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. Pine Valley Golf Club (George Crump and H.S. Colt 1918, Clementon, NJ)
  2. Cypress Point Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1928, Pebble Beach, CA)
  3. Merion Golf Club (East) (Hugh Wilson 1912, Ardmore, PA)
  4. Pebble Beach Golf Links (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  5. Fishers Island (Seth Raynor 1926, Fishers Island, NY)
  6. National Golf Links of America (C.B. Macdonald 1908, Southampton, NY)
  7. Bandon Dunes Golf Course (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)*
  8. Sebonack Golf Club (Tom Doak/Jack Nicklaus 2006, Southampton, NY)
  9. Wolf Creek Golf Club (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)*
  10. Shinnecock Hills (William Flynn 1937, Southampton, NY)

Pine Valley 5th
Pine Valley 5th
 Merion (East) 9th
Merion (East) 9th

Courses 11-20

  1. Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club (Tom Fazio 2007, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
  2. Pacific Dunes Golf Course (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)*
  3. Oakmont Country Club (Henry Fownes 1903, Oakmont, PA)
  4. Castle Pines Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1981, Castle Rock, CO)
  5. The Club at Black Rock (Jim Engh 2003, Coeur d'Alene, ID)
  6. Whispering Pines Golf Club (Chet Williams 2000, Trinity, TX)
  7. Snake River Sporting Club (Tom Weiskopf 2006, Jackson Hole, WY)
  8. Tobacco Road Golf Club (Mike Strantz 1998, Sanford, NC)
  9. The Course at Yale (C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor 1926, New Haven, CT)
  10. Kapalua Resort (Plantation) (Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore 1991, Maui, HI)*

Whispering Pines 15th
Whispering Pines 15th
 Yale 9th
Yale 9th

Courses 21-30

  1. Sleepy Hollow Country Club (C.B. Macdonald 1914, Scarborough, NY)
  2. Hudson National Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1996, Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
  3. Shadow Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1989, North Las Vegas, NV)*
  4. Mayacama Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 2001, Santa Rosa, CA)
  5. Dormie Club (Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore 2010, West End, NC)
  6. Bayonne Golf Club (Eric Bergstol 2006, Bayonne, NJ)
  7. Bethpage State Park (Black) (A.W. Tillinghast 1936, Farmingdale, NY)*
  8. Members Club at Aldarra (Tom Fazio 2000, Fall City, WA)
  9. Sherwood Country Club (Jack Nicklaus 1989, Thousand Oaks, CA)
  10. Forest Creek Golf Club (North) (Tom Fazio 2002, Pinehurst, NC)

Sleepy Hollow 2nd
Sleepy Hollow 2nd
 Bayonne clubhouse
Bayonne

Courses 31-40

  1. Rock Creek Cattle Company (Tom Doak 2008, Deer Lodge, MT)
  2. Oak Hill Country Club (East) (Donald Ross 1925, Rochester, NY)
  3. The Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside) (Arthur Hills 1991, Alpharetta, GA)
  4. Old Macdonald (Tom Doak/Jim Urbina 2010, Bandon, OR)*
  5. Bandon Trails (Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)*
  6. The Estancia Club (Tom Fazio 1995, Scottsdale, AZ)
  7. Pronghorn Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)
  8. Riviera Country Club (George Thomas 1926, Pacific Palisades, CA)
  9. Spyglass Hill Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  10. Desert Highlands Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1983, Scottsdale, AZ)

Rock Creek 8th
Rock Creek Cattle Co. 8th
 Spyglass Hill 14th
Spyglass Hill 14th

Courses 41-50

  1. Pinehurst Resort #2 (Donald Ross 1907/Crenshaw&Coore 2010, Pinehurst, NC)*
  2. Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2005, Donnelly, ID)*
  3. Sanctuary Golf Club (Jim Engh 1997, Sedalia, CO)
  4. Ballyneal Golf Club (Tom Doak 2005, Holyoke, CO)
  5. Eagle Point Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2000, Wilmington, NC)
  6. Red Sky Golf Club (Norman) (Greg Norman 2003, Wolcott, CO)*
  7. Garden City Golf Club (Devereux Emmet 1899, Garden City, NY)
  8. Somerset Hills Country Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1917, Bernardsville, NJ)
  9. Los Angeles Country Club (North) (George Thomas 1921, Los Angeles, CA)
  10. Pasatiempo Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)*

Ballyneal 5th
Ballyneal 5th
 Garden City 13th
Garden City 13th

Courses 51-60

  1. Victory Ranch Golf Club (Rees Jones 2009, Woodland, UT)
  2. Winged Foot Golf Club (West) (A.W. Tillinghast 1923, Mamaroneck, NY)
  3. Galloway National Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1995, Bayonne, NJ)
  4. Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower) (A.W. Tillinghast 1922, Springfield, NJ)
  5. Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club (Jim Engh 2004, New Castle, CO)*
  6. Eugene Country Club (H. Chandler Egan 1925, Eugene, OR)
  7. The Preserve Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2000, Carmel, CA)
  8. Pronghorn Golf Club (Fazio) (Tom Fazio 2006, Bend, OR)
  9. Maidstone Club (West) (Willie Park Jr. 1891, East Hampton, NY)
  10. Trump National Los Angeles (Donald Trump 2005, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)*

Victory Ranch 5th
Victory Ranch 5th
 Eugene CC 15th
Eugene CC 15th

Courses 61-70

  1. The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1999, Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
  2. The Club at Spanish Peaks (Tom Weiskopf 2007, Big Sky, MT)
  3. Cascata Golf Club (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)*
  4. Quaker Ridge Golf Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1918, Scarsdale, NY)
  5. The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1948, remodeled in 1978 and 1993, Myrtle Beach, SC)
  6. Glenwild Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2001, Park City, UT)
  7. Atlantic Golf Club (Rees Jones 1992, Bridgehampton, NY)
  8. TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge (Jack Nicklaus 1999, Snoqualmie, WA)
  9. Coeur d'Alene Resort (Scott Miller 1991, Coeur d'Alene, ID)*
  10. The Wilderness Club (Nick Faldo 2009, Eureka, MT)*

Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe
Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe
 CDA Resort 14th
CDA Resort 14th

Courses 71-80

  1. Laurel Valley Golf Club (Dick Wilson 1959, Ligonier, PA)
  2. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Johnny Miller 1997, Lehi, UT)*
  3. Plainfield Country Club (Donald Ross 1921, Plainfield, NJ)
  4. Olympic Club (Lake) (Sam Whiting 1927, San Francisco, CA)
  5. Red Ledges Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 2009, Heber, UT)
  6. Philadelphia Country Club (Spring/Mill) (William Flynn 1927, Gladwyne, PA)
  7. Sand Hollow Golf Club (John Fought 2008, Hurricane, UT)*
  8. Redlands Mesa Golf Club (Jim Engh 2001, Grand Junction, CO)*
  9. Troon Country Club (Tom Weiskopf 1986, Scottsdale, AZ)
  10. Aronimink Golf Club (Donald Ross 1928, Newtown Square, PA)

Philadelphia CC 5th
Philadelphia CC 5th
 Redlands Mesa 17th
Redlands Mesa 17th

Courses 81-90

  1. The Idaho Club (Jack Nicklaus 2008, Sandpoint, ID)*
  2. Troon North Golf Club (Pinnacle) (Tom Weiskopf 1996/reroute 2007, Scottsdale, AZ)*
  3. Palouse Ridge Golf Course (John Harbottle 2008, Pullman, WA)*
  4. Southern Highlands Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr./Jr. 1999, Las Vegas, NV)
  5. San Francisco Golf Club (A.W. Tillinghast 1915, San Francisco, CA)
  6. Cape Fear National (Tim Cate 2010, Wilmington, NC)*
  7. The Course at Wente Vineyards (Greg Norman 1998, Livermore, CA)*
  8. The Golf Club Scottsdale (Jay Morrish 2003, Scottsdale, AZ)
  9. Ironbridge Golf Club (Arthur Hills 2003, Glenwood Springs, CO)
  10. Crosswater Golf Club (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)*

San Francisco Golf Club 11th
San Francisco Golf Club 11th
 Crosswater 12th
Crosswater 12th

Courses 91-100

  1. Cherry Hills Country Club (William Flynn 1922, Englewood, CO)
  2. The Links at Spanish Bay (Robert Trent Jones Jr./Sandy Tatum/Tom Watson 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)*
  3. Headwaters Golf Club at Teton Springs (Gary Stephenson/Steve Jones/Byron Nelson 2004, Victor, ID)*
  4. Jug Mountain Ranch (Donald Knott 2004, McCall, ID)*
  5. Blue Lakes Country Club (Francis L. James 1948, Twin Falls, ID)
  6. Tumble Creek Golf Club (Tom Doak 2005, Roslyn, WA)
  7. Circling Raven Golf Club (Gene Bates 2003, Worley, ID)*
  8. Pinehurst Resort #4 (Donald Ross 1919/Tom Fazio 2000, Pinehurst, NC)*
  9. Shooting Star Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2009, Jackson, WY)
  10. TPC Myrtle Beach (Tom Fazio 1999, Murrells Inlet, SC)*

Blue Lakes 4th
Blue Lakes 4th
 Tumble Creek 14th
Tumble Creek 14th