Definitive Ranking

America's Top 100 Golf Courses

From Cypress Point to Pebble Beach, Pine Valley to Pinehurst — the 100 courses that define American golf, ranked with editorial commentary on architecture, history, and design.

  1. #2Private

    Pine Valley Golf Club

    New Jersey · George Crump & Harry Colt, 1919

    Inland/Heathland

    Widely regarded as the purest penal test in world golf architecture.

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  2. #22Private

    Somerset Hills Country Club

    New Jersey · A.W. Tillinghast, 1918

    Parkland

    Classic dual-personality course blending links and wooded terrain.

  3. #44Private

    Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)

    New Jersey · A.W. Tillinghast, 1922

    Parkland

    Historic major venue known for championship-caliber conditioning.

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  4. #62Private

    Plainfield Country Club

    New Jersey · Donald Ross, 1921

    Parkland

    Classic Ross design with elite tournament pedigree.

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  5. #81Private

    Ridgewood Country Club

    New Jersey · A.W. Tillinghast, 1929

    Parkland

    Championship-caliber routing across three exceptional nines.