Best Courses in North America
While courses from the United States will dominate this list, it also includes great tracks found in Canada and the Caribbean.
Top 10 Courses
- Pine Valley Golf Club (George Crump and H.S. Colt 1918; Clementon, New Jersey)
- Cypress Point Golf Club (Dr. Alister MacKenzie 1928; Pebble Beach, California)
- Cabot Cliffs (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2016; Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada)*
- Playa Grande Golf & Ocean Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1997 and Rees Jones redesign 2018; Rio San Juan 33000, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
- Punta Espada Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 2006; Punta Cana 23000, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)*
- Fishers Island Club (Seth Raynor 1926; Fishers Island, New York)
- National Golf Links of America (C.B. Macdonald 1908; Southampton, New York)
- Pebble Beach Golf Links (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919; Pebble Beach, California)*
- Oakmont Country Club (Henry Fownes 1904; Oakmont, Pennsylvania)
- Merion Golf Club (East) (Hugh Wilson 1912; Ardmore, Pennsylvania)
Courses 11–20
- Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (William Flynn 1937 (Willie Davis 1891, C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor 1901); Southampton, New York)
- Pacific Dunes (Tom Doak 2001; Bandon, Oregon)*
- Eastward Ho! (Herbert Fowler 1921; Chatham, Massachusetts)
- California Golf Club of San Francisco, The (Vernon Macan 1926; Alister Mackenzie 1927 bunkers, Kyle Phillips renovation 2007; South San Francisco, California)
- Chambers Bay Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2007; University Place, Washington)*
- Bandon Dunes (David McLay Kidd 1999; Bandon, Oregon)*
- Sleepy Hollow Country Club (C.B. Macdonald 1914; Scarsborough, New York)
- Monterey Peninsula CC (Shore) (Bob Baldock 1961/Mike Strantz 2004; Pebble Beach, California)
- Los Angeles Country Club (George Thomas 1921; Los Angeles, California)
- Country Club (Brookline), The (Willie Campbell 1895 (Rees Jones 1988); Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
Courses 21–30
- Riviera Country Club (George Thomas 1927; Pacific Palisades, California)
- Muirfield Village Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1974; Dublin, Ohio)
- Quivira Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 2014; Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
- Myopia Hunt Club (Herbert C. Leeds 1896 (back nine added 1901); South Hamilton, Massachusetts)
- Crystal Downs Country Club (Alister Mackenzie 1931; Frankfort, Michigan)
- Rock Creek Cattle Company (Tom Doak 2008; Deer Lodge, Montana)
- Prairie Club (Dunes), The (Tom Lehman and Chris Brands 2010; Valentine, Nebraska)*
- Ballyneal Golf Club (Tom Doak 2005; Holyoke, Colorado)
- Landmand Golf Club (Rob Collins and Tad King 2022; Homer, Nebraska)*
- Sand Hills Golf Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1995; Mullen, Nebraska)
Courses 31–40
- Kingsley Club (Mike DeVries 2001; Kingsley, Michigan)
- Yale Golf Course (C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor 1926; New Haven, Connecticut)
- Kiawah Island Resort (Ocean) (Pete Dye 1991; Johns Island, South Carolina)*
- Diamante (Dunes) (Davis Love III 2009; Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
- Greywolf Golf Course (Doug Carrick 1999; Panorama, British Columbia, Canada)*
- Manele Golf Course (Jack Nicklaus 1993; Lanai, Hawaii)*
- Kapalua Plantation (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991; Lahaina, Hawaii)*
- Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs) (Warren Henderson and Rick Smith 2000; Arcadia, Michigan)*
- Sheep Ranch (Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw 2020; Bandon, Oregon)*
- Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club (Tom Fazio 2007; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
Courses 41–50
- Whistling Straits (Straits) (Pete Dye 1998; Sheboygan, Wisconsin)*
- Tobacco Road Golf Club (Mike Strantz 1998; Sanford, North Carolina)*
- Toronto Golf Club (Harry S. Colt 1912; Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)
- Chicago Golf Club (C.B. Macdonald 1894; Wheaton, Illinois)
- Prairie Dunes Country Club (Perry Maxwell 1937; Hutchinson, Kansas)
- Kinloch Golf Club (Lester George and Vinny Giles 2001; Manakin-Sabot, Virginia)
- Peachtree Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Bobby Jones 1948; Atlanta, Georgia)
- Bethpage State Park (Black) (A.W. Tillinghast 1936; Farmingdale, New York)*
- Whispering Pines Golf Club (Chet Williams of Nicklaus Designs 2000.; Trinity, Texas)
- Omaha Country Club (Langford and Moreau 1927, Perry Maxwell redesign 1951 and Keith Foster restoration 2007; Omaha, Nebraska)
Courses 51–60
- Kirtland Country Club (H. S. Colt and C. H. Allison 1921; Willoughby, Ohio)
- The Golf Club (Pete Dye 1967; New Albany, Ohio)
- Honors Course (Pete Dye 1983; Ooltewah, Tennessee)
- Sebonack Golf Club (Tom Doak and Jack Nicklaus 2006; Southampton, New York)
- Black Rock, The Club at (Jim Engh 2003; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
- Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog) (Pete Dye 1971; La Romana, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)*
- Monterey Peninsula CC (Dunes) (Seth Raynor 1926; Alister Mackenzie and Robert Hunter 1927, Rees Jones 1999, Tom Fazio 2016; Pebble Beach, California)
- Jasper Park Lodge, Fairmont (Stanley Thompson 1925; Jasper, Alberta, Canada)*
- Banff Springs Golf Course, Fairmont (Stanley Thompson 1927; Banff, Alberta, Canada)*
- Kananaskis Country Golf Course (Mount Kidd) (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1983; Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada)*
Courses 61–70
- Maidstone Club (Willie Park Jr. 1922, William Tucker 1891 original nine, Coore & Crenshaw 2012-14 renovation; East Hampton, New York)
- Blessings Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2004; Fayetteville, Arkansas)
- Erin Hills Golf Course (Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, and Ron Whitten 2006; Hartford, Wisconsin)*
- Old Macdonald (Tom Doak and Jim Urbina 2010; Bandon, Oregon)*
- St. Georges Golf & Country Club (Stanley Thompson 1929 (Robbie Robinson work the 60s, Doug Carrick 1992 renovation, Ian Andrew & Tom Doak bunker and green work 2001, 2014, and 2019); Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada)
- Bandon Trails (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005; Bandon, Oregon)*
- Moonlight Basin, The Reserve at (Jack Nicklaus 2016; Big Sky, Montana)
- Nanea Golf Club (David McLay Kidd 2003; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
- Lawsonia, The Golf Courses of (Links) (William Langford and Theodore Moreau 1930 (Ron Forse restoration 2014); Green Lake, Wisconsin)*
- Boston Golf Club (Gil Hanse 2005; Hingham, Massachusetts)
Courses 71–80
- Mauna Kea Resort (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1965; Kohala Coast, Hawaii)*
- Bayonne Golf Club (Eric Bergstol 2006; Bayonne, New Jersey)
- Harvester Club, The (Keith Foster 2000; Rhodes, Iowa)
- San Francisco Golf Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1915; San Francisco, California)
- Shoreacres (Seth Raynor 1921; Lake Bluff, Illinois)
- Victoria National (Tom Fazio 1998; Newburgh, Indiana)
- Atlanta Country Club (Willard Byrd 1965 (Modifications by Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, and Mick Riley); Marietta, Georgia)
- NCR Country Club (South) (Dick Wilson 1954; Kettering, Ohio)
- Mammoth Dunes (David McLay Kidd 2018; Nekoosa, Wisconsin)*
- Streamsong Resort (Black) (Gil Hanse 2017; Bowling Green, Florida)*
Courses 81–90
- Streamsong Resort (Red) (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2012; Streamsong, Florida)*
- Old Sandwich Golf Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2004; Plymouth, Massachusetts)
- Sand Valley (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2017; Nekoosa, Wisconsin)*
- Spring Hill Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1999; Wayzata, Minnesota)
- Baltimore Country Club (East) (A.W. Tillinghast 1924 (Keith Foster restoration 2015); Lutherville, Maryland)
- Milwaukee Country Club (H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison 1929; River Hills, Wisconsin)
- Bluejack National (Tiger Woods 2016; Montgomery, Texas)
- Fox Chapel Golf Club (Seth Raynor and Charles Banks 1925; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- St. Louis Country Club (C.B. Macdonald 1914; St. Louis, Missouri)
- Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (Ken Dye 2000 (Holes 19-27 2005); Sandia Park, New Mexico)*
Courses 91–100
- Shadow Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1989; North Las Vegas, Nevada)*
- TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Players) (Pete Dye 1980; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)*
- Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside) (H.S. Colt and Charles Alison 1928/Tom Fazio 1999; St. Simons Island, Georgia)*
- Castle Pines Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1981; Castle Rock, Colorado)
- Hawks Ridge Golf Club (Bob Cupp 1999; Ball Ground, Georgia)
- Cedar Rapids Country Club, The (Donald Ross 1915 and Restoration by Ron Prichard 2015; Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
- Davenport Country Club (H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison 1924 / Ron Forse 2014 renovation; Pleasant Valley, Iowa)
- Essex County Club (Donald Ross 1917 (original nine 1893); Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts)
- Cabot Links (Rod Whitman 2012; Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada)*
- Pasatiempo Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1929; Santa Cruz, California)*