All the 2025 PGA Tour events are done and accounted for. That means all the 2025 PGA Tour stats are now complete and we can take a deeper dive into some of the more interesting numbers.
For example, which golf courses played the most difficult. It’s probably no surprise to anyone that the U.S. Golf Association set up the most challenging layout, as Oakmont Country Club played more that four strokes over par on average for the U.S. Open. Weather did play a factor this year but it’s a reminder just how good J.J. Spaun was that week in June.
Where did the four major venues rank in difficulty in 2025?
So again, the U.S. Open had the most difficult golf course. Behing it were Quail Hollow Club, which hosted the PGA Championship, in third; Augusta National, home of the Masters, checking in at No. 7; and Royal Portrush at No. 10 for the Open Championship.
10 most difficult golf courses on PGA Tour in 2025RankCourseTournamentYardageAverage scoreOver par1Oakmont Country ClubU.S. Open737274.1774.1782Torrey Pines Golf Course (South)Farmers Insurance Open776573.6851.6853Quail Hollow ClubPGA Championship762672.5051.5054Muirfield Village Golf ClubMemorial Tournament756973.3811.3815Hurstbourne Country ClubISCO Open705671.1181.1196Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead)Valspar Championship735271.8650.8657Augusta National Golf ClubMasters Tournament755572.8070.8078Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & LodgeArnold Palmer Invitational746672.5770.5779Torrey Pines Golf Course (North)Farmers Insurance Open725872.5710.57110Royal Portrush Golf ClubThe Open Championship738171.5130.513
Both golf courses in La Jolla, California, for the Farmers Insurance Open made the top nine.
Just missing the top 10 was TPC Sawgrass for the Players Championship, which was 13th most difficult in 2025.
In all, 17 golf courses had an average score of over par.
