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
- PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)
- PACIFIC DUNES GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)
- Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)
- Whistling Straits Resort (Straits) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)
- BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
- SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)
- BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)
- The Ocean Course (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)
- The Prince Course (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1990, Princeville, Kauai, HI)
- Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)
 Pebble Beach 18th |
 Bandon Dunes 4th |
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Courses 11-20
- SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)
- Blackwolf Run (River) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)
- TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
- Tullymore Golf Club (Jim Engh 2001, Stanwood, MI)
- Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus 1969, Hilton Head Island, SC)
- The Homestead (Casacades) (William Flynn 1923, Hot Springs, VA)
- THE GOLF CLUB AT REDLANDS MESA (Jim Engh 2001, Grand Junction, CO)
- Karsten Creek (Stillwater, OK)
- The Quarry at Giants Ridge (Biwabik, MN)
- Forest Dunes Golf Club (Roscommon, MI)
 Spyglass 15th |
 Redlands Mesa 16th |
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Courses 21-30
- Bandon Trails (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
- The Broadmoor Golf Club (East) (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Bay Harbor Golf Club (Links/Quarry) (Bay Harbor, MI)
- Hawktree Golf Club (Jim Engh 1999, Bismarck, ND)
- WOLF CREEK GOLF CLUB (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)
- The Harvester Golf Club (Rhodes, IA)
- Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside) (St. Simons Island, GA)
- The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Myrtle Beach, SC)
- Cog Hill Golf and Country Club (No. 4 Dubsdread) (Lemont, IL)
- PASATIEMPO GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)
 Wolf Creek 12th |
 Wolf Creek 17th |
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Courses 31-40
- Mauna Kea Golf Course (Kohala Coast, HI)
- CROSSWATER GOLF CLUB (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)
- KAPALUA RESORT (PLANTATION) (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991, Kapalua, Maui, HI)-B
- The Challenge at Manele (Lanai City, HI)
- Black Lake Golf Club (Onaway, MI)
- Whistling Straits (Irish) (Haven, WI)
- Shepherd's Hollow Golf Club (2nd/3rd) (Clarkston, MI)
- Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (Sandia Park, NM)
- World Woods Golf Club (Pine Barrens) (Brooksville, FL)
- Red Hawk Golf Club (East Tawas, MI)
 Crosswater 12th |
 Crosswater 14th |
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Courses 41-50
- Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
- The Classic at Madden's Resort (Brainerd, MN)
- Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club (Southern Pines, NC)
- Black Mesa Golf Club (La Mesilla, NM)
- Sugarloaf Golf Club (Carrabassett Valley, ME)
- The Heritage Club (Pawleys Island, SC)
- CASCATA GOLF CLUB (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)
- Pinehurst Resort (No.4) (Pinehurst, NC)
- Bulle Rock (Havre de Grace, MD)
- Olde Stonewall Golf Club (Ellwood City, PA)
 Cascata 7th |
 Cascata 18th |
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Courses 51-60
- Ko'olau Golf Club (Kaneohe, Oahu, HI)
- Deacon's Lodge Golf Course (Breezy Point, MN)
- Barefoot Resort and Golf (Love) (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
- Lakewood Shore Resort (Gailes) (Oscoda, MI)
- Pinehurst Resort (No.8) (Pinehurst, NC)
- Kauai Lagoons Golf Club (Kiele) (Lihue, HI)
- Ocean Hammock Golf Club (Palm Coast, FL)
- The Golf Club at Cuscowilla (Eatonton, GA)
- The Legend at Giants Ridge (Biwabik, MN)
- Branson Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1999, Hollister, MO)
 Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek) 3rd |
 Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek) 18th |
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Courses 61-70
- WeaverRidge Golf Club (Peoria, IL)
- Rivers Edge Golf Club (Shallotte, NC)
- Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course (Stateline, NV)
- Tradition Golf Club at Royal New Kent (Providence Forge, VA)
- The Links of North Dakota (Ray, ND)
- Running Y Ranch Resort (Klamath Falls, OR)
- Avalon Lakes Golf Course (Warren, OH)
- PUMPKIN RIDGE GOLF CLUB (GHOST CREEK) (North Plains, OR)
- Great River Golf Club (Milford, CT)
- THE LINKS AT SPANISH BAY (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)
 The Links at Spanish Bay |
 The Links at Spanish Bay |
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Courses 71-80
- StoneWater Golf Club (Highland Heights, OH)
- Quarry Oaks Golf Club (Ashland, NE)
- Tiger's Eye Golf Links (Sunset Beach, NC)
- Limestone Springs Golf Club (Oneonta, AL)
- Longaberger Golf Club (Nashport, OH)
- King's North at Myrtle Beach National (Myrtle Beach, SC)
- Poipu Bay Golf Course (Koloa, Kauai, HI)
- The Tribute Golf Club (The Colony, TX)
- LAKOTA CANYON RANCH GOLF CLUB (Jim Engh 2004, New Castle, CO)
- The Bluffs on Thompson Creek (St. Francisville, LA)
 Lakota Canyon 4th |
 Lakota Canyon 8th |
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Courses 81-90
- Eagle Eye Golf Club (East Lansing, MI)
- TPC Deere Run (Silvis, IL)
- Barton Creek Resort (Fazio Canyons) (Austin, TX)
- The General at Eagle Ridge (Galena, IL)
- Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Gold) (Williamsburg, VA)
- Caledonia Golf and Fish Club (Pawleys Island, SC)
- True Blue Golf Club (Pawleys Island, SC)
- Gray Plantation (Lake Charles, LA)
- PGA West (TPC Stadium) (La Quinta, CA)
- Torrey Pines Golf Course (La Jolla, CA)
 Reflection Bay 5th |
 Reflection Bay 9th |
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Courses 91-100
- Saratoga National Golf Club (Saratoga Springs, NY)
- Barefoot Resort and Golf (Fazio) (North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Belgrade Lakes Golf Club (Belgrade Lakes, ME)
- Bay Hill Club (Orlando, FL)
- Shenendoah Golf Club (Verona, NY)
- TROON NORTH GOLF CLUB (MONUMENT) (Tom Weiskopf 1990, Scottsdale, AZ)
- Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation (Eatonton, GA)
- Dancing Rabbit Golf Club (Azaleas) (Choctaw, MS)
- REFLECTION BAY GOLF CLUB AT LAKE LAS VEGAS (Jack Nicklaus 1998, Henderson, NV)
- OLD WORKS GOLF COURSE (Jack Nicklaus 1997, Anaconda, MT)
 Old Works 4th |
 Old Works 6th |
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