How many of GOLF’s Top 100 Courses are in your state? Find out

We recently unveiled our newest GOLF Top 100 Courses in the U.S. ranking for 2024-25, and once again our raters’ top-ranked courses span across the country, from Hawaii to Florida.

Longtime golf strongholds New York and California lead the way as the No. 1 and No. 2 states with the most Top 100 courses, but the competition has gotten closer. New York moved from 15 to 14 courses, with California growing from 12 to 13 courses on the U.S. list.

Pennsylvania made the biggest move in this year’s list, going from three courses on the 2022-23 Top 100 U.S. list to five this year. In all, 30 states are represented in the ranking, with 18 states featuring more than one course.

How many top courses does your home state have? Find out below with our complete state-by-state breakdown of our newest Top 100 Courses ranking.

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Top 100 Courses in the U.S. 2024-25 broken down by state 

(With overall rank, course name, city, state, architect and year opened) 

New York (14)

3. Shinnecock Hills
Southampton, N.Y.
William Flynn, 1931

4. National Golf Links Of America
Southampton, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald, 1911

11. Fishers Island
Fishers Island, N.Y.
Seth Raynor, 1926

15. Friar’s Head
Baiting Hollow, N.Y.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2003

18. Winged Foot (West)
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1923

28. Garden City
Garden City, N.Y.
Devereux Emmet, 1899/Walter Travis, 1906

29. Maidstone
East Hampton, N.Y.
John Park/Willie Park Jr., 1922

34. Bethpage (Black)
Farmingdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1935

36. Oak Hill (East)
Pittsford, N.Y.
Donald Ross, 1921/Andrew Green, 2020

40. Sleepy Hollow
Scarborough, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor, 1913/A.W. Tillinghast, 1929/Gil Hanse, 2017

45. Winged Foot (East)
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1923

52. Quaker Ridge
Scarsdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1926

53. The Creek
Locust Valley, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor, 1923

66. Piping Rock
Locust Valley, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald, 1911

California (13)

2. Cypress Point
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Alister Mackenzie, 1928

9. Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Jack Neville/Douglas Grant, 1919

10. Los Angeles (North)
Los Angeles
George C. Thomas Jr., 1921

14. Riviera
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
George C. Thomas Jr./Billy Bell Sr., 1926

22. San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1918

26. California Club Of San Francisco
So. San Francisco, Calif.
A.V. Macan, 1926/Alister Mackenzie, 1928/Kyle Phillips, 2007

58. Valley Club Of Montecito
Montecito, Calif.
Alister Mackenzie/Robert Hunter, 1929

59. Olympic (Lake)
Daly City, Calif.
Sam Whiting, 1924

67. Pasatiempo
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Alister Mackenzie, 1929

70. Bel-Air
Los Angeles
George C. Thomas Jr./William F. Bell, 1926

71. Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Bob Baldock, 1962/Mike Strantz, 2004

71. Ladera
Thermal, Calif.
Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner, 2023

90. Monterey Peninsula (Dunes)
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Seth Raynor, 1924/Tom Fazio/Jackson Kahn, 2015

Massachusetts (7)

21. The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel)
Brookline, Mass.
TCC Members/Willie Campbell, 1899

43. Myopia Hunt Club
So. Hamilton, Mass.
H.C. Leeds, 1898

50. Eastward Ho!
Chatham, Mass.
Herbert Fowler, 1922

62. Old Sandwich
Plymouth, Mass.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2004

65. Essex County
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
Donald Ross, 1917

68. Kittansett
Marion, Mass.
William Flynn/Fred Hood, 1922

92. Sankaty Head
Siasconset, Mass.
H. Emerson Armstrong, 1923

New Jersey (6)

1. Pine Valley
Pine Valley, N.J.
George Crump/H.S. Colt, 1918

27. Somerset Hills
Bernardsville, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1918

42. Baltusrol (Lower)
Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1922

64. Plainfield
Plainfield, N.J.
Donald Ross, 1916

75. Hollywood
Deal, N.J. 
Walter Travis, 1915

85. Ridgewood (Championship)
Paramus, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1929

Ohio (6)

31. Camargo
Cincinnati, Ohio
Seth Raynor, 1926

41. Inverness
Toledo, Ohio
Donald Ross, 1919/Andrew Green, 2017

56. Muirfield Village
Dublin, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus/Desmond ft Muirhead, 1974

60. The Golf Club
New Albany, Ohio
Pete Dye, 1967

72. Scioto
Columbus, Ohio
Donald Ross, 1916/Andrew Green, 2021

81. Moraine
Kettering, Ohio
Alex Campbell, 1930

Pennsylvania (5)

5. Oakmont
Oakmont, Penn.
Henry Fownes, 1903

8. Merion (East)
Ardmore, Penn.
Hugh Wilson, 1912

82. Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel, Penn.
Seth Raynor/Charles Banks, 1925

84. Aronimink
Newton Square, Penn.
Donald Ross, 1928

98. Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon)
Flowertown, Penn.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1922/Keith Foster, 2013

Illinois (4)

12. Chicago
Wheaton, Ill.
C.B. Macdonald, 1895/Seth Raynor, 1923

25. Shoreacres
Lake Bluff, Ill.
Seth Raynor, 1921

74. Medinah (#3)
Medinah, Ill.
Tom Bendelow, 1928-32/Ogilvy, Cocking & Mead, 2024

94. Old Elm
Highland Park, Ill.
H.S. Colt, 1913

North Carolina (4)

13. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1907

32. Old Town
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Perry Maxwell, 1939

63. Wade Hampton
Cashiers, N.C.
Tom Fazio, 1987

88. Pinehurst (No. 10)
Pinehurst, N.C.
Tom Doak, 2024

Oregon (4)

19. Pacific Dunes
Bandon, Ore.
Tom Doak, 2001

39. Bandon Trails
Bandon, Ore.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2005

49. Bandon Dunes
Bandon, Ore.
David McLay Kidd, 1999

79. Old Macdonald
Bandon, Ore.
Tom Doak/Jim Urbina, 2010

South Carolina (4)

37. Kiawah Island (Ocean)
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Pete Dye, 1991

47. Yeamans Hall
Hanahan, S.C.
Seth Raynor, 1925

51. Old Barnwell
Aiken, S.C.
Brian Schneider/Blake Conant, 2023

69. Harbour Town
Hilton Head, S.C.
Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus, 1969

Wisconsin (4)

30. The Lido
Sand Valley, Wis.
Tom Doak/Brian Schneider, 2023 (C.B. Macdonald reincarnation)

55. Whistling Straits (Straits)
Haven, Wis.
Pete Dye, 1998

78. Milwaukee
River Hills, Wis.
H.S. Colt/C.H. Alison, 1929

89. Lawsonia (Links)
Green Lake, Wis.
Bill Langford/Ted Moreau, 1930

Florida (3)

17. Seminole
Juno Beach, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1929

48. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Pete Dye, 1981

97. Streamsong (Red)
Streamsong, Fla.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2012

Georgia (3)

6. Augusta National
Augusta, Ga.
Alister Mackenzie/Bobby Jones, 1933

33. Peachtree
Atlanta
Robert Trent Jones Sr./Bobby Jones, 1947

44. Ohoopee Match Club
Cobbtown, Ga.
Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner, 2018

Michigan (3)

20. Oakland Hills (South)
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Donald Ross, 1917/Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1950

23. Crystal Downs
Frankfort, Mich.
Alister Mackenzie/Perry Maxwell, 1932

99. Kingsley
Kingsley, Mich.
Mike Devries, 2001

Colorado (2)

35. Ballyneal
Holyoke, Colo.
Tom Doak, 2006

91. Cherry Hills
Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
William Flynn, 1923

Maryland (2)

61. Congressional (Blue)
Bethesda, Md.
Devereux Emmet, 1924/Andrew Green, 2020

95. Baltimore (Five Farms East)
Baltimore
A.W. Tillinghast, 1926

Minnesota (2)

73. Interlachen
Edina, Minn.
William Watson, 1911/Donald Ross, 1917/Andrew Green, 2024

86. White Bear Yacht Club
White Bear Lake, Minn.
William Watson, 1915

Nebraska (2)

6. Sand Hills
Mullen, Neb.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 1994

46. CapRock Ranch
Valentine, Neb.
Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner 2021

Hawaii (1)

83. Nanea
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
David McLay Kidd, 2003

Idaho (1)

76. Gozzer Ranch
Harrison, Idaho
Tom Fazio, 2007

Kansas (1)

16. Prairie Dunes
Hutchinson, Kan.
Perry Maxwell, 1937/Press Maxwell, 1957

Missouri (1)

93. St. Louis
St. Louis
C.B. Macdonald, 1914

Montana (1)

38. Rock Creek Cattle Company
Deer Lodge, Mont.
Tom Doak, 2008

Nevada (1)

80. Shadow Creek
Las Vegas
Tom Fazio, 1990

Oklahoma (1)

24. Southern Hills
Tulsa, Okla.
Perry Maxwell, 1936

Rhode Island (1)

77. Newport
Newport, R.I.
William F. Davis, 1899/A.W. Tillinghast, 1924

Tennessee (1)

54. Honors Course
Ooltewah, Tenn.
Pete Dye, 1983

Texas (1)

96. Trinity Forest
Dallas, Texas
Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, 2016

Washington (1)

100. Gamble Sands
Brewster, Wash.
David McLay Kidd, 2014

West Virginia (1)

57. Pikewood National
Morgantown, W.V.
J. Robert Gwynne/John Raese, 2009