Most Difficult Ratings

Golf handicap gurus know that par has nothing to do with their index and almost everything to do with rating of a course. When you stretch it out to the tips there are some mean courses out there that will test every aspect of your game. Below are the 25 most difficult courses, according to rating, the Gurus have teed it up on.

25 Highest Ratings

1. Promontory Golf Club (Painted Valley - Nicklaus course) (Park City, UT), 78.7 rating
2. Oakmont Country Club (Oakmont, PA), 77.5 rating
3. Castle Pines Golf Club (Castle Rock, CO), 77.4 rating
4. Sebonack Golf Club (Southampton, NY), 77.3 rating
5. Red Ledges Golf Club (Heber, UT), 76.9 rating
6. Tuhaye at Talisker Club (Kamas, UT), 76.9 rating
7. Oak Hill Country Club (East) (Rochester, NY), 76.7 rating
8. Bethpage State Park (Black) (Farmingdale, NY), 76.6 rating
9. Trump National Bedminster (New) (Bedminster, NJ), 76.3 rating
10. Winged Foot Golf Club (West) (Mamaroneck, NY), 76.2 rating
11. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Lehi, UT), 76.2 rating
12. Pronghorn Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Bend, OR), 76.1 rating
13. Palouse Ridge Golf Club (Pullman, WA), 75.9 rating
14. Rochelle Ranch Golf Course (Rawlins, WY), 75.9 rating
15. Boulder Creek Golf Club (Boulder City, NV), 75.8 rating
16. PGA Golf Club at Coyote Springs (Chase) (Coyote Springs, NV), 75.8 rating
17. Old Works Golf Club (Anaconda, MT), 75.8 rating
18. Pronghorn Golf Club (Fazio) (Bend, OR), 75.8 rating
19. Wente Vineyards Golf Club (Livermore, CA), 75.8 rating
20. Glenwild Golf Club (Park City, UT), 75.7 rating
21. Laurel Valley Golf Club (Ligonier, PA), 75.7 rating
22. Rio Secco Golf Club (Henderson, NV), 75.7 rating
23. Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower) (Springfield, NJ), 75.6 rating
24. Pine Valley Golf Club (Clementon, NJ), 75.6 rating
25. Promontory Ranch Club (Canyon - Dye) (Park City, UT), 75.6 rating
26. TPC Snoqualmie Ridge (Snoqualmie, WA), 75.6 rating
27. Whispering Pines Golf Club (Trinity, TX), 75.6 rating