Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs) - Arcadia, MI ^1,2,3,5

Arcadia Bluffs (South) - Arcadia, MI ^2*,4,5*

Atlantic City CC - Northfield, NJ ^4,5 (Played 2021)

Atunyote Golf Club - Verona, NY ^2† (Played 2021)

Bandon Dunes - Bandon, OR ^1,2,3,4,5

Bandon Trails - Bandon, OR ^1,2,3,4,5

Banff Springs - Banff, Alberta ⁴

Barona Creek - Lakeside, CA ⁴

Barton Creek - Fazio Canyons - Austin, TX ^2†,5†

Bay Harbor Golf Course - Links/Quarry - Bay Harbor, MI ²

Bay Hill - Orlando, FL ^4,5 (Played 1997)

Bayside - Brule, NE ^5†

Bedford Springs Resort (Old Course) - Bedford, PA ⁴ (Played 2020)

Belvedere Golf Club - Charlevoix, MI ^2†,4

Bethpage Black - Farmingdale, NY ^1,2,3,4,5 (Played 2011)

Bethpage Red - Farmingdale, NY ⁴ (Played 2011)

Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge) - Hollister, MO ⁵

Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National) - Hollister, MO ^2*,4,5

Black Diamond Ranch (Quarry) - Lecanto, FL ^2*,5†

Black Jack's Crossing - Lajitas, TX ⁵

Black Mesa - Espanola, NM ⁴

Blackhawk - Spruce Grove, Alberta ⁴

Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys) - Kohler, WI ² (Played 2010)

Blackwolf Run (River Course) - Kohler, WI ^1†,2,4,5 (Played 2010)

Boyne Highlands - Heather - Harbor Springs, MI ^2†

Bulle Rock - Havre De Grace, MD ² (Played 2021)

Cabot Cliffs - Inverness, Nova Scotia ⁴

Cabot Links - Inverness, Nova Scotia ⁴

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club - Pawleys Island, SC ^2,4,5 (Played 2021)

Cape Arundel - Kennebunkport, ME ⁴

Cape Breton (Highlands Links) - Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia ⁴

Cape Cod National - Brewster, MA ^5†

Casa De Campo (Teeth of the Dog) - Dominican Republic ⁴

Cascata - Boulder City, NV ^2,5

Chambers Bay - University Place, WA ^2,4,5

Chileno Bay - Rancho El Tule, Cabo San Lucas, BCS ⁴

Cog Hill No. 4 Dubsdread - Lemont, IL ^2,4,5

Cordevalle Golf Club - San Martin, CA ^2,5

Cove Club at Cabo del Sol - Cabo San Lucas, BCS ⁴

Crosswater Golf Club - Bend, OR ^2,5

Eagle Eye - Bath, MI ^5*

Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - Stateline, NV ^2*

Erin Hills Golf Course - Hartford, WI ^1,2,4,5 (Played 2010)

Fallen Oak Golf Course - Saucier, MS ^2,5

Firestone (South) - Akron, OH ^2*,4,5* (Played 2010)

Forest Dunes (The Loop: Black) - Roscommon, MI ^2,4,5

Forest Dunes (The Loop: Red) - Roscommon, MI ^2,4,5

Forest Dunes (Weiskopf) - Roscommon, MI ^2.4.5

Four Seasons, Punta Mita (Pacifico) - Nayarit ⁴

Gamble Sands - Brewster, WA ^2.3.4.5

George Wright - Boston, MA ⁴

Giants Ridge - Quarry - Bibawik, MN ^2,4,5

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Gold) - Williamsburg, VA ^2,5 (Played 2021)

Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita) - Marana, AZ ^5†

Greenbrier - Old White TPC - White Sulphur Springs, WV ^2,4,5

Grizzly Ranch - Portola, CA ^2*

Harbour Town Golf Links - Hilton Head, SC ^2,3,4

Hawktree - Bismark, ND ^4,5*

Hideout Golf Course - Monticello, UT ^5*

Highland Course at Primland - Meadows of Dan, VA ^2,5 (Played 2021)

Hualalai Golf Course - Kallua Kona, HI ^2†

Innisbrook - Copperhead - Palm Harbor, FL ^2† (Played 2022)

Jaspar Park Lodge - Jasper, Alberta ⁴

Kaluhyat Golf Course - Verona, NY ^2† (Played 2021)

Kapalua Plantation Course - Kapalua, Maui, HI ^2,4,5

Karsten Creek - Stillwater, OK ^2,4,5

Keswick Hall and GC (Full Cry) - Charlottesville, VA ⁵ (Played 2022)

Kingsmill Resort (River) - Williamsburg, VA ^2* (Played 2022)

La Quinta Resort (Mountain) - La Quinta, CA ⁴

Lawsonia Links - Green Lake, WI ^2,3,4,5

Leatherstocking - Cooperstown, NY ^5*

Links of North Dakota - Ray, ND ⁵

Linville Golf Club - Linville, NC ⁵

Manele Golf Course - Lanai, HI ^2,4,5

Marquette Golf Club - Greywalls - Marquette, MI ^2,4,5

Mauna Kea - Walmea, HI ^2,4,5

Memorial Park - Houston, TX ⁴

Mid Ocean Club - Tucker's Town, St. George's Parish ⁴

Mid Pines - Southern Pines, NC ^2,4,5 (Played 2022)

Mossy Oak Golf Club - West Point, MS ^2,4,5

Muskoka Bay - Gravenhurst, ON ⁴

Mystic Creek - El Dorado, AR ⁵

Nemacolin Woodlands - Mystic Rock - Farmington, PA ² (Played 2005)

Oak Quarry - Riverside, CA ⁴

Old Macdonald - Bandon, OR ^1,2,3,4,5

Old Waverly Golf Course - West Point, MS ^2,4,5†

Omni Homestead - Cascades - Hot Springs, VA ^2,4,5

Paa Ko Ridge - Sandia Park, NM ^2,5

Pacific Dunes - Bandon, OR ^1,2,3,4,5

Palmetto Bluff (May River) - Bluffton, SC ^2,4,5

Pasatiempo - Santa Cruz, CA ^2,3,4,5

Pebble Beach Golf Links - Monterey, CA ^1,2,3,4,5 (Played 2002)

Pelican Hill - North - Newport Coast, CA ^2†

Pelican Hill - South - Newport Coast, CA ^2†

Pfau Course at Indiana University - Bloomington, IN ^2*,4

PGA West (TPC Stadium) - La Quinta, CA ^2,4

Pine Needles - Southern Pines, NC ^2,4,5 (Played 2022)

Pinehurst No. 2 - Pinehurst, NC ^1,2,3,4,5 (Played 2004)

Pinehurst No. 4 - Pinehurst, NC ^2*,3,4,5

Pinehurst No. 8 - Pinehurst, NC ² (Played 2023)

Poipu Bay Golf Course - Koloa, HI ^2†

Poppy Hills - Pebble Beach, CA ² (Played 2002)

Prairie Club - Dunes - Valentine, NE ^2,3,4,5

Prairie Club - Pines - Valentine, NE ^2,5

Princeville Makai - Princeville, HI ^2,5

Pronghorn Golf Club - Nicklaus Course - Bend, OR ^2,5

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club - Ghost Creek - North Plains, OR ^2†,5

Punta Espada - Dominican Republic ⁴ (Played 2012)

Puntacana (Corales) - Dominican Republic ⁴

Pursell Farms (FarmLinks) - Sylacauga, AL ⁵

Quintero Golf Club - Peoria, AZ ^2,5

Rams Hill - Borrego Springs, CA ^2*,4,5

Rawls Course at Texas Tech - Lubbock, TX ^5*

Red Sky Golf Club - Fazio - Wolcott, CO ^2,5

Red Sky Golf Club - Norman - Wolcott, CO ²

Redlands Mesa - Grand Junction, CO ^5*

Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters) - Greensboro, GA ^2,4,5

Royal Blue at Baha Mar - Nassau ⁴

Royal New Kent - Providence Forge, VA ^5† (Played 2010)

RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National (Links) - Opelika, AL ⁴

Rustic Canyon - Moorpark, CA ^4,5

Salish Cliffs - Shelton, WA ⁵

Sand Hollow (Championship) - Hurricane, UT ^4,5

Sand Valley (Mammonth Dunes) - Rome, WI ^2,3†,4,5

Sand Valley (Sand Valley) - Rome, WI ^2,3,4,5

Seaside Course at Sea Island - St. Simons Iskand, GA ^2,4,5

Sentry World - Stevens Point, WI ^2,5

Shadow Creek - Las Vegas, NV ^1,2,3,4,5

Sheep Ranch - Bandon, OR ^2*,3,4,5

Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock) - Seneca, OR ^4,5

Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins) - Seneca, OR ^4,5

Spring Creek Golf Club - Zion Crossroads, VA ^2* (Played 2022)

Spyglass Hill - Monterey, CA ^1,2,4,5 (Played 2002)

Stoatin Brae - Augusta, MI ⁴

Streamsong Black - Streamsong, FL ^2,4,5 (Played 2023)

Streamsong Blue - Streamsong, FL ^2,3,4,5 (Played 2023)

Streamsong Red - Streamsong, FL ^2,3,4,5 (Played 2023)

Sweetens Cove - South Pittsburg, TN ⁵

Taconic - Williamstown, MA ⁴

Talking Stick (O'odham North) - Scottsdale, AZ ⁴

Tetherow Golf Club - Bend, OR ²

The Bear at Grand Traverse - Acme, MI ^2†

The Broadmoor Golf Course - East - Colorado Springs, CO ^2,4

The Bull at Pinehurst Farms - Sheboygan Falls, WI ^2*

The Classic at Maddens - Brainerd, MN ²

The Donald Ross Course at French Lick - French Lick, IN ^2†,4

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club - Myrtle Beach, SC ^2,4,5 (Played 2021)

The Links at Spanish Bay - Pebble Beach, CA ^2,5 (Played 2002)

The McLemore Club - Rising Fawn, GA ^2*

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island - Kiawah Island, SC ^1,2,3,4,5 (Played 1997)

The Pete Dye Course at French Lick - French Lick, IN ^2,5

The Wilderness at Fortune Bay - Tower, MN ^2,5

Tobacco Road - Sanford, NC ^2,4,5 (Played 1999)

Torrey Pines - North - La Jolla, CA ^2†,5†

Torrey Pines - South - La Jolla, CA ^2,4,5

TPC Colorado - Berthoud, CO ^2*

TPC San Antonio - Oaks - San Antonio, TX ^2†

TPC Sawgrass - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL ^1,2,3,4,5 (Played 2009)

TPC Scottsdale - Scottsdale, AZ ^5*

Troy Burne Golf Club - Hudson, WI ^2†

Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point - Bronx, NY ^4,5 (Played 2021)

Trump National - Doral - Miami, FL ^2,4,5

Tullymore Golf Course - Standwod, MI ^2†

Twin Dolphin - Cabo San Lucas, BCS ⁴

University Ridge - Madison, WI ^5†

Virtues Golf Club - Nashport, OH ² (Played 2005)

Warren Course at Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN ⁴

We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro) - Fort McDowell, AZ ^4,5

Whistling Straits (Irish Course) - Kohler, WI ^2,5 (Played 2010)

Whistling Straits (Straits Course) - Kohler, WI ^1,2,3,4,5 (Played 2010)

Wickenburg Ranch - Wickenburg, AZ 5*

Wild Horse - Gothenburg, NE ^2,4,5

Wilderness Club - Eureka, MT ^2,4

Wine Valley - Walla Walla, WA ^4,5

Wolf Creek Golf Club - Mesquite, NV ^2,5†

World Woods - Pine Barrens - Brooksville, FL ^2,5

Yale Golf Course - New Haven, CT ^2*

Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino - Brooks, CA ⁵

† - Denotes legacy courses that were ranked when I began this effort but have since fallen out of the top 100 for a given publication

* - Denotes courses that have been added to the top 100 rankings for a given publication since I began this journey in spring 2021

Aronimink Golf Club - Newtown Square, PA ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, GA ^1,3

Ballyneal Golf Club - Holyoke, CO ^1,3

Baltimore Country Club at Five Farms (East) - Baltimore, MD ³ (Played 2021)

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower) - Springfield, NJ ^1,3

Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper) - Springfield, NJ ^1,3†

Bel-Air Country Club - Los Angeles, CA ³

Boston Golf Club - Hingham, MA ¹ (Played 2023)

Brookside - Canton, OH ^3* (Played 2023)

Butler National Golf Club - Oakbrook, IL ¹

California Golf Club of San Francisco - South San Francisco, CA ^1*,3

Calusa Pines Golf Club - Naples, FL ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Camargo Club - Indian Hill, OH ^1,3 (Played 2023)

Canyata Golf Club - Marshall, IL ¹

CapRock Ranch - Valentine, NE ^3*

Castle Pines Golf Course - Castle Rock, CO ¹

Cherry Hills Country Club - Cherry Hills Village, CO ^1,3

Chicago Golf Club - Wheaton, IL ^1,3

Congaree Golf Club - Ridgeland, SC ^1,3 (Played 2023)

Congressional Country Club (Blue) - Bethesda, MD ^1,3* (Played 2022)

Crystal Downs Country Club - Frankfort, MI ^1,3

Cypress Point - Pebble Beach, CA ^1,3

Dallas National Golf Club - Dallas, TX ¹

Davenport - Pleasant Valley, IA ^3*

Diamond Creek Golf Club - Banner Elk, NC ¹

Double Eagle Club - Galena, OH ^1† (Played 2023)

Eastward Ho! - Chatham, MA ³

Essex County Club - Manchester, MA ^1,3

Fishers Island Club - Fishers Island, NY ^1,3

Friar's Head Golf Club - Baiting Hollow, NY ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Garden City Golf Club - Garden City, NY ^1,3

Glens Falls Country Club - Queensbury, NY ³

Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club - Harrison, ID ^1,3

Hollywood Golf Club - Deal, NJ ³

Hudson National Golf Club - Croton-on-Hudson, NY ¹ (Played 2022)

Interlachen Country Club - Edina, MN ¹

Inverness Club - Toledo, OH ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Kingsley Club - Kingsley, MI ³

Kinloch Golf Club - Manakin-Sabot, VA ¹ (Played 2022)

Kittansett Club - Marion, MA ^1,3

Los Angeles Country Club (North) - Los Angeles, CA ^1,3

Maidstone Club - East Hampton, NY ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Medinah Country Club - Medinah, IL ¹

Merion Golf Club (East) - Ardmore, PA ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Milwaukee Country Club - River Hills, WI ^1,3

Monterey Penninsula Country Club (Dunes) - Pebble Beach, CA ^1,3

Monterey Penninsula Country Club (Shore) - Pebble Beach, CA ^1,3

Moraine Country Club - Kettering, OH ³ (Played 2022)

Mountain Ridge Country Club - West Caldwell, NJ ^3†

Muirfield Village Golf Club - Dublin, OH ^1,3 (Played 2023)

Myopia Hunt Club - South Hamilton, MA ^1,3

Nanea Golf Club - Kailua-Kona, HI ^1*,3

National Golf Links of America - Southampton, NY ^1,3

Newport Country Club - Newport, RI ³

Oak Hill Country Club - Rochester, NY ^1,3 (Played 2011)

Oak Tree National - Edmond, OK ¹

Oakland Hills Country Club - Bloomfield Hills, MI ^1,3

Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, PA ^1,3 (Played 1999)

Ohoopee Match Club - Cobbtown, GA ^1*,3

Old Sandwich Golf Club - Plymouth, MA ^1,3

Old Town Club - Winston-Salem, NC ^1,3 (Played 2023)

Olympia Fields Country Club - Olympia Fields, IL ¹

Palmetto Golf Club - Aiken, SC ³

Peachtree Golf Club - Atlanta, GA ^1,3

Pete Dye Golf Club - Bridgeport, WV ¹ (Played 2021)

Pikewood National Golf Club - Morgantown, WV ^1,3

Pine Valley Golf Club - Pine Valley, NJ ^1,3

Piping Rock Club - Locust Valley, NY ^1*,3 (Played 2023)

Plainfield Country Club - Edison, NJ ^1,3 (Played 2023)

Prairie Dunes Country Club - Hutchinson, KS ^1,3 (Played 2021)

Quail Hollow Club - Charlotte, NC ^1†

Quaker Ridge Golf Club - Scarsdale, NY ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Rich Harvest Farms - Sugar Grove, IL ^1†

Ridgewood - Paramus, NJ ³ (Played 2023)

Riviera Country Club - Pacific Palisades, CA ^1,3

Rock Creek Cattle Co. - Deer Lodge, MT ^1,3

San Francisco Golf Club - San Francisco, CA ^1,3

Sand Hills Golf Club - Mullen, NE ^1,3

Scioto Country Club - Columbus, OH ^1,3* (Played 2023)

Sebonack Golf Club - Southampton, NY ^1,3† (Played 2023)

Seminole Golf Club - Juno Beach, FL ^1,3

Shinnecock Hills, Golf Club - Southampton, NY ^1,3

Shoreacres - Lake Bluff, IL ^1,3

Shooting Star Golf Club - Teton Village, WY ^1*

Sleepy Hollow Country Club - Briarcliff Manor, NY ^1,3 (Played 2022)

Somerset Hills Country Club - Bernardsville, NJ ^1,3

Southern Hills Country Club - Tulsa, OK ^1,3

Spring Hill Golf Club - Wayzata, MN ¹

St. Louis Country Club - St. Louis, MO ³

The Alotian Club - Roland, AR ¹

The Country Club - Chestnut Hill, MA ^1,3

The Creek - Locust Valley, NY ³

The Estancia Club - Scottsdale, AZ ¹

The Golf Club - New Albany, OH ^1,3 (Played 2021)

The Honors Course - Ooltewah, TN ^1,3

The Olympic Club - San Francisco, CA ^1,3

The Quarry at La Quinta - La Quinta, CA ¹

The Valley Club of Montecito - Montecito, CA ^1,3

Valhalla Golf Club - Louisville, KY ¹ (Played 2023)

Victoria National Golf Club - Newburgh, IN ¹

Wade Hampton Golf Club - Cashiers, NC ^1,3

Whispering Pines Golf Club - Trinity, TX ¹

White Bear Yacht Club - White Bear Lake, MN ³

Winged Foot Golf Club (East) - Mamaroneck, NY ^1,3

Winged Foot Golf Club (West) - Mamaroneck, NY ^1,3

Wolf Point Golf Course - La Hood, TX ^3†

Yeamans Hill Club - Charleston, SC ^1†,3 (Played 2023)