100 GREATEST PUBLIC COURSES/ 2019 / 2020
PEBBLE BEACH HAS BEEN NO. 1
AMONG AMERICA’S 100 GREATEST PUBLIC COURSES EVERY YEAR SINCE
GOLF DIGEST STARTED THE LIST IN 2003
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PEBBLE BEACH
G. LINKS
67.5261
2 (2)
PACIFIC DUNES
Bandon, Ore.
64.9775
3 (4)
WHISTLING STRAITS
(Straits), Haven, Wis.
64.6465
4 (3)
THE OCEAN COURSE
Kiawah Island, S.C.
64.5348
5 (5)
SHADOW CREEK
North Las Vegas, Nev.
64.2344
6 (6)
PINEHURST (N.C.)
RESORT (No. 2)
63.8172
7 (7)
BANDON
(ORE.) DUNES
63.3655
8 (8)
BETHPAGE STATE PARK
(Black), Farmingdale, N.Y.
63.2976
9 (9)
ERIN (WIS.) HILLS
G. CSE.
62.7609
10 (11)
SPYGLASS
HILL G. CSE.
Pebble Beach
62.6761
11 (12)
TPC SAWGRASS
(Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach
62.4413
12 (10)
OLD MACDONALD
Bandon, Ore.
62.4135
13 (13)
ARCADIA BLUFFS G.C.
(Bluffs), Arcadia, Mich.
61.9264( parentheses indicate ranking in the 2017/2018 list )14 (14)
BANDON (ORE.) TRAILS
61.8574
15 (15)
BLACKWOLF RUN (River)
Kohler, Wis.
61.0451
16 (18)
PASATIEMPO G.C.
Santa Cruz, Calif.
60.8314
17 (19)
THE PETE DYE CSE.
AT FRENCH LICK (IND.)
60.7588
18 (NEW)
SAND VALLEY
Nekoosa, Wis.
60.6571
19 (17)
STREAMSONG (Red)
Streamsong, Fla.
60.6435
20 (16)
KARSTEN CREEK G.C.
Stillwater, Okla.
60.1825
21 (24)
CHAMBERS BAY
University Place, Wash.
60.1567
22 (21)
KAPALUA (Plantation)
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
60.1423
23 (23)
HARBOUR TOWN
G. LINKS
Hilton Head Island
59.9613
24 (22)
STREAMSONG (Blue)
Streamsong, Fla.
59.9404
25 (27)
OMNI HOMESTEAD
(Cascades)
Hot Springs, Va.
59.847626 (29)
MAUNA KEA G. CSE.
Kohala Coast, Hawaii
59.8403
27 (NEW)
MAMMOTH DUNES
Nekoosa, Wis.
59.7189
28 (25)
FOREST DUNES G.C.
Roscommon, Mich.
59.7170
29 (26)
MANELE G. CSE.
Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii
59.6645
30 (28)
THE HIGHLAND CSE.
AT PRIMLAND
Meadows of Dan, Va.
59.6503
31 (30)
THE QUARRY
AT GIANTS RIDGE
Biwabik, Minn.
59.3004
32 (NEW)
STREAMSONG (Black)
Streamsong, Fla.
59.2552
33 (32)
SEA ISLAND G.C.
(Seaside)
St. Simons Island, Ga.
59.1646
34 (31)
THE GREENBRIER
(Old White TPC)
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
59.1471
35 (37)
GAMBLE SANDS G.C.
Brewster, Wash.
59.0075
36 (33)
TORREY PINES G. CSE.
(South), La Jolla, Calif.
58.9361
37 (36)
PRONGHORN CLUB
(Nicklaus), Bend, Ore.
58.896238 (38)
FALLEN OAK
Saucier, Miss.
58.7801
39 (35)
THE BROADMOOR G.C.
(East), Colorado Springs, Colo.
58.7171
40 (39)
MAY RIVER G.C.
AT PALMETTO BLUFF
Bluffton, S.C.
58.6357
41 (41)
THE PRAIRIE CLUB
(Dunes), Valentine, Neb.
58.5402
42 (NEW)
WILDERNESS CLUB
Eureka, Mont.
58.5314
43 (45)
WHISTLING STRAITS
(Irish), Haven, Wis.
58.4460
44 (34)
SENTRYWORLD G. CSE.
Stevens Point, Wis.
58.3285
45 (NEW)
THE LOOP (Black)
Roscommon, Mich.
58.2940
46 (42)
CORDEVALLE
San Martin, Calif.
58.1205
47 (NEW)
THE LOOP (Red)
Roscommon, Mich.
58.0911
48 (44)
THE LINKS
AT SPANISH BAY
Pebble Beach
57.9676
49 (47)
PGA WEST (Stadium)
La Quinta, Calif.
57.9663
50 (46)
PAA-KO RIDGE G.C.
(1st/2nd), Sandia Park, N.M.
57.884551 (51)
COG HILL G. & C.C. (No. 4)
Lemont, Ill.
57.7720
52 (55)
TOBACCO ROAD G.C.
Sanford, N.C.
57.6419
53 (48)
WOLF CREEK G.C.
Mesquite, Nev.
57.6187
54 (NEW)
MARQUETTE (MICH.)
G.C. (Greywalls)
57.6001
55 (50)
CROSSWATER
Sunriver, Ore.
57.5871
56 (54)
THE DUNES
G. & BEACH CLUB
Myrtle Beach
57.3453
57 (60)
BLACKWOLF RUN
(Meadow Valleys)
Kohler, Wis.
57.3429
58 (59)
THE G. COURSES
OF LAWSONIA (Links)
Green Lake, Wis.
57.3235
59 (58)
THE CLASSIC
AT MADDEN’S
Brainerd, Minn.
57.2363
60 (43)
OLD WAVERLY G.C.
West Point, Miss.
57.1849
61 (53)
TULLYMORE RESORT
Stanwood, Mich.
57.1283
62 (56)
CASCATA
Boulder City, Nev.
57.1012
63 (NEW)
MOSSY OAK G.C.
West Point, Miss.
57.092464 (64)
PINEHURST (N.C.)
RESORT (No. 8)
57.0461
65 (74)
PRINCEVILLE MAKAI
G.C. (Makai), Kauai, Hawaii
57.0441
66 (67)
NEMACOLIN
WOODLANDS RESORT
(Mystic Rock)
Farmington, Pa.
57.0318
67 (79)
GOLDEN
HORSESHOE G.C. (Gold)
Williamsburg, Va.
56.9484
68 (70)
WILD HORSE G.C.
Gothenburg, Neb.
56.9470
69 (69)
TROY BURNE G.C.
Hudson, Wis.
56.8985
70 (75)
ATUNYOTE G.C.
Verona, N.Y.
56.8845
71 (63)
TETHEROW G.C.
Bend, Ore.
56.8500
72 (57)
THE WILDERNESS
AT FORTUNE BAY
Tower, Minn.
56.8375
73 (65)
THE VIRTUES G.C.
Nashport, Ohio
56.8238
74 (52)
BULLE ROCK
Havre de Grace, Md.
56.8220
75 (61)
TRUMP NATIONAL
DORAL G.C.
(Blue Monster), Miami, Fla.
56.8057
76 (71)
RED SKY RANCH
& G.C. (Fazio)
Wolcott, Colo.
56.7892
77 (85)
CALEDONIA G.
& FISH CLUB
Pawleys Island, S.C.
56.7841
78 (81)
RED SKY RANCH & G.C.
(Norman), Wolcott, Colo.
56.7253
79 (68)
PINE NEEDLES
LODGE & G.C.
Southern Pines, N.C.
56.6893
80 (72)
BAY HARBOR (MICH.) G.C.
(Links/Quarry)
56.6847
81 (62)
POPPY HILLS G. CSE.
Pebble Beach
56.6194
82 (73)
WORLD WOODS G.C.
(Pine Barrens)
Brooksville, Fla.
56.556183 (76)
PELICAN HILL G.C. (South)
Newport Coast, Calif.
56.4355
84 (86)
QUINTERO G.C.
Peoria, Ariz.
56.4009
85 (77)
OMNI BARTON CREEK
RESORT & SPA
(Fazio Canyons), Austin
56.3570
86 (82)
HUALALAI G. CSE.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
56.2777
87 (80)
PUMPKIN RIDGE G.C.
(Ghost Creek)
North Plains, Ore.
56.2397
88 (89)
THE PRAIRIE CLUB
(Pines), Valentine, Neb.
56.2303
89 (NEW)
BELVEDERE G.C.
Charlevoix, Mich.
56.2261
90 (83)
TPC SAN ANTONIO
(AT&T Oaks), San Antonio
56.2180
91 (93)
MID PINES
INN & G.C.
Southern Pines, N.C.
56.2158
92 (NEW)
BOYNE HIGHLANDS
RESORT (Heather)
Harbor Springs, Mich.
56.1199
93 (NEW)
TORREY PINES G. CSE.
(North), La Jolla, Calif.
56.1180
94 (88)
GREAT WATERS
AT REYNOLDS LAKE
OCONEE Eatonton, Ga.
56.1179
95 (78)
GRAND TRAVERSE
RESORT AND SPA
(The Bear), Acme, Mich.
56.1054
96 (97)
PELICAN HILL G.C. (North)
Newport Coast, Calif.
56.0471
97 (NEW)
POIPU BAY G. CSE.
Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii
56.0465
98 (90)
KALUHYAT G.C.
Verona, N.Y.
56.0383
99 (87)
THE DONALD ROSS CSE.
AT FRENCH LICK (IND.)
55.9886
100 (NEW)
INNISBROOK (Copperhead)
Palm Harbor, Fla.
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