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The Top 100 Resort Courses

Every course on this list takes a tee time — no member required. From Bandon's bluffs to Pinehurst's sandhills, Golfweek's ranking of America's best resort golf, paired with the amateur tournaments you can actually enter at each one.

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Pebble Beach Resorts

Pebble Beach, California3 ranked courses1 upcoming event

  1. #1Pebble Beach Resorts

    Pebble Beach Golf Links

    Pebble Beach, California · Jack Neville & Douglas Grant, 1919

    The most famous public tee time in golf — cliff-top holes above Carmel Bay and a U.S. Open pedigree a century deep.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father and Son at Pebble Beach (Mar 19 — 22, 2027) →
  2. #10Pebble Beach Resorts

    Spyglass Hill

    Pebble Beach, California · Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1966

    Five opening holes in the dunes, thirteen more through the Del Monte pines — the sternest test on the Monterey Peninsula.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father and Son at Pebble Beach (Mar 19 — 22, 2027) →
  3. #48Pebble Beach Resorts

    The Links at Spanish Bay

    Pebble Beach, California · Robert Trent Jones Jr., Tom Watson & Sandy Tatum, 1987

    Links-style golf through restored dunes at the top of 17-Mile Drive, bagpiper at sunset included.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father and Son at Pebble Beach (Mar 19 — 22, 2027) →

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

Bandon, Oregon4 ranked courses1 upcoming event

  1. #2Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

    Pacific Dunes

    Bandon, Oregon · Tom Doak, 2001

    Doak's masterwork routed through natural blowout dunes on the Pacific — the modern links standard-setter.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father & Son at Bandon Dunes presented by Callaway (Apr 22 — 26, 2027) →
  2. #5Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

    Bandon Trails

    Bandon, Oregon · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2005

    The inland journey at Bandon — dunes to meadow to coastal forest and back, with some of the property's best green sites.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father & Son at Bandon Dunes presented by Callaway (Apr 22 — 26, 2027) →
  3. #6Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

    Old Macdonald

    Bandon, Oregon · Tom Doak & Jim Urbina, 2010

    A giant-scale tribute to C.B. Macdonald's template holes, played across the broadest, wildest greens at Bandon.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father & Son at Bandon Dunes presented by Callaway (Apr 22 — 26, 2027) →
  4. T13Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

    Sheep Ranch

    Bandon, Oregon · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2020

    Bunkerless golf on a bluff-top headland — nine greens sit on the Pacific edge, every hole exposed to the wind.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: AmateurGolf.com 2027 Two Man Links and Father & Son at Bandon Dunes presented by Callaway (Apr 22 — 26, 2027) →

Pinehurst Resort

Pinehurst, North Carolina4 ranked courses1 upcoming event

  1. #3Pinehurst Resort

    Pinehurst No. 2

    Pinehurst, North Carolina · Donald Ross, 1907

    Ross's crowned greens in the Carolina Sandhills — the anchor site of the U.S. Open and American resort golf's cathedral.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Donald Ross Junior Championship (Dec 28 — 30, 2026) →
  2. #15Pinehurst Resort

    Pinehurst No. 10

    Aberdeen, North Carolina · Tom Doak & Angela Moser, 2024

    Pinehurst's newest — Doak routing through dramatic sand ridges and a former mining site five miles from the main clubhouse.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Donald Ross Junior Championship (Dec 28 — 30, 2026) →
  3. #32Pinehurst Resort

    Pinehurst No. 4

    Pinehurst, North Carolina · Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner, 2018

    Hanse's rugged sandhills rebuild next door to No. 2 — exposed sand, dramatic scale, and a personality all its own.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Donald Ross Junior Championship (Dec 28 — 30, 2026) →
  4. #86Pinehurst Resort

    Pinehurst No. 8

    Pinehurst, North Carolina · Tom Fazio, 1996

    Fazio's centennial course for Pinehurst — sandhills and wetlands on the quiet side of the resort.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Donald Ross Junior Championship (Dec 28 — 30, 2026) →

Sand Valley

Nekoosa, Wisconsin4 ranked courses2 upcoming events

  1. #11Sand Valley

    The Lido

    Nekoosa, Wisconsin · C.B. Macdonald (recreated by Tom Doak), 2023

    A shot-for-shot resurrection of Macdonald's lost Long Island masterpiece, rebuilt from digital archaeology in the Wisconsin sand barrens.

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    2 upcoming amateur eventsNext: U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (Sep 26 — Oct 1, 2026) →
  2. #16Sand Valley

    Sand Valley

    Nekoosa, Wisconsin · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2017

    The course that revealed central Wisconsin's sand barrens as heathland-golf country — broad fairways and native-sand chaos.

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    2 upcoming amateur eventsNext: U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (Sep 26 — Oct 1, 2026) →
  3. #18Sand Valley

    Mammoth Dunes

    Nekoosa, Wisconsin · David McLay Kidd, 2018

    Kidd at his most playable — enormous fairways, a drivable par-4 signature, and fun as the organizing principle.

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    2 upcoming amateur eventsNext: U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (Sep 26 — Oct 1, 2026) →
  4. #26Sand Valley

    Sedge Valley

    Nekoosa, Wisconsin · Tom Doak, 2024

    A par-68 heathland homage that proves short can be serious — England's Swinley Forest spirit in Wisconsin sand.

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    2 upcoming amateur eventsNext: U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship (Sep 26 — Oct 1, 2026) →

TPC Sawgrass

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #12TPC Sawgrass

    TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

    Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Pete Dye, 1980

    The original stadium course and home of The Players — capped by the most famous island green in golf.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Junior Players Championship (Sep 3 — 6, 2026) →

Streamsong Resort

Bowling Green, Florida3 ranked courses1 upcoming event

  1. #17Streamsong Resort

    Streamsong Red

    Bowling Green, Florida · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2012

    Coore-Crenshaw strategy woven through the dunes of a reclaimed phosphate mine — Florida golf that plays nothing like Florida.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Ninja Invitational hosted by Janet Xiyu Lin (Sep 5 — 7, 2026) →
  2. #19Streamsong Resort

    Streamsong Blue

    Bowling Green, Florida · Tom Doak, 2012

    Doak's bolder half of Streamsong's original pair — bigger dunes, wilder greens, and the famous punchbowl seventh.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Ninja Invitational hosted by Janet Xiyu Lin (Sep 5 — 7, 2026) →
  3. T27Streamsong Resort

    Streamsong Black

    Bowling Green, Florida · Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner, 2017

    The biggest and brawniest of Streamsong's three — Hanse's enormous greens and open vistas across the old mine land.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Ninja Invitational hosted by Janet Xiyu Lin (Sep 5 — 7, 2026) →

Sea Island

St. Simons Island, Georgia1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #24Sea Island

    Seaside

    St. Simons Island, Georgia · Harry Colt & Charles Alison, 1929

    Marshland golf on Georgia's Golden Isles — a Colt & Alison original polished by Fazio, and the home of the PGA Tour's RSM Classic.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Jones Cup Junior Invitational at Sea Island (Dec 18 — 21, 2026) →

Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T41Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club

    Mid Pines

    Southern Pines, North Carolina · Donald Ross, 1921

    An untouched Ross routing restored by Kyle Franz — the Sandhills' coziest stay-and-play and a walker's delight.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Longleaf Pine Amateur (Dec 15 — 17, 2026) →

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #44Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

    Pine Needles

    Southern Pines, North Carolina · Donald Ross, 1927

    A four-time U.S. Women's Open site — Ross greens restored to their crowned glory in the heart of the Sandhills.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Peggy Kirk Bell Junior Championship (Dec 29 — 30, 2026) →

Omni PGA Frisco Resort

Frisco, Texas1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T49Omni PGA Frisco Resort

    Fields Ranch East

    Frisco, Texas · Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner, 2023

    The PGA of America's new home track — big Texas scale built to host championships, minutes from the PGA headquarters.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Sep 14 — 16, 2026) →

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

Carlsbad, California1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #56Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

    North Course

    Carlsbad, California · Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner, 2024

    Hanse's ground-up rebuild for the NCAA Championships — firm, strategic golf at the storied San Diego resort.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship (May 28 — Jun 2, 2027) →

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club

Williamsburg, Virginia1 ranked course2 upcoming events

  1. #57Golden Horseshoe Golf Club

    Gold Course

    Williamsburg, Virginia · Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1963

    RTJ's compact colonial-Williamsburg classic — no parallel fairways, four knockout par 3s over water.

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    2 upcoming amateur eventsNext: Virginia Mixed Four-Ball Tournament (Oct 20, 2026) →

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #61Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

    Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

    Pawleys Island, South Carolina · Mike Strantz, 1994

    Strantz's Lowcountry jewel through century-old live oaks on an antebellum rice plantation — Myrtle Beach's finest.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Golfweek Women's Fall Challenge (Sep 6 — 8, 2026) →

Rams Hill

Borrego Springs, California1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T62Rams Hill

    Rams Hill

    Borrego Springs, California · Tom Fazio, 2008

    A lush Fazio oasis ringed by the Anza-Borrego desert badlands — conditioning that defies its surroundings.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: The Ramateur (Dec 4 — 6, 2026) →

Reynolds Lake Oconee

Greensboro, Georgia1 ranked course2 upcoming events

  1. T73Reynolds Lake Oconee

    Great Waters

    Greensboro, Georgia · Jack Nicklaus, 1992

    Nicklaus's lakeside showpiece at Reynolds — the entire back nine plays along the water of Lake Oconee.

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    2 upcoming amateur eventsNext: Reynolds Senior Invitational (Oct 26 — 28, 2026) →

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club

Fort McDowell, Arizona1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T78We-Ko-Pa Golf Club

    Saguaro

    Fort McDowell, Arizona · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2006

    Walkable Coore-Crenshaw desert golf on Yavapai Nation land — no houses, just saguaros and the Four Peaks skyline.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Updegraff Cup (Aug 30 — Sep 1, 2026) →

PGA National Resort

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T78PGA National Resort

    The Champion

    Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Tom & George Fazio (redesigned by Jack Nicklaus), 1981

    Home of the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic and the infamous "Bear Trap" — three holes that wreck scorecards annually.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Jim McLean Labor Day Classic (Sep 5 — 7, 2026) →

The Broadmoor

Colorado Springs, Colorado1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T81The Broadmoor

    East Course

    Colorado Springs, Colorado · Donald Ross (expanded by Robert Trent Jones Sr.), 1918

    Ross greens at 6,200 feet beneath Cheyenne Mountain — where Palmer won his U.S. Amateur and the Broadmoor's major history began.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: The Broadmoor Ladies Invitation (Sep 1 — 2, 2026) →

Red Sky Golf Club

Wolcott, Colorado1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #87Red Sky Golf Club

    Fazio Course

    Wolcott, Colorado · Tom Fazio, 2002

    High-alpine Fazio near Vail — sage hillsides, aspen groves, and views across the Sawatch Range.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Golfweek Red Sky Classic (Sep 20 — 23, 2026) →

Mauna Lani Resort

Waimea, Hawaii1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T88Mauna Lani Resort

    Mauna Lani (North)

    Waimea, Hawaii · Robin Nelson, 1981

    The lava-field sibling on the Kohala Coast — kiawe-framed holes cut through jagged a'a flows.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: The Amer Ari Invitational (Feb 4 — 6, 2027) →

Tamarack Resort

Tamarack, Idaho1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. T94Tamarack Resort

    Osprey Meadows

    Tamarack, Idaho · Robert Trent Jones Jr., 2005

    Mountain-meadow golf beneath Idaho's West Central range, revived alongside the four-season resort around it.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Pacific Northwest Senior Amateur Golf Tournament (Sep 15 — 17, 2026) →

True Blue Golf Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina1 ranked course1 upcoming event

  1. #100True Blue Golf Club

    True Blue

    Pawleys Island, South Carolina · Mike Strantz, 1998

    Caledonia's wilder sibling — Strantz at full volume across sandy wastes of an old indigo plantation.

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    1 upcoming amateur eventNext: Golfweek Fall Challenge Men's (Sep 6 — 8, 2026) →