Half Moon Bay (Ocean)

Half Moon Bay, California

Rankings

Guru's Top 50 Public Golf Courses

Below is the Gurus list of the top 50 public golf courses we've played. This list constantly gets updated annually after incorporating new courses played each year.

Top 10 Public Courses

  1. Pacific Dunes Golf Course (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)
  2. Pebble Beach Golf Links (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)
  3. Bandon Dunes Golf Course (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)
  4. Princeville Resort (Prince) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1990, Kauai, HI)
  5. Tobacco Road Golf Club (Mike Strantz 1998, Sanford, NC)
  6. Kapalua Resort (Plantation) (Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore 1991, Maui, HI)
  7. Shadow Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1989, North Las Vegas, NV)
  8. Dormie Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2010, West End, NC)
  9. Makai Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1971/2010, Princeville, Kauai, HI)
  10. Wolf Creek Golf Club (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)

Pebble Beach 7th
Pebble Beach 7th
 Wolf Creek 12th
Wolf Creek 12th

Public Courses 11-20

  1. Bethpage State Park (Black) (A.W. Tillinghast 1936, Farmingdale, NY)*
  2. Old Macdonald (Tom Doak/Jim Urbina 2010, Bandon, OR)
  3. Pronghorn Golf Club (Nicklaus) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)*
  4. Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2005, Donnelly, ID)
  5. Pasatiempo Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)
  6. Poipu Bay Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1991, Koloa, Kauai, HI)
  7. Spyglass Hill Golf Course (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)
  8. Bandon Trails (Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
  9. Pinehurst Resort #2 (Donald Ross 1907/Crenshaw&Coore 2010, Pinehurst, NC)
  10. Red Sky Golf Club (Norman) (Greg Norman 2003, Wolcott, CO)

Bethpage Black 4th
Bethpage Black 4th
 Pronghorn (Nicklaus) 13th
Pronghorn (Nicklaus) 13th

Public Courses 21-30

  1. Lakota Canyon Ranch Golf Club (Jim Engh 2004, New Castle, CO)
  2. Sand Hollow Golf Club (John Fought 2008, Hurricane, UT)
  3. The Wilderness Club (Nick Faldo 2009, Eureka, MT)
  4. Circling Raven Golf Club (Gene Bates 2003, Worley, ID)
  5. Cascata Golf Club (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)
  6. Redlands Mesa Golf Club (Jim Engh 2001, Grand Junction, CO)
  7. The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1948, remodeled in 1978 and 1993, Myrtle Beach, SC)
  8. Headwaters Golf Club at Teton Springs (Gary Stephenson/Steve Jones/Byron Nelson 2004, Victor, ID)
  9. Palouse Ridge Golf Club (John Harbottle 2008, Pullman, WA)
  10. Trump National Los Angeles (Donald Trump 2005, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)

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

Public Courses 31-40

  1. The Links at Spanish Bay (Robert Trent Jones Jr./Sandy Tatum/Tom Watson 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)
  2. Crosswater Golf Club (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)
  3. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Johnny Miller 1997, Lehi, UT)
  4. The Course at Wente Vineyards (Greg Norman 1998, Livermore, CA)
  5. Jug Mountain Ranch (Donald Knott 2004, McCall, ID)
  6. Grand National Golf Club (Links) (Robert Trent Jones Jr.1992, Opelika, AL)
  7. TPC Myrtle Beach (Tom Fazio 1999, Murrells Inlet, SC)
  8. Cape Fear National (Tim Cate 2010, Wilmington, NC)
  9. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek) (Bob Cupp 1991, North Plains, OR)
  10. Coeur d'Alene Resort (Scott Miller 1991, Coeur d'Alene, ID)

Crosswater 12th
Crosswater 12th
 Coeur d'Alene Resort 14th island green
Coeur d'Alene 14th

Public Courses 41-50

  1. Pinehurst Resort #4 (Donald Ross 1919/Tom Fazio 2000, Pinehurst, NC)*
  2. Troon North Golf Club (Pinnacle) (Tom Weiskopf 1996/reroute 2007, Scottsdale, AZ)
  3. The Idaho Club (Jack Nicklaus 2008, Sandpoint, ID)
  4. Desert Canyon Golf Resort (Jack Frei 1993, Orondo, WA)
  5. Falcon Crest Golf Club (Hans Borbonus 2001, Kuna, ID)
  6. Tetherow Golf Club (David McLay Kidd 2008, Bend, OR)
  7. Dunes at Maui Lani (Robin Nelson 1999, Maui, HI)
  8. Troon North Golf Club (Monument) (Tom Weiskopf 1990, Scottsdale, AZ)
  9. Juniper Golf Club (John Harbottle 2004, Redmond, OR)
  10. Bandon Crossings Golf Club (Dan Hixson 2007, Bandon, OR)

Falcon Crest 10th
Falcon Crest 10th
 Tetherow 17th
Tetherow 17th

Public Courses (The Next 25)

  1. Wine Valley Golf Club (Dan Hixson 2009, Walla Walla, WA)
  2. Aviara at Four Seasons (Arnold Palmer 1991, Carlsbad, CA)
  3. Old Works Golf Course (Jack Nicklaus 1997, Anaconda, MT)
  4. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium) (Tom Weiskopf 1986, Scottsdale, AZ)
  5. Suncadia Resort (Prospector Course) (Arnold Palmer 2005, Cle Elum, WA)
  6. Loomis Trail Golf Course (Graham Cooke 1992, Blaine, WA)
  7. Red Sky Golf Club (Fazio) (Tom Fazio 2002, Wolcott, CO)
  8. Sun Valley Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1980, Sun Valley, ID)
  9. Brasada Ranch Golf Course (Peter Jacobsen 2007, Powell Butte, OR)
  10. Pine Needles Golf Club (Donald Ross 1928, Southern Pines, NC)
  11. CordeValle Golf Resort (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1999, San Martin, CA)
  12. TPC Harding Park (Willie Watson 1925, San Francisco, CA)
  13. Bali Hai Golf Club (Lee Schmidt/Brian Curley 2000, Las Vegas, NV)
  14. Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club (Johnny Miller 1996, St. George, UT)
  15. Gold Mountain Golf Course (Olympic) (John Harbottle 1996, Bremerton, WA)
  16. McCormick Woods Golf Club (Jack Frei 1987, Port Orchard, WA)
  17. The Creek at Qualchan (William Robinson 1992, Spokane, WA)
  18. Rio Secco Golf Club (Rees Jones 1997, Henderson, NV)
  19. Redstone Golf Club (Tournament) (Rees Jones 2005, Humble, TX)
  20. Augusta Pines Golf Club (Dave Relford 1996, Spring, TX)
  21. French Lick Resort (Dye) (Pete Dye 2009, French Lick, IN)
  22. Promontory Ranch Club (Dye) (Pete Dye 2002, Park City, UT)
  23. Coral Canyon Golf Course (Keith Foster 2000, Washington, UT)
  24. Teton Pines Resort (Arnold Palmer 1987, Jackson, WY)
  25. Puakea Golf Course (Robin Nelson 1997/2003, Lihue, Kauai, HI)

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