First established in 1966, the biennial 2019-20 ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses is ready for its close-up
2019-20 Ranking: Top 100 U.S. Courses
January 03, 2019
America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses
Dom Furore
7,181 yards, Par 70 / Points: 72.0078 / Clementon, N.J.
George Crump & H.S. Colt (1918) / Tom Fazio (2017)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,435 yards, Par 72 / Points: 71.5810
Alister MacKenzie & Bobby Jones (1933) / Tom Fazio (2018)
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J.D. Cuban
6,524 yards, Par 72 / Points: 69.6830 / Pebble Beach
Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter (1929) / Jeff Markow (2004)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,445 yards, Par 70 / Points: 69.2526 / Southampton, N.Y.
William Flynn (1931) / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2012)
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Dom Furore
7,255 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 68.9218
Henry Fownes (1903) / Tom Fazio (2014)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,996 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 67.8860 / Ardmore, Pa.
Hugh Wilson (1912) / Gil Hanse (2018)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,828 yards, Par 72 / Points: 67.5261
Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919) / Arnold Palmer & Thad Layton (2016)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,935 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 67.3855 / Southampton, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald (1911) / Karl Olson (1994)
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Dom Furore
7,089 Yards, Par 71 / 66.3549 / Mullen, Neb.
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (1995)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,615 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 66.1937
Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926) / Gil Hanse (2000)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,426 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 66.1885 / Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast (1923) / Gil Hanse (2017)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,836 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 65.9329 / Juno Beach, Fla.
Donald Ross (1929) / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2017)
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Stephen A. Koppin/Courtesy of Crystal Downs CC
6,560 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 65.6377 / Frankfort, Mich.
Alister MacKenzie & Perry Maxwell (1931) / Tom Doak (2018)
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Photo By: Stephen A. Koppin/Courtesy of Crystal Downs CC
David Alexander/Getty Images
6,877 Yards, Par 70 / 65.5659 / Wheaton, Ill.
C.B. Macdonald (1894) / Seth Raynor (1922) / Tom Doak (2002)
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Evan Schiller
7,071 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 65.2092 / Baiting Hollow, N.Y.
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2002)
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Courtesy of Jim Mandeville
7,392 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 65.2030 / Dublin, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead (1974) / Jack Nicklaus (2015)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,633 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 64.9775
Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak (2001)
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LC Lambrecht
6,753 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 64.9361 / Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Willie Campbell (1895) / Alex Campbell (1902) / Gil Hanse (2012)
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Courtesy of Los Angeles CC
7,530 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 64.7659
George C. Thomas Jr. (1921) / Gil Hanse, Geoff Shackelford & Jim Wagner (2010)
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Courtesy of Oakland Hills
7,445 Yards, Par 72 / 64.7535 / Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Donald Ross (1917) / Rees Jones (2006)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,790 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.6465
Haven, Wis. / Pete Dye (1998)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,152 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 64.6417 / Rochester, N.Y.
Donald Ross (1925) / Tom Fazio (2010)
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Taku Miyamoto/Courtesy of Riviera Golf and Tennis, Inc.
7,040 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 64.5878 / Pacific Palisades, Calif.
George C. Thomas Jr. & W.P. Bell (1926) / Tom Fazio (2012)
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Photo By: Taku Miyamoto/Courtesy of Riviera Golf and Tennis, Inc.
Stephen Szurlej
7,356 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.5348 / Kiawah Island, S.C.
Pete Dye & Alice Dye (1991) / Pete Dye (2011)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,395 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.4646 / Cashiers, N.C.
Tom Fazio (1987) / Tom Fazio (2018)
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The Henebrys/Courtesy of Shadow Creek GC
7,560 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.2344 / North Las Vegas, Nev.
Tom Fazio & Steve Wynn (1990) / Tom Fazio (2008)
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Courtesy of Stonehouse Golf
6,947 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 64.0759 / Hutchinson, Kan.
Perry Maxwell (1937) / Press Maxwell (1957) / Dave Axland (2014)
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Courtesy of Dan Reynolds
7,450 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.9746 / Ooltewah, Tenn.
Pete Dye (1983) / Pete Dye (2008)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,588 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.8172
Donald Ross (1935) / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2010)
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Courtesy of Peachtree GC
7,414 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.7396 / Atlanta
Robert Trent Jones & Bobby Jones (1947) / Bob Cupp (2005)
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Courtesy of The Alotian Club
7,500 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.7310
Roland, Ark. / Tom Fazio (2004)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,317 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.7068
Harrison, Idaho / Tom Fazio (2007)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,934 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 63.6777 / San Francisco
Sam Whiting (1924) / Bill Love (2016)
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Courtesy of Southern Hills CC
7,184 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 63.4031 / Tulsa, Okla.
Perry Maxwell (1936) / Gil Hanse (2018)
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LC Lambrecht
6,836 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 63.3742
A.W. Tillinghast (1924)
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Wood Sabold/Courtesy of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
6,732 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.3655
David McLay Kidd (1999)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,465 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 63.2976 / Farmingdale, N.Y.
Joseph H. Burbeck & A.W. Tillinghast (1936) / Rees Jones (2015)
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Courtesy of The Golf Club
7,439 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.1712
New Albany, Ohio / Pete Dye (1967, R. 2013)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,512 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.1402
Southampton, N.Y. / Jack Nicklaus & Tom Doak (2006)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,649 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.0881 / Morgantown, W. Va.
J. Robert Gwynne & John Raese (2009)
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Courtesy of Baltusrol GC
7,400 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.0290 / Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast (1922) / Rees Jones (2014)
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Courtesy of Paul Hundley
7,800 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.7609
Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry & Ron Whitten (2006) / Dana Fry (2013)
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Courtesy of Victoria National
7,242 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.7167
Newburgh, Ind. / Tom Fazio (1998)
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The Henebrys
6,659 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 62.7111 / Indian Hill, Ohio
Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1927) / Tom Doak (2000)
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Courtesy of Pebble Beach Company
6,960 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.6761 / Pebble Beach
Robert Trent Jones (1966) / Tom Fazio (1996)
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Channing Benjamin/Courtesy of Ballyneal GC
7,147 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.6718
Holyoke, Colo. / Tom Doak (2006)
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LC Lambrecht
7,523 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.5935 / Oak Brook, Ill.
George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974) / Tom Fazio (2012)
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Courtesy of Castle Pines GC
7,701 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.5820 / Castle Rock, Colo.
Jack Nicklaus (1981) / Jack Nicklaus & Jim Lipe (2015)
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Courtesy of TPC Sawgrass
7,245 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.4413 / Ponte Vedra Beach
Pete Dye & Alice Dye (1980) / Steve Wenzloff (2016)
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Stephen Szurlej
6,944 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.4135
Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak & Jim Urbina (2010)
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David Normolye/Courtesy The Garden City Golf Club
6,922 Yards, Par 73 / Points: 62.4125
Devereux Emmet (1899) / Walter Travis (1913) / Tom Doak (2015)
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Photo By: David Normolye/Courtesy The Garden City Golf Club
LC Lambrecht
6,808 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.3774
Mamaroneck, N.Y. / A.W. Tillinghast (1923) / Gil Hanse (2012)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,657 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.3690
Tom Bendelow (1928) / Rees Jones (2009)
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Hugh Hargrave/Courtesy of Whispering Pines CC
7,473 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.2766
Trinity, Texas / Chet Williams (2000)
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Scott Vincent/Courtesy of Shoreacres
6,729 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 62.2752
Lake Bluff, Ill. / Seth Raynor (1921)
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LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of Monterey Peninsula CC
6,873 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.2081
Pebble Beach / Mike Strantz (2004)
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Courtesy of Gary Kellner
7,140 Yards / Par 70 / Points: 62.1702 / Columbus, Ohio
Donald Ross (1916) / Michael Hurdzan & Jack Nicklaus (2008)
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Photo By: Courtesy of Gary Kellner
Peter Wong/Courtesy of Interlachen CC
6,981 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.1545
Edina, Minn. / Willie Watson (1911) / Brian Silva (2006)
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Courtesy of Old Sandwich GC
6,908 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.1544
Plymouth, Mass. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005)
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Mike Klemme/Courtesy of Oak Tree National
7,410 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.1249
Edmond, Okla. / Pete Dye & Alice Dye (1976) / Tripp Davis (2012)
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Photo By: Mike Klemme/Courtesy of Oak Tree National
Courtesy of Baltusrol GC
7,348 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.0814 / Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast (1922) / Rees Jones (2014)
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Courtesy of Canyata GC
7,266 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.0771
Marshall, Ill. / Bob Lohmann & Mike Benkusky (2004)
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Courtesy of Somerset Hills CC
6,784 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.0366
Bernardsville, N.J. / A.W. Tillinghast (1918) / Tom Doak (2018)
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Courtesy of Gary Kellner
7,308 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.0220
Bridgeport, W.Va. / Pete Dye (1994)
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Photo By: Courtesy of Gary Kellner
Courtesy of Dallas National GC
7,372 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.9804
Tom Fazio (2002)
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©2009 LC Lambrecht
7,203 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.9740
Manakin-Sabot, Va. / Lester George & Vinny Giles (2001)
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Courtesy of Maidstone Club
6,665 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.9365 / East Hampton, N.Y.
Willie Park Jr. & Jack Park (1924) / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2013)
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Nile Young Photography/Courtesy of Arcadia Bluffs GC
7,300 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.9264
Arcadia, Mich. / Rick Smith & Warren Henderson (2000)
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Photo By: Nile Young Photography/Courtesy of Arcadia Bluffs GC
Stephen Szurlej
6,788 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 61.8574
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005)
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Michael Paul/Courtesy of The Estancia Club
7,314 Yards, Par 72 / 61.8021
Scottsdale / Tom Fazio (1995)
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Evan Schiller/Courtesy of Quaker Ridge GC
7,008 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.7439 / Scarsdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast (1918) / Gil Hanse (2011)
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Photo By: Evan Schiller/Courtesy of Quaker Ridge GC
Courtesy of Cherry Hills CC
7,348 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.7080
Cherry Hills Village, Colo. / William Flynn (1923) / Tom Doak (2009)
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LC Lambrecht
6,555 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.6472
Manchester, Mass. / Donald Ross (1917) / Tom Doak (2008)
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Courtesy of Paul Hundley
7,097 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.6431 / River Hills, Wis.
H.S. Colt & C.H. Alison (1929) / Tom Doak (2015)
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Courtesy of Gary Kellner
7,190 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.6376
Willie Park Jr. (1922) / Mark Mungeam (2014)
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Jon Cavalier
6,539 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5754
South Hamilton, Mass. / H.C. Leeds (1898) / Gil Hanse (2013)
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Courtesy of The Quarry GC
7,083 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5487
Tom Fazio (1994)
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LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of The Kittansett Club
6,811 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 61.5483 / Marion, Mass.
William Flynn & Frederic Hood (1922) / Gil Hanse (2012)
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Photo By: LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of The Kittansett Club
Jon Cavalier
7,090 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5296 / Pebble Beach
Seth Raynor (1924) / Tom Fazio, Tim Jackson & David Kahn (2015)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,570 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5115 / Bethesda, Md.
Robert Trent Jones (1962) / Rees Jones (2010)
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J. Krajicek/Courtesy of Hudson National GC
7,151 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.4845
Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. / Tom Fazio (1996) / Tom Fazio (2015)
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Photo By: J. Krajicek/Courtesy of Hudson National GC
LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of Plainfield CC
7,091 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.4727 / Edison, N.J.
Donald Ross (1921) / Gil Hanse (2010)
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LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of Calusa Pines GC
7,203 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.4559
Naples, Fla. / Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry (2001)
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Photo By: LC Lambrecht/Courtesy of Calusa Pines GC
Stephen Szurlej
7,540 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3786
Louisville / Jack Nicklaus (1987, 2012)
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Stephen Szurlej
7,267 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.3607
Newtown Square, Pa. / Donald Ross (1928) / Gil Hanse (2017)
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LC Lambrecht
6,610 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3551
Alister MacKenzie & Robert Hunter (1929) / Tom Doak (2018)
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Courtesy of Boston GC
7,062 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 61.3515
Hingham, Mass. / Gil Hanse (2004)
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MillerBrown/Courtesy of Inverness Club
7,323 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 61.3320
Toledo, Ohio / Donald Ross (1919) / Andrew Green (2018)
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Jon Cavalier
6,902 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.3308 / Scarborough-on-Hudson, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald (1915) / A.W. Tillinghast (1928) / Gil Hanse (2017)
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Courtesy of Diamond Creek GC
7,175 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.2075
Banner Elk, N.C. / Tom Fazio (2003)
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Courtesy of Black Rock
7,130 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.2020
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Jim Engh (2003)
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Courtesy of Double Eagle Club
7,175 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.1950
Galena, Ohio / Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf (1992)
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Peter Wong/Courtesy of Spring Hill GC
7,035 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.1569
Wayzata, Minn. / Tom Fazio (1999)
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Courtesy of Rich Harvest Farms
7,704 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.1128 Sugar Grove, Ill.
Jerry Rich & Greg Martin (1999) / Jerry Rich (2012)
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LC Lambrecht
6,808 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.0890 / Charleston, S.C.
Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926) / Jim Urbina (2016)
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Allen Kennedy/Courtesy of The Preserve GC
7,138 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.0619 / Carmel, Calif.
Tom Fazio, J. Michael Poellot & Sandy Tatum (2000) / Tom Fazio (2015)
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Photo By: Allen Kennedy/Courtesy of The Preserve GC
Courtesy of Kohler Co.
7,404 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.0451
Kohler, Wis. / Pete Dye (1990) / Pete Dye (2010)
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Eric Kiel
7,038 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.0033 / Winston-Salem, N.C.
Perry Maxwell (1939) / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2013)
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Dave Sansom/Courtesy of Crooked Stick
7,516 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 60.9908
Carmel, Ind. / Pete Dye (1967) / Pete Dye (2008)
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Courtesy of Mayacama GC
6,761 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 60.9746
Santa Rosa, Calif. / Jack Nicklaus (2001)
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Photo By: Courtesy of Mayacama GC