Here are the top-ranked courses for 2021-2022, as scored in our seven scoring criteria by Golf Digest’s course-ranking panelists.
- (1) Augusta National Golf Club •
- (NR) Ohoopee Match Club (pictured), Cobbtown
- (2) Peachtree G.C., Atlanta •
- (3) East Lake G.C., Atlanta ≈
- (4) Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands), Johns Creek ≈
- (5) Ocean Forest G.C., Sea Island ≈
- (6) Sea Island G.C. (Seaside), St. Simons Island ^ ≈
- (7) Atlanta C.C. ≈
- (NR) Frederica G.C., St. Simons Island
- (8) Hawks Ridge G.C., Ball Ground
- (10) Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek), Roswell
- (15) Champions Retreat G.C. (Bluff/Island), Evans
- (9) Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside)
- (11) G.C. at Cuscowilla, Eatonton
- (12) Augusta C.C.
- (16) Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee, Eatonton ^
- (13) The Farm G.C., Dalton
- (14) Capital City Club (Crabapple), Alpharetta
- (NR) Lookout Mountain G.C., Lookout Mountain
- (NR) The McLemore Club, Rising Fawn
- (18) Cherokee Town & C.C. (North), Atlanta
- (NR) Currahee Club, Toccoa
- (17) The Ford Field & River Club, Richmond Hill
- (19) G.C. of Georgia (Lakeside), Alpharetta
- (NR) Sea Island G.C. (Plantation), St. Simons Island ^
- (20) G.C. of Georgia (Creekside), Alpharetta
- (NR) Druid Hills G.C., Atlanta
- (NR) The River Club, Suwanee
- (NR) Capital City Club (Brookhaven), Atlanta
- (NR) The Creek Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee, Greensboro
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KEY TO SYMBOLS
(2019-'20 ranking in parentheses)
• America's 100 Greatest Course
≈ America's Second 100 Greatest
^ Public-access course
NR Not rated in 2019-’20
Some courses are ranked in Best in State but did not receive enough ballots to be considered for national lists.
America’s 100 Greatest & America’s Second 100 Greatest requires a minimum of 75 evaluations accumulated within 10 years, 100 Greatest Public 35 evaluations and Best in State 30 ballots. While a few highly ranked state courses do have a higher score than 100 Greatest, Second 100 Greatest or 100 Greatest Public courses within that state, and are listed above them, they will not appear on a national ranking until achieving the qualifying ballots.