Golf Digest's Top 200 Golf Courses in the World

Combining their Top 100 Courses in America and Top 100 International Course rankings for the first time in 2018, this is Golf Digest's first Top 200 Courses in the World rankings. Courses in BOLD have been played by Billy; 80 of the Top 100, 67 of the second 100, and 147 total of the Top 200 so far. Courses in italics are scheduled to played this year.

Top 10 Courses

1. PINE VALLEY GOLF CLUB (George Crump and H.S. Colt 1918, Pine Valley, NJ)
2. Augusta National Golf Club (Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones 1933, Augusta, GA)
3. ROYAL COUNTY DOWN GOLF CLUB (Old Tom Morris 1890, Newcastle, Northern Ireland)
4. ROYAL DORNOCH GOLF CLUB (CHAMPIONSHIP) (Old Tom Morris 1886, Dornoch, Scotland)
5. ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB (WEST) (Alister MacKenzie 1931, Black Rock, Victoria, Australia)
6. CYPRESS POINT CLUB (Alister MacKenzie and Robert Hunter 1928, Pebble Beach, CA)
7. MUIRFIELD - THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF EDINBURGH GOLFERS (Old Tom MOrris 1891, Muirfield, Scotland)
8. SHINNECOCK HILLS GOLF CLUB (William Flynn 1931, South Hampton, NY)
9. ST ANDREWS LINKS (OLD COURSE) (Nature 1400S/Old Tom Morris 1865, St Andrews, Scotland)
10. OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB (Henry Fownes 1903, Oakmont, PA)

Courses 11-20

11. TARA ITI GOLF CLUB (Tom Doak 2015, Te Arai, New Zealand)
12. ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB (DUNLUCE) (Harry S. Colt 1929, Portrush, Northern Ireland)
13. MERION GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Hugh Wilson 1912, Ardmore, PA)
14. Shanqin Bay Golf Club (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2012, Hainan Island, China)
15. PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)
16. NATIONAL GOLF LINKS OF AMERICA (C.B. MacDonald 1911, Southampton, NY)
17. CABOT CLIFFS (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2016, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada)
18. TRUMP TURNBERRY (AILSA) (Willie Fernie 1909/MacKenzie Ross 1946/Martin Ebert 2016, Turnberry, Scotland)
19. BARNBOUGLE DUNES (Tom Doak and Mike Clayton 2004, Bridport, Australia)
20. SUNNINGDALE GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Willie Park Jr. 1901/H.S. Colt 1922, Sunningdale, England)

Courses 21-30

21. KINGSTON HEATH GOLF CLUB (Des Soutar 1925/Alister MacKenzie 1928, Cheltenham, Australia)
22. Morfontaine Golf Club (Tom Simpson 1927, Mortefontaine, France)
23. ROYAL BIRKDALE (George Low Jr. 1889/Fred Hawtree 1932, Southport, England)
24. SAND HILLS GOLF CLUB (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1994, Mullen, NE)
25. WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB (WEST) (A.W. Tillinghast 1923, Mamaroneck, NY)
26. FISHERS ISLAND CLUB (Seth Raynor and Charles Banks 1926, Fishers Island, NY)
27. BALLYBUNION GOLF CLUB (OLD) (P. Murphy 1893/Tom Simpson 1936, Ballybunion, Ireland)
28. CAPE KIDNAPPERS (Tom Doak 2004, Te Awanga, New Zealand)
29. CRYSTAL DOWNS COUNTRY CLUB (Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell 1931, Frankfort, MI)
30. SEMINOLE GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1923, Juno Beach, FL)

Courses 31-40

31. CHICAGO GOLF CLUB (C.B. MacDonald 1894/Seth Raynor 1923, Wheaton, IL)
32. NEW SOUTH WALES GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1928/Eric Apperly 1947, La Perouse, Australia)
33. ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Alex Russell 1932, Black Rock, Australia)
34. MUIRFIELD VILLAGE GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead 1974, Dublin, OH)
35. ST. GEORGE'S GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (Stanley Thompson 1929, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada)
36. THE COUNTRY CLUB (CLYDE/SQUIRREL) (Willie Campbell 1895/Alex Campbell 1902, Brookline, MA)
37. OAKLAND HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (SOUTH) (Donald Ross 1918/Robert Trent Jones 1950, Bloomfield Hills, MI)
38. CARNOUSTIE GOLF LINKS (CHAMPIONSHIP) (A. Robertson 1842/Old Tom Morris 1872/James Braid 1926, Carnoustie, Scotland)
39. ROYAL ST. GEORGE'S GOLF CLUB (W. Laidlaw Purves 1887/H.S. Colt 1922, Sandwich, England)
40. PACIFIC DUNES GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)

Courses 41-50

41. Friar's Head Golf Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2002, Riverhead, NY)
42. OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB (EAST) (Donald Ross 1925, Rochester, NY)
43. KIAWAH ISLAND (OCEAN) (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)
44. WHISTLING STRAITS RESORT (STRAITS) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)
45. The Club at Nine Bridges Golf Club (Ron Fream & David Dale 2001, Jeje Island, South Korea)
46. CAPE WICKHAM GOLF LINKS (Mike DeVries and Darius Oliver 2015, King Island, Australia)
47. LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB (NORTH) (George C. Thomas Jr. 1921, Los Angeles, CA)
48. RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB (George C. Thomas Jr. and William P. Bell 1926, Pacific Palisades, CA)
49. NORTH BERWICK GOLF CLUB (WEST) (David Strath 1878, North Berwick, Scotland)
50. Wade Hampton Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1987, Cashiers, NC)

Courses 51-60

51. BARNBOUGLE LOST FARM (Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw 2010, Bridport, Tasmania, Australia)
52. CASA DE CAMPO (TEETH OF THE DOG) (Pete Dye 1971, La Romana, Dominican Republic)
53. Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea (Jack Nicklaus 2010, Incheon City, South Korea)
54. SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)
55. The Alotian Club (Tom Fazio 2004, Roland, AR)
56. GOZZER RANCH GOLF AND LAKE CLUB (Tom Fazio 2007, Harrison, ID)
57. Haesley Nine Bridges (David Dale 2009, Yeoju County, South Korea)
58. PRAIRIE DUNES COUNTRY CLUB (Perry Maxwell 1937/Press Maxwell 1957, Hutchinson, KS)
59. KINGSBARNS GOLF LINKS (Kyle Phillips 1999, St Andrews, Scotland)
60. PINEHURST RESORT (NO. 2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)

Courses 61-70

61. THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE) (Sam Whiting 1928, San Francisco, CA)
62. Ellerston Golf Club (Greg Norman and Bob Harrison 2001, Hunter Valley, Australia)
63. ST. GEORGE'S HILL GOLF CLUB (BLUE & RED) (H.S. Colt 1913, Weybridge, England)
64. THE HONORS COURSE (Pete Dye 1983, Ooltewah, TN)
65. PEACHTREE GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones and Bobby Jones 1947, Atlanta, GA)
66. SUNNINGDALE GOLF CLUB (NEW) (H.S. Colt 1922, Sunningdale, England)
67. THE GOLF CLUB (Pete Dye 1967, New Albany, OH)
68. LAHINCH GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Old Tom Morris 1893/Alister MacKenzie 1927/Martin Hawtree 2003, Lahinch, Ireland)
69. SOUTHERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Perry Maxwell 1936, Tulsa, OK)
70. BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)

Courses 71-80

71. The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip (Greg Norman 2014, Ho Tram, Vientnam)
72. SAN FRANCISCO GOLF CLUB (A.W. Tillinghast 1918, San Francisco, CA)
73. National Golf Club of Canada (George Fazio 1974/Tom Fazio 2005, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada)
74. BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
75. KAURI CLIFFS (Dave Harman 2000, Matauri Bay, New Zealand)
76. Fancourt (Links) (Gary Player and Phil Jacobs 2000, George, South Africa)
77. SWINLEY FOREST (H.S. Colt 1910, South Ascot, England)
78. BALTUSROL GOLF CLUB (LOWER) (A.W. Tillinghast 1922, Springfield, NJ)
79. Pikewood National Golf Club (John Raese/Robert Gwynne 2008, Morgantown, WV)
80. SEBONACK GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak 2006, Southampton, NY)

Courses 81-90

81. ROYAL TROON GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Willie Fernie 1887, Troon, Scotland)
82. CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 1981, Castle Rock, CO)
83. VICTORIA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1998, Newburgh, IN)
84. ERIN HILLS GOLF COURSE (Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, and Ron Whitten, 2006, Erin, WI)
85. ROYAL PORTHCAWL GOLF CLUB (Ramsay Hunter 1895, Porthcawl, Wales)
86. Valderrama Golf Club (Sir Henry Cotton 1974, Sotogrande, Spain)
87. BUTLER NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (George Fazio and Tom Fazio 1974, Oak Brook, IL)
88. GARDEN CITY GOLF CLUB (Devereux Emmet 1899, Garden City, NY)
89. CABOT LINKS (Rod Whitman 2012, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada)
90. OLD MACDONALD (Tom Doak 2010, Bandon, OR)

Courses 91-100

91. Yas Links (Kyle Phillips 2010, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
92. VICTORIA GOLF CLUB (Oscar Damman and Bill Meader 1927; Alister MacKenzie consulting, Melbourne, Australia)
93. ROYAL LYTHAM & ST. ANNES (George Low Jr. 1897, Lytham St. Annes, England)
94. MEDINAH COUNTRY CLUB (NO. 3) (Tom Bendelow 1928, Medinah, IL)
95. DIAMANTE (DUNES) (Davis Love III and Mark Love 2010/Paul Cowley 2016, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
96. Mission Hills Haikou (Blackstone) (Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley 2010, Hainan, China)
97. SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)*
98. South Cape Golf Club (Kyle Phillips 2013, Namhae Island, South Korea)
99. Hirono Golf Club (Martin Ebert 1932, Miki-Chi, Japan)
100. Capilano Golf and Country Club (Stanley Thompson 1938, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Courses 101-110

101. BALLYNEAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Doak 2005, Holyoke, CO)
102. TPC SAWGRASS (PLAYERS STADIUM) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)*
103. CAMARGO CLUB (Seth Raynor 1921, Indian Hill, OH)
104. Emirates Golf Club (Majlis) (Karl Litten 1988, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
105. KINLOCH GOLF CLUB (Lester George and Vinny Giles 2001, Manakin-Sabot, VA)
106. CASTLE STUART GOLF LINKS (Gil Hanse & Mark Parsinen 2009, Inverness, Scotland)
107. Mid Ocean Club (C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor 1921, Tucker's Town, Bermuda)
108. INTERLACHEN COUNTRY CLUB (Willie Watson 1911/Donald Ross 1921, Edina, MN)
109. WHISPERING PINES GOLF CLUB (Chet Williams 2000, Trinty, TX)
110. WATERVILLE GOLF LINKS (Eddie Hackett 1973, Waterville, Ireland)

Courses 111-120

111. CRUDEN BAY GOLF CLUB (Tom Simpson 1926, Cruden Bay, Scotland)
112. OLD SANDWICH GOLF CLUB (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2004, Plymoth, MA)
113. SCIOTO COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1916, Columbus, OH)
114. METROPOLITAN GOLF CLUB (J.B. Mackenzie and C.W. Chapman 1908/Alister MacKenzie 1926, Melbourne, Australia)
115. PORTMARNOCK GOLF CLUB (OLD) (W.C. Pickerman/George Ross/Mungo Park 1894/George Coburn 1896, Portmarnock, Ireland)
116. Black Mountain Golf Club (East and North 9s) (Phil Ryan 2007, Hua Hin, Prachuabkirkhan, Thailand)
117. HAMILTON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (H.S. Colt 1914, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada)
118. OAK TREE NATIONAL (Pete Dye 1975, Edmond, OK)
119. Machrihanish Golf Club (Charles Hunter 1876/Old Tom Morris 1879, Machrihanish, Scotland)
120. Sheshan International Golf Club (Neil Haworth & Robin Nelson 2004, Shanghai, China)

Courses 121-130

121. DALLAS NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 2002, Dallas, TX)
122. PUNTA ESPADA GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 2008, Cap Cana, Dominican Republic)
123. PETE DYE GOLF CLUB (Pete Dye 1994, Bridgeport, WV)
124. TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF LINKS (Martin Hawtree 2012, Aberdeen, Scotland)
125. Leopard Creek Country Club (Gary Player 1996, Malelane, South Africa)
126. BALTUSROL GOLF CLUB (UPPER) (A.W. Tillinghast 1922, Springfield, NJ)
127. WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB (EAST) (A.W. Tillinghast, Mamaroneck, NY)
128. WALTON HEATH GOLF CLUB (OLD) (Herbert Fowler 1904, Tadworth, England)
129. Canyata Golf Club (Bob Lohmann and Mike Benkusky 2004, Marshall, IL)
130. SOMERSET HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (A.W. Tillinghast 1918, Bernardsville, NJ)

Courses 131-140

131. MONTEREY PENINSULA COUNTRY CLUB (SHORE) (Bob Baldock 1961/Mike Strantz 2004, Pebble Beach, CA)
132. SHOREACRES (Seth Raynor 1921, Lake Bluff, IL)
133. RYE GOLF CLUB (OLD) (H.S. Colt 1895/Tom Simpson, Herbert Tippet, and Guy Campbell 1907, Camber, England)
134. KITTANSETT CLUB (William Flynn and Frederic Hood 1922, Marion, MA)
135. ARCADIA BLUFFS GOLF CLUB (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)
136. Ganton Golf Club (Tom Chisholm 1891/Harry Vardon, James Braid, Herbert Fowler, Harry Colt, and Alister MacKenzie later, Yorkshire, England)
137. Olgiata Golf Club (West) (C.K. Cotton 1962, Rome, Italy)
138. CABO DEL SOL (OCEAN) (Jack Nicklaus 1994, Los Cabos, Mexico)
139. SPRING HILL GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1999, Wayzata, MN)
140. ROYAL ABERDEEN GOLF CLUB (BALGOWNIE) (Archie and Robert Simpson 1888, Aberdeen, Scotland)

Courses 141-150

141. BANDON TRAILS (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
142. MILWAUKEE COUNTRY CLUB (H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison 1929, River Hills, WI)
143. ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB (George Morris 1869, Hoylake, England)
144. MAIDSTONE CLUB (Willie Park Jr. and Jack Park 1924, East Hampton, NY)
145. Siam Country Club (Ichisuke Izumi 1970/Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley 2006, Pattaya, Thailand)
146. Loch Lomond Golf Club (Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf 1992, Luss, Scotland)
147. Kawana Resort (Fuji) (C.H. Alison/Kinya Fujita 1936, Ito-Shi, Japan)
148. CHERRY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (William Flynn 1923, Englewood, CO)
149. THE ESTANCIA CLUB (Tom Fazio 1995, Scottsdale, AZ)
150. Jack's Point Golf Course (John Darby 2008, Queenstown, New Zealand)

Courses 151-160

151. PARAPARAUMU BEACH GOLF COURSE (Alex Russell 1949, Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand)
152. CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB (BLUE) (Robert Trent Jones 1962, Bethesda, MD)
153. QUAKER RIDGE GOLF CLUB (A.W. Tillinghast 1918, Scarsdale, NY)
154. PLAINFIELD COUNTRY CLUB (Donald Ross 1921, Plainfield, NJ)
155. TPC Kuala Lumpur (West) (Robin Nelson & Rodney Wright & Neil Haworth 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
156. ARONIMINK GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1928, Newtown Square, PA)
157. OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB (NORTH) (Willie Park Jr. 1922, Olympia Fields, IL)
158. Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong) (Ronald Fream 1982/Gene Bates 2006, Singapore)
159. WOODHALL SPA (HOTCHKIN) (Harry Vardon 1905/H.S. Colt 1912/S.V. Hotchkin 1926, Woodhall Spa, England)
160. The Valley Club of Montecito (Alister MacKenzie and Robert Hunter 1929, Montecito, CA)

Courses 161-170

161. VALHALLA GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 1986, Louisville, KY)
162. Anyang Country Club (Chohei Miyazawa 1968, Kunpo-shi, Kyonggi-Do, South Korea)
163. BOSTON GOLF CLUB (Gil Hanse 2005, Hingham, MA)
164. Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth) (Greg Norman 2009, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
165. OLD HEAD OF KINSALE (Ron Kirby, Paddy Merrigan, Liam Higgins, Eddie Hackett, Dr. Joe Carr, and Haulie O'Shea 1997, County Cork, Ireland)
166. Naruo Golf Club (Harry, Bert, & Joseph Crane 1920/C.H. Alison 1931, Inagawa, Hyogo, Japan)
167. THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA (Tom Fazio 1994, La Quinta, CA)
168. Royal Adelaide Golf Club (Herbert Rymill 1905 & 1910/Alister MacKenzie & Alex Russell 1926/Alex Russell 1951, Seaton, South Australia, Australia)
169. ST. ANDREWS BEACH GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2004, Fingal, Victoria, Australia)
170. THE CLUB AT BLACK ROCK (Jim Engh 2003, Coeur d'Alene, ID)

Courses 171-180

171. HIGHLANDS LINKS AT CAPE BRETON (Stanley Thompson 1941, Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada)
172. HUDSON NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1996, Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
173. Spring City Golf and Lake Resort (Lake) (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1998, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China)
174. Double Eagle Club (Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish 1992, Galena, OH)
175. Yeamans Hall Club (Seth Raynor and Charles Banks 1926, Charleston, SC)
176. FAIRMONT JASPER PARK LODGE GOLF COURSE (Stanley Thompson 1925, Jasper, Alberta, Canada)
177. Kasumigaseki Country Club (East) (Kinya Fujita XXXX, Kashata Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan)
178. RICH HARVEST LINKS (Jerry Rich and Greg Martin 1999, Sugar Grove, IL)
179. INVERNESS CLUB (Donald Ross 1919, Toledo OH)
180. Punta Mita Golf Club (Pacifico) (Jack Nicklaus 1999, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico)

Courses 181-190

181. THE EUROPEAN CLUB (Pat Ruddy 1987, Brittas Bay, County Wicklow, Ireland)
182. QUIVIRA GOLF CLUB (Jack Nicklaus 2014, Cabo San Lucas, Baja Sur, Mexico)
183. Diamond Creek Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2003, Banner Elk, NC)
184. ESSEX COUNTY CLUB (Donald Ross 1917, Manchester, MA)
185. Brg Da Nang Golf Club (Greg Norman 2010, Da Nang, Vietnam)
186. PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB (Old Tom Morris 1851/1883, Prestwick, Scotland)
187. Durban Country Club (George Waterman and Lawrence Waters 1922, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
188. QUERENCIA COUNTRY CLUB (Tom Fazio 2000, Los Cabos, Baja Sur, Mexico)
189. BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)
190. THE NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (MOONAH) (Greg Norman 2000, Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia)

Courses 191-200

191. FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS GOLF COURSE (Stanley Thompson 1928, Banff, Alberta, Canada)
192. Western Gailes Golf Club (Fred Morris and/or Willie Fernie and/or Fred W. Hawtree 1899, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland)
193. THE PRESERVE GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio, J. Michael Poellot, and Sandy Tatum 2000, Carmel, CA)
194. CROOKED STICK GOLF CLUB (Pete Dye and Alice Dye 1964, Carmel, IN)
195. The Memphremagog Golf Club (Thomas McBroom 2008, Magog, Quebec, Canada)
196. Tokyo Golf Club (Komei Ohtani 1939, Sayama City, Japan)
197. Wentworth Club (West) (H.S. Colt 1926/Ernie Els 2008 & 2016, Virginia Water, Surrey, England)
198. LAUREL VALLEY GOLF CLUB (Dick Wilson 1959, Ligonier, PA)
199. Beacon Hall Golf Club (Bob Cupp 1988, Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
200. CALUSA PINES GOLF CLUB (Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry 2001, Naples, FL)