Cypress Point Golf Club

Pebble Beach, California

Rankings

Golfweek's Second 100 Greatest Classic Golf Courses in America

With over 15,000 golf courses in America, how can you limit yourself to just the Top 100? Golfweek takes it a step further with their Top 200 Classic Golf Courses in America list which includes courses built before 1960. Courses with an * are marking the public access courses. Courses in BOLD have been played by Billy and a review written; a total of 35 so far. Courses in italics are scheduled to played this year.

Courses 101-110

  1. Lake Merced Golf and Country Club (William Locke, Alister MacKenzie, Robert Hunter 1923, Daly City, CA)
  2. Tamarack Country Club (Charles Banks 1929, Greenwich, CT)
  3. Whitinsville Golf Club (Donald Ross 1923, Whitinsville, MA)
  4. Culver Academies Golf Club (William B. Langford and Theodore J. Moreau 1924, Culver, IN)
  5. COUNTRY CLUB OF SCRANTON (Walter Travis 1927, Scranton, PA)
  6. PALMETTO GOLF CLUB (Herbert Leeds 1892, Alister MacKenzie renovation, Aiken, SC)
  7. OMNI HOMESTEAD RESORT (CASCADES) (William S. Flynn 1923, Hot Springs, VA)*
  8. Gulph Mills Golf Club (Donald Ross 1919, King of Prussia, PA)
  9. NCR (SOUTH) (Dick Wilson 1954, Kettering, OH)
  10. KIRTLAND COUNTRY CLUB (Charles H. Alison 1921, Willoughby, OH)
1st Hole at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick
1st Hole at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick

Courses 111-120

  1. HOLSTON HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1928, Knoxville, TN)
  2. Wykagyl Country Club (Donald Ross 1919 and A.W. Tillinghast, New Rochelle, NY)
  3. Westchester Country Club (West) (Walter Travis 1922, Rees Jones and Ken Dye and Tom Fazio renovations, Rye, NY)
  4. TACONIC GOLF CLUB (Wayne Stiles and John van Kleek 1927, Williamstown, MA)
  5. WHIPPOORWILL CLUB (Charles Banks and Donald Ross 1928, Armonk, NY)
  6. Worcester Country Club (Donald Ross 1914, Worcester, MA)
  7. BILTMORE FOREST COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1922, Asheville, NC)
  8. COUNTRY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM (WEST) (Donald Ross 1925 with renovations by Robert Trent Jones and Pete Dye, Birmingham, AL)
  9. Meadow Brook Club (Dick Wilson 1955, Jericho, NY)
  10. OMAHA COUNTRY CLUB (William Langford & Theodore Moreau 1927, Perry Maxwell and Keith Foster renovations, Omaha, NE)
10th Hole at Baltimore Country Club (East)
10th Hole at Baltimore Country Club (East)

Courses 121-130

  1. Wilshire Country Club (Norman Macbeth 1919, Los Angeles, CA)
  2. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN CLUB (Seth Raynor and Charles Banks 1925, Lookout Mountain, GA)
  3. COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB (John Bredemus 1935/Perry Maxwell 1940, Fort Worth, TX)
  4. ROLLING GREEN GOLF CLUB (William Flynn & Howard Toomey 1926, Springfield, PA)
  5. Country Club of Fairfield (Seth Raynor 1914/A.W. Tillinghast 1925, Fairfield, CT)
  6. Deepdale Golf Club (Dick Wilson 1955, Manhasset, NY)
  7. Meadowbrook Country Club (Willie Park Jr. 1916, Northville, MI)
  8. Waverley Country Club (Jack Moffat 1898, H. Chadler Egan and Gil Hanse renovations, Portland OR)
  9. TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE (SOUTH) (William F. Bell 1957, Rees Jones renovations)*
  10. Westhampton Country Club (Seth Raynor 1916, Westhampton Beach, NY)
9th Hole at Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon)
9th Hole at Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon)

Courses 131-140

  1. Orchard Lake Country Club (Charles Alison and Harry Colt 1926, Orchard Lake, MI)
  2. Burning Tree (Charles H. Alison and Harry S. Colt 1923, Bethesda, MD)
  3. Southampton Golf Club (Seth Raynor 1926, Southampton, NY)
  4. Cherokee Town & CC (North) (David Gill, Willard Byrd, Joe Lee, and Tom Fazio 1957, Dunwoody, GA)
  5. Winchester Country Club (Alexander Findlay 1903, Donald Ross renovation, Winchester, MA)
  6. Saucon Valley Country Club (Old) (Herbert Strong and William Gordon 1921, Perry Maxwell renovation, Bethlehem, PA)
  7. PITTSBURGH FIELD CLUB (Alex Findlay 1913, Pittsburgh, PA)
  8. HUNTINGDON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB (William Flynn & Howard Toomey, Huntingdon Valley, PA)
  9. Barton Hills Country Club (Donald Ross 1922, Ann Arbor, MI)
  10. Woodmont Country Club (North) (Alfred H. Tull, Arthur Hills, Joel Weiman 1950, Rockville, MD)
9th Hole at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
9th Hole at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

Courses 141-150

  1. Monroe Golf Club (Donald Ross 1923, Pittsford, NY)
  2. Sunnehanna Country Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1923, Johnstown, PA)
  3. Allegheny Country Club (Tom Bendelow 1902, Donald Ross renovation, Sewickly, PA)
  4. CHARLES RIVER COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1921, Newton Centre, MA)
  5. MID PINES RESORT (Donald Ross 1921, Kyle Franz renovation, Southern Pines, NC)*
  6. Manufacturers Golf and Country Club (William Flynn and Howard Toomey 1925, Fort Washington, PA)
  7. HYANNISPORT CLUB (Alex Findlay 1903, Donald Ross renovation, Hyannis Port, MA)
  8. PINE NEEDLES RESORT (Donald Ross 1927, Southern Pines, NC)*
  9. Country Club of Charleston (Seth Raynor 1923, Charleston, SC)
  10. Indianwood Country Club (Old) (Walter J. Travis/John Duncan Dunn 1927, Manchester, VT)
Bayonne Golf Club
Bayonne Golf Club

Courses 151-160

  1. Longue Vue Club (Robert White and A.W. Tillinghast 1923, Verona, PA)
  2. Century Country Club (Charles Alison and Harry Colt 1926, Purchase, NY)
  3. CAPE FEAR COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1926, Wilmington, NC)
  4. North Jersey Country Club (Walter J. Travis 1923, Wayne, NJ)
  5. THE GREENBRIER (OLD WHITE) (Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor 1914, White Sulphur Springs, WV)*
  6. OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB (WEST) (Donald Ross 1926, Rochester, NY)
  7. Olympia Fields Country Club (South) (Tom Bendelow 1916, Olympia Fields, IL)
  8. PHILADELPHIA COUNTRY CLUB (William Flynn and Howard Toomey 1927, Gladwyne, PA)
  9. Sands Point Golf Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1928, Sands Point, NY)
  10. Metropolis Country Club (Herbert Strong 1904, White Plains, NY)
12th Hole at Fox Chapel Golf Club
12th Hole at Fox Chapel Golf Club

Courses 161-170

  1. Rancho Sante Fe Golf Club (Max Behr 1929, Rancho Sante Fe, CA)
  2. PINE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Harry Smead 1928, Sheboygan, WI)
  3. Chevy Chase Club (Donald Ross 1911, Charles H. Alison, Andrew Green, Chevy Chase, MD)
  4. Idle Hour (Donald Ross 1924, Ron Pritchard restoration, Lexington, KY)
  5. FIRESTONE COUNTRY CLUB (SOUTH) (W.H. Way 1929, Akron, OH)*
  6. COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB (Walter Travis and Herbert Barker 1911, Chevy Chase, MD)
  7. La Jolla Country Club (William Watson 1927, William P. Bell, Rees Jones, and Todd Eckenrode renovations, La Jolla, CA)
  8. Lehigh Country Club (William Flynn and Howard Toomey 1928, Allentown, PA)
  9. Timuquana Country Club (Donald Ross 1923, Jacksonville, FL)
  10. Country Club of Troy (Walter J. Travis 1927, Troy, NY)
14th Hole at The Stone Canyon Club
14th Hole at The Stone Canyon Club

Courses 171-180

  1. Medinah Country Club (No. 1) (Tom Bendelow 1925, Tom Doak renovation, Medinah, IL)
  2. Round Hill Country Club (Walter Travis 1922, Greenwich, CT)
  3. Bob O'Link Golf Club (Donald Ross and Charles Alison 1916, Highland Park, IL)
  4. Woodway Country Club (Willie Park Jr. 1918, Darien, CT)
  5. THE DUNES GOLF & BEACH CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1949, Myrtle Beach, SC)*
  6. Leatherstocking Golf Course (Devereux Emmet 1909, Cooperstown, NY)*
  7. Onwentsia Club (Charles Blair Macdonald, H.J. Whigham, James Foulis, Robert Foulis, and H.J. Tweedie 1895, Lake Forest, IL)
  8. Knickerbocker Country Club (Donald Ross 1915, Tenafly, NJ)
  9. Lakeside (Max Behr 1924, Burbank, CA)
  10. Hackensack Golf Club (Charles Banks 1924, Oradell, NJ)
Back Nine at Sanctuary
Back Nine at Sanctuary

Courses 181-190

  1. Longmeadow Country Club (Donald Ross 1924, Longmeadow, MA)
  2. Manasquan River (Robert White 1923, Andrew Green, Brielle, NJ)
  3. Wee Burn Country Club (Devereux Emmet 1925, Darien, CT)
  4. MINNEAPOLIS GOLF CLUB (Willie Park Jr. 1917, Donald Ross, St. Louis Park, MN)
  5. Rockaway Hunting Club (Tom Bendelow, Devereux Emmet, A.W. Tillinghast 1917, Cedarhurst, NY)
  6. Coldstream Country Club (Dick Wilson 1959, Keith Foster, Cincinnati, OH)
  7. ENGINEERS COUNTRY CLUB (Herbert Strong, Devereux Emmet, Frank Duane 1918, Roslyn Harbor, NY)
  8. Northland Country Club (Donald Ross 1927, Duluth, MN)
  9. Oakwood Country Club (Tom Bendelow 1911, Ron Whitten and Todd Clark renovation, Kansas City, MO)
  10. DENVER COUNTRY CLUB (James Foulis 1905, Donald Ross, Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, Denver, CO)
17th Hole at Glenwild Golf Club
17th Hole at Glenwild Golf Club

Courses 191-200

  1. Omni Bedord Springs (Old) (Spencer Oldham 1923, A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, and Ron Forse restoration, Bedford, PA)*
  2. San Diego Country Club (William Watson and William P. Bell 1921, Chula Vista, CA)
  3. THE BROADMOOR (EAST) (Donald Ross 1918, Robert Trent Jones Sr. renovation, Colorado Springs, CO)*
  4. Forsgate Country Club (Banks) (Charles Banks 1931, Monroe Township, NJ)
  5. ATLANTIC CITY COUNTRY CLUB (John Reid 1898, William Flynn and Willie Park Jr. and Howard Toomey and Tom Doak renovations, Northfield, NJ)
  6. Chattanooga Golf and Country Club (Donald Ross 1920, Bill Bergin, Chattanooga, TN)
  7. Shady Oaks Country Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1958, Fort Worth, TX)
  8. Sedgefield Country Club (Donald Ross 1926, Greensboro, NC)
  9. JIMMIE AUSTIN GOLF CLUB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (Perry Maxwell 1951, Bob Cupp and Tripp Davis renovations, Norman, OK)*
  10. Brae Burn Country Club (Donald Ross 1912, West Newton, MA)
  11. Oak Hills Country Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1922, San Antonio, TX)
  12. Siwanoy Country Club (Donald Ross 1914, Bronxville, NY)
  13. Carolina Golf Club (Donald Ross 1929, Charlotte, NC)
  14. Los Angeles Country Club (South) (Herbert Fowler and George C. Thomas Jr. 1921, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner, Los Angeles, CA)
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15th Hole at Forest Creek Golf Club (North)
15th Hole at Forest Creek Golf Club (North)

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