Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of top resort golf courses in the United States includes 20 picks from California, including the top choice in the nation.
The hundreds of members of our 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, cumulative rating. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the category.
This list focuses on the golf courses themselves, not the resorts as a whole or other amenities. Each golf course included is listed with its average rating from 1 to 10, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.
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Here’s the California course that made the list, followed by courses across the nation.
Golfweek’s best California resort golf courses
California’s top golf courses are dominated by picks on the Central Coast and the Coachella Valley. Here is where the courses finished in the national rankings.
1. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links)
Pebble Beach Golf Links in California (Courtesy of Pebble Beach Resorts)
Average rating: 8.74
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Designer(s): Douglas Grant, Jack Neville
Year opened: 1919
11. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)
Spyglass Hill at Pebble Beach in California (Courtesy of Pebble Beach Resorts)
Average rating: 7.71
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
T39. Cache Creek Casino Resort (Yocha Dehe)
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Brooks, Calif.
Designer(s): Brad Bell
Year opened: 2008
T50. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay)
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Sandy Tatum, Tom Watson
Year opened: 1987
T61. Rams Hill
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Borrego Springs, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2008
T61. CordeValle
Average rating: 6.65
Location: San Martin, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 2000
85. PGA West (Stadium)
PGA West’s Stadium Course in La Quinta, California
Average rating: 6.51
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1986
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1993
T133. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)
The Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in California (Courtesy of La Quinta Resort/Rob Perry)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1987
T133. Quail Lodge
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Carmel, Calif.
Designer(s): Robert Muir Graves
T145. Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand)
Average rating: 6.16
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
T153. Desert Willow (Firecliff)
Average rating: 6.12
Location: Palm Desert, Calif.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 1997
T158. Park Hyatt Aviara
Average rating: 6.10
Location: Carlsbad, Calif.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1991
T164. Whitehawk Ranch*
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Clio, Calif.
Designer(s): Dick Bailey
Year opened: 1996
T175. Fantasy Springs (Eagle Falls)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Indio, Calif.
Designer(s): Clive Clark
Year opened: 2007
T189. Shadow Ridge
Average rating: 5.98
Location: Palm Desert, Calif.
Designer(s): Nick Faldo
Year opened: 2000
T189. Silverado Resort & Spa (North)
Average rating: 5.98
Location: Napa Valley, Calif.
Designer(s): Ben Harmon, John Dawson, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Johnny Miller
Year opened: 1955
T194. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players)*
Average rating: 5.96
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Designer(s): John Fought
Year opened: 2007
T198. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Celebrity)*
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Designer(s): Clive Clark
Year opened: 2006
Golfweek’s best resort golf courses nationwide
Here’s a look at the best courses nationwide.
2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)
Pacific Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Courtesy of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort)
Average rating: 8.53
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2001
3. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)
Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina (Courtesy of Pinehurst Resort)
Average rating: 8.29
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1907
4. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)
Whistling Straits’ Straits Course in Wisconsin (Courtesy of Whistling Straits)
Average rating: 8.13
Location: Mosel, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1998
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)
Bandon Trails at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Courtesy of Bandon Dunes)
Average rating: 8.08
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2005
6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)
Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Courtesy of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort)
Average rating: 8.06
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Year opened: 2010
7. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)
The Bandon Dunes Course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Courtesy of Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 8.04
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 1999
8. Shadow Creek
Shadow Creek in Nevada (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Average rating: 7.98
Location: North Las Vegas, Nev.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1990
9. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course in South Carolina (Courtesy Kiawah Island Golf Resort)
Average rating: 7.96
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1991
10. Sand Valley (Lido)
The Lido at Sand Valley in Wisconsin
Average rating: 7.76
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Tom Doak, Brian Schneider
Year opened: 2023
11. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)
Spyglass Hill at Pebble Beach in California (Courtesy of Pebble Beach Resorts)
12. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Florida (Stan Badz/PGA Tour)
Average rating: 7.67
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1980
13. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)
The Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon
Average rating: 7.66
Location: Bandon, Ore.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2020
14. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele)
Manele at Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii
Average rating: 7.65
Location: Lanai, Hawaii
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1993
15. Streamsong (Red)
The Red at Streamsong Resort in Florida (Courtesy of Streamsong/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 7.52
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2012
T16. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
The Sand Valley course at Sand Valley in Wisconsin
Average rating: 7.50
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2017
T16. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley in Wisconsin (Courtesy of Sand Valley/Brandon Carter)
Average rating: 7.50
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2018
18. Kapalua (Plantation)
Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii (Courtesy of Kapalua)
Average rating: 7.45
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 1991
19. Pinehurst No. 10*
Pinehurst No. 10 in North Carolina (Courtesy of Pinehurst Resort)
Average rating: 7.42
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Tom Doak, Angela Moser
Year opened: 2024
20. Gamble Sands
Gamble Sands in Washington
Average rating: 7.41
Location: Brewster, Wash.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2014
21. Sand Valley (Sedge Valley)*
Sedge Valley at Sand Valley in Wisconsin (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
Average rating: 7.39
Location: Nekoosa, Wis.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2024
22. Streamsong (Blue)
Streamsong Blue in Florida (Courtesy of Streamsong/Laurence Lambrecht)
Average rating: 7.37
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2012
23. Erin Hills
Erin Hills in Wisconsin
Average rating: 7.35
Location: Erin, Wis.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten
Year opened: 2006
24. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town Golf Links)
Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines Resort in South Carolina (Courtesy of Sea Pines Resort)
Average rating: 7.29
Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1969
25. Sea Island (Seaside)
The Seaside Course at Sea Island (Courtesy of Sea Island)
Average rating: 7.27
Location: St. Simons Island, Ga.
Designer(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S.
Location: Colt, Joe Lee, Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1929
26. Streamsong (Black)
Streamsong Black at Streamsong Resort (Courtesy of Streamsong/Laurence Lambrecht)
Average rating: 7.23
Location: Bowling Green, Fla.
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2017
27. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)
Arcadia Bluff’s Bluffs course in Michigan (Courtesy of Arcadia Bluffs)
Average rating: 7.17
Location: Arcadia, Mich.
Designer(s): Warren Henderson, Rick Smith
Year opened: 1999
28. Black Desert Resort
Black Desert Resort in Utah (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
Average rating: 7.11
Location: Ivins, Utah
Designer(s): Tom Weiskopf, Phil Smith
Year opened: 2023
T29. Pinehurst Resort (No. 4)
Pinehurst No. 4 in North Carolina (Courtesy of Pinehurst Resort)
Average rating: 7.10
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2018
T29. Fallen Oak
Fallen Oak in Mississippi (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
Average rating: 7.10
Location: Saucier, Miss.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2006
31. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
Omni Homestead Resort’s Cascades in Virginia (Courtesy of Omni Homestead Resort)
Average rating: 7.09
Location: Hot Springs, Va.
Designer(s): William S. Flynn
Year opened: 1923
32. Primland (Highland)
Primland’s Highland Course in Virginia (Courtesy of Primland)
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Meadows of Dan, Va.
Designer(s): Donald Steel
Year opened: 2006
33. Princeville Makai
Princeville Makai in Hawaii
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Princeville, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1971
34. Prairie Club (Dunes)
The Dunes Course at The Prairie Club in Nebraska (Courtesy of the Prairie Club)
Average rating: 7.03
Location: Valentine, Neb.
Designer(s): Tom Lehman, Chris Brands
Year opened: 2010
T35. Mossy Oak
Average rating: 6.93
Location: West Point, Miss.
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2016
T35. Giants Ridge (Quarry)
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Biwabik, Minn.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer
Year opened: 2003
37. Lajitas (Black Jack’s Crossing)
Black Jack’s Crossing at Lajitas in Texas (Courtesy of Lajitas)
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Lajitas, Texas
Designer(s): Lanny Wadkins
Year opened: 2012
38. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red and Black)
The Loop at Forest Dunes in Michigan (Courtesy of Forest Dunes/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 6.91
Location: Roscommon, Mich.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2016
T39. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)
The River Course at Blackwolf Run in Wisconsin (Courtesy of Destination Kohler)
Average rating: 6.87
Location: Kohler, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1988
41. Mid Pines
Mid Pines in North Carolina (Courtesy of Mid Pines)
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1921
42. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)*
Cabot Citrus Farms’ Karoo (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Brooksville, Fla.
Designer(s): Kyle Franz
Year opened: 2024
T43. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)
Ozarks National at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri (Courtesy of Big Cedar Lodge)
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Hollister, Mo.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2018
T43. Sand Hollow (Championship)
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Hurricane, Utah
Designer(s): John Fought, Andy Staples
Year opened: 2008
45. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)
The Pete Dye course at French Lick Resort in Indiana (Courtesy of French Lick Resort)
Average rating: 6.82
Location: French Lick, Ind.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2009
46. Mauna Kea Resort (Mauna Kea)
Mauna Kea Resort’s Mauna Kea Golf Course in Hawaii
Average rating: 6.81
Location: Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1964
47. Pine Needles
Average rating: 6.80
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, John Fought, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1927
48. The Greenbrier (Old White)
Average rating: 6.79
Location: White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Designer(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George
Year opened: 1914
49. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)
Silvies Valley Ranch in Oregon, both the Hankins and Craddock courses (Courtesy of Silvies Valley Ranch)
Average rating: 6.77
Location: Seneca, Ore.
Designer(s): Dan Hixson
Year opened: 2017
T50. Dunes Golf & Beach Club
The Dunes Beach and Golf Club in South Carolina (Courtesy of Dunes Golf and Beach Club)
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1949
T52. Firestone (South)
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Akron, Ohio
Designer(s): Bert Way, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1929
T52. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch East)
Fields Ranch East at Omni PGA Frisco Resort in Texas (Courtesy of Omni PGA Frisco Resort/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Frisco, Texas
Designer(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 2023
54. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)
Average rating: 6.73
Location: Hollister, Mo.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
T55. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1994
T55. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
Average rating: 6.72
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones, Greg Muirhead
Year opened: 1963
57. Keswick Hall (Full Cry)
Average rating: 6.71
Location: Keswick, Va.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2014
58. Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road in North Carolina (Courtesy of Tobacco Road)
Average rating: 6.70
Location: Sanford, N.C.
Designer(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1998
59. Cascata
Average rating: 6.69
Location: Boulder City, Nev.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 2000
60. Sunriver Resort (Crosswater)
Average rating: 6.66
Location: Sunriver, Ore.
Designer(s): Bob Cupp, John Fought
Year opened: 1995
T61. Forest Dunes (Forest Dunes)
Forest Dunes in Michigan (Courtesy of Forest Dunes)
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Roscommon, Mich.
Designer(s): Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 2002
T64. Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1961
T64. Prairie Club (Pines)
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Valentine, Neb.
Designer(s): Graham Marsh
Year opened: 2010
T66. Arcadia Bluffs (South)
Arcadia Bluff’s South course in Michigan (Courtesy of Arcadia Bluffs)
Average rating: 6.63
Location: Arcadia, Mich.
Designer(s): Dana Fry, Jason Straka
Year opened: 2018
T66. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Average rating: 6.63
Location: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1996
T68. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish)
Whistling Straits’ Irish Course in at Destination Kohler in Wisconsin (Courtesy of Kohler)
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Mosel, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2000
T68. Old Waverly
Old Waverly in Mississippi (Copyright USGA/Russell Kirk))
Average rating: 6.62
Location: West Point, Miss.
Designer(s): Bob Cupp, Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1988
T68. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Seneca, Ore.
Designer(s): Dan Hixson
Year opened: 2017
T71. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
We-Ko-Pa’s Saguaro Course in Arizona (Courtesy of We-Ko-Pa/Lonna Tucker)
Average rating: 6.61
Location: Fort McDowell, Ariz.
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 2006
T71. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne’s Valley)
Payne’s Valley at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri (Courtesy of Big Cedar Lodge)
Average rating: 6.61
Location: Hollister, Mo.
Designer(s): Tiger Woods
Year opened: 2020
T71. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)
Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia (Courtesy of Reynolds Lake Oconee/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 6.61
Location: Greensboro, Ga.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1992
T74. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)
Average rating: 6.59
Location: Bedford, Pa.
Designer(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Spencer Oldham, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1923
T74. Cape Cod National
Average rating: 6.59
Location: Brewster, Mass.
Designer(s): Brian Silva
Year opened: 1998
T76. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Austin, Texas
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1999
T76. The Broadmoor (East)
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1918
T76. Madden’s on Gull Lake (Classic)
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Brainerd, Minn.
Designer(s): Scott Hoffman
Year opened: 1997
79. Red Sky (Fazio)
Red Sky’s Fazio Course in Colorado (Courtesy of Red Sky)
Average rating: 6.55
Location: Wolcott, Colo.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2002
80. PGA National Resort (Champion)
PGA National’s Champion (Courtesy of PGA National)
Average rating: 6.54
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio, George Fazio, Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1981
T81. SentryWorld
SentryWorld in Wisconsin (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)
Average rating: 6.53
Location: Stevens Point, Wis.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Jay Blasi, Bruce Charlton
Year opened: 1982
T81. Boyne’s Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)
The Links nine at Boyne Golf’s Bay Harbor Golf Club in Michigan (Courtesy of Boyne Golf)
Average rating: 6.53
Location: Bay Harbor, Mich.
Designer(s): Arthur Hills
Year opened: 1997
T81. Wolf Creek
Average rating: 6.53
Location: Mesquite, Nev.
Designer(s): Dennis Rider, John Rider
Year opened: 2000
84. Pinehurst No. 8
Average rating: 6.52
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1996
86. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Average rating: 6.49
Location: Tower, Minn.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer
Year opened: 2004
T87. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium)
TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course during the WM Phoenix Open in Arizona (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
Average rating: 6.47
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1986
T87. Boothbay Harbor CC
Average rating: 6.47
Location: Boothbay, Maine
Designer(s): Wayne Stiles, John Van Kleek, Bruce Hepner
Year opened: 1921
T87. Mauna Lani (North)
Average rating: 6.47
Location: Waimea, Hawaii
Designer(s): R. F. Cain, Homer Flint, Robin Nelson
Year opened: 1981
T90. Pursell Farms (FarmLinks)
Pursell Farms’ FarmLinks in Alabama (Courtesy of FarmLinks)
Average rating: 6.46
Location: Sylacauga, Ala.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 2003
T90. Juniper Preserve (Pronghorn Club-Nicklaus)
Average rating: 6.46
Location: Bend, Ore.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2004
T90. The Wilderness Club Montana
Average rating: 6.46
Location: Eureka, Mont.
Designer(s): Nick Faldo
Year opened: 2009
T93. True Blue
Average rating: 6.45
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Michael Strantz
Year opened: 1998
T93. Wailea (Gold)
Average rating: 6.45
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1994
95. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch West)
Fields Ranch West at Omni PGA Frisco Resort in Texas (Courtesy of Omni PGA Frisco Resort/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 6.44
Location: Frisco, Texas
Designer(s): Beau Welling
Year opened: 2023
T96. Southern Pines GC
Average rating: 6.43
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1923
T96. Innisbrook (Copperhead)
The Copperhead Course at Innisbrook in Florida (Courtesy of Innisbrook)
Average rating: 6.43
Location: Palm Harbor, Fla.
Designer(s): Lawrence Packard
Year opened: 1974
T98. Gull Lake View Resort (Stoatin Brae)
Average rating: 6.42
Location: Augusta, Mich.
Designer(s): Tom Doak
Year opened: 2017
T98. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)
Average rating: 6.42
Location: Verona, N.Y.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2004
T100. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
Mystic Rock at Nemacolin in Pennsylvania (Courtesy of Nemacolin/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 6.40
Location: Farmington, Pa.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1995
T100. Firestone (North)
Average rating: 6.40
Location: Akron, Ohio
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1969
T100. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Average rating: 6.40
Location: Miami, Fla.
Designer(s): Dick Wilson, Gil Hanse
Year opened: 1962
T103. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross)
Average rating: 6.39
Location: French Lick, Ind.
Designer(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1917
T103. The Preserve
Average rating: 6.39
Location: Vancleave, Miss.
Designer(s): Jerry Pate
Year opened: 2006
T103. Incline Village (Championship)
Average rating: 6.39
Location: Incline Village, Nev.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Kyle Phillips
Year opened: 1964
T106. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Ocean)
The Ocean Course and the beach at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Florida (Courtesy of Hammock Beach)
Average rating: 6.38
Location: Palm Coast, Fla.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2000
T106. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol Hill (Judge)
The Judge Course at Capitol Hill in Alabama, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Courtesy of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail/Michael Clemmer)
Average rating: 6.38
Location: Prattville, Ala.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 2000
108. Giants Ridge (Legend)
Average rating: 6.37
Location: Biwabik, Minn.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer, Lanny Watkins
Year opened: 1997
109. Wynn Golf Club
Wynn Golf Club in Nevada (Courtesy of Wynn Golf Club)
Average rating: 6.36
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2019
T110. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Arizona (Courtesy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes/Allan Henry)
Average rating: 6.35
Location: Maricopa, Ariz.
Designer(s): Lee Schmidt, Brian Curley
Year opened: 2002
T110. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)
Average rating: 6.35
Location: Marana, Ariz.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 2009
T110. TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
Average rating: 6.35
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Designer(s): Greg Norman
Year opened: 2010
T113. Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort (Circling Raven)
Circling Raven in Idaho (Courtesy of Circling Raven)
Average rating: 6.34
Location: Worley, Idaho
Designer(s): Gene Bates
Year opened: 2003
T113. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Poipu Bay)
Average rating: 6.34
Location: Koloa, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1991
T113. Ocean Course at Hokuala
Average rating: 6.34
Location: Lihue, Hawaii
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1988
116. Bald Head Island Club
Average rating: 6.33
Location: Bald Head Island, N.C.
Designer(s): George Cobb, Tim Cate
Year opened: 1974
T117. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Lake)
Grand National’s Lake Course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama (Courtesy of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail/Michael Clemmer)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Opelika, Ala.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1992
T117. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Philadelphia, Miss.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1999
121. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)
The Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia (Courtesy of Reynolds Lake Oconee/Evan Schiller)
Average rating: 6.28
Location: Greensboro, Ga.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 2002
T122. McLemore (Highlands)
McLemore’s Highlands Course in Georgia
Average rating: 6.26
Location: Rising Fawn, Ga.
Designer(s): Rees Jones, Bill Bergin
Year opened: 2019
T122. Wailea (Emerald)
Average rating: 6.26
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Year opened: 1994
T124. Red Sky (Norman)
Average rating: 6.25
Location: Wolcott, Colo.
Designer(s): Greg Norman
Year opened: 2003
T124. The Sagamore
Average rating: 6.25
Location: Bolton Landing, N.Y.
Designer(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1928
T124. Firekeeper
Average rating: 6.25
Location: Mayetta, Kan.
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay
Year opened: 2011
127. Boar’s Head Resort (Univ of VA GC Birdwood)
Average rating: 6.24
Location: Charlottesville, Va.
Designer(s): Davis Love III
Year opened: 2020
T127. Camp Creek
Average rating: 6.24
Location: Watersound, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
T127. Teton Pines
Average rating: 6.24
Location: Wilson, Wyo.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1987
T130. Troon North (Monument)
Troon North’s Monument course in Arizona (Courtesy of Troon North)
Average rating: 6.23
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1990
T130. Pine Dunes Resort & Golf Club
Average rating: 6.23
Location: Frankston, Texas
Designer(s): Jay Morrish
Year opened: 2001
132. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)
Average rating: 6.22
Location: Hamburg, N.J.
Designer(s): Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1998
T133. Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Davis Love III
Year opened: 2016
T133. Ventana Canyon (Mountain)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1987
T133. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)
The Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in California (Courtesy of La Quinta Resort/Rob Perry)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: La Quinta, Calif.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1991
T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)
Average rating: 6.29
Location: Newport Coast, Calif.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1993
T133. Kingsmill Resort (River)
Average rating: 6.21
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1975
T138. Boyne Highlands (Arthur Hills)
Boyne Highland’s Arthur Hills course in Michigan (Courtesy of Boyne Golf)
Average rating: 6.19
Location: Harbor Springs, Mich.
Designer(s): Arthur Hills
Year opened: 2000
T138. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Ross Bridge)
Average rating: 6.19
Location: Hoover, Ala.
Designer(s): Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 2005
T138. Omni Mount Washington Resort (Mount Washington)
Average rating: 6.19
Location: Bretton Woods, N.H.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Brian Silva
Year opened: 1915
141. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)
Average rating: 6.18
Location: Fort McDowell, Ariz.
Designer(s): Scott Miller
Year opened: 2001
T142. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Conservatory)
Average rating: 6.17
Location: Palm Coast, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Watson
Year opened: 2006
T142. Sea Island GC (Plantation)
Average rating: 6.17
Location: St. Simons Island, Ga.
Designer(s): Walter J. Travis, Dick Wilson, Davis Love III
Year opened: 1928
T142. The Glen Club
Average rating: 6.17
Location: Glenview, Ill.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
T145. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley)
Average rating: 6.16
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1987
147. Treetops (Masterpiece)
Average rating: 6.15
Location: Gaylord, Mich.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1987
T148. Kohler Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Kohler, Wis.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1988
T148. PGA Golf Club (Dye)
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 1998
T148. Tullymore Golf Resort (Tullymore)*
Average rating:
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Stanwood, Mich.
Designer(s): Jim Engh
Year opened: 2002
T148. RainDance National
Average rating: 6.14
Location: Windsor, Colo.
Designer(s): Fred Funk, Harrison Minchew
Year opened: 2022
152. Turtle Bay Resort (Arnold Palmer)
Average rating: 6.13
Location: Kahuku, Hawaii
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1992
T153. Sea Pines Resort (Heron Point)
Average rating: 6.12
Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2007
T153. Hidden River Golf & Casting Club
Average rating: 6.12
Location: Brutus, Mich.
Designer(s): W. Bruce Matthews III
Year opened: 1997
T156. Mauna Lani (South)
Average rating: 6.11
Location: Waimea, Hawaii
Designer(s): R. F. Cain, Homer Flint, Robin Nelson
Year opened: 1981
T156. Waynesville Inn & Golf Club
Waynesville Inn & Golf Club in North Carolina
Average rating: 6.11
Location: Waynesville, N.C.
Designer(s): Bobby Weed
Year opened: 2023
T158. Seaview (Bay)
Average rating: 6.10
Location: Galloway, N.J.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Hugh Wilson
Year opened: 1914
T158. Pine Mountain Resort (Timber Stone)
Average rating: 6.10
Location: Iron Mountain, Mich.
Designer(s): Jerry Matthews
Year opened: 1997
161. Coeur d’Alene Resort
Average rating: 6.09
Location: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Designer(s): Scott Miller
Year opened: 1991
T162. Links at Perry Cabin
Average rating: 6.08
Location: St. Michaels, Md.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2018
T162. Treetops (Signature)
Average rating: 6.08
Location: Gaylord, Mich.
Designer(s): Rick Smith
Year opened: 1993
T164. Troon North (Pinnacle)
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Designer(s): Tom Weiskopf
Year opened: 1996
T164. Pinehurst Resort (No. 7)
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 1986
T164. Reynolds Lake Oconee (The Preserve)
Average rating: 6.07
Location: Greensboro, Ga.
Designer(s): Bob Cupp
Year opened: 1988
T168. TPC San Antonio (Canyons)
Average rating: 6.06
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2010
T168. Stonehenge
Average rating: 6.06
Location: Fairfield Glade, Tenn.
Designer(s): Joe Lee
Year opened: 1985
T168. Tullymore Golf Resort (St. Ives)
Average rating: 6.06
Location: Stanwood, Mich.
Designer(s): Jerry Matthews
Year opened: 1995
T171. Tetherow
Average rating: 6.05
Location: Bend, Ore.
Designer(s): David McLay Kidd
Year opened: 2008
T171. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)
Average rating: 6.05
Location: Austin, Texas
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1986
T173. Talamore (Mid South)
Average rating: 6.04
Location: Southern Pines, N.C.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay
Year opened: 1993
T173. Salish Cliffs
Average rating: 6.04
Location: Shelton, Wash.
Designer(s): Gene Bates
Year opened: 2011
T175. Kiva Dunes
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Gulf Shores, Ala.
Designer(s): Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1995
T175. Paiute (The Wolf)
The Wolf at Paiute in Nevada (Courtesy of Paiute)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2001
T175. Sandestin (Burnt Pine)
Sandestin’s Burnt Pine in Florida (Courtesy of Sandestin)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Miramar Beach, Fla.
Designer(s): Rees Jones
Year opened: 1994
T175. Hershey CC (West)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Hershey, Pa.
Designer(s): Maurice McCarthy
Year opened: 1930
T175. Wilderness Resort (Wild Rock)
Average rating: 6.03
Location: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
Year opened: 2008
T181. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Osprey Point)
Average rating: 6.02
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1988
T181. The Broadmoor (West)
Average rating: 6.02
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Designer(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1918
T183. Firestone (Fazio)
Average rating: 6.01
Location: Akron, Ohio
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 2001
T183. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)
Average rating: 6.01
Location: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Designer(s): Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1996
T185. Legends Golf Resort (Moorland)
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer(s): P.B. Dye
Year opened: 1990
T185. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Naples, Fla.
Designer(s): Bruce Devlin, Robert von Hagge, Peter Jacobsen, Jim Hardy
Year opened: 1974
T185. Eagle Ridge (The General)
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Galena, Ill.
Designer(s): Roger Packard, Andy North
Year opened: 1997
T185. Destination Geneva National (Arnold Palmer)*
Average rating: 6.00
Location: Lake Geneva, Wis.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer
Year opened: 1991
T191. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)
Average rating: 5.97
Location: Farmington, Pa.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2017
T191. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Links)*
Average rating: 5.97
Location: Opelika, Ala.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Roger Rulewich
Year opened: 1992
T191. JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Soffer)
Average rating: 5.97
Location: Aventura, Fla.
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Raymond Floyd
Year opened: 1972
T194. Pinehurst No. 9
Average rating: 5.96
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Designer(s): Jack Nicklaus
Year opened: 1989
T196. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Cougar Point)
Average rating: 5.95
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Designer(s): Gary Player
Year opened: 1976
T196. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)*
Average rating: 5.95
Location: Chandler, Ariz.
Designer(s): Gary Panks
Year opened: 2000
T198. Barefoot Resort & Golf (Dye)
Barefoot Resort and Golf’s Dye Course in South Carolina (Courtesy of Barefoot)
Average rating: 5.94
Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Designer(s): Pete Dye
Year opened: 2000
T198. Orange County National (Panther Lake)*
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Winter Garden, Fla.
Designer(s): David Hartman, Phil Ritson
Year opened: 1997
T198. Okemo Valley*
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Ludlow, Vt.
Designer(s): Steve Durkee
Year opened: 2000
T198. Stonewall Resort
Average rating: 5.94
Location: Roanoke, W.Va.
Designer(s): Arnold Palmer
Year opened: 2002
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: 19 California golf courses ranked among nation’s top 200 at resorts
