America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses

The 2025-26 ranking, with a page for every course: who built it, what to expect, and whether you can actually get on. 14 of the 100 take public or resort tee times.

Ranking: Golf Digest — America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26). Course details researched by ball.golf.

  1. 1

    Pine Valley Golf Club

    Pine Valley, New Jersey

    Private
  2. 2

    Augusta National Golf Club

    Augusta, Georgia

    Private
  3. 3

    Cypress Point Club

    Pebble Beach, California

    Private
  4. 4

    Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

    Southampton, New York

    Private
  5. 5

    Oakmont Country Club

    Oakmont, Pennsylvania

    Private
  6. 6

    Merion Golf Club (East)

    Ardmore, Pennsylvania

    Private
  7. 7

    National Golf Links of America

    Southampton, New York

    Private
  8. 8

    Sand Hills Golf Club

    Mullen, Nebraska

    Private
  9. 9

    Pebble Beach Golf Links

    Pebble Beach, California

    Resort
  10. 10

    Fishers Island Club

    Fishers Island, New York

    Private
  11. 11

    Chicago Golf Club

    Wheaton, Illinois

    Private
  12. 12

    Seminole Golf Club

    Juno Beach, Florida

    Private
  13. 13

    Winged Foot Golf Club (West)

    Mamaroneck, New York

    Private
  14. 14

    Friar's Head Golf Club

    Riverhead, New York

    Private
  15. 15

    Crystal Downs Country Club

    Frankfort, Michigan

    Private
  16. 16

    Los Angeles Country Club (North)

    Los Angeles, California

    Private
  17. 17

    The Country Club (The Main Course)

    Brookline, Massachusetts

    Private
  18. 18

    Riviera Country Club

    Pacific Palisades, California

    Private
  19. 19

    Muirfield Village Golf Club

    Dublin, Ohio

    Private
  20. 20

    Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course)

    Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

    Private
  21. 21

    Oak Hill Country Club (East)

    Rochester, New York

    Private
  22. 22

    Peachtree Golf Club

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Private
  23. 23

    Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)

    Bandon, Oregon

    Resort
  24. 24

    Shadow Creek

    North Las Vegas, Nevada

    Resort
  25. 25

    Prairie Dunes Country Club

    Hutchinson, Kansas

    Private
  26. 26

    Whistling Straits (Straits Course)

    Sheboygan, Wisconsin

    Resort
  27. 27

    Wade Hampton Golf Club

    Cashiers, North Carolina

    Private
  28. 28

    Southern Hills Country Club

    Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Private
  29. 29

    The Honors Course

    Ooltewah, Tennessee

    Private
  30. 30

    Kiawah Island Golf Resort (The Ocean Course)

    Kiawah Island, South Carolina

    Resort
  31. 31

    Pikewood National Golf Club

    Morgantown, West Virginia

    Private
  32. 32

    Pinehurst (No. 2)

    Pinehurst, North Carolina

    Resort
  33. 33

    San Francisco Golf Club

    San Francisco, California

    Private
  34. 34

    Ballyneal Golf Club

    Holyoke, Colorado

    Private
  35. 35

    The Olympic Club (Lake)

    San Francisco, California

    Private
  36. 36

    Ohoopee Match Club

    Cobbtown, Georgia

    Private
  37. 37

    The Alotian Club

    Roland, Arkansas

    Private
  38. 38

    Bethpage State Park (Black)

    Farmingdale, New York

    Public
  39. 39

    Old Town Club

    Winston Salem, North Carolina

    Private
  40. 40

    Congaree Golf Club

    Ridgeland, South Carolina

    Private
  41. 41

    TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)

    Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

    Public
  42. 42

    Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)

    Springfield, New Jersey

    Private
  43. 43

    Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club

    Harrison, Idaho

    Private
  44. 44

    Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)

    Bandon, Oregon

    Resort
  45. 45

    Winged Foot Golf Club (East)

    Mamaroneck, New York

    Private
  46. 46

    The Golf Club

    New Albany, Ohio

    Private
  47. 47

    Shoreacres

    Lake Bluff, Illinois

    Private
  48. 48

    Camargo Club

    Cincinnati, Ohio

    Private
  49. 49

    Erin Hills Golf Course

    Hartford, Wisconsin

    Public
  50. 50

    Castle Pines Golf Club

    Castle Rock, Colorado

    Private
  51. 51

    Sebonack Golf Club

    Southampton, New York

    Private
  52. 52

    Sleepy Hollow Country Club

    Scarborough, New York

    Private
  53. 53

    Maidstone Club

    East Hampton, New York

    Private
  54. 54

    Myopia Hunt Club

    South Hamilton, Massachusetts

    Private
  55. 55

    Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore)

    Pebble Beach, California

    Private
  56. 56

    Somerset Hills Country Club

    Bernardsville, New Jersey

    Private
  57. 57

    California Golf Club

    South San Francisco, California

    Private
  58. 58

    Garden City Golf Club

    Garden City, New York

    Private
  59. 59

    Nanea Golf Club

    Kailua Kona, Hawaii

    Private
  60. 60

    Victoria National Golf Club

    Newburgh, Indiana

    Private
  61. 61

    Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)

    Bandon, Oregon

    Resort
  62. 62

    Inverness Club

    Toledo, Ohio

    Private
  63. 63

    Cherry Hills Country Club

    Englewood, Colorado

    Private
  64. 64

    Interlachen Country Club

    Edina, Minnesota

    Private
  65. 65

    Rock Creek Cattle Company

    Deer Lodge, Montana

    Private
  66. 66

    Whispering Pines Golf Club

    Trinity, Texas

    Private
  67. 67

    Congressional Country Club (Blue)

    Bethesda, Maryland

    Private
  68. 68

    Calusa Pines Golf Club

    Naples, Florida

    Private
  69. 69

    Sand Valley (The Lido)

    Nekoosa, Wisconsin

    Private
  70. 70

    The Estancia Club

    Scottsdale, Arizona

    Private
  71. 71

    The Valley Club of Montecito

    Santa Barbara, California

    Private
  72. 72

    CapRock Ranch

    Valentine, Nebraska

    Private
  73. 73

    Old Sandwich Golf Club

    Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Private
  74. 74

    Medinah Country Club (No. 3)

    Medinah, Illinois

    Private
  75. 75

    Quaker Ridge Golf Club

    Scarsdale, New York

    Private
  76. 76

    Spyglass Hill Golf Course

    Pebble Beach, California

    Resort
  77. 77

    Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes)

    Pebble Beach, California

    Private
  78. 78

    Essex County Club

    Manchester, Massachusetts

    Private
  79. 79

    Kinloch Golf Club

    Manakin Sabot, Virginia

    Private
  80. 80

    Oak Tree National

    Edmond, Oklahoma

    Private
  81. 81

    Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)

    Bandon, Oregon

    Resort
  82. 82

    Scioto Country Club

    Columbus, Ohio

    Private
  83. 83

    Ladera Golf Club

    Thermal, California

    Private
  84. 84

    Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper)

    Springfield, New Jersey

    Private
  85. 85

    The Quarry at La Quinta

    La Quinta, California

    Private
  86. 86

    Canyata Golf Club

    Marshall, Illinois

    Private
  87. 87

    Butler National Golf Club

    Oak Brook, Illinois

    Private
  88. 88

    Hudson National Golf Club

    Croton On Hudson, New York

    Private
  89. 89

    The Kittansett Club

    Marion, Massachusetts

    Private
  90. 90

    Plainfield Country Club

    Edison, New Jersey

    Private
  91. 91

    Boston Golf Club

    Hingham, Massachusetts

    Private
  92. 92

    Pete Dye Golf Club

    Bridgeport, West Virginia

    Private
  93. 93

    Pasatiempo Golf Club

    Santa Cruz, California

    Semi-private
  94. 94

    Valhalla Golf Club

    Louisville, Kentucky

    Private
  95. 95

    Diamond Creek

    Banner Elk, North Carolina

    Private
  96. 96

    Dallas National Golf Club

    Dallas, Texas

    Private
  97. 97

    Milwaukee Country Club

    River Hills, Wisconsin

    Private
  98. 98

    Piping Rock Club

    Locust Valley, New York

    Private
  99. 99

    Crooked Stick Golf Club

    Carmel, Indiana

    Private
  100. 100

    Aronimink Golf Club

    Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

    Private

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