Golfweek's Best 2026 top 200 resort golf courses in the U.S.

Welcome to the Golfweek's Best 2026 ranking of the top 200 resort courses in the United States. Our hundreds of course raters have been busy, especially with checking out new courses that have earned a spot on this prestigious list.

Ambitious resort developers have been busy in recent years after a long slowdown in the introduction of new courses. Layouts such as the Lido and Sedge Valley at Sand Valley in Wisconsin, Pinehurst No. 10 in North Carolina, and the Karoo and Roost layouts at Cabot Citrus Farms in Florida have in recent years popped into the rankings of top resort courses in the U.S.

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This year is no different, with a handful of new courses making the Golfweek’s Best ranking of resort courses. Tops among them is The Keep at The McLemore, a Bill Bergin and Rees Jones design perched high atop Lookout Mountain in Georgia. The new layout joins the property’s established Highlands course among the top 200 resort layouts in the U.S., with The Keep jumping into the No. 25 spot since opening in 2025. The views from the cliffside holes are staggering, with a valley floor some 1,500 feet below and mountains all around.

Also new for this year’s rankings is the Tom Fazio-designed layout at High Hampton Resort in North Carolina. The high-country course, which opened in 2021, has surpassed the minimum number of rater votes to break into the rankings of top resort courses at No. 45. The success of High Hampton extends Fazio’s run of excellence, this course raising his total to 23 layouts in the resort rankings.

There’s even room for an older course finding new life and a spot in this year’s rankings. The North Course at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in California breaks into the rankings at No. 56 after the original 1965 design was overhauled by the team of Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner.

There also is a can’t-miss course leaping into the rankings in a tie for No. 73: The Scarecrow at Gamble Sands by David McLay Kidd and Nick Schaan. The second course at the popular Washington resort is perched atop cliffs and ridges overlooking the Columbia River, and it serves as a twist on the original Gamble Sands layout with more risk-reward opportunities and even better views. Expect to see the brand-new Scarecrow climb in the rankings in the coming years.

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To compile this list, the members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final, cumulative rating. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the category. This list focuses on the courses themselves, not the resorts as a whole or other amenities.

* New to or returning to the list

1. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links)

Average rating: 8.76

2025 ranking: 1

Location: Pebble Beach, CA

Architect(s): Douglas Grant, Jack Neville

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Year opened: 1919

2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)

Average rating: 8.49

2025 ranking: 2

Location: Bandon, OR

Architect(s): Tom Doak

Year opened: 2001

3. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)

Average rating: 8.28

2025 ranking: 3

Location: Pinehurst, NC

Architect(s): Donald Ross

Year opened: 1907

4. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)

Average rating: 8.14

2025 ranking: 4

Location: Mosel, WI

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1998

5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)

Average rating: 8.11

2025 ranking: 5

Location: Bandon, OR

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 2005

6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)

Average rating: 8.04

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2025 ranking: 6

Location: Bandon, OR

Architect(s): Tom Doak, Jim Urbina

Year opened: 2010

7. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)

Average rating: 8.03

2025 ranking: 7

Location: Bandon, OR

Architect(s): David McLay Kidd

Year opened: 1999

8. Shadow Creek

Average rating: 7.99

2025 ranking: 8

Location: North Las Vegas, NV

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1990

9. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course)

Average rating: 7.96

2025 ranking: 9

Location: Kiawah Island, SC

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1991

10. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)

Average rating: 7.72

2025 ranking: 11

Location: Pebble Beach, CA

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.

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Year opened: 1966

11. Sand Valley (Lido)

Average rating: 7.69

2025 ranking: 10

Location: Nekoosa, WI

Architect(s): C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Tom Doak, Brian Schneider

Year opened: 2023

12. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

Average rating: 7.66

2025 ranking: 12

Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1980

T13. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)

Average rating: 7.65

2025 ranking: 13

Location: Bandon, OR

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 2020

T13. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele)

Average rating: 7.65

2025 ranking: 14

Location: Lanai, HI

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 1993

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15. Pinehurst Resort (No. 10)

Average rating: 7.57

2025 ranking: 19

Location: Aberdeen, NC

Architect(s): Tom Doak, Angela Moser

Year opened: 2024

16. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)

Average rating: 7.51

2025 ranking: T16

Location: Nekoosa, WI

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 2017

17. Streamsong (Red)

Average rating: 7.50

2025 ranking: 15

Location: Bowling Green, FL

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 2012

18. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)

Average rating: 7.49

2025 ranking: T16

Location: Nekoosa, WI

Architect(s): David McLay Kidd

Year opened: 2018

19. Streamsong (Blue)

Average rating: 7.38

2025 ranking: 22

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Location: Bowling Green, FL

Architect(s): Tom Doak

Year opened: 2012

T20. Erin Hills

Average rating: 7.37

2025 ranking: 23

Location: Erin, WI

Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten

Year opened: 2006

T20. Gamble Sands

Average rating: 7.37

2025 ranking: 20

Location: Brewster, WA

Architect(s): David McLay Kidd

Year opened: 2014

22. Kapalua (Plantation)

Average rating: 7.36

2025 ranking: 18

Location: Maui, HI

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 1991

23. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town Golf Links)

Average rating: 7.31

2025 ranking: 24

Location: Hilton Head Island, SC

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1969

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24. Sea Island (Seaside)

Average rating: 7.30

2025 ranking: 25

Location: St. Simons Island, GA

Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt, Joe Lee, Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1929

25. McLemore (The Keep)*

Average rating: 7.27

Location: Rising Fawn, GA

Architect(s): Bill Bergin, Rees Jones

Year opened: 2025

26. Sand Valley (Sedge Valley)

Average rating: 7.25

2025 ranking: 21

Location: Nekoosa, WI

Architect(s): Tom Doak

Year opened: 2024

T27. Streamsong (Black)

Average rating: 7.21

2025 ranking: 26

Location: Bowling Green, FL

Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner

Year opened: 2017

T27. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)

Average rating: 7.21

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2025 ranking: 27

Location: Arcadia, MI

Architect(s): Warren Henderson, Rick Smith

Year opened: 1999

29. Primland (Highland)

Average rating: 7.14

2025 ranking: 32

Location: Meadows of Dan, VA

Architect(s): Donald Steel

Year opened: 2006

T30. Black Desert Resort

Average rating: 7.11

2025 ranking: 28

Location: Ivins, UT

Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf, Phil Smith

Year opened: 2023

T30. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)

Average rating: 7.11

2025 ranking: 31

Location: Hot Springs, VA

Architect(s): William S. Flynn

Year opened: 1923

32. Pinehurst Resort (No. 4)

Average rating: 7.09

2025 ranking: T29

Location: Pinehurst, NC

Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner

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Year opened: 2018

33. Prairie Club (Dunes)

Average rating: 7.05

2025 ranking: 34

Location: Valentine, NE

Architect(s): Tom Lehman, Chris Brands

Year opened: 2010

34. Fallen Oak

Average rating: 7.03

2025 ranking: T29

Location: Saucier, MS

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2006

35. Giants Ridge (Quarry)

Average rating: 7.01

2025 ranking: T35

Location: Biwabik, MN

Architect(s): Jeff Brauer

Year opened: 2003

36. Forest Dunes (Loop Red & Black)

Average rating: 6.94

2025 ranking: 38

Location: Roscommon, MI

Architect(s): Tom Doak

Year opened: 2016

37. Mossy Oak

Average rating: 6.93

2025 ranking: T35

Location: West Point, MS

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Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner

Year opened: 2016

38. Lajitas (Black Jack's Crossing)

Average rating: 6.91

2025 ranking: 37

Location: Lajitas, TX

Architect(s): Lanny Wadkins

Year opened: 2012

39. Cache Creek Casino Resort (Yocha Dehe)

Average rating: 6.88

2025 ranking: T39

Location: Brooks, CA

Architect(s): Brad Bell

Year opened: 2008

40. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)

Average rating: 6.87

2025 ranking: T39

Location: Kohler, WI

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1988

T41. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)

Average rating: 6.85

2025 ranking: T43

Location: Hollister, MO

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 2018

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T41. Mid Pines

Average rating: 6.85

2025 ranking: 41

Location: Southern Pines, NC

Architect(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz

Year opened: 1921

T41. Princeville Makai

Average rating: 6.85

2025 ranking: 33

Location: Princeville, HI

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Year opened: 1971

44. Pine Needles

Average rating: 6.83

2025 ranking: 47

Location: Southern Pines, NC

Architect(s): Donald Ross, John Fought, Kyle Franz

Year opened: 1927

45. High Hampton*

Average rating: 6.81

Location: Cashiers, NC

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2021

T46. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)

Average rating: 6.80

2025 ranking: 42

Location: Brooksville, FL

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Architect(s): Kyle Franz

Year opened: 2024

T46. The Greenbrier (Old White)

Average rating: 6.80

2025 ranking: 48

Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV

Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George

Year opened: 1914

48. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay)

Average rating: 6.79

2025 ranking: T50

Location: Pebble Beach, CA

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Sandy Tatum, Tom Watson

Year opened: 1987

T49. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)

Average rating: 6.77

2025 ranking: 45

Location: French Lick, IN

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 2009

T49. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)

Average rating: 6.77

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2025 ranking: 49

Location: Seneca, OR

Architect(s): Dan Hixson

Year opened: 2017

T49. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch East)

Average rating: 6.77

2025 ranking: T52

Location: Frisco, TX

Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner

Year opened: 2023

T52. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)

Average rating: 6.74

2025 ranking: 54

Location: Hollister, MO

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1999

T52. Tobacco Road

Average rating: 6.74

2025 ranking: 58

Location: Sanford, NC

Architect(s): Michael Strantz

Year opened: 1998

T52. Mauna Kea Resort (Mauna Kea)

Average rating: 6.74

2025 ranking: 46

Location: Kohala Coast, HI

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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Year opened: 1964

55. Firestone (South)

Average rating: 6.72

2025 ranking: T52

Location: Akron, OH

Architect(s): Bert Way, Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Year opened: 1929

56. Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (North)*

Average rating: 6.71

Location: Carlsbad, CA

Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner

Year opened: 2024

57. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)

Average rating: 6.70

2025 ranking: T55

Location: Williamsburg, VA

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones, Greg Muirhead

Year opened: 1963

T58. Sand Hollow (Championship)

Average rating: 6.69

2025 ranking: T43

Location: Hurricane, UT

Architect(s): John Fought, Andy Staples

Year opened: 2008

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T58. Keswick Hall (Full Cry)

Average rating: 6.69

2025 ranking: 57

Location: Keswick, VA

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 2014

T58. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Average rating: 6.69

2025 ranking: T66

Location: Kailua-Kona, HI

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 1996

61. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Average rating: 6.68

2025 ranking: T55

Location: Pawleys Island, SC

Architect(s): Michael Strantz

Year opened: 1994

T62. Arcadia Bluffs (South)

Average rating: 6.67

2025 ranking: T66

Location: Arcadia, MI

Architect(s): Dana Fry, Jason Straka

Year opened: 2018

T62. Forest Dunes (Forest Dunes)

Average rating: 6.67

2025 ranking: T61

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Location: Roscommon, MI

Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf

Year opened: 2002

T62. Rams Hill

Average rating: 6.67

2025 ranking: T61

Location: Borrego Springs, CA

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2008

T62. Dunes Golf & Beach Club

Average rating: 6.67

2025 ranking: T50

Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones

Year opened: 1949

T62. Prairie Club (Pines)

Average rating: 6.67

2025 ranking: T64

Location: Valentine, NE

Architect(s): Graham Marsh

Year opened: 2010

T67. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne’s Valley)

Average rating: 6.66

2025 ranking: T71

Location: Hollister, MO

Architect(s): Tiger Woods

Year opened: 2020

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T67. Cascata

Average rating: 6.66

2025 ranking: 59

Location: Boulder City, NV

Architect(s): Rees Jones

Year opened: 2000

T67. Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Average rating: 6.66

2025 ranking: T64

Location: Orlando, FL

Architect(s): Dick Wilson, Arnold Palmer

Year opened: 1961

T67. Sunriver Resort (Crosswater)

Average rating: 6.66

2025 ranking: 60

Location: Sunriver, OR

Architect(s): Bob Cupp, John Fought

Year opened: 1995

T67. The Wilderness Club Montana

Average rating: 6.66

2025 ranking: 90

Location: Eureka, MT

Architect(s): Nick Faldo

Year opened: 2009

72. Wailea (Gold)

Average rating: 6.65

2025 ranking: 93

Location: Maui, HI

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Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Year opened: 1994

T73. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)

Average rating: 6.63

2025 ranking: T71

Location: Greensboro, GA

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 1992

T73. Old Waverly

Average rating: 6.63

2025 ranking: T68

Location: West Point, MS

Architect(s): Bob Cupp, Jerry Pate

Year opened: 1988

T73. Gamble Sands (Scarecrow)*

Average rating: 6.63

Location: Brewster, WA

Architect(s): David McLay Kidd, Nick Schaan

Year opened: 2025

76. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)

Average rating: 6.62

2025 ranking: T68

Location: Seneca, OR

Architect(s): Dan Hixson

Year opened: 2017

77. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish)

Average rating: 6.61

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2025 ranking: T68

Location: Mosel, WI

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 2000

T78. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)

Average rating: 6.60

2025 ranking: T71

Location: Fort McDowell, AZ

Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw

Year opened: 2006

T78. PGA National Resort (Champion)

Average rating: 6.60

2025 ranking: 80

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Architect(s): Tom Fazio, George Fazio, Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 1981

T78. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)

Average rating: 6.60

2025 ranking: T74

Location: Bedford, PA

Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Spencer Oldham, Ron Forse

Year opened: 1923

T81. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)

Average rating: 6.59

2025 ranking: T76

Location: Austin, TX

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1999

T81. CordeValle

Average rating: 6.59

2025 ranking: T61

Location: San Martin, CA

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Year opened: 2000

T81. The Broadmoor (East)

Average rating: 6.59

2025 ranking: T76

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Architect(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Year opened: 1918

T84. Boyne's Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)

Average rating: 6.56

2025 ranking: T81

Location: Bay Harbor, MI

Architect(s): Arthur Hills

Year opened: 1997

T84. Cape Cod National

Average rating: 6.56

2025 ranking: T74

Location: Brewster, MA

Architect(s): Brian Silva

Year opened: 1998

86. Pinehurst Resort (No. 8)

Average rating: 6.55

2025 ranking: 84

Location: Pinehurst, NC

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1996

87. Red Sky (Fazio)

Average rating: 6.54

2025 ranking: 79

Location: Wolcott, CO

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2002

T88. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Average rating: 6.53

2025 ranking: 86

Location: Tower, MN

Architect(s): Jeff Brauer

Year opened: 2004

T88. Mauna Lani (North)

Average rating: 6.53

2025 ranking: T87

Location: Waimea, HI

Architect(s): R. F. Cain, Homer Flint, Robin Nelson

Year opened: 1981

T90. Wolf Creek

Average rating: 6.52

2025 ranking: T81

Location: Mesquite, NV

Architect(s): Dennis Rider, John Rider

Year opened: 2000

T90. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch West)

Average rating: 6.52

2025 ranking: 95

Location: Frisco, TX

Architect(s): Beau Welling

Year opened: 2023

T90. Boothbay Harbor Country Club

Average rating: 6.52

2025 ranking: T87

Location: Boothbay, ME

Architect(s): Wayne Stiles, John Van Kleek, Bruce Hepner

Year opened: 1921

T90. The Preserve

Average rating: 6.52

2025 ranking: T103

Location: Vancleave, MS

Architect(s): Jerry Pate

Year opened: 2006

T94. SentryWorld

Average rating: 6.51

2025 ranking: T81

Location: Stevens Point, WI

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Jay Blasi, Bruce Charlton

Year opened: 1982

T94. Mountain Sky (Rising Sun)*

Average rating: 6.51

Location: Emigrant, MT

Architect(s): Johnny Miller

Year opened: 2012

T94. Tamarack Resort (Osprey Meadows)*

Average rating: 6.51

Location: Tamarack, ID

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Year opened: 2005

97. Innisbrook (Copperhead)

Average rating: 6.50

2025 ranking: T96

Location: Palm Harbor, FL

Architect(s): Lawrence Packard

Year opened: 1974

T98. PGA West (Stadium)

Average rating: 6.49

2025 ranking: 85

Location: La Quinta, CA

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1986

T98. Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort (Circling Raven)

Average rating: 6.49

2025 ranking: T113

Location: Worley, ID

Architect(s): Gene Bates

Year opened: 2003

100. True Blue

Average rating: 6.48

2025 ranking: T93

Location: Pawleys Island, SC

Architect(s): Michael Strantz

Year opened: 1998

T101. Pursell Farms (FarmLinks)

Average rating: 6.47

2025 ranking: T90

Location: Sylacauga, AL

Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry

Year opened: 2003

T101. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium)

Average rating: 6.47

2025 ranking: T87

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Architect(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf

Year opened: 1986

T101. Incline Village (Championship)

Average rating: 6.47

2025 ranking: T103

Location: Incline Village, NV

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Kyle Phillips

Year opened: 1964

104. Southern Pines Golf Club

Average rating: 6.46

2025 ranking: T96

Location: Southern Pines, NC

Architect(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz

Year opened: 1923

105. Juniper Preserve (Pronghorn Club - Nicklaus)

Average rating: 6.44

2025 ranking: 90

Location: Bend, OR

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 2004

106. Madden's on Gull Lake (Classic)

Average rating: 6.43

2025 ranking: T76

Location: Brainerd, MN

Architect(s): Scott Hoffman

Year opened: 1997

T107. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)

Average rating: 6.42

2025 ranking: T100

Location: Farmington, PA

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1995

T107. Gull Lake View Resort (Stoatin Brae)

Average rating: 6.42

2025 ranking: T98

Location: Augusta, MI

Architect(s): Tom Doak

Year opened: 2017

T107. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)

Average rating: 6.42

2025 ranking: T98

Location: Verona, NY

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2004

T107. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol Hill (Judge)

Average rating: 6.42

2025 ranking: T106

Location: Prattville, AL

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich

Year opened: 2000

T107. Wynn Golf Club

Average rating: 6.42

2025 ranking: 109

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2019

112. Cabot Citrus Farms (Roost)*

Average rating: 6.41

Location: Brooksville, FL

Architect(s): Kyle Franz, Ran Morrissett, Rod Whitman, Mike Nuzzo

Year opened: 2024

T113. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

Average rating: 6.40

2025 ranking: T110

Location: Maricopa, AZ

Architect(s): Lee Schmidt, Brian Curley

Year opened: 2002

T113. TPC San Antonio (Oaks)

Average rating: 6.40

2025 ranking: T110

Location: San Antonio, TX

Architect(s): Greg Norman

Year opened: 2010

115. Wailea (Emerald)

Average rating: 6.39

2025 ranking: T122

Location: Maui, HI

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Year opened: 1994

T116. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross)

Average rating: 6.38

2025 ranking: T103

Location: French Lick, IN

Architect(s): Donald Ross

Year opened: 1917

T116. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Ocean)

Average rating: 6.38

2025 ranking: T106

Location: Palm Coast, FL

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 2000

T116. Firestone (North)

Average rating: 6.38

2025 ranking: T100

Location: Akron, OH

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Year opened: 1969

119. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Poipu Bay)

Average rating: 6.37

2025 ranking: T113

Location: Koloa, HI

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Year opened: 1991

120. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)

Average rating: 6.36

2025 ranking: T100

Location: Miami, FL

Architect(s): Dick Wilson, Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner

Year opened: 1962

121. The Quail

Average rating: 6.35

2025 ranking: T133

Location: Carmel, CA

Architect(s): Robert Muir Graves, Todd Eckenrode

Year opened: 1964

122. Ocean Course at Hokuala

Average rating: 6.33

2025 ranking: T113

Location: Lihue, HI

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 1988

T123. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Lakes)

Average rating: 6.32

2025 ranking: T117

Location: Opelika, AL

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Roger Rulewich

Year opened: 1992

T123. Giants Ridge (Legend)

Average rating: 6.32

2025 ranking: 108

Location: Biwabik, MN

Architect(s): Jeff Brauer, Lanny Watkins

Year opened: 1997

125. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)

Average rating: 6.30

2025 ranking: T117

Location: Newport Coast, CA

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1991

T126. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)

Average rating: 6.28

2025 ranking: T110

Location: Marana, AZ

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 2009

T126. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)

Average rating: 6.28

2025 ranking: T133

Location: La Quinta, CA

Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus

Year opened: 1987

T128. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)

Average rating: 6.27

2025 ranking: 121

Location: Greensboro, GA

Architect(s): Rees Jones

Year opened: 2002

T128. Tullymore Golf Resort (Tullymore)

Average rating: 6.27

2025 ranking: 148

Location: Stanwood, MI

Architect(s): Jim Engh

Year opened: 2002

T128. Bald Head Island Club

Average rating: 6.27

2025 ranking: 116

Location: Bald Head Island, NC

Architect(s): George Cobb, Tim Cate

Year opened: 1974

T128. Firekeeper

Average rating: 6.27

2025 ranking: T124

Location: Mayetta, KS

Architect(s): Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay

Year opened: 2011

T132. Mauna Lani (South)

Average rating: 6.26

2025 ranking: T156

Location: Waimea, HI

Architect(s): R. F. Cain, Homer Flint, Robin Nelson

Year opened: 1981

T132. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)

Average rating: 6.26

2025 ranking: T117

Location: Philadelphia, MS

Architect(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate

Year opened: 1999

T134. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Ross Bridge)

Average rating: 6.25

2025 ranking: T138

Location: Hoover, AL

Architect(s): Roger Rulewich

Year opened: 2005

T134. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)

Average rating: 6.25

2025 ranking: T117

Location: Newport Coast, CA

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1993

T134. Boar's Head Resort (Birdwood)

Average rating: 6.25

2025 ranking: 127

Location: Charlottesville, VA

Architect(s): Davis Love III, Mark Love, Scot Sherman

Year opened: 2020

T134. The Sagamore

Average rating: 6.25

2025 ranking: T124

Location: Bolton Landing, NY

Architect(s): Donald Ross

Year opened: 1928

T138. Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes)

Average rating: 6.23

2025 ranking: T133

Location: Hilton Head Island, SC

Architect(s): Davis Love III

Year opened: 2016

T138. Kingsmill Resort (River)

Average rating: 6.23

2025 ranking: T133

Location: Williamsburg, VA

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1975

T140. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)

Average rating: 6.22

2025 ranking: 141

Location: Fort McDowell, AZ

Architect(s): Scott Miller

Year opened: 2001

T140. Sea Island GC (Plantation)

Average rating: 6.22

2025 ranking: T142

Location: St. Simons Island, GA

Architect(s): Walter J. Travis, Dick Wilson, Davis Love III

Year opened: 1928

T140. Park Hyatt Aviara

Average rating: 6.22

2025 ranking: T158

Location: Carlsbad, CA

Architect(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay

Year opened: 1991

T140. The Glen Club

Average rating: 6.22

2025 ranking: T142

Location: Glenview, IL

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2001

T144. Troon North (Monument)

Average rating: 6.21

2025 ranking: T130

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Architect(s): Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf

Year opened: 1990

T144. Ventana Canyon (Mountain)

Average rating: 6.21

2025 ranking: T133

Location: Tucson, AZ

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1987

T144. Red Sky (Norman)

Average rating: 6.21

2025 ranking: T124

Location: Wolcott, CO

Architect(s): Greg Norman

Year opened: 2003

T144. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)

Average rating: 6.21

2025 ranking: 132

Location: Hamburg, NJ

Architect(s): Roger Rulewich

Year opened: 1998

148. Pine Dunes Resort & Golf Club

Average rating: 6.20

2025 ranking: T130

Location: Frankston, TX

Architect(s): Jay Morrish

Year opened: 2001

T149. Boyne Highlands (Arthur Hills)

Average rating: 6.19

2025 ranking: T138

Location: Harbor Springs, MI

Architect(s): Arthur Hills

Year opened: 2000

T149. PGA Golf Club (Dye)

Average rating: 6.19

2025 ranking: T148

Location: Port St. Lucie, FL

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1998

T149. RainDance National

Average rating: 6.19

2025 ranking: T148

Location: Windsor, CO

Architect(s): Fred Funk, Harrison Minchew

Year opened: 2022

T152. Omni Homestead Resort & Spa (Old)*

Average rating: 6.18

Location: Hot Springs, VA

Architect(s): Donald Ross, William Flynn, Rees Jones

Year opened: 1913

T152. Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand)

Average rating: 6.18

2025 ranking: T145

Location: San Diego, CA

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1999

T152. Camp Creek

Average rating: 6.18

2025 ranking: T127

Location: Watersound, FL

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2001

T152. Whitehawk Ranch

Average rating: 6.18

2025 ranking: T164

Location: Clio, CA

Architect(s): Dick Bailey

Year opened: 1996

T156. Hammock Beach Resort & Spa (Conservatory)

Average rating: 6.17

2025 ranking: T142

Location: Palm Coast, FL

Architect(s): Tom Watson

Year opened: 2006

T156. Waynesville Inn & Golf Club

Average rating: 6.17

2025 ranking: T156

Location: Waynesville, NC

Architect(s): Bobby Weed

Year opened: 2023

T158. McLemore (Highlands)

Average rating: 6.16

2025 ranking: T122

Location: Rising Fawn, GA

Architect(s): Rees Jones, Bill Bergin

Year opened: 2019

T158. Kohler Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)

Average rating: 6.16

2025 ranking: T148

Location: Kohler, WI

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1988

T160. Omni Mount Washington Resort (Mount Washington)

Average rating: 6.15

2025 ranking: T138

Location: Bretton Woods, NH

Architect(s): Donald Ross, Brian Silva

Year opened: 1915

T160. Reynolds Lake Oconee (The Preserve)

Average rating: 6.15

2025 ranking: T164

Location: Greensboro, GA

Architect(s): Bob Cupp

Year opened: 1988

T162. Desert Willow (Firecliff)

Average rating: 6.14

2025 ranking: T153

Location: Palm Desert, CA

Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry

Year opened: 1997

T162. Sea Pines Resort (Heron Point)

Average rating: 6.14

2025 ranking: T153

Location: Hilton Head Island, SC

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 2007

T164. TPC Sawgrass (Dye's Valley)

Average rating: 6.13

2025 ranking: T145

Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1987

T164. The Resort at Glade Springs (Stonehaven)*

Average rating: 6.13

Location: Daniels, WV

Architect(s): Brian Ault, Tom Clark

Year opened: 2003

T166. Seaview (Bay)

Average rating: 6.12

2025 ranking: T158

Location: Galloway, NJ

Architect(s): Donald Ross, Hugh Wilson

Year opened: 1914

T166. Turtle Bay Resort (Arnold Palmer)

Average rating: 6.12

2025 ranking: 152

Location: Kahuku, HI

Architect(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay

Year opened: 1992

T166. Hidden River Golf & Casting Club

Average rating: 6.12

2025 ranking: T153

Location: Brutus, MI

Architect(s): W. Bruce Matthews III

Year opened: 1997

T169. Coeur d'Alene Resort

Average rating: 6.11

2025 ranking: 161

Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID

Architect(s): Scott Miller

Year opened: 1991

T169. Fox Run (formerly Okemo Valley)

Average rating: 6.11

2025 ranking: T198

Location: Ludlow, VT

Architect(s): Steve Durkee

Year opened: 2000

T171. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)

Average rating: 6.10

2025 ranking: T171

Location: Austin, TX

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1986

T171. Pine Mountain Resort (Timber Stone)

Average rating: 6.10

2025 ranking: T158

Location: Iron Mountain, MI

Architect(s): Jerry Matthews

Year opened: 1997

T171. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)

Average rating: 6.10

2025 ranking: T196

Location: Chandler, AZ

Architect(s): Gary Panks

Year opened: 2000

T174. Troon North (Pinnacle)

Average rating: 6.09

2025 ranking: T164

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf

Year opened: 1996

T174. Treetops (Signature)

Average rating: 6.09

2025 ranking: T162

Location: Gaylord, MI

Architect(s): Rick Smith

Year opened: 1993

T174. Fantasy Springs (Eagle Falls)

Average rating: 6.09

2025 ranking: T175

Location: Indio, CA

Architect(s): Clive Clark

Year opened: 2007

T177. Links at Perry Cabin

Average rating: 6.08

2025 ranking: T162

Location: St. Michaels, MD

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 2018

T177. Kiva Dunes

Average rating: 6.08

2025 ranking: T175

Location: Gulf Shores, AL

Architect(s): Jerry Pate

Year opened: 1995

T177. Tullymore Golf Resort (St. Ives)

Average rating: 6.08

2025 ranking: T168

Location: Stanwood, MI

Architect(s): Jerry Matthews

Year opened: 1995

T180. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Osprey Point)

Average rating: 6.07

2025 ranking: T181

Location: Kiawah Island, SC

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1988

T180. TPC San Antonio (Canyons)

Average rating: 6.07

2025 ranking: T168

Location: San Antonio, TX

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 2010

T180. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)

Average rating: 6.07

2025 ranking: T185

Location: Naples, FL

Architect(s): Bruce Devlin, Robert von Hagge, Peter Jacobsen, Jim Hardy

Year opened: 1974

T180. Treetops (Jones Masterpiece)

Average rating: 6.07

2025 ranking: 147

Location: Gaylord, MI

Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Year opened: 1987

T184. Salish Cliffs

Average rating: 6.06

2025 ranking: T173

Location: Shelton, WA

Architect(s): Gene Bates

Year opened: 2011

T184. Stonehenge

Average rating: 6.06

2025 ranking: T168

Location: Fairfield Glade, TN

Architect(s): Joe Lee

Year opened: 1985

T186. Sandestin (Burnt Pine)

Average rating: 6.05

2025 ranking: T175

Location: Miramar Beach, FL

Architect(s): Rees Jones

Year opened: 1994

T186. Omni Amelia Island Club (Oak Marsh)*

Average rating: 6.05

Location: Amelia Island, FL

Architect(s): Pete Dye, Beau Welling

Year opened: 1972

T186. Hershey CC (West)

Average rating: 6.05

2025 ranking: T175

Location: Hershey, PA

Architect(s): Maurice McCarthy

Year opened: 1930

T186. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)

Average rating: 6.05

2025 ranking: T183

Location: Port St. Lucie, FL

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 1996

T186. Destination Geneva National (Arnold Palmer)

Average rating: 6.05

2025 ranking: T185

Location: Lake Geneva, WI

Architect(s): Arnold Palmer

Year opened: 1991

191. Talamore (Mid South)

Average rating: 6.04

2025 ranking: T173

Location: Southern Pines, NC

Architect(s): Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay

Year opened: 1993

T192. Firestone (Fazio)

Average rating: 6.01

2025 ranking: T183

Location: Akron, OH

Architect(s): Tom Fazio

Year opened: 2001

T192. Wilderness Resort (Wild Rock)

Average rating: 6.01

2025 ranking: T175

Location: Wisconsin Dells, WI

Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry

Year opened: 2008

T194. Shadow Ridge

Average rating: 6.00

2025 ranking: T189

Location: Palm Desert, CA

Architect(s): Nick Faldo

Year opened: 2000

T194. Pinehurst Resort (No. 7)

Average rating: 6.00

2025 ranking: T164

Location: Pinehurst, NC

Architect(s): Rees Jones

Year opened: 1986

T194. The Broadmoor (West)

Average rating: 6.00

2025 ranking: T181

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Architect(s): Donald Ross,

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Year opened: 1918

T197. Silverado Resort & Spa (North)

Average rating: 5.99

2025 ranking: 189

Location: Napa Valley, CA

Architect(s): Ben Harmon, John Dawson, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Johnny Miller

Year opened: 1955

T197. Grande Dunes Resort Club*

Average rating: 5.99

Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

Architect(s): Roger Rulewich

Year opened: 2001

T197. Legends Golf Resort (Moorland)

Average rating: 5.99

2025 ranking: T185

Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

Architect(s): P.B. Dye

Year opened: 1990

T197. Gold Canyon Golf Resort (Dinosaur Mountain)*

Average rating: 5.99

Location: Gold Canyon, AZ

Architect(s): Ken Kavanaugh

Year opened: 1982

T197. Carmel Valley Ranch*

Average rating: 5.99

Location: Carmel, CA

Architect(s): Pete Dye

Year opened: 1981

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfweek's Best 2026 top 200 resort golf courses in the U.S.