Golf magazine's Top 100 Public Golf Courses You Can Play in the U.S.
Golf magazine's course list that anyone can play by simply making a tee time. Courses in BOLD have been played by Billy; a total of 75 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)
- PINEHURST RESORT (NO. 2) (Donald Ross 1907, Pinehurst, N.C.)
- BETHPAGE STATE PARK (BLACK) (A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck 1936, Farmingdale, NY)
- WHISTLING STRAITS RESORT (STRAITS) (Pete Dye 1998, Haven, WI)
- KIAWAH ISLAND (OCEAN) (Pete Dye 1991, Kiawah Island, SC)
- TPC SAWGRASS (STADIUM PLAYERS) (Pete Dye 1981, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
- BANDON DUNES GOLF COURSE (David McLay Kidd 1999, Bandon, OR)
- HARBOUR TOWN GOLF LINKS (Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus 1969, Hilton Head Island, SC)
- STREAMSONG RESORT (RED) (Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw 2013, Streamsong, FL)
Courses 11-20
- OLD MACDONALD (Tom Doak 2010, Bandon, OR)
- BANDON TRAILS (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2005, Bandon, OR)
- PASATIEMPO GOLF CLUB (Alister MacKenzie 1929, Santa Cruz, CA)
- STREAMSONG RESORT (BLUE) (Tom Doak 2013, Streamsong, FL)
- SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones 1966, Pebble Beach, CA)
- SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB (Tom Fazio 1990, North Las Vegas, NV)
- CHAMBERS BAY GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2007, University Place, WA)
- Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) (Dick Wilson 1961/Gil Hanse 2014, Miami, FL)
- BLACKWOLF RUN (RIVER) (Pete Dye 1990, Kohler, WI)
- Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) (William Bell Sr. 1957/Rees Jones 2001, La Jolla, CA)
Courses 21-30
- FOREST DUNES GOLF CLUB (Tom Weiskopf 2002, Roscommon, MI)
- SEA ISLAND GOLF CLUB (SEASIDE) (Colt and Alison 1928, St. Simons Island, GA)
- ERIN HILLS GOLF COURSE (Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten 2006, Erin, WI)
- KAPALUA RESORT (PLANTATION) (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 1991, Kapalua, Maui, HI)
- TROON NORTH GOLF CLUB (PINNACLE) (Tom Weiskopf 1996, Scottsdale, AZ)
- OMNI HOMESTEAD (CASCADES) (William Flynn 1923, Hot Springs, VA)
- TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB LOS ANGELES (Donald Trump 2005, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
- THE HIGHLAND COURSE AT PRIMLAND (Donald Steel 2006, Meadows of Dan, VA)
- CALEDONIA GOLF AND FISH CLUB (Mike Strantz 1994, Pawleys Island, SC)
- FALLEN OAK GOLF CLUB AT BEAU RIVAGE RESORT (Tom Fazio 2006, Saucier, MS)
Courses 31-40
- COG HILL GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (NO. 4 DUBSDREAD) (Lemont, IL)
- MAUNA KEA GOLF COURSE (Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1964/Rees Jones 2008, Kohala Coast, HI)
- Dancing Rabbit Golf Club (Azaleas) (Tom Fazio and Jerry Pate 1997, Philadelphia, MS)
- PAA-KO RIDGE GOLF CLUB (Ken Dye 2000, Sandia Park, NM)
- WORLD WOODS GOLF CLUB (PINE BARRENS) (Brooksville, FL)
- ARCADIA BLUFFS GOLF CLUB (Rick Smith and Warren Henderson 2000, Arcadia, MI)
- THE GREENBRIER (OLD WHITE TPC) (C.B. Macdonald 1914, White Sulphur Springs, WV)
- PRONGHORN GOLF CLUB AND RESORT (NICKLAUS) (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bend, OR)
- THE DUNES GOLF AND BEACH CLUB (Myrtle Beach, SC)
- WE-KO-PA GOLF CLUB (SAGUARO) (Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw 2006, Fort McDowell, AZ)
Courses 41-50
- Reynolds Plantation Resort (Great Waters) (Jack Nicklaus 1992, Greensboro, GA)
- Taconic Golf Club (Wayne Stiles 1928, Williamstown, MA)
- Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point (Jack Nicklaus 2015, Bronx, NY)
- MANELE GOLF COURSE (Jack Nicklaus 1993, Lanai City, HI)
- Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club (Dick Wilson 1961/Arnold Palmer 2009, Orlando, FL)
- WE-KO-PA GOLF CLUB (CHOLLA) (Scott Miller 2001, Fort McDowell, AZ)
- THE LINKS AT SPANISH BAY (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1987, Pebble Beach, CA)
- GAMBLE SANDS (David McLay Kidd 2014, Brewster, WA)
- BULLE ROCK (Pete Dye 1998, Havre de Grace, MD)
- CORDEVALLE GOLF CLUB (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1999, San Martin, CA)
Courses 51-60
- RED SKY RANCH AND GOLF CLUB (NORMAN) (Greg Norman 2003, Wolcott, CO)
- May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff (Jack Nicklaus 2004, Bluffton, SC)
- PINE NEEDLES LODGE AND GOLF CLUB (Southern Pines, NC)
- THE QUARRY AT GIANTS RIDGE (Jeff Brauer 2003, Biwabik, MN)
- GOLDEN HORSESHOE GOLF CLUB (GOLD) (Williamsburg, VA)
- PGA West (TPC Stadium) (Pete Dye 1986, La Quinta, CA)
- DORMIE CLUB (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw 2010, West End, NC)
- TROON NORTH GOLF CLUB (MONUMENT) (Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish 1991, Scottsdale, AZ)
- The Harvester Golf Club (Keith Foster 2000, Rhodes, IA)
- CASCATA GOLF CLUB (Rees Jones 2000, Boulder City, NV)
Courses 61-70
- MID PINES INN AND GOLF CLUB (Donald Ross 1921, Southern Pines, NC)
- THE PETE DYE COURSE AT FRENCH LICK RESORT (Pete Dye 2009, French Lick, IN)
- Reynolds Plantation Resort (Oconee) (Rees Jones 2001, Greensboro, GA)
- PUMPKIN RIDGE GOLF CLUB (GHOST CREEK) (Bob Cupp and John Fought 1992, North Plains, OR)
- KARSTEN CREEK (Tom Fazio 1994, Stillwater, OK)
- CROSSWATER GOLF CLUB (Bob Cupp 1995, Sunriver, OR)
- THE BROADMOOR GOLF CLUB (EAST) (Donald Ross 1918/Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1952, Colorado Springs, CO)
- ATUNYOTE GOLF CLUB AT TURNING STONE RESORT (Tom Fazio 2004, Verona, NY)
- Linville Golf Club (Donald Ross 1928, Linville, NC)
- THE VIRTUES GOLF CLUB (Arthur Hills 1999, Nashport, OH)
Courses 71-80
- WOLF CREEK GOLF CLUB (Dennis Ryder 2000, Mesquite, NV)
- INNISBROOK RESORT (COPPERHEAD) (Lawrence Packard and Roger Packard 1972, Palm Harbor, FL)
- WILDERNESS CLUB (Nick Faldo/Brian Curley 2009, Eureka, MT)
- ATLANTIC CITY COUNTRY CLUB (Reid Park Jr. 1897/Tom Doak 1999, Atlantic City, NJ)
- The Links at Lighthouse Sound (Arthur Hills 2000, Bishopville, MD)
- THE PRAIRIE CLUB (DUNES) (Tom Lehman and Chris Brands 2010, Valentine, NE)
- TRUE BLUE (Mike Strantz 1998, Pawleys Island, SC)
- SENTRYWORLD (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1982, Stevens Point, WI)
- WHISTLING STRAITS (IRISH) (Pete Dye 2000, Sheboygan, WI)
- Marquette Golf Club (Greywalls) (Mike DeVries 2005, Marquette, MI)
Courses 81-90
- OMNI BARTON CREEK RESORT (FAZIO CANYONS) (Tom Fazio 2000, Austin, TX)
- Lake of Isles (North) (Rees Jones 2005, North Stonington, CT)
- Tullymore Golf Club (Jim Engh 2001, Stanwood, MI)
- Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (Schmidt-Curley and Fred Couples 2002, Maricopa, AZ)
- BAREFOOT RESORT (LOVE) (Davis Love III 2000, North Myrtle Beach, SC)
- HAMMOCK BEACH RESORT (OCEAN) (Jack Nicklaus 2000, Palm Coast, FL)
- THE GOLF COURSES OF LAWSONIA (LINKS) (William Langford and Theodore Moreau 1929, Green Lake, WI)
- TOBACOO ROAD GOLF CLUB (Mike Strantz 1998, Sanford, NC)
- Pelican Hill Golf Club (Ocean South) (Tom Fazio 1991, Newport Coast, CA)
- The Glen Club (Tom Fazio 2001, Glenview, IL)
Courses 91-100
- WILD HORSE GOLF CLUB (Dan Proctor and Dave Axland 1999, Gothenburg, NE)
- Sunday River Golf Club (Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2004, Newry, ME)
- THE GOLF CLUB AT REDLANDS MESA (Jim Engh 2001, Grand Junction, CO)
- La Quinta Resort (Mountain) (Pete Dye 1980, La Quinta, CA)
- RUSTIC CANYON GOLF COURSE (Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner and Geoff Shackelford 2001, Moorpark, CA)
- TPC Deere Run (D.A. Weibring 2000, Silvis, IL)
- Bay Harbor Golf Club (Links/Quarry) (Bay Harbor, MI)
- Wynn Las Vegas (Tom Fazio 2005, Las Vegas, NV)
- Grayhawk Golf Club (Talon) (David Graham and Gary Panks 1994, Scottsdale, AZ)
- CIRCLING RAVEN GOLF CLUB (Gene Bates 2003, Worley, ID)