America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses/2007-08

The game's oldest ranking, established in 1966

PINE VALLEY: The finishing hole at our No. 1 course is 50 yards longer and has new bunkers down the right side, where trees were removed.

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Photo By Charles Raudenbush/Pine Valley
Compiled By Ron Whitten May 2007

Rank	Course Name	Yards	Par	Points
'05 RANK IN ()
1.	PINE VALLEY G.C.	6,999	70	72.06
(1)	Pine Valley, N.J.-- George Crump & H.S. Colt (1918)
2.	SHINNECOCK HILLS G.C.	6,864	70	71.01
(3)	Southampton, N.Y. -- William Flynn (1931)
3.	AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C.	7,445	72	70.89
(2)	Augusta, Ga.-- Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones (1933)
4.	CYPRESS POINT CLUB	6,509	72	69.80
(4)	Pebble Beach, Calif. -- Alister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter (1928)
5.	OAKMONT C.C.	7,255	71	69.46
(5)	Oakmont, Pa. -- Henry Fownes (1903)
6.	PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS	6,737	72	68.64
(6)	Pebble Beach, Calif.-- Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919)
7.	MERION G.C. (East)	6,886	70	68.03
(7)	Ardmore, Pa. -- Hugh Wilson (1912)
8.	WINGED FOOT G.C. (West)	7,229	72	67.90
(8)	Mamaroneck, N.Y. -- A.W. Tillinghast (1923)
9.	SEMINOLE G.C.	6,836	73	66.46
(10)	Juno Beach, Fla.—Donald Ross (1929)
10.	CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C.	6,518	70	66.43
(11)	Frankfort, Mich.—Alister Mackenzie & Perry Maxwell (1931)
11.	MEDINAH C.C. (No. 3)	7,561	72	66.39
(15)	Medinah, Ill.—Tom Bendelow (1928)
12.	SAND HILLS G.C.	7,089	71	66.16
(11)	Mullen, Neb.—Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (1994)
13.	NATIONAL G. LINKS OF AMERICA	6,876	73	66.05
(9)	Southampton, N.Y. / C.B. Macdonald (1911)
14.	PACIFIC DUNES	6,633	71	66.00
(22)	Bandon, Ore.—Tom Doak (2001)
15.	WADE HAMPTON G.C.	7,154	72	66.97
(17)	Cashiers, N.C.—Tom Fazio (1987)
16.	FISHERS ISLAND CLUB	6,566	72	65.82
(16)	Fishers Island, N.Y.—Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926)
17.	OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (South)	7,099	72	65.80
(13)	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.—Donald Ross (1918)/Robert T. Jones (1950
18.	MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C.	7,269	72	65.78
(18)	Dublin, Ohio -- Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead (1974)
19.	PINEHURST RESORT & C.C. (No. 2)	7,305	72	65.73
(14)	Pinehurst, N.C.—Donald Ross (1907)
20.	THE COUNTRY CLUB (Clyde/Squirrel)	6,577	71	65.40
(19)	Brookline, Mass.—Willie Campbell (1895)/Alex Campbell (1902)
21.	BUTLER NATIONAL G.C.	7,523	71	65.28
(35)	Oak Brook, Ill.—George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974)
22.	VICTORIA NATIONAL G.C.	7,239	72	65.24
(21)	Newburgh, Ind.—Tom Fazio (1998)
23.	THE OLYMPIC CLUB (Lake)	6,842	71	65.18
(25)	San Francisco—Sam Whiting (1928)
24.	WHISTLING STRAITS (Straits)	7,362	72	65.06
(23)	Haven, Wis.—Pete Dye (1998)
25.	OAK HILL C.C. (East)	7,145	71	64.88
(27)	Rochester, N.Y.—Donald Ross (1925)
26.	BETHPAGE STATE PARK (Black)	7,386	71	64.83
(29)	Farmingdale, N.Y.—Joseph H. Burbeck & A.W. Tillinghast (1936)
27.	SHADOW CREEK	7,239	72	64.82
(20)	North Las Vegas, Nev.—Tom Fazio (1990)
28.	CHICAGO G.C.	6,710	70	64.63
(39)	Wheaton, Ill.—C.B. Macdonald (1894)/Seth Raynor (1923)
29.	KINLOCH G.C.	7,168	72	64.62
(33)	Manakin-Sabot, Va.—Lester George & Vinny Giles (2001)
30.	PRAIRIE DUNES C.C.	6,708	70	64.58
(24)	Hutchinson, Kan.—Perry Maxwell (1937)/Press Maxwell (1957)
31.	BANDON DUNES	7,326	72	64.51
(28)	Bandon, Ore.—David McLay Kidd (1999)
32.	SOUTHERN HILLS C.C.	7,085	71	64.48
(26)	Tulsa, Okla.—Perry Maxwell (1936)
33.	QUAKER RIDGE G.C.	6,835	70	64.34
(30)	Scarsdale, N.Y.—A.W. Tillinghast (1926)
34.	LOS ANGELES C.C. (North)	6,909	71	64.21
(27)	Los Angeles—George C. Thomas Jr. (1921)
35.	THE HONORS COURSE	7,215	72	64.19
(32)	Ooltewah, Tenn.—Pete Dye (1983)
36.	CASTLE PINES G.C.	7,619	72	64.16
(50)	Castle Rock, Colo.—Jack Nicklaus (1981)
37.	SAN FRANCISCO G.C.	6,828	71	64.14
(31)	San Francisco—A.W. Tillinghast (1918)
38.	THE OCEAN COURSE	7,356	72	63.92
(38)	Kiawah Island, S.C.—Pete Dye (1991)
39.	THE PRINCE COURSE	7,309	72	63.89
(63)	Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii—Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1990)
40.	THE GOLF CLUB	7,268	72	63.68
(51)	New Albany, Ohio—Pete Dye (1967)
41.	INVERNESS CLUB	7,255	71	63.65
(41)	Toledo, Ohio—Donald Ross (1919)
42.	OLYMPIA FIELDS C.C. (North)	7,205	71	63.47
(36)	Olympia Fields, Ill.—Willie Park Jr. (1922)
43.	WINGED FOOT G.C. (East)	6,750	72	63.38
(34)	Mamaroneck, N.Y.—A.W. Tillinghast (1923)
44.	BALTUSROL G.C. (Lower)	7,400	72	63.35
(40)	Springfield, N.J.—A.W. Tillinghast (1922)
45.	FOREST HIGHLANDS G.C. (Canyon)	7,007	71	63.34
(55)	Flagstaff, Ariz.—Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf (1988)
46.	ARCADIA BLUFFS G.C.	7,300	72	63.18
(54)	Arcadia, Mich.—Rick Smith & Warren Henderson (2000)
47.	THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA	7,083	72	63.10
(55)	La Quinta, Calif.—Tom Fazio (1994)
48.	MILWAUKEE C.C.	6,928	72	63.03
(48)	River Hills, Wis.—H.S. Colt & C.H. Alison (1929)
49.	FLINT HILLS NATIONAL G.C.	6,946	71	62.90
(43)	Andover, Kan.—Tom Fazio (1997)
50.	SHOAL CREEK	7,114	72	62.89
(49)	Shoal Creek, Ala.—Jack Nicklaus (1977)