1. #13Public

   Pacific Dunes (Bandon Dunes Resort)

   Oregon · Tom Doak, 2001

   Links

   Modern links masterpiece routed naturally along the Pacific coast.

2. #14Public

   Pebble Beach Golf Links

   California · Jack Neville & Douglas Grant, 1919

   Coastal

   America's most iconic public golf course overlooking Carmel Bay.

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3. #28Public

   Bethpage Black

   New York · A.W. Tillinghast, 1936

   Parkland

   Brutally difficult public course famous for major championships.

4. #42Public

   Whistling Straits (Straits)

   Wisconsin · Pete Dye, 1998

   Links

   Faux Irish links stretched along the shores of Lake Michigan.

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5. #63Semi-Private

   Pasatiempo Golf Club

   California · Alister MacKenzie, 1929

   Parkland

   One of MacKenzie's greatest public-access masterpieces.

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6. #66Public/Stadium

   TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)

   Florida · Pete Dye, 1980

   Stadium

   Home of the iconic island-green 17th hole.

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7. #72Public

   Lawsonia Links

   Wisconsin · William Langford & Theodore Moreau, 1930

   Links

   Bold geometric shaping and elevated greens define this cult classic.

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8. #96Public

   Chambers Bay

   Washington · Robert Trent Jones Jr., 2007

   Links

   Massive walking-only links built on a former gravel quarry.

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