Pebble Beach 7th Hole

Guru's Top 100 Golf Courses

Below is the Gurus list of the top 100 golf courses we've played together. This list constantly gets updated as we play new places and focuses mainly in the Western U.S. where we've played the most. Courses marked with an * indicate public access courses.

Top 10 Courses

  1. Cypress Point Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1928, Pebble Beach, CA)
  2. Pebble Beach Golf Links (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  3. Fishers Island (Seth Raynor 1926, Fishers Island, NY)
  4. National Golf Links of America (C.B. Macdonald 1908, Southampton, NY)
  5. Pacific Dunes Golf Course (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)*
  6. Shinnecock Hills (William Flynn 1937, Southampton, NY)
  7. Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club (Tom Fazio 2007, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
  8. Sebonack Golf Club (Tom Doak/Jack Nicklaus 2006, Southampton, NY)
  9. Castle Pines Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1981, Castle Rock, CO)
  10. Oakmont Country Club (Henry Fownes 1903, Oakmont, PA)

Cypress Point 17th
Cypress Point 17th
 Castle Pines 11th
Castle Pines 11th

Courses 11-20

  1. Wolf Creek Golf Club (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)*
  2. The Club at Black Rock (Jim Engh 2003, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
  3. Bandon Dunes Golf Course (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)*
  4. Whispering Pines Golf Club (Chet Williams 2000, Trinity, TX)
  5. Snake River Sporting Club (Tom Weiskopf 2006, Jackson Hole, WY)
  6. Sherwood Country Club (Jack Nicklaus 1989, Thousand Oaks, CA)
  7. Shadow Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1989, North Las Vegas, NV)*
  8. Mayacama Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 2001, Santa Rosa, CA)
  9. Bethpage State Park (Black) (A.W. Tillinghast 1936, Farmingdale, NY)*
  10. The Course at Yale (C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor 1926, New Haven, CT)

Black Rock 13th
Black Rock 13th
 Bethpage Black 4th
Bethpage Black 4th

Courses 21-30

  1. Sanctuary Golf Club (Jim Engh 1997, Sedalia, CO)
  2. Members Club at Aldarra (Tom Fazio 2000, Fall City, WA)
  3. The Estancia Club (Tom Fazio 1995, Scottsdale, AZ)
  4. Pronghorn Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)
  5. Riviera Country Club (George Thomas 1926, Pacific Palisades, CA)
  6. Rock Creek Cattle Company (Tom Doak 2008, Deer Lodge, MT)
  7. Desert Highlands Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1983, Scottsdale, AZ)
  8. Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2005, Donnelly, ID)*
  9. Spyglass Hill Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  10. Oak Hill Country Club (East) (Donald Ross 1925, Rochester, NY)

Sanctuary 10th
Sanctuary 10th
 Pronghorn (Nicklaus) 13th green
Pronghorn (Nicklaus) 13th

Courses 31-40

  1. Red Sky Golf Club (Norman) (Greg Norman 2003, Wolcott, CO)*
  2. The Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside) (Arthur Hills 1991, Alpharetta, GA)
  3. Pasatiempo Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)*
  4. Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club (Jim Engh 2004, New Castle, CO)*
  5. Maidstone Club (West) (Willie Park Jr. 1891, East Hampton, NY)
  6. Somerset Hills Country Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1917, Bernardsville, NJ)
  7. Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower) (A.W. Tillinghast 1922, Springfield, NJ)
  8. Winged Foot Golf Club (West) (A.W. Tillinghast 1923, Mamaroneck, NY)
  9. Eugene Country Club (H. Chandler Egan 1925, Eugene, OR)
  10. Los Angeles Country Club (North) (George Thomas 1921, Los Angeles, CA)

Winged Foot (West) 9th
Winged Foot (West) 9th
 LACC 2nd
Los Angeles CC 2nd

Courses 41-50

  1. The Club at Spanish Peaks (Tom Weiskopf 2007, Big Sky, MT)
  2. Cascata Golf Club (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)*
  3. Redlands Mesa Golf Club (Jim Engh 2001, Grand Junction, CO)*
  4. Pronghorn Golf Club (Fazio) (Tom Fazio 2006, Bend, OR)
  5. Laurel Valley Golf Club (Dick Wilson 1959, Ligonier, PA)
  6. Olympic Club (Lake) (Sam Whiting 1927, San Francisco, CA)
  7. Philadelphia Country Club (Spring/Mill) (William Flynn 1927, Gladwyne, PA)
  8. TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge (Jack Nicklaus 1999, Snoqualmie, WA)
  9. The Preserve Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2000, Carmel, CA)
  10. Trump National Los Angeles (Donald Trump 2005, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)*

Philadelphia CC 5th
Philadelphia CC 5th
 Trump National 10th
Trump National Los Angeles 10th

Courses 51-60

  1. Atlantic Golf Club (Rees Jones 1992, Bridgehampton, NY)
  2. Ballyneal Golf Club (Tom Doak 2005, Holyoke, CO)
  3. The Idaho Club (Jack Nicklaus 2008, Sandpoint, ID)
  4. Troon Country Club (Tom Weiskopf 1986, Scottsdale, AZ)
  5. Glenwild Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2001, Park City, UT)
  6. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Johnny Miller 1997, Lehi, UT)*
  7. Sahalee Country Club (Ted Robinson 1969/Rees Jones 1996, Sammamish, WA)
  8. San Francisco Golf Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1915, San Francisco, CA)
  9. Cherry Hills Country Club (William Flynn 1922, Englewood, CO)
  10. Troon North Golf Club (Pinnacle) (Tom Weiskopf 1996/reroute 2007, Scottsdale, AZ)*

Glenwild 17th
Glenwild 17th
 San Francisco 11th
San Francisco 11th

Courses 61-70

  1. Sand Hollow Golf Club (John Fought 2008, Hurricane, UT)*
  2. Coeur d'Alene Resort (Scott Miller 1991, Coeur d'Alene, ID)*
  3. Southern Highlands Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr./Jr. 1999, Las Vegas, NV)
  4. The Golf Club Scottsdale (Jay Morrish 2003, Scottsdale, AZ)
  5. Ironbridge Golf Club (Arthur Hills 2003, Glenwood Springs, CO)
  6. The Course at Wente Vineyards (Greg Norman 1998, Livermore, CA)*
  7. Headwaters Golf Club at Teton Springs (Gary Stephenson/Steve Jones/Byron Nelson 2004, Victor, ID)
  8. Blue Lakes Country Club (Francis L. James 1948, Twin Falls, ID)
  9. Loomis Trail Golf Course (Graham Cooke 1992, Blaine, WA)*
  10. Crosswater Golf Club (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)*

Sand Hollow 15th
Sand Hollow 15th
 Headwaters 9th
Headwaters 9th

Courses 71-80

  1. Desert Forest Golf Club (Robert "Red" Lawrence 1962, Carefree, AZ)
  2. Circling Raven Golf Club (Gene Bates 2003, Worley, ID)*
  3. Desert Canyon Golf Resort (Jack Frei 1993, Orondo, WA)*
  4. The Links at Spanish Bay (Robert Trent Jones Jr./Sandy Tatum/Tom Watson 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  5. Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas Resort (Jack Nicklaus 1998, Henderson, NV)*
  6. Jug Mountain Ranch (Donald Knott 2004, McCall, ID)*
  7. The Club at Pradera (Jim Engh 2005, Parker, CO)
  8. Tetherow Golf Club (David McLay Kidd 2008, Bend, OR)*
  9. Quintero Golf and Country Club (Rees Jones 2000, Peoria, AZ)
  10. The Falls at Lake Las Vegas Resort (Tom Weiskopf 2002, Henderson, NV)*

Tetherow 17th
Tetherow 17th
 Quintero 9th
Quintero 9th

Courses 81-90

  1. Iron Horse Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2000, Whitefish, MT)
  2. Vaquero Club (Tom Fazio 2001, Westlake, TX)
  3. Sun Valley Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1980, Sun Valley, ID)*
  4. Miramont Country Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2004, Bryan, TX)
  5. Walden on Lake Conroe (Bruce Devlin/Robert von Hagge 1970, Montgomery, TX)
  6. Carlton Woods Golf Club (Fazio) (Tom Fazio 2005, The Woodlands, TX)
  7. Saticoy Country Club (William F. Bell 1964, Somis, CA)
  8. Palouse Ridge Golf Club (John Harbottle 2008, Pullman, WA)*
  9. Falcon Crest Golf Club (Hans Borbonus 2001, Kuna, ID)*
  10. CordeValle Golf Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1999, San Martin, CA)*

Miramont 13th
Miramont 13th
 Carlton Woods (Fazio) 18th
Carlton Woods (Fazio) 18th

Courses 91-100

  1. Catamount Ranch and Club (Tom Weiskopf 1998, Steamboat Springs, CO)
  2. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek) (Bob Cupp 1991, North Plains, OR)*
  3. Carlton Woods Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Jack Nicklaus 2001, The Woodlands, TX)
  4. Pasadera Country Club (Jack Nicklaus 2000, Monterey, CA)
  5. Meadow Club (Alister Mackenzie 1927, Fairfax, CA)
  6. Troon North Golf Club (Monument) (Tom Weiskopf 1990, Scottsdale, AZ)*
  7. Promontory - The Ranch Club (Pete Dye Canyon) (Pete Dye 2002, Park City, UT)
  8. Old Works Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1997, Anaconda, MT)*
  9. Red Sky Golf Club (Fazio) (Tom Fazio 2002, Wolcott, CO)*
  10. Tuhaye Golf Course at Talisker (Mark O'Meara 2005, Kamas, UT)

Pasadera Country Club 13th
Pasadera 13th
 Old Works 4th
Old Works 4th