Golf Magazine - Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (2022-2023)


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  1. Pine Valley
  2. Cypress Point
  3. Shinnecock Hills
  4. National Golf Links of America
  5. Oakmont
  6. Sand Hills
  7. Augusta National (Masters)
  8. Merion
  9. Fishers Island
  10. Los Angeles (North)
  11. Pebble Beach
  12. Pinehurst (No. 2)
  13. Chicago GC
  14. Riviera
  15. Friar's Head
  16. Winged Foot (West)
  17. Pacific Dunes
  18. Prairie Dunes
  19. Oakland Hills (South)
  20. Crystal Downs
  21. Seminole
  22. The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel)
  23. San Francisco
  24. Southern Hills
  25. Shoreacres
  26. Somerset Hills
  27. California Golf Club of San Francisco
  28. Garden City
  29. Maidstone
  30. Bethpage (Black)
  31. Ballyneal
  32. Kiawah Island (Ocean)
  33. Inverness
  34. Camargo
  35. Sleepy Hollow
  36. Peachtree
  37. Oak Hill (East)
  38. Old Town
  39. Ohoopee Match Club
  40. Bandon Trails
  41. Baltusrol (Lower)
  42. Myopia Hunt Club
  43. Winged Foot (East)
  44. Yeamans Hall
  45. Rock Creek Cattle Company
  46. Bandon Dunes
  47. Quaker Ridge
  48. Muirfield Village
  49. Valley Club of Montecito
  50. TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)
  51. The Golf Club
  52. Honors Course
  53. Old Sandwich
  54. Whistling Straits (Straits)
  55. Congressional (Blue)
  56. Wade Hampton
  57. Eastward Ho!
  58. Pasatiempo
  59. CapRock Ranch
  60. Olympic (Lake)
  61. The Creek
  62. Essex County
  63. Harbour Town
  64. Pikewood National
  65. Kittansett
  66. Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
  67. Bel-Air
  68. Piping Rock
  69. Plainfield
  70. Gozzer Ranch
  71. White Bear Yacht
  72. Moraine
  73. Scioto
  74. Ridgewood (E/W)
  75. Milwaukee
  76. Shadow Creek
  77. Old Macdonald
  78. Monterey Peninsula (Dunes)
  79. Lawsonia (Links)
  80. St. Louis
  81. Aronimink
  82. Gamble Sands
  83. Glens Falls
  84. Newport
  85. Congaree
  86. Streamsong (Red)
  87. Baltimore (Five Farms East)
  88. Cherry Hills
  89. Hollywood
  90. Kingsley
  91. Nanea
  92. Streamsong (Blue)
  93. Calusa Pines
  94. Prairie Club (Dunes)
  95. Davenport
  96. Brookside
  97. Sheep Ranch
  98. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
  99. Palmetto
  100. Pinehurst (No. 4)

Golf Digest - America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2021-2022)


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  1. Pine Valley G.C.
  2. Augusta National G.C. (Masters)
  3. Cypress Point Club
  4. Shinnecock Hills G.C.
  5. Oakmont C.C.
  6. Merion G.C. (East)
  7. National G. Links of America
  8. Pebble Beach Golf Links
  9. Fishers Island Club
  10. Sand Hills G.C.
  11. Seminole G.C.
  12. Winged Foot G.C. (West)
  13. Chicago G.C.
  14. Crystal Downs C.C.
  15. Muirfield Village G.C.
  16. Friar's Head G.C.
  17. The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel)
  18. Pacific Dunes
  19. Los Angeles C.C. (North)
  20. Oak Hill C.C. (East)
  21. Oakland Hills C.C (South)
  22. Riviera C.C.
  23. Whistling Straits (Straits)
  24. The Ocean Course
  25. Prairie Dunes C.C.
  26. Wade Hampton G.C.
  27. Shadow Creek
  28. The Honors Course
  29. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)
  30. Peachtree G.C. 
  31. Gozzer Ranch G. & Lake C.
  32. Southern Hills C.C.
  33. Pikewood National G.C.
  34. The Olympic Club (Lake)
  35. The Alotian Club
  36. San Francisco G.C.
  37. Bandon Dunes
  38. Sebonack G.C.
  39. Congaree G.C.
  40. Bethpage State Park (Black)
  41. Winged Foot G.C. (East)
  42. Camargo Club
  43. The Golf Club
  44. Ballyneal G.C.
  45. Baltusrol G.C. (Lower)
  46. Erin Hills G. Cse.
  47. Victoria National G.C.
  48. Castle Pines G.C.
  49. Butler National G.C.
  50. Somerset Hills C.C.
  51. Spyglass Hill G. Cse.
  52. TPC Sawgrass (Plasters Stadium)
  53. Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Shore)
  54. Shoreacres
  55. Whispering Pines G.C.
  56. Old Macdonald
  57. Oak Tree National
  58. Old Sandwich G.C.
  59. Interlachen C.C.
  60. Medinah C.C. (No. 3)
  61. Garden City G.C.
  62. Sleepy Hollow C.C.
  63. Baltusrol G.C. (Upper)
  64. Maidstone Club
  65. Inverness Club
  66. Kinloch G.C.
  67. Bandon Trails
  68. Scioto C.C.
  69. Myopia Hunt Club
  70. Milwaukee C.C.
  71. Dallas National G.C.
  72. The Estancia Club
  73. Cherry Hills C.C.
  74. Calusa Pines G.C.
  75. Plainfield C.C.
  76. Quaker Ridge G.C.
  77. Kittansett Club
  78. The Valley Club of Montecito
  79. Essex County Club
  80. Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Dunes)
  81. Rock Creek Cattle Co.
  82. Canyata G.C.
  83. Arcadia Bluffs G.C.
  84. Boston G.C.
  85. The Quarry at La Quinta
  86. Diamond Creek G.C.
  87. Pete Dye G.C.
  88. Olympia Fields C.C. (North)
  89. Hudson National G.C.
  90. Rich Harvest Links
  91. Congressional C.C. (Blue)
  92. Old Town Club
  93. Valhalla G.C.
  94. Aronimink G.C.
  95. Blackwolf Run (River)
  96. Double Eagle Club
  97. Quail Hollow Club
  98. Pasatiempo G.C.
  99. Yeamans Hall Club
  100. Spring Hill G.C.

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