Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of top casino golf courses in the United States. This list focuses on courses owned and/or operated by or in conjunction with casinos, with data pulled from Golfweek‘s massive database of course rankings.
The hundreds of members of Golfweek‘s course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each that is then used to compile the Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
Listed with each course below is its 2024 rank, average rating, location, designer(s) and whether the course is modern (m, built in or after 1960) or classic (c, built before 1960).
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1. Shadow Creek
2024 rank: 1
2025 average rating: 7.98
Location: North Las Vegas, NV
Architect(s): Tom Fazio (m)
2. Fallen Oak
2024 rank: 2
2025 average rating: 7.10
Location: Saucier, MS
Architect(s): Tom Fazio (m)
3. Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino
2024 rank: T3
2025 average rating: 6.87
Location: Brooks, CA
Architect(s): Brad Bell (m)
4. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye Course)
2024 rank: T3
2025 average rating: 6.82
Location: French Lick, IN
Architect(s): Pete Dye (m)
5. The Greenbrier (Old White)
2024 rank: T3
2025 average rating: 6.79
Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George (c)
6. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
2024 rank: 7
2025 average rating: 6.61
Location: Fort McDowell, AZ
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m)
7. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
2024 rank: 8
2025 average rating: 6.49
Location: Tower, MN
Architect(s): Jeff Brauer (m)
8. Spirit Hollow
2024 rank: 10
2025 average rating: 6.45
Location: Burlington, IA
Architect(s): Rick Jacobson (m)
T9. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)
2024 rank: 9
2025 average rating: 6.42
Location: Verona, NY
Architect(s): Tom Fazio (m)
T9. Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass)
2024 rank: 11
2025 average rating: 6.42
Location: Harris, MI
Architect(s): Paul Albanese (m)
11. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
2024 rank: 12
2025 average rating: 6.40
Location: Farmington, PA
Architect(s): Pete Dye (m)
T12. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross Course)
2024 rank: 13
2025 average rating: 6.39
Location: French Lick, IN
Architect(s): Donald Ross (c)
T12. The Preserve
2024 rank: T14
2025 average rating: 6.39
Location: Vancleave, MS
Architect(s): Jerry Pate (m)
T12. Edgewood Tahoe
2024 rank: 17
2025 average rating: 6.39
Location: Tahoe, NV
Architect(s): George Fazio (m)
15. Wynn Golf Club
2024 rank: 18
2025 average rating: 6.36
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect(s): Tom Fazio (m)
16. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
2024 rank: 16
2025 average rating: 6.35
Location: Maricopa, AZ
Architect(s): Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt (m)
17. Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort (Circling Raven)
2024 rank: T14
2025 average rating: 6.34
Location: Worley, ID
Architect(s): Gene Bates (m)
T18. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
2024 rank: T21
2025 average rating: 6.29
Location: Philadelphia, MS
Architect(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate (m)
T18. Meadows at Mystic Lake
2024 rank: 23
2025 average rating: 6.29
Location: Prior Lake, MN
Architect(s): Garrett Gill, Paul Miller (m)
20. Firekeeper
2024 rank: 26
2025 average rating: 6.25
Location: Mayetta, KS
Architect(s): Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay (m)
21. Sage Run
2024 rank: 19
2025 average rating: 6.24
Location: Bark River, MI
Architect(s): Paul Albanese (m)
22. The Country Club at the Golden Nugget
2024 rank: 20
2025 average rating: 6.20
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Architect(s): Todd Eckenrode (m)
23. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)
2024 rank: T21
2025 average rating: 6.18
Location: Fort McDowell, AZ
Architect(s): Scott Miller (m)
24. Salish Cliffs
2024 rank: 25
2025 average rating: 6.04
Location: Shelton, WA
Architect(s): Gene Bates (m)
25. Fantasy Springs Resort (Eagle Falls)
2024 rank: 24
2025 average rating: 6.03
Location: Indio, CA
Architect(s): Clive Clark (m)
26. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)
2024 rank: 29
2025 average rating: 5.97
Location: Farmington, PA
Architect(s): Pete Dye (m)
27. Blue Top Ridge
2024 rank: T30
2025 average rating: 5.96
Location: Riverside, IA
Architect(s): Rees Jones (m)
28. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)
2024 rank: 42
2025 average rating: 5.95
Location: Chandler, AZ
Architect(s): Gary Panks (m)
T29. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Shenendoah)
2024 rank: T30
2025 average rating: 5.91
Location: Verona, NY
Architect(s): Rick Smith (m)
T29. Sandia
2024 rank: 27
2025 average rating: 5.91
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Architect(s): Scott Miller (m)
T29. Tatanka
2024 rank: 32
2025 average rating: 5.91
Location: Niobrara, NE
Architect(s): Paul Albanese (m)
32. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas)
2024 rank: T35
2025 average rating: 5.90
Location: Philadelphia, MS
Architect(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate (m)
T33. Shell Landing
2024 rank: 34
2025 average rating: 5.87
Location: Gautier, MS
Architect(s): Davis Love III (m)
T33. Cherokee Hills
2024 rank: 37
2025 average rating: 5.87
Location: Catoosa, OK
Architect(s): Perry Maxwell, Tripp Davis (c)
35. Whirlwind (Cattail)
2024 rank: T38
2025 average rating: 5.81
Location: Chandler, AZ
Architect(s): Gary Panks (m)
36. Kalispel
2024 rank: T38
2025 average rating: 5.79
Location: Spokane, WA
Architect(s): Jim Barnes, Robert Johnstone (c)
37. Seneca Hickory Stick
2024 rank: 40
2025 average rating: 5.78
Location: Lewiston, NY
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr. (m)
38. Journey at Pechanga
2024 rank: T35
2025 average rating: 5.76
Location: Temecula, CA
Architect(s): Steve Forrest, Arthur Hills (m)
39. Belterra
2024 rank: 43
2025 average rating: 5.75
Location: Florence, IN
Architect(s): Tom Fazio (m)
40. The Greenbrier (Greenbrier)
2024 rank: 41
2025 average rating: 5.71
Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, George O’Neil, Jack Nicklaus (c)
41. Sequoyah National
2024 rank: 46
2025 average rating: 5.63
Location: Whittier, NC
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr. (m)
42. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Kaluhyat)
2024 rank: 44
2025 average rating: 5.62
Location: Verona, NY
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr. (m)
43. Thornberry Creek at Oneida
2024 rank: T46
2025 average rating: 5.60
Location: Oneida, WI
Architect(s): Rick Jacobson (m)
44. Lake of Isles (North)
2024 rank: 33
2025 average rating: 5.57
Location: North Stonington, CT
Architect(s): Rees Jones (m)
45. Bali Hai*
2025 average rating: 5.45
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect(s): Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt (m)
46. Casino del Sol (Sewailo)*
2025 average rating: 5.44
Location: Tucson, AZ
Architect(s): Notah Begay, Ty Butler (m)
47. Talking Stick (Pipaash)
2024 rank: T48
2025 average rating: 5.43
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m)
48. Talking Stick (O’odham)
2024 rank: T48
2025 average rating: 5.42
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m)
49. Inn of the Mountain Gods
2024 rank: 50
2025 average rating: 5.37
Location: Mescalero, NM
Architect(s): Ted Robinson (m)
50. Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort*
2025 average rating: 5.36
Location: Larchwood, IA
Architect(s): Rees Jones (m)
