Here are the top-ranked courses for 2021-2022, as scored in our seven scoring criteria by Golf Digest’s course-ranking panelists.
1. (1) Shinnecock Hills G.C. (pictured above), Southampton •
2. (2) National G. Links of America, Southampton •
3. (3) Fishers Island Club •
4. (4) Winged Foot G.C. (West), Mamaroneck •
5. (5) Friar’s Head G.C., Baiting Hollow •
6. (6) Oak Hill C.C. (East), Rochester •
7. (8) Sebonack G.C., Southampton •
8. (9) Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale •^
9. (10) Winged Foot G.C. (East), Mamaroneck •
10. (9) Garden City G.C. •
11. (14) Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough-On-Hudson •
12. (11) Maidstone Club, East Hampton •
13. (12) Quaker Ridge G.C., Scarsdale •
14. (14) Hudson National G.C., Croton-On-Hudson •
15. (15) Piping Rock Club, Locust Valley ≈
16. (16) The Creek, Locust Valley ≈
17. (17) Atlantic G.C., Bridgehampton
18. (20) Wykagyl C.C., New Rochelle
19. (19) Westchester C.C. (West), Rye
20. (27) Meadow Brook Club, Jericho}
21. (24) The Bridge, Bridgehampton
22. (18) Silo Ridge Field Club, Amenia
23. (26) Westhampton C.C., Westhampton Beach
24. (21) Glen Oaks Club (White/Blue), Old Westbury
25. (22) Deepdale G.C., Manhasset
26. (25) Fenway G.C., Scarsdale
27. (23) Oak Hill C.C. (West), Rochester
28. (29) Crag Burn G.C., East Aurora
29. (NR) Whippoorwill Club, Armonk
30. (NR) Country Club of Buffalo
31. (NR) East Hampton G.C.
32. (30) Century C.C., Purchase
33. (28) Atunyote G.C., Verona ^
34. (NR) Kaluhyat G.C., Verona ^
35. (NR) Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, Bronx
36. (NR) Manhattan Woods G.C., West Nyack
37. (NR) C.C. of Rochester
38. (NR) Monroe G.C., Pittsford
39. (NR) Rockaway Hunting Club, Lawrence
40. (NR) Old Oaks C.C., Purchase
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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.