Golf magazine's Top 100 Public Golf Courses You Can Play in the United States.

Golf magazine's course list that anyone can play by simply making a tee time. Courses in BOLD have been played by Billy; a total of 84 so far. Courses in italics are scheduled to played this year.

Top 10 Public Courses

1. PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)
2. PINEHURST RESORT (NO. 2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)
3. PACIFIC DUNES GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)
4. THE LIDO (Tom Doak 2023, Rome, WI)*
5. BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
6. KIAWAH ISLAND (OCEAN) (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)
7. BANDON TRAILS (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
8. TPC SAWGRASS (STADIUM PLAYERS) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
9. BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)
10. WHISTLING STRAITS RESORT (STRAITS) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)

Courses 11-20

11. PASATIEMPO GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)
12. HARBOUR TOWN GOLF LINKS (Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus 1969, Hilton Head Island, SC)
13. OLD MACDONALD (Tom Doak 2010, Bandon, OR)
14. SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)
15. Pinehurst No.10 (Tom Doak 2024, Pinehurst, NC)
16. THE GOLF COURSES OF LAWSONIA (LINKS) (William Langford and Theodore Moreau 1929, Green Lake, WI)
17. STREAMSONG RESORT (RED) (Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw 2013, Streamsong, FL)
18. GAMBLE SANDS (David McLay Kidd 2014, Brewster, WA)
19. STREAMSONG RESORT (BLUE) (Tom Doak 2013, Streamsong, FL)
20. SAND VALLEY (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2017, Nekoosa, WI)

Courses 21-30

21. ERIN HILLS GOLF COURSE (Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten 2006, Erin, WI)
22. SEDGE VALLEY (Tom Doak 2024, Nekoosa, WI)
23. SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)
24. SHEEP RANCH (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2020, Bandon, OR)
25. PINEHURST RESORT (NO.4) (Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner 2019, Pinehurst, NC)
26. MAMMOTH DUNES (David McLay Kidd 2018, Nekoosa, WI)
27. TOBACCO ROAD (Mike Strantz 1998, Sanford, NC)
28. PRAIRIE CLUB (DUNES) (Tom Lehman and Chris Brands 2010, Valentine, NE)
29. BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)
30. THE LOOP AT FOREST DUNES (Tom Doak 2016, Roscommon, MI)

Courses 31-40

31. CHAMBERS BAY GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2007, University Place, WA)
32. CABOT CITRUS FARMS (KAROO) (Kyle Franz 2024, Brooksville, FL)
33. KAPALUA RESORT (PLANTATION) (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991, Kapalua, Maui, HI)
34. MID PINES INN AND GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1921 and Kyle Franz 2013, Southern Pines, NC)
35. OMNI HOMESTEAD (CASCADES) (William Flynn 1923, Hot Springs, VA)
36. The Park (Gil Hanse 2023, West Palm Beach, FL)
37. STREAMSONG RESORT (BLACK) (Gil Hanse 2017, Streamsong, FL)
38. Southern Pines Golf Club (Donald Ross 1906/Kyle Franz 2021, Southern Pines, NC)
39. PINE NEEDLES LODGE AND GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1928, Southern Pines, NC)
40. BELVEDERE GOLF CLUB (Willie Watson 1927, Charlevoix, MI)

Courses 41-50

41. SEA ISLAND GOLF CLUB (SEASIDE) (Colt and Alison 1928, St. Simons Island, GA)
42. The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort (Donald Ross 1917, French Lick, IN)
43. TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE (SOUTH) (William Bell Sr. 1957/Rees Jones 2001, La Jolla, CA)
44. WILD HORSE GOLF CLUB (Dave Axland and Dan Proctor 1999, Gothenburg, NE)
45. RUSTIC CANYON GOLF COURSE (Gil Hanse/Geoff Shackelford/Jim Wagner 2002, Moorpark, CA)
46. LANDMAND GOLF CLUB (Rob Collins and Tad King 2002, Homer, NE)
47. MANELE GOLF COURSE (Jack Nicklaus 1993, Lanai City, HI)
48. TOT HILL FARM GOLF CLUB (Mike Strantz 2000, Asheboro, NC)
49. MAUNA KEA GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1964/Rees Jones 2008, Kohala Coast, HI)
50. ARCADIA BLUFFS (SOUTH) (Dana Fry & Jason Straka 2019, Bear Lake, MI)

Courses 51-60

51. American Dunes (Jack Nicklaus 2021, Grand Haven, MI)
52. THE GREENBRIER (OLD WHITE TPC) (C.B. Macdonald 1914, White Sulphur Springs, WV)
53. Firestone Country Club (South) (Bert Way 1929/Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1960, Akron, OH)
54. SAND HOLLOW RESORT (CHAMPIONSHIP) (John Fought 2008, Hurricane, UT)
55. OZARKS NATIONAL AT BIG CEDAR LODGE (Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw 2019, Hollister, MO)
56. PGA WEST (STADIUM) (Pete Dye 1986, La Quinta, CA)
57. ARCADIA BLUFFS (BLUFFS) (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)
58. May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bluffton, SC)
59. SILVIES VALLEY RANCH (CRADDOCK AND HANKINS COURSES) (Dan Hixson 2017, Seneca, OR)
60. THE DUNES GOLF AND BEACH CLUB (Myrtle Beach, SC)

Courses 61-70

61. WE-KO-PA GOLF CLUB (SAGUARO) (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2006, Fort McDowell, AZ)
62. MARQUETTE GOLF CLUB (GREYWALLS) (Mike DeVries 2005, Marquette, MI)
63. Cape Arundel Golf Club (Walter Travis 1920, Kennebunkport, ME)
64. FOREST DUNES (Weiskopf) (Tom Weiskopf 2002, Roscommon, MI)
65. BETHPAGE STATE PARK (RED) (A.W. Tillinghast 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
66. TPC HARDING PARK (Willie Watson and Sam Whiting 1925, San Francisco, CA)
67. Omni PGA Frisco (Fields Ranch East) (Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner 2022, Frisco, TX)
68. WILDERNESS CLUB (Lee Schmidt, Brian Curley and Nick Faldo 2009, Eureka, MT)
69. INNISBROOK RESORT (COPPERHEAD) (Larry Packard 1970, Palm Harbour, FL)
70. George Wright Golf Course (Donald Ross 1936, Boston, MA)

Courses 71-80

71. Bay Hill Club (Dick Wilson 1961/Arnold Palmer 2009, Orlando, FL)
72. PRONGHORN GOLF CLUB AND RESORT (FAZIO) (Tom Fazio 2004, Bend, OR)
73. Taconic Golf Club (Wayne Stiles 1928, Williamstown, MA)
74. KARSTEN CREEK (Tom Fazio 1994, Stillwater, OK)
75. MOSSY OAK GOLF CLUB (Gil Hanse 2016, West Point, MS)
76. CALEDONIA GOLF AND FISH CLUB (Mike Strantz 1994, Pawleys Island, SC)
77. TRUMP NATIONAL DORAL (BLUE MONSTER) (Dick Wilson 1961/Gil Hanse 2014, Miami, FL)
78. PGA WEST (MOUNTAIN) (Pete Dye 1980, La Quinta, CA)
79. BLACK MESA GOLF CLUB (Baxter Spann 2003, Espanola, NM)
80. PAYNE'S VALLEY AT BIG CEDAR LODGE (Tiger Woods 2008, Hollister, MO)

Courses 81-90

81. SENTRYWORLD GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1982, Stevens Point, WI)
82. PINEHURST RESORT (NO.8) (Tom Fazio 1996, Pinehurst, NC)
83. CORDEVALLE GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1999, San Martin, CA)
84. THE PETE DYE COURSE AT FRENCH LICK RESORT (Pete Dye 2009, French Lick, IN)
85. Warren Course at Notre Dame (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2000, Notre Dame, IN)
86. CASCATA GOLF CLUB (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)
87. THE HIGHLAND COURSE AT PRIMLAND (Donald Steel 2006, Meadows of Dan, VA)
88. MEMORIAL PARK GOLF COURSE (John Bredemus 1936, Tom Doak/Brooks Koepka restoration 2019, Houston, TX
89. Omni La Costa Resort and Spa (North) (Dick Wilson 1965/Gil Hanse 2024, Carlsbad, CA)
90. Pfau Course at Indiana University (Steve Smyers 2020, Bloomington, IN)

Courses 91-100

91. PAA-KO RIDGE GOLF CLUB (Ken Dye 2000, Sandia Park, NM)
92. STOATIN BRAE GOLF CLUB (Eric Iverson, Don Placek, Brian Schneider and Brian Slawnik 2016, Augusta, MI)
93. RAMS HILL GOLF CLUB (Ted Robinson 1983/Tom Fazio 2007, Borrego Springs, CA)
94. Keswick Hall (Full Cry) (Pete Dye 2014, Keswick, VA))
95. PRONGHORN GOLF CLUB AND RESORT (NICKLAUS) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)
96. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters) (Jack Nicklaus 1992, Greensboro, GA)
97. THE BROADMOOR GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Donald Ross 1918/Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1952, Colorado Springs, CO)
98. ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF TRAIL AT GRAND NATIONAL (LINKS) (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1992, Opelika, AL)
99. THE MCLEMORE CLUB (HIGHLANDS) (Rees Jones and Bill Bergin 2020, Rising Fawn, GA)
100. WINE VALLEY GOLF CLUB (Dan Hixson 2009, Walla Walla, WA)