have swelled to record numbers for the Open at Torrey Pines next month, and win or lose, you know he will be giving it everything he’s got. A seventh major? Don’t count him out.