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. #31Resort

    The Lido (Sand Valley)

    Wisconsin · C.B. Macdonald/Recreated by Tom Doak, 2023

    Links

    Meticulous recreation of Macdonald's lost Long Island masterpiece.

  2. #42Public

    Whistling Straits (Straits)

    Wisconsin · Pete Dye, 1998

    Links

    Faux Irish links stretched along the shores of Lake Michigan.

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  3. #71Private

    Milwaukee Country Club

    Wisconsin · C.H. Alison, 1929

    Parkland

    Elegant Golden Age design with sophisticated bunkering.

  4. #72Public

    Lawsonia Links

    Wisconsin · William Langford & Theodore Moreau, 1930

    Links

    Bold geometric shaping and elevated greens define this cult classic.

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  5. #75Resort

    Sand Valley

    Wisconsin · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2017

    Sandhills

    Expansive minimalist golf across central Wisconsin sand barrens.

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  6. #98Resort

    Sedge Valley (Sand Valley)

    Wisconsin · Tom Doak, 2024

    Heathland

    Compact strategic design inspired by classic English heathland golf.