A spot on GOLF’s biennial ranking of the best courses in America is the ultimate badge of honor when it comes to course design. And this year, a record 17 new courses made the list. Get to know more about each of the rookie entries below.
![Ohoopee Match Club](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ohoopee-match-club.jpg)
Ohoopee Match Club (No. 32)
Cobbtown, Ga.
Gil Hanse, 2018
For a course description, click here.
![Pikewood National](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pikewood-National-1.jpg)
Pikewood National (No. 60)
Morgantown, W.Va.
J. Robert Gwynne/John Raese 2009
For a course description, click here.
![Gamble Sands](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gamble-Sands-1.jpg)
Gamble Sands (No. 61)
Brewster, Wash.
David McLay Kidd, 2014
For a course description, click here.
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Congaree (No. 72)
Ridgeland, S.C.
Tom Fazio, 2017
For a course description, click here.
![white bear yacht club](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/white-bear-yacht-club.jpg)
White Bear Yacht Club (No. 76)
White Bear Lake, Minn.
William Watson, 1915
For a course description, click here.
![St. Louis CC](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stlouis-1.jpg)
St. Louis (No. 78)
St. Louis, Mo.
C.B. Macdonald, 1914
For a course description, click here.
![Kingsley Club](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/kingsley.jpg)
Kingsley (No. 79)
Kingsley, Mich.
Mike Devries, 2001
For a course description, click here.
![Sheep Ranch Bandon Dunes](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sheep-Ranch-2.jpg)
Sheep Ranch (No. 80)
Bandon, Ore.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2020
For a course description, click here.
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Prairie Club (Dunes) (No. 82)
Valentine, Neb.
Tom Lehman/Chris Brands, 2010
For a course description, click here.
![hollywood golf club](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hollywood.jpg)
Hollywood (No. 83)
Deal, N.J.
Walter Travis, 1915
For a course description, click here.
![glens falls](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/glens-falls.jpg)
Glens Falls (No. 86)
Queensbury, N.Y.
Donald Ross, 1920
For a course description, click here.
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Lawsonia (Links) (No. T87)
Green Lake, Wis.
Bill Langford/Ted Moreau, 1930
For a course description, click here.
![wolf point](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/wolf-point-overhead.jpg)
Wolf Point (No. T87)
La Hood, Texas
Mike Nuzzo, 2008
For a course description, click here.
![mountain ridge](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mountain-ridge.jpg)
Mountain Ridge (No. 90)
West Caldwell, N.J.
Donald Ross, 1929
For a course description, click here.
![](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pinehurst-4.jpg)
Pinehurst, No. 4 (No. 92)
Pinehurst, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1919/Gil Hanse, 2017
For a course description, click here.
![palmetto](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/palmetto.jpg)
Palmetto (No. 93)
Aiken, S.C.
H.C. Leeds, 1897/Alister MacKenzie, 1933
For a course description, click here.
![mammoth dunes](https://golf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/courtesy-mammoth-dunes.jpg)
Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes) (No. 96)
Nekoosa, Wis.
David McLay Kidd, 2018
For a course description, click here.
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