World top 100 courses
GOLF’s 2025–26 Top 100 Courses in the World. This worldwide list includes the United States.
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Pine Valley
Pine Valley, NJ
Architect: George Crump / Harry S. Colt · Opened 1918
GOLF course reference ↗Cypress Point
Pebble Beach, CA
Architect: Alister MacKenzie · Opened 1928
GOLF course reference ↗St. Andrews (Old Course)
St. Andrews, Scotland
Architect: Old Tom Morris · Opened 1400
GOLF course reference ↗Royal County Down
Newcastle, Northern Ireland
Architect: Old Tom Morris · Opened 1889
GOLF course reference ↗Shinnecock Hills
Southampton, NY
Architect: William Flynn · Opened 1931
GOLF course reference ↗National Golf Links of America
Southampton, NY
Architect: C.B. Macdonald · Opened 1911
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Melbourne (West)
Black Rock, Victoria, Australia
Architect: Alister MacKenzie · Opened 1931
GOLF course reference ↗Augusta National
Augusta, GA
Architect: Alister MacKenzie / Bobby Jones · Opened 1933
GOLF course reference ↗Oakmont
Oakmont, PA
Architect: Henry Fownes · Opened 1903
GOLF course reference ↗Sand Hills
Mullen, NE
Architect: Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw · Opened 1995
GOLF course reference ↗Muirfield
Gullane, Scotland
Architect: Old Tom Morris, 1891 / H.S. Colt, 1925 · Opened 1891
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Dornoch
Dornoch, Scotland
Architect: Old Tom Morris · Opened 1886
GOLF course reference ↗Merion (East)
Ardmore, PA
Architect: Hugh Wilson · Opened 1912
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Portrush (Dunluce)
Portrush, Northern Ireland
Architect: H.S. Colt · Opened 1929
GOLF course reference ↗Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, CA
Architect: Jack Neville / Douglas Grant · Opened 1919
GOLF course reference ↗Fishers Island
Fishers Island, NY
Architect: Seth Raynor · Opened 1926
GOLF course reference ↗Chicago
Wheaton, IL
Architect: C.B. Macdonald, 1895 / Seth Raynor, 1923 · Opened 1895
GOLF course reference ↗Trump Turnberry (Ailsa)
Turnberry, Scotland
Architect: Willie Fernie, 1909 / Mackenzie Ross, 1946 / Martin Ebert, 2016 · Opened 1946
GOLF course reference ↗Tara Iti
Te Arai, New Zealand
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2015
GOLF course reference ↗Pinehurst No. 2
Pinehurst, NC
Architect: Donald Ross · Opened 1907
GOLF course reference ↗Los Angeles (North)
Los Angeles, CA
Architect: George C. Thomas Jr. · Opened 1927
GOLF course reference ↗Sunningdale (Old)
Sunningdale, England
Architect: Willie Park Jr., 1901 / H.S. Colt, 1922 · Opened 1922
GOLF course reference ↗Friar's Head
Riverhead, NY
Architect: Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2003
GOLF course reference ↗Kingston Heath
Cheltenham, Australia
Architect: Des Soutar, 1925 / Alister Mackenzie, 1928 · Opened 1928
GOLF course reference ↗North Berwick (West)
North Berwick, Scotland
Architect: David Strath · Opened 1895
GOLF course reference ↗Riviera
Pacific Palisades, CA
Architect: George Thomas Jr. / Billy Bell Sr. · Opened 1927
GOLF course reference ↗Prairie Dunes
Hutchinson, KS
Architect: Perry Maxwell, 1937 / Press Maxwell, 1957 · Opened 1937
GOLF course reference ↗Hirono
Miki-Chi, Japan
Architect: C.H. Alison · Opened 1932
GOLF course reference ↗Ballybunion (Old)
Ballybunion, Ireland
Architect: P. Murphy, 1893 / Tom Simpson, 1936 · Opened 1936
GOLF course reference ↗Royal St. George's
Sandwich, England
Architect: W. Laidlaw Purves, 1887 / H.S. Colt, 1922 / Frank Pennink, 1970s · Opened 1922
GOLF course reference ↗Crystal Downs
Frankfort, MI
Architect: Alister MacKenzie / Perry Maxwell · Opened 1932
GOLF course reference ↗Seminole
Juno Beach, FL
Architect: Donald Ross · Opened 1929
GOLF course reference ↗Winged Foot (West)
Mamaroneck, NY
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast · Opened 1923
GOLF course reference ↗Lahinch (Old)
Lahinch, Ireland
Architect: Old Tom Morris, 1893 / Alister MacKenzie, 1927 / Martin Hawtree, 2003 · Opened 1927
GOLF course reference ↗Pacific Dunes
Bandon, OR
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2001
GOLF course reference ↗Oakland Hills (South)
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Architect: Donald Ross · Opened 1917
GOLF course reference ↗The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel)
Brookline, MA
Architect: TCC Members / Willie Campbell · Opened 1899
GOLF course reference ↗Morfontaine
Morfontaine, France
Architect: Tom Simpson · Opened 1927
GOLF course reference ↗Carnoustie (Championship)
Carnoustie, Scotland
Architect: A. Robertson, 1842 / Old Tom Morris, 1872 / James Braid, 1926 · Opened 1842
GOLF course reference ↗San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast · Opened 1918
GOLF course reference ↗Barnbougle Dunes
Bridport, Australia
Architect: Tom Doak / Mike Clayton · Opened 2004
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Birkdale
Southport, England
Architect: George Low Jr., 1889 / Fred Hawtree, 1932 · Opened 1932
GOLF course reference ↗Southern Hills
Tulsa, OK
Architect: Perry Maxwell · Opened 1936
GOLF course reference ↗St. Patrick's Links
Rosapenna, Ireland
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2021
GOLF course reference ↗California Golf Club of San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA
Architect: A.V. Macan, 1926 / Alister MacKenzie, 1928 / Kyle Phillips, 2007 · Opened 1926
GOLF course reference ↗New South Wales
La Perouse, Australia
Architect: Alister Mackenzie, 1928 / Eric Apperly, 1947 · Opened 1928
GOLF course reference ↗Shoreacres
Lake Bluff, IL
Architect: Seth Raynor · Opened 1921
GOLF course reference ↗Sand Valley (The Lido)
Rome, WI
Architect: Tom Doak / Brian Schneider (C.B. Macdonald reincarnation) · Opened 2023
GOLF course reference ↗Maidstone
East Hampton, NY
Architect: John Park / Willie Park Jr. · Opened 1922
GOLF course reference ↗Swinley Forest
South Ascot, England
Architect: H.S. Colt · Opened 1910
GOLF course reference ↗Somerset Hills
Bernardsville, NJ
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast · Opened 1918
GOLF course reference ↗Garden City
Garden City, NY
Architect: Devereux Emmet, 1899 / Walter Travis, 1906 · Opened 1899
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Troon (Old)
Troon, Scotland
Architect: Willie Fernie · Opened 1887
GOLF course reference ↗Portmarnock (Old)
Dublin, Ireland
Architect: W.C. Pickerman / George Ross / Mungo Park, 1894 / George Coburn, 1896 · Opened 1896
GOLF course reference ↗Sunningdale (New)
Sunningdale, England
Architect: H.S. Colt · Opened 1922
GOLF course reference ↗Bethpage (Black)
Farmingdale, NY
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast · Opened 1935
GOLF course reference ↗St. George's Hill (A & B)
Weybridge, England
Architect: H.S. Colt · Opened 1913
GOLF course reference ↗Prestwick
Prestwick, Scotland
Architect: Old Tom Morris · Opened 1851
GOLF course reference ↗Camargo
Cincinnati, OH
Architect: Seth Raynor · Opened 1926
GOLF course reference ↗Oak Hill (East)
Rochester, NY
Architect: Donald Ross, 1921 / Andrew Green, 2020 · Opened 1921
GOLF course reference ↗Cruden Bay
Cruden Bay, Scotland
Architect: Tom Simpson · Opened 1926
GOLF course reference ↗Kawana (Fuji)
Ito-shi, Japan
Architect: C.H. Alison / Kinya Fujita · Opened 1936
GOLF course reference ↗Ballyneal
Holyoke, CO
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2006
GOLF course reference ↗Shanqin Bay
Hainan, China
Architect: Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2012
GOLF course reference ↗Cape Kidnappers
Te Awanga, New Zealand
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2004
GOLF course reference ↗Lofoten Links
Gimsøysand, Norway
Architect: Jeremy Turner · Opened 2015
GOLF course reference ↗Inverness
Toledo, OH
Architect: Donald Ross, 1919 / Andrew Green, 2017 · Opened 1919
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Lytham St Annes, England
Architect: George Lowe · Opened 1897
GOLF course reference ↗Cabot Saint Lucia (Point Hardy Golf Club)
Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Architect: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2023
GOLF course reference ↗Baltusrol (Lower)
Springfield, NJ
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast · Opened 1922
GOLF course reference ↗Kiawah Island (Ocean)
Kiawah Island, SC
Architect: Pete Dye · Opened 1991
GOLF course reference ↗Ardfin
Isle of Jura, United Kingdom
Architect: Bob Harrison · Opened 2017
GOLF course reference ↗Childress Hall (Upper)
Childress , TX
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2025
GOLF course reference ↗Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin)
Woodhall Spa, England
Architect: Harry Vardon, 1905 / H.S. Colt, 1912 / S.V. Hotchkin, 1926 · Opened 1926
GOLF course reference ↗Peachtree
Atlanta, GA
Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr. / Bobby Jones · Opened 1947
GOLF course reference ↗Bandon Trails
Bandon, OR
Architect: Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2005
GOLF course reference ↗Sleepy Hollow
Briarcliff Manor, NY
Architect: C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor, 1913 / A.W. Tillinghast, 1929 / Gil Hanse and JIm Wagner, 2017 · Opened 1913
GOLF course reference ↗Cabot Cape Breton (Cabot Cliffs)
Inverness, Canada
Architect: Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2016
GOLF course reference ↗Te Arai (South)
Te Arai, New Zealand
Architect: Bill Coore / Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2022
GOLF course reference ↗Old Town
Winston Salem, NC
Architect: Perry Maxwell · Opened 1939
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Hague
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Architect: C.H. Alison / J.S.F. Morrison · Opened 1938
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Melbourne (East)
Black Rock, Australia
Architect: Alex Russell · Opened 1932
GOLF course reference ↗Casa De Campo (Teeth of the Dog)
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Architect: Pete Dye · Opened 1971
GOLF course reference ↗CapRock Ranch
Valentine, NE
Architect: Gil Hanse / JIm Wagner · Opened 2021
GOLF course reference ↗Bandon Dunes
Bandon, OR
Architect: David McLay Kidd · Opened 1999
GOLF course reference ↗Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, MA
Architect: H.C. Leeds · Opened 1898
GOLF course reference ↗Nine Bridges
Jeju-do, South Korea
Architect: Ron Fream / David Dale · Opened 2001
GOLF course reference ↗Rock Creek Cattle Company
Deer Lodge, MT
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2008
GOLF course reference ↗Utrecht de Pan
Bosch en Duin, The Netherlands
Architect: Harry Colt · Opened 1932
GOLF course reference ↗Rye (Old)
Rye, England
Architect: H.S. Colt, 1895 / Tom Simpson, 1932 / Guy Campbell, 1938 / Herbert Tippet, 1960s · Opened 1895
GOLF course reference ↗Winged Foot (East)
Mamaroneck, NY
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast · Opened 1923
GOLF course reference ↗Machrihanish (Championship)
Campbeltown, Scotland
Architect: Old Tom Morris, 1879; J.H. Taylor, 1914; Guy Campbell, 1940s · Opened 1879
GOLF course reference ↗Victoria
Cheltenham, Australia
Architect: Alister Mackenzie, 1927; Ogilvy Clayton Cocking & Mead, 2019 · Opened 1927
GOLF course reference ↗Kingsbarns
Kingsbarns, Scotland
Architect: Kyle Phillips · Opened 1999
GOLF course reference ↗Royal Liverpool
Hoylake, England
Architect: George Morris, 1869 / HS Colt, 1924 / Fred Hawtree, 1960s / Donald Steel, 2000 / Martin Ebert, 2020 · Opened 1869
GOLF course reference ↗Cabot Cape Breton (Cabot Links)
Inverness, Canada
Architect: Rod Whitman · Opened 2012
GOLF course reference ↗Cabot Highlands (Castle Stuart)
Inverness, Scotland
Architect: Gil Hanse / Mark Parsinen · Opened 2009
GOLF course reference ↗Te Arai (North)
Te Arai, New Zealand
Architect: Tom Doak · Opened 2023
GOLF course reference ↗Ohoopee Match Club
Cobbtown, GA
Architect: Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner · Opened 2018
GOLF course reference ↗Cape Wickham
Wickham, Australia
Architect: Mike DeVries and Darius Oliver · Opened 2015
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