Pebble Beach 7th Hole

Golf Digest's Top 100 Public Golf Courses in America

Golf Digest's course list for layman golfers that only have access to public tracks. Courses in BOLD have been played by both Gurus, while courses in caps marked with "-B" have been played only by Bill and courses marked "-M" have been played only by Mike.

Top 10 Public Courses

  1. PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)
  2. PACIFIC DUNES GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)
  3. Whistling Straits Resort (Straits) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)
  4. The Ocean Course (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)
  5. BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)
  6. SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)
  7. BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
  8. PINEHURST RESORT (NO. 2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)
  9. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
  10. Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)

Pebble Beach 18th
Pebble Beach 18th
 Bandon Dunes 4th
Bandon Dunes 4th

Courses 11-20

  1. SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)
  2. BANDON TRAILS (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
  3. Blackwolf Run (River) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)
  4. KAPALUA RESORT (PLANTATION) (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991, Kapalua, Maui, HI)
  5. The Prince Course (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1990, Princeville, Kauai, HI)
  6. Forest Dunes Golf Club (Roscommon, MI)
  7. Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus 1969, Hilton Head Island, SC)
  8. Karsten Creek (Tom Fazio 1994, Stillwater, OK)
  9. The Highland Course at Primland (Donald Steel 2006, Meadows of Dan, VA)
  10. The Quarry at Giants Ridge (Biwabik, MN)

Spyglass 15th
Spyglass Hill 15th
 Spyglass 14th
Spyglass Hill 14th

Courses 21-30

  1. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort (Pete Dye 2009, French Lick, IN)
  2. May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bluffton, SC)
  3. THE CLUB AT PRONGHORN (NICKLAUS) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)
  4. The Homestead (Casacades) (William Flynn 1923, Hot Springs, VA)
  5. CHAMBERS BAY GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2007, University Place, WA)-M
  6. OSPREY MEADOWS AT TAMARACK RESORT (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2005, Donnelly, ID)
  7. Mauna Kea Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1964/Rees Jones 2008, Kohala Coast, HI)
  8. WOLF CREEK GOLF CLUB (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)
  9. Old Waverly Golf Club (Bob Cupp and Jerry Pate 1988, West Point, MS)
  10. PASATIEMPO GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)

Wolf Creek 12th
Wolf Creek 12th
 Redlands Mesa 16th
Redlands Mesa 16th

Courses 31-40

  1. The Broadmoor Golf Club (East) (Donald Ross 1918/Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1952, Colorado Springs, CO)
  2. Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside) (Colt and Alison 1928, St. Simons Island, GA)
  3. True North Resort and Golf Club (Jim Engh 2003, Harbor Springs, MI)
  4. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (Sandia Park, NM)
  5. Whistling Straits (Irish) (Pete Dye 2000, Haven, WI)
  6. Tullymore Golf Club (Jim Engh 2001, Stanwood, MI)
  7. THE CHALLENGE AT MANELE (Lanai City, HI)-M
  8. The Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Resort (Palm Coast, FL)
  9. The Harvester Golf Club (Rhodes, IA)
  10. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay (Tower, MN)

Osprey Meadows at Tamarack 3rd
Osprey Meadows at Tamarack 3rd
 Osprey Meadows at Tamarack 9th
Osprey Meadows at Tamarack 9th

Courses 41-50

  1. Fallen Oak Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2006, Saucier, MS)
  2. The Golf Club at Cuscowilla (Eatonton, GA)
  3. Torrey Pines Golf Course (La Jolla, CA)
  4. Black Lake Golf Club (Onaway, MI)
  5. Barton Creek Resort (Fazio Canyons) (Austin, TX)
  6. THE DUNES GOLF AND BEACH CLUB (Myrtle Beach, SC)
  7. Cog Hill Golf and Country Club (No. 4 Dubsdread) (Lemont, IL)
  8. Camp Creek Golf Club (Panama City Beach, FL)
  9. PINE NEEDLES LODGE AND GOLF CLUB (Southern Pines, NC)
  10. Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Gold) (Williamsburg, VA)

Cascata 7th
Cascata 7th
 Cascata 18th
Cascata 18th

Courses 51-60

  1. CROSSWATER GOLF CLUB (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)
  2. The Rim Golf Club (Payson, AZ)
  3. The Classic at Madden's Resort (Brainerd, MN)
  4. Eagle Eye Golf Club (East Lansing, MI)
  5. World Woods Golf Club (Pine Barrens) (Brooksville, FL)
  6. Longaberger Golf Club (Nashport, OH)
  7. THE LINKS AT SPANISH BAY (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)
  8. Hawktree Golf Club (Jim Engh 1999, Bismarck, ND)
  9. Bulle Rock (Havre de Grace, MD)
  10. Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys) (Kohler, WI)

Spanish Bay
The Links at Spanish Bay
 Crosswater 12th
Crosswater 12th

Courses 61-70

  1. CASCATA GOLF CLUB (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)
  2. PGA West (TPC Stadium) (La Quinta, CA)
  3. PINEHURST RESORT (NO.4) (Pinehurst, NC)
  4. PUMPKIN RIDGE GOLF CLUB (GHOST CREEK) (North Plains, OR)
  5. Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course (Stateline, NV)
  6. Bay Harbor Golf Club (Links/Quarry) (Bay Harbor, MI)
  7. TETHEROW GOLF CLUB (Bend, OR)
  8. Pinehurst Resort (No.8) (Pinehurst, NC)
  9. Elk Ridge Golf Club (Atlanta, MI)
  10. Spring Creek Golf Club (Gordonsville, VA)

Circling Raven 16th
Circling Raven 16th
 Old Works 4th
Old Works 4th

Courses 71-80

  1. PELICAN HILL GOLF CLUB (OCEAN SOUTH) (Newport Coast, CA)-M
  2. Mattaponi Springs Golf Club (Ruther Glen, VA)
  3. PROMONTORY, THE RANCH CLUB (DYE CANYON) (Pete Dye 2002, Park City, UT)
  4. COEUR D'ALENE RESORT GOLF COURSE (Scott Miller 1991, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
  5. WAILEA GOLF CLUB (GOLD) (Wailea, HI)-M
  6. Atunyote Golf Club (Verona, NY)
  7. Old Greenwood Golf Course (Truckee, CA)
  8. TOBACOO ROAD GOLF CLUB (Sanford, NC)
  9. Kingsmill Resort (River) (Willamsburg, VA)
  10. PELICAN HILL GOLF CLUB (OCEAN NORTH) (Newport Coast, CA)

CDA Resort 5th
Coeur d'Alene Resort 5th
 Pumpkin Ridge 18th
Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek) 18th

Courses 81-90

  1. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (The Bear) (Acme, MI)
  2. Turtle Bay Resort (Palmer) (Kahuku, Oahu, HI)
  3. CIRCLING RAVEN GOLF CLUB (Worley, ID)
  4. Kaluhyat Golf Club (Verona, NY)
  5. Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa (Mystic Rock) (Farmington, PA)
  6. Black Mesa Golf Club (La Mesilla, NM)
  7. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms (Sheboygan Falls, WI)
  8. Bayside Resort Golf Club (Selbyville, DE)
  9. THE GOLF CLUB AT REDLANDS MESA (Jim Engh 2001, Grand Junction, CO)
  10. Grande Dunes (Resort Club) (Myrtle Beach, SC)

Trump National L.A. 10th
Trump National Los Angeles 10th
 Lakota Canyon 18th
Lakota Canyon 18th

Courses 91-100

  1. Lakewood Shores Golf and Country Club (Gailes) (Oscoda, MI)
  2. CORDEVALLE GOLF CLUB (San Martin, CA)
  3. Innisbrook Golf Resort (Copperhead) (Innisbrook, FL)
  4. Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
  5. Barton Creek Resort (Fazio Foothills) (Austin, TX)
  6. THE CHASE AT COYOTE SPRINGS (Coyote Springs, NV)
  7. TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB LOS ANGELES (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
  8. The Greenbrier (Greenbrier) (White Sulphur Springs, WV)
  9. The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort (French Lick, IN)
  10. TPC Louisiana (Avondale, LA)