Golf Digest's Top 100 Public Golf Courses in America
Golf Digest's course list for the layman golfer with access to public tracks only. Courses in BOLD have been played by Billy; a total of 84 so far. Courses in italics are scheduled to played this year.
Top 10 Public Courses
- PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS (Jack Neville and Douglas Grant 1919/H. Chandler Egan 1929, Pebble Beach, CA)
- PACIFIC DUNES GOLF COURSE (Tom Doak 2001, Bandon, OR)
- WHISTLING STRAITS RESORT (STRAITS) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)
- THE OCEAN COURSE (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)
- SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)
- PINEHURST RESORT (NO.2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)
- BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)
- BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
- ERIN HILLS GOLF COURSE (Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten 2006, Erin, WI)
- SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)
Courses 11-20
- TPC SAWGRASS (PLAYERS STADIUM) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
- OLD MACDONALD (Tom Doak 2010, Bandon, OR)
- BANDON TRAILS (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
- ARCADIA BLUFFS (BLUFFS) (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)
- SHEEP RANCH (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2020, Bandon, OR)
- BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)
- PASATIEMPO GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)
- SAND VALLEY (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2017, Nekoosa, WI)
- THE PETE DYE COURSE AT FRENCH LICK RESORT (Pete Dye 2009, French Lick, IN)
- STREAMSONG RESORT (RED) (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2012, Streamsong, FL)
Courses 21-30
- MANELE GOLF COURSE (Jack Nicklaus 1993, Lanai City, HI)
- CHAMBERS BAY GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2007, University Place, WA)
- KAPALUA RESORT (PLANTATION) (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991, Kapalua, Maui, HI)
- KARSTEN CREEK (Tom Fazio 1994, Stillwater, OK)
- HARBOUR TOWN GOLF LINKS (Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus 1969, Hilton Head Island, SC)
- STREAMSONG RESORT (BLUE) (Tom Doak 2012, Streamsong, FL)
- MAUNA KEA GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1964/Rees Jones 2008, Kohala Coast, HI)
- THE HIGHLAND COURSE AT PRIMLAND (Donald Steel 2006, Meadows of Dan, VA)
- MAMMOTH DUNES (David McLay Kidd 2018, Nekoosa, WI)
- OZARKS NATIONAL AT BIG CEDAR LODGE (Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw 2019, Hollister, MO)
Courses 31-40
- OMNI HOMESTEAD (CASCADES) (William Flynn 1923, Hot Springs, VA)
- PINEHURST RESORT (NO.4) (Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner 2019, Pinehurst, NC)
- FOREST DUNES GOLF CLUB (Tom Weiskopf 2002, Roscommon, MI)
- STREAMSONG RESORT (BLACK) (Gil Hanse 2017, Streamsong, FL)
- THE QUARRY AT GIANTS RIDGE (Jeff Bauer 2003, Biwabik, MN)
- SEA ISLAND GOLF CLUB (SEASIDE) (Colt and Alison 1928, St. Simons Island, GA)
- THE GREENBRIER (OLD WHITE TPC) (C.B. Macdonald 1914, White Sulphur Springs, WV)
- GAMBLE SANDS (David McLay Kidd 2014, Brewster, WA)
- Black Diamond Ranch (Quarry) (Tom Fazio 1987, Lecanto, FL)
- PRONGHORN CLUB (NICKLAUS) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)
Courses 41-50
- FALLEN OAK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 2006, Saucier, MS)
- TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE (SOUTH) (William Bell Sr. 1957/Rees Jones 2001, La Jolla, CA)
- GOLDEN HORSESHOE GOLF CLUB (GOLD) (Williamsburg, VA)
- THE BROADMOOR GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Donald Ross 1918/Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1952, Colorado Springs, CO)
- THE PRAIRIE CLUB (DUNES) (Tom Lehman and Chris Brands 2010, Valentine, NE)
- YALE GOLF COURSE (C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor 1926, New Haven, CT)
- WHISTLING STRAITS (IRISH) (Pete Dye 2000, Haven, WI)
- May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bluffton, SC)
- TOBACOO ROAD GOLF CLUB (Mike Strantz 1999, Sanford, NC)
- SENTRYWORLD GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1982, Stevens Point, WI)
Courses 51-60
- CORDEVALLE GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1999, San Martin, CA)
- Arcadia Bluffs (South) (Dana Fry & Jason Straka 2019, Bear Lake, MI)
- THE LINKS AT SPANISH BAY (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)
- Point O'Woods (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1958, Benton Harbor, MI) * - No longer public and omitted from this list in the future
- PGA WEST (STADIUM) (Pete Dye 1986, La Quinta, CA)
- COG HILL GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (NO. 4 DUBSDREAD) (Lemont, IL)
- WILDERNESS CLUB (Lee Schmidt, Brian Curley and Nick Faldo 2009, Eureka, MT)
- PAA-KO RIDGE GOLF CLUB (Ken Dye 2000, Sandia Park, NM)
- The Loop (Black) (Tom Doak 2016, Roscommon, MI)
- MOSSY OAK GOLF CLUB (Gil Hanse 2016, West Point, MS)
Courses 61-70
- CROSSWATER GOLF CLUB (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)
- THE CLASSIC AT MADDENS RESORT (Scott Hoffmann with Geoffrey Cornish, John Harris & Warren Rebholz 1996, Brainerd, MN)
- Bay Harbor Golf Club (Links/Quarry) (Arthur Hills with Stephen Kircher 1998, Bay Harbor, MI)
- THE DUNES GOLF AND BEACH CLUB (Myrtle Beach, SC)
- WOLF CREEK GOLF CLUB (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)
- RED SKY RANCH AND GOLF CLUB (NORMAN) (Greg Norman 2003, Wolcott, CO)
- Marquette Golf Club (Greywalls) (Mike DeVries 2005, Marquette, MI)
- THE GOLF COURSES AT LAWSONIA (LINKS) (William Langford and Theodore Moreau 1930, Green Lake, WI)
- THE WILDERNESS AT FORTUNE BAY (Jeff Bauer 2004, Tower, MN)
- CASCATA GOLF CLUB (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)
Courses 71-80
- WILD HORSE GOLF COURSE (Dan Proctor and Dave Axland 1999, Gothenburg, NE)
- NEMACOLIN WOODLANDS RESORT & SPA (MYSTIC ROCK) (Farmington, PA)
- PINE NEEDLES LODGE AND GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1928, Southern Pines, NC)
- Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys) (Pete Dye 1989, Kohler, WI)
- OLD WAVERLY GOLF CLUB (Bob Cupp and Jerry Pate 1988, West Point, MS)
- PINEHURST RESORT (NO.8) (Tom Fazio 1996, Pinehurst, NC)
- Great Waters Course at Reynolds Plantation (Jack Nicklaus 1992, Eatonton, GA)
- The Loop (Red) (Tom Doak 2016, Roscommon, MI)
- RED SKY RANCH AND GOLF CLUB (FAZIO) (Tom Fazio 2002, Wolcott, CO)
- Firestone Country Club (South) (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1959, Akron, OH)
Courses 81-90
- MAKAI GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1971/2010, Princeville, Kauai, HI)
- TETHEROW GOLF CLUB (David McLay Kidd in 2008, Bend, OR)
- The PFAU Course at Indiana University (Steve Smyers 2020, Bloomington, IN)
- THE VIRTUES GOLF CLUB (Arthur Hills 1999, Nashport, OH)
- CALEDONIA GOLF AND FISH CLUB (Mike Strantz 1994, Pawleys Island, SC)
- EDGEWOOD TAHOE GOLF COURSE (George Fazio 1968, Ronald Fream 1980, Tom Fazio 2008, Lake Tahoe, NV)
- Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster) (Dick Wilson 1961 and Gil Hanse 2013, Miami, FL)
- QUINTERO GOLF CLUB (Rees Jones 2000, Peoria, AZ)
- TPC Colorado (Art Schaupeter 2019, Berthoud, CO)
- WORLD WOODS GOLF CLUB (PINE BARRENS) (Tom Fazio 1993, Brooksville, FL)
Courses 91-100
- THE BULL AT PINEHURST FARMS (Jack Nicklaus 2003, Sheboygan Falls, WI)
- POPPY HILLS GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1986 and again in 2013, Pebble Beach, CA)
- MID PINES INN AND GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1921 and Kyle Franz 2013, Southern Pines, NC)
- BULLE ROCK (Pete Dye 1998, Havre de Grace, MD)
- Grizzly Ranch (Bob Cupp 2005, Portola, CA)
- Kingsmill Resort (River) (Pete Dye 1975, Williamsburg, VA)
- THE PRAIRIE CLUB (PINES) (Graham Marsh 2010, Valentine, NE)
- RAMS HILLS GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 2008, Borrego Springs, CA)
- THE MCLEMORE CLUB (Bill Bergin & Rees Jones 2020, Rising Fawn, GA)
- SPRING CREEK GOLF CLUB (Ed Carton 2006, Gordonsville, VA)