Sixteen in New York. Twelve in California. Five in Oregon. Five in Florida. Right and left, and up and down, GOLF’s list of the Top 100 courses in the U.S. for 2020/2021 covers the country.
In all, 30 states are represented. New York is first, with 16 courses in the Top 100. California is second, with 12, and New Jersey is third, with eight.
The list’s top two courses bookend the continental U.S., too. The top-ranked course, Pine Valley, is in New Jersey, while the No. 2 course, Cypress Point, is in California.
It’s here! GOLF’s 2020-21 ranking of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S.
Following New Jersey on the state list are Massachusetts (6), Florida (5), Ohio (5), Oregon (5), South Carolina (5), Wisconsin (5), North Carolina (4), Georgia (3), Michigan (3), Pennsylvania (3), Illinois (2), Colorado (2), Nebraska (2), Hawaii (1), Idaho (1), Kansas (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), Montana (1), Nevada (1), Oklahoma (1), Rhode Island (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (1), Washington (1) and West Virginia (1).
Our Top 100 Courses in the U.S. broken down by state
(With overall rank, course name, city, state, architect and year opened)
New York (16)
3. Shinnecock Hills
Southampton, N.Y.
Toomey & Flynn, 1931
4. National Golf Links Of America
Southampton, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald, 1911
9. Fishers Island
Fishers Island, N.Y.
Seth Raynor, 1926
13. Friar’s Head
Baiting Hollow, N.Y.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2003
15. Winged Foot (West)
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1923
25. Garden City
Garden City, N.Y.
Devereux Emmet, 1899/Walter Travis, 1906
29. Maidstone
East Hampton, N.Y.
John Park/Willie Park Jr., 1922
30. Bethpage (Black)
Farmingdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1935
36. Sleepy Hollow
Scarborough, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor, 1913/A.W. Tillinghast, 1929/Gil Hanse, 2017
39. Quaker Ridge
Scarsdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1926
40. Oak Hill (East)
Pittsford, N.Y.
Donald Ross, 1921/Andrew Green, 2020
46. Winged Foot (East)
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1923
56. Piping Rock
Locust Valley, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald, 1911
62. The Creek
Locust Valley, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor, 1923
86. Glens Falls
Queensbury, N.Y.
Donald Ross, 1920
97. Sebonack
Southampton, N.Y.
Jack Nicklaus/Tom Doak, 2006
California (12)
2. Cypress Point
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Alister Mackenzie, 1928
10. Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Jack Neville/Douglas Grant, 1919
12. Los Angeles (North)
Los Angeles
George C. Thomas Jr., 1921
17. Riviera
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
George C. Thomas Jr./Billy Bell Sr., 1926
21. San Francisco
San Francisco, Calif.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1918
27. California Club Of San Francisco
So. San Francisco, Calif.
A.V. Macan, 1926/Alister Mackenzie, 1928/Kyle Phillips, 2007
54. Olympic (Lake)
Daly City, Calif.
Sam Whiting, 1924
55. Valley Club Of Montecito
Montecito, Calif.
Alister Mackenzie/Robert Hunter, 1929
59. Pasatiempo
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Alister Mackenzie, 1929
67. Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Bob Baldock, 1962/Mike Strantz, 2004
68. Bel-Air
Los Angeles
George C. Thomas Jr./William F. Bell, 1926
85. Monterey Peninsula (Dunes)
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Seth Raynor, 1924/Tom Fazio/Jackson Kahn, 2015
New Jersey (8)
1. Pine Valley
Pine Valley, N.J.
George Crump/H.S. Colt, 1918
23. Somerset Hills
Bernardsville, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1918
57. Plainfield
Plainfield, N.J.
Donald Ross, 1916
69. Baltusrol (Lower)
Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1922
74. Ridgewood (W/E)
Paramus, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1929
83. Hollywood
Deal, N.J.
Walter Travis, 1915
90. Mountain Ridge
West Caldwell, N.J.
Donald Ross, 1929
99. Baltusrol (Upper)
Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast, 1922
Massachusetts (6)
22. The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel)
Brookline, Mass.
TCC Members/Willie Campbell, 1899
43. Myopia Hunt Club
So. Hamilton, Mass.
H.C. Leeds, 1898
52. Old Sandwich
Plymouth, Mass.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2004
53. Eastward Ho!
Chatham, Mass.
Herbert Fowler, 1922
58. Kittansett
Marion, Mass.
William Flynn/Fred Hood, 1922
64. Essex County
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass
Donald Ross, 1917
Florida (5)
20. Seminole
Juno Beach, Fla.
Donald Ross, 1929
45. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Pete Dye, 1981
77. Streamsong (Red)
Streamsong, Fla.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2012
95. Streamsong (Blue)
Streamsong, Fla.
Tom Doak, 2012
98. Calusa Pines
Naples, Fla.
Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry, 2001
Ohio (5)
26. Camargo
Cincinnati
Seth Raynor, 1926
33. Inverness
Toledo, Ohio
Donald Ross, 1919/Andrew Green, 2017
42. The Golf Club
New Albany, Ohio
Pete Dye, 1967
51. Muirfield Village
Dublin, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus/Desmond Muirhead, 1974
65. Moraine
Kettering, Ohio
Alex Campbell, 1930
Oregon (5)
19. Pacific Dunes
Bandon, Ore.
Tom Doak, 2001
38. Bandon Trails
Bandon, Ore.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2005
44. Bandon Dunes
Bandon, Ore.
David McLay Kidd, 1999
66. Old Macdonald
Bandon, Ore.
Tom Doak/Jim Urbina, 2010
80. Sheep Ranch
Bandon, Ore.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2020
South Carolina (5)
31. Kiawah Island (Ocean)
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Pete Dye, 1991
47. Yeamans Hall
Hanahan, S.C.
Seth Raynor, 1925
72. Congaree
Ridgeland, S.C.
Tom Fazio, 2017
73. Harbour Town
Hilton Head, S.C.
Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus, 1969
93. Palmetto
Aiken, S.C.
H.C. Leeds, 1897/Alister Mackenzie, 1933
Wisconsin (5)
49. Whistling Straits (Straits)
Haven, Wis.
Pete Dye, 1998
71. Milwaukee
River Hills, Wis.
H.S. Colt/C.H. Alison, 1929
87 (Tie). Lawsonia (Links)
Green Lake, Wis.
Bill Langford/Ted Moreau, 1930
91. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Nekoosa, Wis.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2017
96. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Nekoosa, Wis.
David McLay Kidd, 2018
North Carolina (4)
11. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1907
41. Old Town
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Perry Maxwell, 1939
50. Wade Hampton
Cashiers, N.C.
Tom Fazio, 1987
92. Pinehurst (No. 4)
Pinehurst, N.C.
Donald Ross, 1919/Gil Hanse, 2017
Georgia (3)
6. Augusta National
Augusta, Ga.
Alister Mackenzie/Bobby Jones, 1933
32. Ohoopee Match Club
Cobbtown, Ga.
Gil Hanse, 2018
37. Peachtree
Atlanta
Robert Trent Jones Sr./Bobby Jones, 1947
Michigan (3)
16. Crystal Downs
Frankfort, Mich.
Alister Mackenzie/Perry Maxwell, 1932
35. Oakland Hills (South)
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Donald Ross, 1917/Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1950
79. Kingsley
Kingsley, Mich.
Mike Devries, 2001
Pennsylvania (3)
5. Oakmont
Oakmont, Penn.
Henry Fownes, 1903
8. Merion (East)
Ardmore, Penn.
Hugh Wilson, 1912
89. Aronimink
Newton Square, Penn.
Donald Ross, 1928
Illinois (2)
14. Chicago
Wheaton, Ill.
C.B. Macdonald, 1895/Seth Raynor, 1923
24. Shoreacres
Lake Bluff, Ill.
Seth Raynor, 1921
Colorado (2)
34. Ballyneal
Holyoke, Colo.
Tom Doak, 2006
100. Cherry Hills
Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
William Flynn, 1923
Nebraska (2)
7. Sand Hills
Mullen, Neb.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 1994
82. Prairie Club (Dunes)
Valentine, Neb.
Tom Lehman/Chris Brands, 2010
Hawaii (1)
94. Nanea
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
David McLay Kidd, 2003
Idaho (1)
70. Gozzer Ranch
Harrison, Idaho
Tom Fazio, 2007
Kansas (1)
18. Prairie Dunes
Hutchinson, Kan.
Perry Maxwell, 1937/Press Maxwell, 1957
Maryland (1)
75. Baltimore (Five Farms East)
Baltimore
A.W. Tillinghast, 1926
Minnesota (1)
76. White Bear Yacht Club
White Bear Lake, Minn.
William Watson, 1915
Missouri (1)
78. St. Louis
St. Louis
C.B. Macdonald, 1914
Montana (1)
48. Rock Creek Cattle Company
Deer Lodge, Mont.
Tom Doak, 2008
Nevada (1)
81. Shadow Creek
Las Vegas
Tom Fazio, 1990
Oklahoma (1)
28. Southern Hills
Tulsa, Okla.
Perry Maxwell, 1936
Rhode Island (1)
84. Newport
Newport, R.I.
William F. Davis, 1899/A.W. Tillinghast, 1924
Tennessee (1)
63. Honors Course
Ooltewah, Tenn.
Pete Dye, 1983
Texas (1)
87 (Tie). Wolf Point
La Hood, Texas
Mike Nuzzo, 2008
Washington (1)
61. Gamble Sands
Brewster, Wash.
David McLay Kidd, 2014
West Virginia (1)
60. Pikewood National
Morgantown, W.V.
J. Robert Gwynne/John Raese, 2009