Looking to play the best old-school cool golf courses? We have you covered with Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of the Top 200 Classic Courses opened before 1960 in the United States.
Each year we publish many lists of course rankings, with this Top 200 Classic list among the premium offerings. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses, and their overall ratings on a 10-point basis are averaged to produce these rankings. The top handful of courses in the world have an average rating of above 9, while many excellent layouts fall into the high-6 to the 8 range.
Why do we split our rankings between Modern and Classic, with 1960 as a break point? Because they are two very different eras. As written in our rater’s handbook, the Classic style of architecture was basically natural with intimate routings that enabled holes to cling to native landforms. Designers were not afraid to utilize dramatic slopes or to sculpt bunkers into artistic shapes utilizing the given features of land. Earth scraping was minimal, as opposed to Modern courses that utilize heavy machinery. Greens were built from native soil that was pushed up and shaped, giving Classic designers enormous freedom to build oddly shaped putting surfaces with more contour than typically seen in the Modern era, when green speeds became much greater. The greater abundance of buildable land in those days also gave architects tremendous creative freedom.
On to the rankings: To ensure these lists are up-to-date, Golfweek’s Best in recent years has altered how individual ratings are compiled into the rankings. Only ratings from rounds played in the past 10 years are included in the compilations. This helps ensure that any course in the rankings still measures up.
Courses also must have a minimum of 25 votes to qualify for the Top 200 Modern or the Top 200 Classic. Other Golfweek’s Best lists, such as Best Courses You Can Play or Best Private, do not require as many votes. This makes it possible that a course can show up on other Golfweek’s Best lists but not on the premium Top 200 Modern and Classic lists.
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1. Cypress Point Club
2024 ranking: 1
Average rating: 9.62
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
2. Pine Valley
2024 ranking: 2
Average rating: 9.60
Location: Pine Valley, NJ
Architect(s): George Crump
Year opened: 1914
Type course: private
3. Augusta National
2024 ranking: 3
Average rating: 9.49
Location: Augusta, GA
Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie, Bobby Jones
Year opened: 1932
Type course: private
4. Shinnecock Hills
2024 ranking: 4
Average rating: 9.26
Location: Southampton, NY
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1931
Type course: private
5. National Golf Links of America
2024 ranking: 5
Average rating: 9.24
Location: Southampton, NY
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald
Year opened: 1911
Type course: private
6. Oakmont Country Club
2024 ranking: 6
Average rating: 9.05
Location: Oakmont, PA
Architect(s): Henry Fownes
Year opened: 1903
Type course: private
7. Merion (East)
2024 ranking: 7
Average rating: 8.97
Location: Ardmore, PA
Architect(s): Hugh Wilson
Year opened: 1912
Type course: private
8. Chicago Golf Club
2024 ranking: 8
Average rating: 8.90
Location: Wheaton, IL
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1894
Type course: private
9. Fishers Island Club
2024 ranking: 9
Average rating: 8.79
Location: Fishers Island, NY
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
10. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links)
2024 ranking: 10
Average rating: 8.74
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Architect(s): Douglas Grant, Jack Neville
Year opened: 1919
Type course: resort, daily fee
11. Los Angeles Country Club (North)
2024 ranking: 11
Average rating: 8.60
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Architect(s): William P. Bell, Herbert Fowler, George C. Thomas, Jr., Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner, Geoff Shackelford
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
12. Seminole
2024 ranking: 12
Average rating: 8.59
Location: Juno Beach, FL
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1929
Type course: private
13. Prairie Dunes
2024 ranking: T13
Average rating: 8.52
Location: Hutchinson, KS
Architect(s): Perry Maxwell, Press Maxwell
Year opened: 1937
Type course: private
14. Crystal Downs
2024 ranking: T13
Average rating: 8.49
Location: Frankfort, MI
Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie, Perry Maxwell
Year opened: 1931
Type course: private
15. Old Town Club
2024 ranking: 23
Average rating: 8.47
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Architect(s): Perry Maxwell, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Year opened: 1939
Type course: private
16. Winged Foot (West)
2024 ranking: 15
Average rating: 8.42
Location: Mamaroneck, NY
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
17. Riviera
2024 ranking: 17
Average rating: 8.36
Location: Pacific Palisades, CA
Architect(s): George C. Thomas Jr., William P. Bell
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T18. San Francisco Golf Club
Year opened: 16
Average rating: 8.32
Location: San Francisco, CA
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1915
Type course: private
T18. Peachtree
2024 ranking: 19
Average rating: 8.32
Location: Atlanta, GA
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Bobby Jones
Year opened: 1948
Type course: private
20. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)
2024 ranking: 18
Average rating: 8.29
Location: Pinehurst, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1907
Type course: resort, daily fee
21. Somerset Hills
2024 ranking: 21
Average rating: 8.23
Location: Bernardsville, NJ
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1918
Type course: private
22. Shoreacres
2024 ranking: 20
Average rating: 8.22
Location: Lake Bluff, IL
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1921
Type course: private
23. Oakland Hills (South)
2024 ranking: 22
Average rating: 8.13
Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1918
Type course: private
T24. Maidstone Club
2024 ranking: 25
Average rating: 8.09
Location: East Hampton, NY
Architect(s): William H. Tucker, Willie Park Jr.
Year opened: 1899
Type course: private
T24. The Country Club (Composite)
2024 ranking: 24
Average rating: 8.09
Location: Brookline, MA
Architect(s): Willie Campbell, William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1895
Type course: private
26. Bethpage State Park (Black)
2024 ranking: 26
Average rating: 7.99
Location: Farmingdale, NY
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1935
Type course: daily fee, municipal
27. Garden City Golf Club
2024 ranking: 29
Average rating: 7.95
Location: Garden City, NY
Architect(s): Devereux Emmet, Walter J. Travis
Year opened: 1901
Type course: private
28. Camargo Club
2024 ranking: T27
Average rating: 7.94
Location: Indian Hill, OH
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
29. California Golf Club
2024 ranking: T27
Average rating: 7.93
Location: South San Francisco, CA
Architect(s): A. Vernon Macan, Alister MacKenzie, Kyle Phillips
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T30. Sleepy Hollow
2024 ranking: 37
Average rating: 7.88
Location: Scarborough, NY
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1913
Type course: private
T30. Myopia Hunt Club
2024 ranking: T31
Average rating: 7.88
Location: Hamilton, MA
Architect(s): Herbert Leeds
Year opened: 1896
Type course: private
T32. Plainfield
2024 ranking: T31
Average rating: 7.87
Location: Edison, NJ
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
T32. Southern Hills
2024 ranking: 41
Average rating: 7.87
Location: Tulsa, OK
Architect(s): Perry Maxwell, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1936
Type course: private
T32. Winged Foot (East)
2024 ranking: 33
Average rating: 7.87
Location: Mamaroneck, NY
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
35. Oak Hill (East)
2024 ranking: 30
Average rating: 7.86
Location: Rochester, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Andrew Green
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T36. Baltusrol (Lower)
2024 ranking: T34
Average rating: 7.83
Location: Springfield, NJ
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T36. Valley Club of Montecito
2024 ranking: 38
Average rating: 7.83
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie, Robert Hunter
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
38. Piping Rock
2024 ranking: 39
Average rating: 7.82
Location: Locust Valley, NY
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1913
Type course: private
39. Pasatiempo
2024 ranking: 36
Average rating: 7.81
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie
Year opened: 1929
Type course: daily fee
40. Quaker Ridge
2024 ranking: 34
Average rating: 7.79
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T41. Essex
2024 ranking: 42
Average rating: 7.75
Location: Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1917
Type course: private
T41. Eastward Ho!
2024 ranking: 40
Average rating: 7.75
Location: Chatham, MA
Architect(s): Herbert Fowler
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
43. Olympic Club (Lake)
2024 ranking: T43
Average rating: 7.74
Location: San Francisco, CA
Architect(s): William Watson, Sam Whiting, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
44. Yeaman’s Hall
2024 ranking: T43
Average rating: 7.72
Location: Charleston, SC
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
45. Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon)
2024 ranking: T43
Average rating: 7.71
Location: Flourtown, PA
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T46. Baltimore Country Club (East)
2024 ranking: 48
Average rating: 7.68
Location: Timonium, MD
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T46. Congressional (Blue)
2024 ranking: 47
Average rating: 7.68
Location: Bethesda, MD
Architect(s): Devereux Emmet, Andrew Green
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
48. Inverness Club
2024 ranking: 46
Average rating: 7.67
Location: Toledo, OH
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Andrew Green
Year opened: 1919
Type course: private
T49. Old Elm
2024 ranking: 56
Average rating: 7.61
Location: Highland Park, IL
Architect(s): Harry S. Colt, Donald Ross
Year opened: 1913
Type course: private
T49. Monterey Peninsula (Dunes)
2024 ranking: T49
Average rating: 7.61
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, Charles Banks, Robert Hunter, Tom Fazio, Timothy Jackson, David Kahn
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
51. Kittansett
2024 ranking: 52
Average rating: 7.60
Location: Marion, MA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Fred Hood
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T52. Hollywood Golf Club
2024 ranking: T49
Average rating: 7.59
Location: Deal, NJ
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis
Year opened: 1913
Type course: private
T52. St. Louis Country Club
2024 ranking: 53
Average rating: 7.59
Location: St. Louis, MO
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1914
Type course: private
T54. Scioto
2024 ranking: 55
Average rating: 7.58
Location: Columbus, OH
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
T54. Milwaukee Country Club
2024 ranking: 54
Average rating: 7.58
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison
Year opened: 1929
Type course: private
T56. Cherry Hills
2024 ranking: 63
Average rating: 7.57
Location: Cherry Hills Village, CO
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Tom Doak, Eric Iverson
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T56. Beverly Country Club
2024 ranking: 76
Average rating: 7.57
Location: Chicago, IL
Architect(s): George O’Neil, Donald Ross
Year opened: 1908
Type course: private
58. Newport Country Club
2024 ranking: T49
Average rating: 7.56
Location: Newport, RI
Architect(s): Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1915
Type course: private
T59. Creek Club
2024 ranking: T60
Average rating: 7.53
Location: Locust Valley, NY
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
T59. Bel-Air
2024 ranking: T57
Average rating: 7.53
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Architect(s): William P. Bell, George C. Thomas Jr.
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
61. Baltusrol (Upper)
2024 ranking: T60
Average rating: 7.52
Location: Springfield, NJ
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T62. Ridgewood (Championship)
2024 ranking: T57
Average rating: 7.48
Location: Paramus, NJ
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1929
Type course: private
T62. Wannamoisett
2024 ranking: 59
Average rating: 7.48
Location: Rumford, RI
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
64. Fox Chapel
2024 ranking: 62
Average rating: 7.47
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Architect(s): Charles Banks, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
65. Aronimink
2024 ranking: 64
Average rating: 7.43
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
66. Interlachen
2024 ranking: 65
Average rating: 7.42
Location: Edina, MN
Architect(s): Donald Ross, William Watson
Year opened: 1919
Type course: private
T67. Moraine
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.34
Location: Dayton, OH
Architect(s): Alex Campbell, Dick Wilson, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1930
Type course: private
T67. Meadow Club
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.34
Location: Fairfax, CA
Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie, Robert Hunter
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T67. Yale Golf Course
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.34
Location: New Haven, CT
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T67. St. George’s
2024 ranking: T66
Average rating: 7.34
Location: Setauket, NY
Architect(s): Devereux Emmet
Year opened: 1917
Type course: private
T67. Davenport
2024 ranking: T68
Average rating: 7.34
Location: Pleasant Valley, IA
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T72. Mountain Lake
2024 ranking: T68
Average rating: 7.33
Location: Lake Wales, FL
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1917
Type course: private
T72. Glens Falls
2024 ranking: T68
Average rating: 7.33
Location: Queensbury, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1912
Type course: private
T74. Lawsonia (Links)
2024 ranking: T66
Average rating: 7.31
Location: Green Lake, WI
Architect(s): William B. Langford, Theodore J. Moreau
Year opened: 1929
Type course: daily fee
T74. Country Club of Buffalo
2024 ranking: T77
Average rating: 7.31
Location: Williamsville, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
76. Lancaster Country Club
2024 ranking: T77
Average rating: 7.30
Location: Lancaster, PA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn
Year opened: 1920
Type course: private
77. Fenway
2024 ranking: T83
Average rating: 7.29
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T78. Olympia Fields (North)
2024 ranking: 71
Average rating: 7.28
Location: Olympia Fields, IL
Architect(s): Willie Park Jr.
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T78. Minikahda Club
2024 ranking: T81
Average rating: 7.28
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Architect(s): William Watson, Donald Ross
Year opened: 1898
Type course: private
T80. Belleair Country Club (West)
2024 ranking: T77
Average rating: 7.26
Location: Belleair, FL
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Dana Fry, Jason Straka
Year opened: 1915
Type course: private
T80. Roaring Gap Club
2024 ranking: T81
Average rating: 7.26
Location: Roaring Gap, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T80. Laurel Valley
2024 ranking: 86
Average rating: 7.26
Location: Ligonier, PA
Architect(s): Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1959
Type course: private
T80. Franklin Hills
2024 ranking: 80
Average rating: 7.26
Location: Franklin, MI
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
84. Brookside
2024 ranking: T71
Average rating: 7.23
Location: Canton, OH
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T85. Augusta Country Club
2024 ranking: T83
Average rating: 7.22
Location: Augusta, GA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T85. East Lake
2024 ranking: 94
Average rating: 7.22
Location: Atlanta, GA
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Donald Ross, George Cobb, Rees Jones, Andrew Green
Year opened: 1908
Type course: private
87. Canterbury
2024 ranking: 87
Average rating: 7.21
Location: Beachwood, OH
Architect(s): Herbert Strong
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T88. Misquamicut
2024 ranking: 88
Average rating: 7.20
Location: Westerly, RI
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T88. White Bear Yacht Club
2024 ranking: T89
Average rating: 7.20
Location: White Bear Lake, MN
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
90. Sankaty Head
2024 ranking: T89
Average rating: 7.19
Location: Siasconset, MA
Architect(s): H. Emerson Armstrong
Year opened: 1921
Type course: private
T91. Skokie Country Club
2024 ranking: T98
Average rating: 7.18
Location: Glencoe, IL
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Donald Ross, William B. Langford, Theodore J. Moreau
Year opened: 1938
Type course: private
T91. Salem Country Club
2024 ranking: 91
Average rating: 7.18
Location: Peabody, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
T91. Ekwanok
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.18
Location: Manchester, VT
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis
Year opened: 1900
Type course: private
94. Cedar Rapids Country Club
2024 ranking: T92
Average rating: 7.17
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1915
Type course: private
95. Whitinsville Golf Club
2024 ranking: T92
Average rating: 7.16
Location: Whitinsville, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T96. Country Club of Scranton
2024 ranking: 95
Average rating: 7.13
Location: Clarks Summit, PA
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T96. The Country Club
2024 ranking: 97
Average rating: 7.13
Location: Pepper Pike, OH
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1930
Type course: private
98. Culver Academies
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.12
Location: Culver, IN
Architect(s): William B. Langford, Theodore J. Moreau
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T99. NCR (South)
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.11
Location: Kettering, OH
Architect(s): Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1954
Type course: private
T99. Charlotte Country Club
2024 ranking: T100
Average rating: 7.11
Location: Charlotte, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
101. Mountain Ridge
2024 ranking: T104
Average rating: 7.10
Location: West Caldwell, NJ
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1931
Type course: private
T102. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
2024 ranking: T98
Average rating: 7.09
Location: Hot Springs, VA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn
Year opened: 1923
Type course: resort, daily fee
T102. Wykagyl
2024 ranking: T104
Average rating: 7.09
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1919
Type course: private
T104. Palmetto
2024 ranking: T106
Average rating: 7.08
Location: Aiken, SC
Architect(s): Herbert Leeds, Alister MacKenzie
Year opened: 1892
Type course: private
T104. Kirtland Country Club
2024 ranking: 96
Average rating: 7.08
Location: Willoughby, OH
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T106. Essex County Country Club
2024 ranking: T111
Average rating: 7.07
Location: West Orange, NJ
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, Charles Banks
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
T106. Gulph Mills
2024 ranking: T111
Average rating: 7.07
Location: King of Prussia, PA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1919
Type course: private
T108. Blue Mound
2024 ranking: T114
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Wauwatosa, WI
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T108. Lake Merced
2024 ranking: T119
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Daly City, CA
Architect(s): William Locke, Alister MacKenzie, Robert Hunter, Robert Muir Graves, Rees Jones, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T108. Tamarack
2024 ranking: T135
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Greenwich, CT
Architect(s): Charles Banks
Year opened: 1929
Type course: private
T108. Whippoorwill
2024 ranking: T106
Average rating: 7.05
Location: Armonk, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Charles Banks, Tripp Davis
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
112. Holston Hills
2024 ranking: T108
Average rating: 7.04
Location: Knoxville, TN
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
113. Burning Tree*
Average rating: 7.03
Location: Bethesda, MD
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T114. Westchester (West)
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 7.02
Location: Rye, NY
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis, Rees Jones, Ken Dye, Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T114. Country Club of Birmingham (West)
2024 ranking: T108
Average rating: 7.02
Location: Birmingham, AL
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Pete Dye
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
116. Biltmore Forest
2024 ranking: T116
Average rating: 7.01
Location: Asheville, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T117. Country Club of Fairfield
2024 ranking: T111
Average rating: 7.00
Location: Fairfield, CT
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1914
Type course: private
T117. Worcester Country Club
2024 ranking: T138
Average rating: 7.00
Location: Worcester, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1914
Type course: private
T117. Cherokee Town & Country Club (North)
2024 ranking: T125
Average rating: 7.00
Location: Dunwoody, GA
Architect(s): David Gill, Willard Byrd, Joe Lee, Tom Fazio
Year opened: 1957
Type course: private
T120. Wilshire
2024 ranking: T120
Average rating: 6.99
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Architect(s): Norman Macbeth
Year opened: 1919
Type course: private
T120. Meadow Brook
2024 ranking: T116
Average rating: 6.99
Location: Jericho, NY
Architect(s): Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1955
Type course: private
122. Taconic
2024 ranking: T128
Average rating: 6.98
Location: Williamstown, MA
Architect(s): Wayne Stiles, John van Kleek, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
123. Deepdale
2024 ranking: T114
Average rating: 6.97
Location: Manhasset, NY
Architect(s): Dick Wilson
Year opened: 1955
Type course: private
124. Torrey Pines (South)
2024 ranking: T116
Average rating: 6.96
Location: San Diego, CA
Architect(s): William F. Bell, Rees Jones
Year opened: 1957
Type course: daily fee, municipal
125. Rolling Green
2024 ranking: T125
Average rating: 6.94
Location: Springfield, PA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T126. Lookout Mountain Club
2024 ranking: T142
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Lookout Mountain, GA
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, Charles Banks, Tyler Rae, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T126. Omaha Country Club
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Omaha, NE
Architect(s): William B. Langford, Theodore J. Moreau, Perry Maxwell, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T126. Westhampton Country Club
2024 ranking: 133
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Westhampton Beach, NY
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
T126. Colonial
2024 ranking: T108
Average rating: 6.93
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Architect(s): John Bredemus, Perry Maxwell, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1936
Type course: private
130. Waverley
2024 ranking: T120
Average rating: 6.92
Location: Portland, OR
Architect(s): Jack Moffat, H. Chandler Egan, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1898
Type course: private
131. Winchester Country Club
2024 ranking: T122
Average rating: 6.91
Location: Winchester, MA
Architect(s): Alexander Findlay, Donald Ross
Year opened: 1903
Type course: private
T132. Meadowbrook
2024 ranking: T125
Average rating: 6.90
Location: Northville, MI
Architect(s): Willie Park Jr., Jack Daray, Harry Collis, Donald Ross, Andy Staples
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
T132. Southampton Golf Club
2024 ranking: T142
Average rating: 6.90
Location: Southampton, NY
Architect(s): Seth Raynor
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T132. Huntingdon Valley Country Club
2024 ranking: T128
Average rating: 6.90
Location: Huntingdon Valley, PA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
T135. Saucon Valley (Old)
2024 ranking: T138
Average rating: 6.88
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Architect(s): Herbert Strong, William Gordon, Perry Maxwell, Tom Marzolf
Year opened: 1921
Type course: private
T135. Orchard Lake Country Club
2024 ranking: T144
Average rating: 6.88
Location: Orchard Lake, MI
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T137. Mid Pines
2024 ranking: T131
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1921
Type course: resort, daily fee
T137. Pittsburgh Field Club
2024 ranking: T135
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Architect(s): Alex Findlay, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1913
Type course: private
T137. Century
2024 ranking: T131
Average rating: 6.85
Location: Purchase, NY
Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T140. Manufacturers
2024 ranking: T146
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Fort Washington, PA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
T140. Monroe
2024 ranking: T144
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Pittsford, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T140. Oak Hill (West)
2024 ranking: T135
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Rochester, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T140. Indianwood (Old)
2024 ranking: 130
Average rating: 6.84
Location: Lake Orion, MI
Architect(s): Wilfred Reid, William Connellan, Arthur Hills, Bob Cupp, Jerry Pate
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
144. Sunnehanna
2024 ranking: 155
Average rating: 6.83
Location: Johnstown, PA
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
145. Longue Vue
2024 ranking: T146
Average rating: 6.81
Location: Verona, PA
Architect(s): Robert White, A.W. Tillinghast, Geoffrey Cornish, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T146. Pine Needles
2024 ranking: 156
Average rating: 6.80
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross, John Fought, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1927
Type course: resort, daily fee
T146. Barton Hills
2024 ranking: T149
Average rating: 6.80
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T146. Hyannisport Club
2024 ranking: T149
Average rating: 6.80
Location: Hyannis Port, MA
Architect(s): Alex Findlay, Donald Ross
Year opened: 1903
Type course: private
149. The Greenbrier (Old White)
2024 ranking: 140
Average rating: 6.79
Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George
Year opened: 1914
Type course: resort, daily fee, casino
T150. Country Club of Charleston
2024 ranking: T146
Average rating: 6.78
Location: Charleston, SC
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, Kyle Franz
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T150. Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill)
2024 ranking: 141
Average rating: 6.78
Location: Gladwyne, PA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T152. Charles River
2024 ranking: T149
Average rating: 6.77
Location: Newton Centre, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1921
Type course: private
T152. Cape Fear
2024 ranking: 134
Average rating: 6.77
Location: Wilmington, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Andrew Green
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T152. Allegheny
2024 ranking: T152
Average rating: 6.77
Location: Sewickly, PA
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Donald Ross
Year opened: 1902
Type course: private
155. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
2024 ranking: 154
Average rating: 6.76
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones
Year opened: 1949
Type course: resort, daily fee
T156. Firestone (South)
2024 ranking: T164
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Akron, OH
Architect(s): W.H. Way, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1929
Type course: resort, daily fee
T156. Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club
2024 ranking: T152
Average rating: 6.75
Location: Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Architect(s): Max Behr
Year opened: 1929
Type course: private
T158. Olympia Fields (South)
2024 ranking: 159
Average rating: 6.74
Location: Olympia Fields, IL
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Steve Smyers, Andy Staples
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
T158. Sands Point Golf Club
2024 ranking: T156
Average rating: 6.74
Location: Sands Point, NY
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Keith Foster
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
160. Metropolis
2024 ranking: 158
Average rating: 6.72
Location: White Plains, NY
Architect(s): Herbert Strong, A.W. Tillinghast, Joe Finger, Ken Dye, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1904
Type course: private
T161. Bob O’Link Golf Club
2024 ranking: T164
Average rating: 6.70
Location: Highland Park, IL
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Charles H. Alison, Jim Urbina
Year opened: 1916
Type course: private
T161. La Jolla Country Club*
Average rating: 6.70
Location: La Jolla, CA
Architect(s): William Watson, William P. Bell, Rees Jones, Todd Eckenrode
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T163. Lehigh Country Club
Year opened: 160
Average rating: 6.68
Location: Allentown, PA
Architect(s): William S. Flynn, Howard C. Toomey
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
T163. Longmeadow Country Club
2024 ranking: T169
Average rating: 6.68
Location: Longmeadow, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T163. Idle Hour*
Average rating: 6.68
Location: Lexington, KY
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Ron Prichard
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
166. Columbia
2024 ranking: T173
Average rating: 6.67
Location: Chevy Chase, MD
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis, Herbert Barker
Year opened: 1911
Type course: private
167. Timuquana
2024 ranking: T169
Average rating: 6.66
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr., David Gordon, Bobby Weed, Bruce Hepner
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T168. Northland
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Duluth, MN
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1927
Type course: private
T168. Round Hill
2024 ranking: T164
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Greenwich, CT
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Brian Schneider
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T168. North Jersey Country Club*
Average rating: 6.65
Location: Wayne, NJ
Architect(s): Walter J. Travis
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T171. Woodway
2024 ranking: T190
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Darien, CT
Architect(s): Willie Park Jr.
Year opened: 1918
Type course: private
T171. Lakeside
2024 ranking: T175
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Burbank, CA
Architect(s): Max Behr
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T171. Wee Burn
2024 ranking: T164
Average rating: 6.64
Location: Darien, CT
Architect(s): Devereux Emmet, Tom Marzolf
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
174. Hackensack
2024 ranking: T178
Average rating: 6.63
Location: Oradell, NJ
Architect(s): Charles Banks, Rees Jones
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T175. Rockaway Hunting Club
2024 ranking: T171
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Cedarhurst, NY
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Devereux Emmet, A.W. Tillinghast, Perry Maxwell, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1917
Type course: private
T175. Onwentsia Club
2024 ranking: T173
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Lake Forest, IL
Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, H. J. Whigham, James Foulis, Robert Foulis, H.J. Tweedie, Tom Doak
Year opened: 1895
Type course: private
T175. Atlantic City Country Club
2024 ranking: T175
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Northfield, NJ
Architect(s): John Reid, William S. Flynn, Willie Park Jr., Howard C. Toomey, Tom Doak
Year opened: 1898
Type course: private
T175. Country Club of Waterbury
2024 ranking: T195
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Waterbury, CT
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Matt Dusenberry, Bradley S. Klein
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
T175. Leatherstocking
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.62
Location: Cooperstown, NY
Architect(s): Devereux Emmet
Year opened: 1909
Type course: daily fee
T180. Pine Hills
2024 ranking: T186
Average rating: 6.60
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Architect(s): Harry Smead, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1928
Type course: private
T180. Knickerbocker
2024 ranking: T178
Average rating: 6.60
Location: Tenafly, NJ
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1915
Type course: private
182. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)*
Average rating: 6.59
Location: Bedford, PA
Architect(s): Spencer Oldham, A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Ron Forse
Year opened: 1923
Type course: resort, daily fee
T183. Sedgefield
2024 ranking: T195
Average rating: 6.58
Location: Greensboro, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Kris Spence
Year opened: 1926
Type course: private
T183. Oak Hills
2024 ranking: 168
Average rating: 6.58
Location: San Antonio, TX
Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Tripp Davis
Year opened: 1922
Type course: private
T185. Brae Burn
2024 ranking: 182
Average rating: 6.57
Location: West Newton, MA
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1912
Type course: private
T185. Belvedere
2024 ranking: T178
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Charlevoix, MI
Architect(s): William Watson, Bruce Hepner
Year opened: 1927
Type course: daily fee
T185. The Broadmoor (East)
2024 ranking: T190
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Year opened: 1918
Type course: resort, daily fee
T185. Medinah (No. 1)
2024 ranking: T186
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Medinah, IL
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Tom Doak
Year opened: 1925
Type course: private
T185. Oakwood*
Average rating: 6.57
Location: Kansas City, MO
Architect(s): Tom Bendelow, Ron Whitten, Todd Clark
Year opened: 1911
Type course: private
T190. Champions (Cypress Creek)
2024 ranking: 177
Average rating: 6.56
Location: Houston, TX
Architect(s): Ralph Plummer
Year opened: 1959
Type course: private
T190. Denver Country Club
2024 ranking: T183
Average rating: 6.56
Location: Denver, CO
Architect(s): James Foulis, Donald Ross, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner
Year opened: 1905
Type course: private
T190. San Diego Country Club
2024 ranking: T171
Average rating: 6.56
Location: Chula Vista, CA
Architect(s): William Watson, William P. Bell
Year opened: 1921
Type course: private
T193. Sunningdale
2024 ranking: T190
Average rating: 6.55
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Architect(s): Seth Raynor, A.W. Tillinghast, Walter J. Travis, Mike DeVries
Year opened: 1918
Type course: private
T193. Jimmie Austin Golf Club at the University of Oklahoma
2024 ranking: T183
Average rating: 6.55
Location: Norman, OK
Architect(s): Perry Maxwell, Bob Cupp, Tripp Davis
Year opened: 1951
Type course: daily fee
T193. Manasquan River*
Average rating: 6.55
Location: Brielle, NJ
Architect(s): Robert White, Andrew Green
Year opened: 1923
Type course: private
T193. Linville Golf Club
2024 ranking: T161
Average rating: 6.55
Location: Linville, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1924
Type course: private
T197. Forsgate (Banks)
2024 ranking: T186
Average rating: 6.54
Location: Monroe Township, NJ
Architect(s): Charles Banks, Stephen Kay
Year opened: 1931
Type course: private
T197. Carolina Golf Club
2024 ranking: T198
Average rating: 6.54
Location: Charlotte, NC
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Kris Spence
Year opened: 1929
Type course: private
T197. Siwanoy
2024 ranking: T183
Average rating: 6.54
Location: Bronxville, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Mike DeVries
Year opened: 1914
Type course: private
T197. Teugega
2024 ranking: T190
Average rating: 6.54
Location: Rome, NY
Architect(s): Donald Ross
Year opened: 1920
Type course: private
