Pebble Beach 7th Hole

Golf Digest's Top 100 Golf Courses in America

Since 1966 Golf Digest has published their list of the best courses in the country. Below is their current list with an * marking the public access courses. Courses in BOLD have been played by both Gurus, while courses marked with "-Bill" have been played only by Bill and courses marked "-Mike" have been played only by Mike.

Top 10 Courses

  1. Augusta National Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones 1933, Augusta, GA)
  2. PINE VALLEY GOLF CLUB (George Crump and H.S. Colt 1918, Pine Valley, NJ)
  3. SHINNECOCK HILLS GOLF CLUB (William Flynn 1931, South Hampton, NY)
  4. CYPRESS POINT GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie and Robert Hunter 1928, Pebble Beach, CA)
  5. OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB (Henry Fownes 1903, Oakmont, PA)
  6. PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  7. MERION GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Hugh Wilson 1912, Ardmore, PA)
  8. WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB (WEST) (A.W. Tillinghast 1923, Mamaroneck, NY)
  9. SAND HILLS GOLF CLUB (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1994, Mullen, NE)-Bill
  10. NATIONAL GOLF LINKS OF AMERICA (C.B. MacDonald 1911, Southampton, NY)

Cypress Point 17th
Cypress Point 17th
 Merion (East) 9th
Merion (East) 9th

Courses 11-20

  1. FISHERS ISLAND CLUB (Seth Raynor and Charles Banks 1926, Fishers Island, NY)
  2. Crystal Downs Country Club (Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell 1931, Frankfort, MI)
  3. Seminole Golf Club (Donald Ross 1923, Juno Beach, FL)
  4. Alotian Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2004, Roland, AR)
  5. PACIFIC DUNES GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)*
  6. The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel) (Willie Campbell 1895/Alex Campbell 1902, Brookline, MA)
  7. Chicago Golf Club (C.B. MacDonald 1894/Seth Raynor 1923, Wheaton, IL)
  8. Whistling Straits Resort (Straits) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)*
  9. Muirfield Village Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead 1974, Dublin, OH)
  10. Wade Hampton Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1987, Cashiers, NC)

Fishers Island 5th
Fishers Island 5th
 Pacific Dunes 11th
Pacific Dunes 11th

Courses 21-30

  1. OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB (EAST) (Donald Ross 1925, Rochester, NY)
  2. RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB (George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell 1926, Pacific Palisades, CA)
  3. Medinah Country Club (No. 3) (Tom Bendelow 1928, Medinah, IL)
  4. Oakland Hills Country Club (South) (Donald Ross 1918/Robert Trent Jones 1950, Bloomfield Hills, MI)
  5. Prairie Dunes Country Club (Perry Maxwell 1937/Press Maxwell 1957, Hutchinson, KS)
  6. The Ocean Course (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)*
  7. THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE) (Sam Whiting 1928, San Francisco, CA)
  8. BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)*
  9. CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 1981, Castle Rock, CO)
  10. The Honors Course (Pete Dye 1983, Ooltewah, TN)

Riviera 18th
Riviera 18th
 Castle Pines 11th
Castle Pines 11th

Courses 31-40

  1. SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)*
  2. BALTUSROL GOLF CLUB (LOWER) (A.W. Tillinghast 1922, Springfield, NJ)
  3. SAN FRANCISCO GOLF CLUB (A.W. Tillinghast 1918, San Francisco, CA)
  4. Friar's Head Golf Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2002, Riverhead, NY)
  5. Victoria National Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1998, Newburgh, IN)
  6. BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)*
  7. PINEHURST RESORT (NO. 2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)*
  8. Southern Hills Country Club (Perry Maxwell 1936, Tulsa, OK)
  9. Canyata Golf Club (Bob Lohmann and Mike Benkusky 2004, Marshall, IL)
  10. THE GOLF CLUB (Pete Dye 1967, New Albany, OH)-Mike

Baltusrol (Lower) 4th
Baltusrol (Lower) 4th
 San Francisco 11th
San Francisco 11th

Courses 41-50

  1. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)*
  2. THE CLUB AT BLACK ROCK (Jim Engh, 2003, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
  3. PEACHTREE GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones and Bobby Jones 1947, Atlanta, GA)-Mike
  4. SEBONACK GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak 2006, Southampton, NY)
  5. Pete Dye Golf Club (Pete Dye 1994, Bridgeport, WV)
  6. Kinloch Golf Club (Lester George and Vinny Giles 2001, Manakin-Sabot, VA)
  7. LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB (NORTH) (George C. Thomas Jr. 1921, Los Angeles, CA)
  8. EAGLE POINT GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 2000, Wilmington, NC)
  9. Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)*
  10. SAHALEE COUNTRY CLUB (South/North) (Ted Robinson 1969/Rees Jones 1996, Sammamish, WA)

Black Rock 13th
Black Rock 13th
 LACC (North) 11th
Los Angeles CC (North) 11th

Courses 51-60

  1. INTERLACHEN COUNTRY CLUB (Willie Watson 1911/Donald Ross 1921, Edina, MN)-Bill
  2. SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  3. GARDEN CITY GOLF CLUB (Devereux Emmet 1899, Garden City, NY)
  4. Butler National Golf Club (George Fazio and Tom Fazio 1974, Oak Brook, IL)
  5. LAUREL VALLEY GOLF CLUB (Dick Wilson 1960, Ligonier, PA)
  6. Inverness Club (Donald Ross 1919, Toledo OH)
  7. Milwaukee Country Club (H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison 1929, River Hills, WI)
  8. Rich Harvest Links (Jerry Rich and Greg Martin 1999, Sugar Grove, IL)
  9. Dallas National Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2002, Dallas, TX)
  10. Olympia Fields Country Club (North) (Willie Park Jr. 1922, Olympia Fields, IL)

Interlachen 9th
Interlachen 9th
 Garden City 13th
Garden City 13th

Courses 61-70

  1. EAST LAKE GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1915/Rees Jones 1995, Atlanta, GA)-Bill
  2. THE ESTANCIA CLUB (Tom Fazio 1995, Scottsdale, AZ)
  3. BANDON TRAILS (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
  4. DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1992, Galena, OH)-Mike
  5. Kittansett Club (William Flynn and Frederic Hood 1922, Marion, MA)
  6. Scioto Country Club (Donald Ross 1916, Columbus, OH)
  7. CHERRY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (William Flynn 1923, Englewood, CO)
  8. THE PRESERVE GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio, J. Michael Poellot, and Sandy Tatum 2000, Carmel, CA)
  9. Sycamore Hills Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1989, Fort Wayne, IN)
  10. Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon) (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1988, Flagstaff, AZ)

East Lake 9th
East Lake 9th
 Estancia 11th
Estancia 11th

Courses 71-80

  1. Blackwolf Run (River) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)*
  2. Shoal Creek Club(Jack Nicklaus 1977, Shoal Creek, AL)
  3. The Quarry at La Quinta (Tom Fazio 1994, La Quinta, CA)
  4. Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club (Tom Fazio 2006, Cashiers, NC)
  5. Flint Hills National Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1997, Andover, KS)
  6. PLAINFIELD COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1921, Plainfield, NJ)
  7. Congressional Country Club (Blue) (Robert Trent Jones 1962, Bethesda, MD)
  8. ARONIMINK GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1928, Newtown Square, PA)
  9. Calusa Pines Golf Club (Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry 2001, Naples, FL)
  10. MONTEREY PENINSULA COUNTRY CLUB (SHORE) (Bob Baldock 1961/Mike Strantz 2004, Pebble Beach, CA)-Bill

Plainfield 3rd
Plainfield 3rd
 MPCC (Shore) 11th
MPCC (Shore) 11th

Courses 81-90

  1. Sage Valley Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2001, Graniteville, SC)
  2. MAYACAMA GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 2001, Santa Rosa, CA)
  3. HUDSON NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1996, Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
  4. Valhalla Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1986, Louisville, KY)
  5. EUGENE COUNTRY CLUB (H. Chandler Egan 1925/Robert Trent Jones 1967, Eugene, OR)
  6. HAZELTINE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones 1962, Chaska, MN)-Bill
  7. Diamond Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2003, Banner Elk, NC)
  8. KAPALUA RESORT (PLANTATION) (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991, Kapalua, Maui, HI)*
  9. Boston Golf Club (Gil Hanse 2005, Hingham, MA)
  10. Old Sandwich Golf Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2004, Plymoth, MA)

Hudson National 2nd
Hudson National 2nd
 Hazeltine National 10th
Hazeltine National 10th

Courses 91-100

  1. GALLOWAY NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1995, Galloway, NJ)
  2. Shoreacres (Seth Raynor 1921, Lake Bluff, IL)
  3. MAIDSTONE CLUB (Willie Park Jr. and Jack Park 1924, East Hampton, NY)
  4. SOMERSET HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (A.W. Tillinghast 1918, Bernardsville, NJ)
  5. BALLYNEAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Doak, Holyoke, CO)
  6. Crooked Stick Golf Club (Pete Dye and Alice Dye 1964, Carmel, IN)
  7. The Prince Course (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1990, Princeville, Kauai, HI)*
  8. WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB (EAST) (A.W. Tillinghast, Mamaroneck, NY)
  9. Forest Dunes Golf Club (Tom Weiskopf 1998, Roscommon, MI)
  10. Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus 1969, Hilton Head Island, SC)*
  11. Ocean Forest Golf Club (Rees Jones 1995, Sea Island, GA)

Maidstone 9th
Maidstone 9th
 Ballyneal 5th
Ballyneal 5th