America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses/2009-10
The game's oldest ranking, established in 1966
NATIONAL GOLF LINKS / No. 15 among America's 100 Greatest.
Stephen Szurlej
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May 2009
Editor's Note: Click here to see the 2011-2012 ranking of America's Greatest Golf Courses.
TIES BROKEN IN FAVOR OF COURSES WITH MORE EVALUATIONS
| Rank* | Course Name | Yards | Par | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (3) AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C. Augusta, Ga. / Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones (1933) | 7,435 | 72 | 73.39 |
| 2. | (1)
PINE VALLEY G.C. Pine Valley, N.J. / George Crump & H.S. Colt (1918) | 7,047 | 70 | 73.03 |
| 3. | (2) SHINNECOCK
HILLS G.C. Southampton, N.Y. / William Flynn (1931) | 6,781 | 70 | 70.25 |
| 4. | (4) CYPRESS POINT CLUB Pebble Beach / Alister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter (1928) | 6,509 | 72 | 69.84 |
| 5. | (5) OAKMONT
C.C. Oakmont, Pa. / Henry Fownes (1903) | 7,255 | 71 | 69.17 |
| 6. | (6)
PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS Pebble Beach / Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919) | 6,737 | 72 | 68.82 |
| 7. | (7) MERION
G.C. (East) Ardmore, Pa. / Hugh Wilson (1912) | 6,886 | 70 | 68.58 |
| 8. | (8) WINGED FOOT G.C.
(West) Mamaroneck, N.Y. / A.W. Tillinghast (1923) |
7,258 | 72 | 68.23 |
| 9. | (16)
FISHERS ISLAND CLUB Fishers Island, N.Y. / Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926) | 6,566 | 72 | 67.28 |
| 10. | (9) SEMINOLE G.C. Juno Beach, Fla. / Donald Ross (1929) | 6,836 | 72 | 66.91 |
| 11. | (25)
OAK HILL C.C. (East) Rochester, N.Y. / Donald Ross (1925) |
7,145 | 71 | 66.74 |
| 12. | (28) CHICAGO G.C. Wheaton, Ill. / C.B. Macdonald (1894) / Seth Raynor (1923) | 6,846 | 70 | 66.44 |
| 13. | (12)
SAND HILLS G.C. Mullen, Neb. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (1994) | 7,089 | 71 | 66.39 |
| 14. | (14) PACIFIC DUNES Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak (2001) | 6,633 | 71 | 66.36 |
| 15. |
(13) NATIONAL G. LINKS OF AMERICA Southampton, N.Y. / C.B. Macdonald (1911) | 6,935 | 72 | 66.35 |
| 16. | (10) CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C.
Frankfort, Mich. / Alister Mackenzie & Perry Maxwell (1931) | 6,518 | 70 | 66.15 |
| 17. | (15)
WADE HAMPTON G.C. Cashiers, N.C. / Tom Fazio (1987) | 7,218 | 72 | 66.05 |
| 18. | (20) THE COUNTRY CLUB
(Clyde/Squirrel) Brookline, Mass. / Willie Campbell (1895) / Alex Campbell (1902) | 6,577 | 71 | 66.03 |
| 19. | (18)
MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C. Dublin, Ohio / Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead (1974) | 7,331 | 72 | 65.86 |
| 20. | (11) MEDINAH C.C. (No.
3) Medinah, Ill. / Tom Bendelow (1928) | 7,561 | 72 | 65.76 |
| 21. | (30) PRAIRIE
DUNES C.C. Hutchinson, Kan. / Perry Maxwell (1937) / Press Maxwell (1957) | 6,708 | 70 | 65.68 |
| 22. | (24) WHISTLING STRAITS
(Straits) Haven, Wis. / Pete Dye (1998) | 7,362 | 72 | 65.53 |
| 23. | (17)
OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (South) Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Donald Ross (1918) / Robert Trent Jones (1950) | 7,445 | 72 | 65.47 |
| 24. | (22) VICTORIA NATIONAL
G.C. Newburgh, Ind. / Tom Fazio (1998) | 7,239 | 72 | 64.95 |
| 25. | (38)
THE OCEAN COURSE Kiawah Island, S.C. / Pete Dye (1991) | 7,356 | 72 | 64.83 |
| 26. | (23) THE OLYMPIC CLUB
(Lake) San Francisco / Sam Whiting (1924) |
7,112 | 71 | 64.81 |
| 27. | (New) THE CLUB AT BLACK ROCK Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Jim Engh (2003) | 7,130 | 72 | 64.75 |
| 28. | (36) CASTLE PINES G.C. Castle Rock, Colo. / Jack Nicklaus (1981) | 7,696 | 72 | 64.65 |
| 29. | (26)
BETHPAGE STATE PARK (Black) Farmingdale, N.Y. / Joseph H. Burbeck & A.W. Tillinghast (1936) | 7,386 | 71 | 64.65 |
| 30. | (44) BALTUSROL G.C.
(Lower) Springfield, N.J. / A.W. Tillinghast (1922) |
7,400 | 72 | 64.62 |
| 31. | (61)
RIVIERA C.C. Pacific Palisades, Calif. / George C. Thomas Jr. & W.P. Bell (1926) | 7,298 | 71 | 64.51 |
| 32. | (19) PINEHURST RESORT & C.C. (No.
2) Pinehurst, N.C. / Donald Ross (1935) | 7,335 | 72 | 64.43 |
| 33. | (31)
BANDON DUNES Bandon, Ore. / David McLay Kidd (1999) | 7,212 | 72 | 64.35 |
| 34. | (32) SOUTHERN HILLS C.C. Tulsa, Okla. / Perry Maxwell (1936) | 7,150 | 71 | 64.15 |
| 35. | (40)
THE GOLF CLUB New Albany, Ohio / Pete Dye (1967) | 7,268 | 72 | 64.02 |
| 36. | (37) SAN FRANCISCO G.C. San Francisco / A.W. Tillinghast (1918) | 6,828 | 71 | 63.96 |
| 37. | (21)
BUTLER NATIONAL G.C. Oak Brook, Ill. / George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974) | 7,523 | 71 | 63.95 |
| 38. | (35) THE HONORS COURSE Ooltewah, Tenn. / Pete Dye (1983) | 7,481 | 72 | 63.85 |
| 39. | (New) SEBONACK G.C. Southampton, N.Y. / Jack Nicklaus & Tom Doak (2006) | 7,481 | 72 | 63.84 |
| 40. | (41) INVERNESS CLUB Toledo, Ohio / Donald Ross | 7,255 | 71 | 63.79 |
| 41. | (27)
SHADOW CREEK North Las Vegas, Nev. / Tom Fazio (1990) |
7,560 | 72 | 63.77 |
| 42. | (New) CANYATA G.C. Marshall, Ill. / Bob Lohmann & Mike Benkusky (2004) | 7,258 | 72 | 63.73 |
| 43. | (42)
OLYMPIA FIELDS C.C. (North) Olympia Fields, Ill. / Willie Park Jr. (1922) | 7,205 | 70 | 63.52 |
| 44. | (47) THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA La Quinta, Calif. / Tom Fazio (1994) | 7,083 | 72 | 63.42 |
| 45. | (79)
TPC SAWGRASS (Players Stadium) Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / Pete Dye (1980) | 7,215 | 72 | 63.35 |
| 46. | (51) RICH HARVEST LINKS Sugar Grove, Ill. / Jerry Rich & Greg Martin (1999) | 7,758 | 72 | 63.33 |
| 47. | (34)
LOS ANGELES C.C. (North) Los Angeles / George C. Thomas Jr. (1921) | 6,909 | 71 | 63.26 |
| 48. | (29) KINLOCH G.C. Manakin-Sabot, Va. / Lester George & Vinny Giles (2001) | 7,203 | 72 | 63.25 |
| 49. | (46)
ARCADIA BLUFFS G.C. Arcadia, Mich. / Rick Smith & Warren Henderson (2000) | 7,300 | 72 | 63.17 |
| 50. | (50) SHOAL CREEK Shoal Creek, Ala. / Jack Nicklaus (1977) | 7,234 | 72 | 63.17 |
