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Golf Digest Top 100 USA (2025-26)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the Top 100 Golf Courses in the USA as ranked by Golf Digest for 2025\/26. Courses that I have played are bolded\/linked<\/strong> and ones that I have at least tentatively scheduled are highlighted<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Pine Valley Golf Club – Pine Valley, NJ<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, GA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Cypress Point Club – Pebble Beach, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club – Southampton, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Oakmont Golf Club – Oakmont, PA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Merion Golf Club (East) – Ardmore, PA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. National Golf Links of America – Southampton, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Sand Hills Golf Club – Mullen, NE<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Pebble Beach Golf Links* – Pebble Beach, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Fishers Island Club – Fishers Island, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Chicago Golf Club – Wheaton, IL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Seminole Golf Club – Juno Beach, FL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Winged Foot Golf Club (West) – Mamaroneck, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Friar’s Head Golf Club – Riverhead, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Crystal Downs Country Club – Frankfort, MI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Los Angeles Country Club (North) – Los Angeles, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. The Country Club (Main) – Brookline, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Riviera Country Club – Pacific Palisades, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Muirfield Village Golf Club – Dublin, OH<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Oakland Hills Country Club (South) – Bloomfield Hills, MI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Oak Hill Country Club (East) – Rochester, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Peachtree Golf Club<\/strong> – Atlanta, GA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Bandon Dunes Resort (Pacific Dunes)<\/strong> – Bandon, OR<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Shadow Creek* – North Las Vegas, NV<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Prairie Dunes Country Club – Hutchinson, KS<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Whistling Straits (Straits)<\/strong> – Sheboygan, WI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Wade Hampton Golf Club – Cashiers, NC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Southern Hills Country Club – Tulsa, OK<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. The Honors Course – Ooltewah, TN<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)<\/strong> – Kiawah Island, SC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Pikewood National Golf Club – Morgantown, WV<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Pinehurst Resort (#2)<\/strong> – Pinehurst, NC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. San Francisco Golf Club – San Francisco, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Ballyneal Golf Club – Holyoke, CO<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. The Olympic Club (Lake) – San Francisco, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. Ohoopee Match Club – Cobbtown, GA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. The Alotian Club – Roland, AR<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Bethpage State Park (Black)<\/strong> – Farmingdale, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. Old Town Club – Winston-Salem, NC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. Congaree Golf Club – Ridgeland, SC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)<\/strong> – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)<\/strong> – Springfield, NJ<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club – Harrison, ID<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. Bandon Dunes Resort (Bandon Dunes)<\/strong> – Bandon, OR<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  45. Winged Foot Golf Club (East) – Mamaroneck, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  46. The Golf Club – New Albany, OH<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  47. Shoreacres – Lake Bluff, IL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  48. Camargo Club – Cincinnati, OH<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  49. Erin Hills Golf Course* – Hartford, WI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  50. Castle Pines Golf Club – Castle Rock, CO<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  51. Sebonack Golf Club – Southampton, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  52. Sleepy Hollow Country Club – Scarborough, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  53. Maidstone Club – East Hampton, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  54. Myopia Hunt Club – South Hamilton, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  55. Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore) – Pebble Beach, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  56. Somerset Hills Country Club – Bernardsville, NJ<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  57. California Golf Club – South San Francisco, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  58. Garden City Golf Club – Garden City, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  59. Nanea Golf Club – Kailua Kona, HI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  60. Victoria National Golf Club – Newburgh, IN<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  61. Bandon Dunes Resort (Bandon Trails)<\/strong>* – Bandon, OR<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  62. Inverness Club – Toledo, OH<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  63. Cherry Hills Country Club – Englewood, CO<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  64. Interlachen Country Club – Edina, MN<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  65. Rock Creek Cattle Company – Deer Lodge, MT<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  66. Whispering Pines Golf Club – Trinity, TX<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  67. Congressional Country Club (Blue) – Bethesda, MD<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  68. Calusa Pines Golf Club – Naples, FL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  69. Sand Valley Resort (Lido) – Nekoosa, WI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  70. The Estancia Club – Scottsdale, AZ<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  71. The Valley Club of Montecito – Santa Barbara, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  72. CapRock Ranch – Valentine, NE<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  73. Old Sandwich Golf Club – Plymouth, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  74. Medinah Country Club (#3) – Medinah, IL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  75. Quaker Ridge Golf Club<\/strong> – Scarsdale, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  76. Spyglass Hill Golf Course* – Pebble Beach, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  77. Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes) – Pebble Beach, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  78. Essex County Club – Manchester by the Sea, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  79. Kinloch Golf Club – Manakin Sabot, VA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  80. Oak Tree National – Edmund, OK<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  81. Bandon Dunes Resort (Old Macdonald) – Bandon, OR<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  82. Scioto Country Club – Columbus, OH<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  83. Ladera Golf Club – Thermal, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  84. Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper)<\/strong> – Springfield, NJ<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  85. The Quarry at La Quinta – La Quinta, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  86. Canyata Golf Club – Marshall, IL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  87. Butler National Golf Club – Oak Brook, IL<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  88. Hudson National Golf Club – Croton on Hudson, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  89. The Kittansett Club<\/strong> – Marion, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  90. Plainfield Country Club<\/strong> – Edison, NJ<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  91. Boston Golf Club – Hingham, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  92. Pete Dye Golf Club – Bridgeport, WV<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  93. Pasatiempo Golf Club* – Santa Cruz, CA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  94. Valhalla Golf Club – Louisville, KY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  95. Diamond Creek – Banner Elk, NC<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  96. Dallas National Golf Club – Dallas, TX<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  97. Milwaukee Country Club – Milwaukee, WI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  98. Piping Rock Club – Locust Valley, NY<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  99. Crooked Stick Golf Club – Carmel, IN<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  100. Aronimink Golf Club – Newtown Square, PA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  101. Eastward Ho! <\/strong>– Chatham, MA<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  102. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)<\/strong> – Arcadia, Michigan<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  103. The Olde Farm – Bristol, Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  104. Shooting Star Golf Club – Teton Village, Wyoming<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  105. Colorado Golf Club – Parker, Colorado<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  106. East Lake Golf Club<\/strong> – Atlanta, Georgia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  107. Spring Hill Golf Club – Wayzata, Minnesota<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  108. Olympia Fields Country Club (North)<\/strong> – Olympia Fields, Illinois<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  109. Kingsley Club <\/strong>– Kinglsey, Michigan<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  110. The Creek – Locust Valley, New York<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  111. Big Easy Ranch (The Covey) – Columbus, Texas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  112. Baltimore Country Club (East) – Lutherville Timonium, Maryland<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  113. Rich Harvest Farms – Sugar Grove, Illinois<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  114. Yeamans Hall Club – Charleston, South Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  115. The Preserve Golf Club – Carmel, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  116. Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club – Cashiers, North Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  117. Stone Eagle Golf Club – Palm Desert, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  118. Laurel Valley Golf Club – Ligonier, Pennsylvania<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  119. Eagle Point Golf Club – Wilmington, North Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  120. The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon) – Flourtown, Pennsylvania<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  121. St Louis Country Club – St Louis, Missouri<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  122. Jupiter Hills Club (Hills) – Tequesta, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  123. The Madison Club – La Quinta, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  124. Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon) – Flagstaff, Arizona<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  125. Bel-Air Country Club – Los Angeles, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  126. Quail Hollow Club – Charlotte, North Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  127. The Concession Golf Club – Bradenton, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  128. Blackwolf Run (River)<\/strong> – Kohler, Wisconsin<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  129. French Lick Resort (Dye) – French Lick, Indiana<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  130. The Tree Farm<\/strong> – Batesburg, South Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  131. Old Barnwell Golf Club<\/strong> – Aiken, South Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  132. Chambers Bay<\/strong> – University Place, Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  133. Streamsong Resort (Red)<\/strong> – Bowling Green, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  134. Sand Valley Resort (Sand Valley) – Nekoosa, Wisconsin<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  135. Flint Hills National Golf Club – Andover, Kansas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  136. Double Eagle Club – Galena, Ohio<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  137. Clear Creek Tahoe – Carson City, Nevada<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  138. Hazeltine National Golf Club – Chaska, Minnesota<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  139. Ridgewood Country Club (Composite) – Paramus, New Jersey<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  140. Fox Chapel Golf Club – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  141. Shoal Creek – Shoal Creek, Alabama<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  142. Sycamore Hills Golf Club – Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  143. The Dye Course at White Oak – Yulee, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  144. Robert Trent Jones Golf Club – Gainesville, Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  145. Newport Country Club – Newport, Rhode Island<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  146. Wannamoisett Country Club<\/strong> – Rumford, Rhode Island<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  147. Mayacama Golf Club – Santa Rosa, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  148. Manele Golf Course* – Lanai, Hawaii<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  149. Old Elm Club – Highland Park, Illinois<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  150. Kapalua (Plantation)* – Lahaina, Hawaii<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  151. Martis Camp – Truckee, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  152. Moraine Country Club – Dayton, Ohio<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  153. Shelter Harbor Golf Club – Charlestown, Rhode Island<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  154. Caves Valley Golf Club – Owings Mills, Maryland<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  155. Landmand* – Homer, Nebraska<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  156. Blessings Golf Club – Fayetteville, Arkansas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  157. McArthur Golf Club – Hobe Sound, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  158. Bluejack National – Montgomery, Texas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  159. Whisper Rock Golf Club (Upper) – Scottsdale, Arizona<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  160. The Golf Club at Black Rock – Coeur D Alene, Idaho<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  161. Ocean Forest Golf Club – Sea Island, Georgia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  162. Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands) <\/mark><\/strong>– Johns Creek, Georgia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  163. Hollywood Golf Club<\/strong> – Deal, New Jersey<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  164. Bayonne Golf Club – Bayonne, New Jersey<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  165. Sand Valley Resort (Mammoth Dunes) – Nekoosa, Wisconsin<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  166. Streamsong Resort (Blue) – Bowling Green, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  167. Bandon Dunes Resort (Sheep Ranch) – Bandon, Oregon<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  168. Galloway National Golf Club – Absecon, New Jersey<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  169. Bellerive Country Club – St Louis, Missouri<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  170. Harbour Town Golf Links<\/strong> – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  171. Aldarra Golf Club – Sammamish, Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  172. The Highland Course at Primland – Meadows of Dan, Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  173. Pinehurst Resort (No 10) – Pinehurst, North Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  174. Secession Golf Club – Beaufort, South Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  175. Atlantic Golf Club – Water Mill, New York<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  176. Whisper Rock Golf Club (Lower) – Scottsdale, Arizona<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  177. Tributary – Driggs, Idaho<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  178. Gamble Sands – Brewster, Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  179. The Harvester Club – Rhodes, Iowa<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  180. Canterbury Golf Club – Beachwood, Ohio<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  181. The Reserve at Moonlight Basin – Big Sky, Montana<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  182. Colonial Country Club – Fort Worth, Texas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  183. Sankaty Head Golf Club – Siasconet, Massachusetts<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  184. Lost Rail Golf Club – Gretna, Nebraska<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  185. Stock Farm Club – Hamilton, Montana<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  186. Sherwood Country Club – Thousand Oaks, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  187. GrayBull Club – Maxwell, Nebraska<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  188. Medalist Golf Club – Hobe Sound, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  189. The Stanwich Club – Greenwich, Connecticut<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  190. Pinehurst Resort (No 4)<\/strong> – Pinehurst, North Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  191. Streamsong Resort (Black) – Bowling Green, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  192. Lost Dunes Golf Club – Bridgman, Michigan<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  193. Glenwild Golf Club & Spa – Park City, Utah<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  194. Brook Hollow Golf Club – Dallas, Texas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  195. Panther National – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  196. Sahalee Country Club (North\/South) – Sammamish, Washington<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  197. Meadow Club – Fairfax, California<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  198. Kiawah Island Resort (Cassique) – Kiawah Island, South Carolina<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  199. The Golf Club of Tennessee – Kingston Springs, Tennessee<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  200. The Vintage Club (Mountain) – Indian Wells, California<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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