With more than 20 top-rated public courses spread across six states, the Southeast region of the United States is one of the best areas in the country for proximity to great golf.
Florida tops our latest Top 100 Courses You Can Play list with six courses, but North and South Carolina are right behind, with five courses each. How many courses are near where you live? Check out our full list below.
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GOLF’s 2021-22 ranking of the best public courses in the Southeast
(With overall rank, course name, city, state, architect and year opened)
Florida (6)
10. TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Pete Dye, 1981
19. Streamsong (Red)
Streamsong, FL
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2012
27. Streamsong (Blue)
Streamsong, FL
Tom Doak, 2012
39. Streamsong (Black)
Streamsong, FL
Gil Hanse, 2017
75. Trump National Doral (Blue)
Miami, FL
Dick Wilson, 1961/Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner, 2013
79. Bay Hill
Orlando, FL
Dick Wilson, 1961
North Carolina (5)
2. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst, NC
Donald Ross, 1907
26. Pinehurst (No. 4)
Pinehurst, NC
Donald Ross, 1919/Gil Hanse, 2017
35. Tobacco Road
Sanford, NC
Mike Strantz, 1998
41. Mid Pines
Southern pines, NC
Donald Ross, 1921
44. Pine Needles
Southern pines, NC
Donald Ross, 1927
South Carolina (5)
6. Kiawah Island (Ocean Course)
Kiawah Island, SC
Pete Dye, 1991
16. Harbour Town
Hilton Head, SC
Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus, 1969
45. May River (Palmetto Bluff)
Bluffton, SC
Jack Nicklaus, 2004
53. The Dunes
Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1948
84. Caledonia
Pawleys Island, SC
Mike Strantz, 1994
Georgia (2)
50. Sea Island (Seaside)
Sea Island, GA
Harry S. Colt/Charles Alison, 1929/Tom Fazio, 1999
88. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)
Greensboro, GA
Jack Nicklaus, 1992
Mississippi (2)
43. Mossy Oak
West Point, MS
Gil Hanse, 2016
97. Old Waverly
West Point, MS
Bob Cupp, 1988
Alabama (1)
78. RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Links)
Opelika, AL
Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1992
Texas (1)
98. Memorial Park
Houston, TX
John Bredemus, 1936/Tom Doak/Brooks Koepka, 2019
