Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of top resort golf courses in the United States.

The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final, cumulative rating. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the region.

This list focuses on the golf courses themselves, not the resorts as a whole or other amenities. Each golf course included is listed with its average rating from 1 to 10, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.

1. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links)

Average rating: 8.74

Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.

2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)

Average rating: 8.53

Location: Bandon, Ore.

3. Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)

Average rating: 8.29

Location: Pinehurst, N.C.

4. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)

Average rating: 8.13

Location: Mosel, Wis.

5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)

Average rating: 8.08

Location: Bandon, Ore.

6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)

Average rating: 8.06

Location: Bandon, Ore.

7. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)

Average rating: 8.04

Location: Bandon, Ore.

8. Shadow Creek

Average rating: 7.98

Location: North Las Vegas, Nev.

9. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)

Average rating: 7.96

Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.

10. Sand Valley (Lido)

Average rating: 7.76

Location: Nekoosa, Wis.

11. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)

Average rating: 7.71

Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.

12. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

Average rating: 7.67

Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

13. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)

Average rating: 7.66

Location: Bandon, Ore.

14. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele)

Average rating: 7.65

15. Streamsong (Red)

Average rating: 7.52

Location: Bowling Green, Fla.

T16. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)

Average rating: 7.50

Location: Nekoosa, Wis.

T16. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)

Average rating: 7.50

Location: Nekoosa, Wis.

18. Kapalua (Plantation)

Average rating: 7.45

19. Pinehurst No. 10*

Average rating: 7.42

Location: Pinehurst, N.C.

20. Gamble Sands

Average rating: 7.41

Location: Brewster, Wash.

21. Sand Valley (Sedge Valley)*

Average rating: 7.39

Location: Nekoosa, Wis.

22. Streamsong (Blue)

Average rating: 7.37

Location: Bowling Green, Fla.

23. Erin Hills

Average rating: 7.35

Location: Erin, Wis.

24. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town Golf Links)

Average rating: 7.29

Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

25. Sea Island (Seaside)

Average rating: 7.27

Location: St. Simons Island, Ga.

Designer(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S.

26. Streamsong (Black)

Average rating: 7.23

Location: Bowling Green, Fla.

27. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)

Average rating: 7.17

Location: Arcadia, Mich.

28. Black Desert Resort

Average rating: 7.11

T29. Pinehurst Resort (No. 4)

Average rating: 7.10

Location: Pinehurst, N.C.

T29. Fallen Oak

Average rating: 7.10

Location: Saucier, Miss.

31. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)

Average rating: 7.09

Location: Hot Springs, Va.

32. Primland (Highland)

Average rating: 7.05

Location: Meadows of Dan, Va.

33. Princeville Makai

Average rating: 7.04

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

34. Prairie Club (Dunes)

Average rating: 7.03

Location: Valentine, Neb.

T35. Mossy Oak

Average rating: 6.93

Location: West Point, Miss.

T35. Giants Ridge (Quarry)

Average rating: 6.93

Location: Biwabik, Minn.

37. Lajitas (Black Jack’s Crossing)

Average rating: 6.92

38. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red and Black)

Average rating: 6.91

Location: Roscommon, Mich.

T39. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)

Average rating: 6.87

Location: Kohler, Wis.

T39. Cache Creek Casino Resort (Yocha Dehe)

Average rating: 6.87

Location: Brooks, Calif.

41. Mid Pines

Average rating: 6.85

Location: Southern Pines, N.C.

42. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)*

Average rating: 6.84

Location: Brooksville, Fla.

T43. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)

Average rating: 6.83

Location: Hollister, Mo.

T43. Sand Hollow (Championship)

Average rating: 6.83

45. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)

Average rating: 6.82

Location: French Lick, Ind.

46. Mauna Kea Resort

Average rating: 6.81

47. Pine Needles

Average rating: 6.80

Location: Southern Pines, N.C.

48. The Greenbrier (Old White)

Average rating: 6.79

Location: White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

49. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)

Average rating: 6.77

Location: Seneca, Ore.

T50. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay)

Average rating: 6.76

Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.

T50. Dunes Golf & Beach Club

Average rating: 6.76

Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.

T52. Firestone (South)

Average rating: 6.75

Designer(s): Bert Way, Robert Trent Jones Sr.

T52. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch East)

Average rating: 6.75

54. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)

Average rating: 6.73

Location: Hollister, Mo.

T55. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Average rating: 6.72

Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.

T55. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)

Average rating: 6.72

Location: Williamsburg, Va.

57. Keswick Hall (Full Cry)

Average rating: 6.71

Location: Keswick, Va.

58. Tobacco Road

Average rating: 6.70

Location: Sanford, N.C.

59. Cascata

Average rating: 6.69

Location: Boulder City, Nev.

60. Sunriver Resort (Crosswater)

Average rating: 6.66

Location: Sunriver, Ore.

T61. Forest Dunes (Forest Dunes)

Average rating: 6.65

Location: Roscommon, Mich.

T61. Rams Hill

Average rating: 6.65

Location: Borrego Springs, Calif.

T61. CordeValle

Average rating: 6.65

Location: San Martin, Calif.

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

T64. Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Average rating: 6.64

Location: Orlando, Fla.

T64. Prairie Club (Pines)

Average rating: 6.64

Location: Valentine, Neb.

T66. Arcadia Bluffs (South)

Average rating: 6.63

Location: Arcadia, Mich.

T66. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Average rating: 6.63

T68. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish)

Average rating: 6.62

Location: Mosel, Wis.

T68. Old Waverly

Average rating: 6.62

Location: West Point, Miss.

T68. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)

Average rating: 6.62

Location: Seneca, Ore.

T71. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)

Average rating: 6.61

Location: Fort McDowell, Ariz.

T71. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne’s Valley)

Average rating: 6.61

Location: Hollister, Mo.

T71. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)

Average rating: 6.61

Location: Greensboro, Ga.

T74. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)

Average rating: 6.59

Location: Bedford, Pa.

T74. Cape Cod National

Average rating: 6.59

Location: Brewster, Mass.

T76. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)

Average rating: 6.57

T76. The Broadmoor (East)

Average rating: 6.57

Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Designer(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.

T76. Madden’s on Gull Lake (Classic)

Average rating: 6.57

Location: Brainerd, Minn.

79. Red Sky (Fazio)

Average rating: 6.55

Location: Wolcott, Colo.

80. PGA National Resort (Champion)

Average rating: 6.54

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

T81. SentryWorld

Average rating: 6.53

Location: Stevens Point, Wis.

T81. Boyne’s Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)

Average rating: 6.53

Location: Bay Harbor, Mich.

T81. Wolf Creek

Average rating: 6.53

Location: Mesquite, Nev.

84. Pinehurst No. 8

Average rating: 6.52

Location: Pinehurst, N.C.

85. PGA West (Stadium)

Average rating: 6.51

Location: La Quinta, Calif.

86. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Average rating: 6.49

Location: Tower, Minn.

T87. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium)

Average rating: 6.47

Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.

T87. Boothbay Harbor CC

Average rating: 6.47

T87. Mauna Lani (North)

Average rating: 6.47

T90. Pursell Farms (FarmLinks)

Average rating: 6.46

Location: Sylacauga, Ala.

T90. Juniper Preserve (Pronghorn Club-Nicklaus)

Average rating: 6.46

Location: Bend, Ore.

T90. The Wilderness Club Montana

Average rating: 6.46

Location: Eureka, Mont.

T93. True Blue

Average rating: 6.45

Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.

T93. Wailea (Gold)

Average rating: 6.45

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

95. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch West)

Average rating: 6.44

T96. Southern Pines GC

Average rating: 6.43

Location: Southern Pines, N.C.

T96. Innisbrook (Copperhead)

Average rating: 6.43

Location: Palm Harbor, Fla.

T98. Gull Lake View Resort (Stoatin Brae)

Average rating: 6.42

Location: Augusta, Mich.

T98. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)

Average rating: 6.42

Location: Verona, N.Y.

T100. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)

Average rating: 6.40

Location: Farmington, Pa.

T100. Firestone (North)

Average rating: 6.40

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.

T100. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)

Average rating: 6.40

Location: Miami, Fla.

T103. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross)

Average rating: 6.39

Location: French Lick, Ind.

T103. The Preserve

Average rating: 6.39

Location: Vancleave, Miss.

T103. Incline Village (Championship)

Average rating: 6.39

Location: Incline Village, Nev.

T106. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Ocean)

Average rating: 6.38

Location: Palm Coast, Fla.

T106. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Capitol Hill (Judge)

Average rating: 6.38

Location: Prattville, Ala.

108. Giants Ridge (Legend)

Average rating: 6.37

Location: Biwabik, Minn.

109. Wynn Golf Club

Average rating: 6.36

Location: Las Vegas, Nev.

T110. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

Average rating: 6.35

Location: Maricopa, Ariz.

T110. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)

Average rating: 6.35

Location: Marana, Ariz.

T110. TPC San Antonio (Oaks)

Average rating: 6.35

T113. Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort (Circling Raven)

Average rating: 6.34

T113. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Poipu Bay)

Average rating: 6.34

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

T113. Ocean Course at Hokuala

Average rating: 6.34

116. Bald Head Island Club

Average rating: 6.33

Location: Bald Head Island, N.C.

T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)

Average rating: 6.29

Location: Newport Coast, Calif.

T117. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)

Average rating: 6.29

Location: Newport Coast, Calif.

T117. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Lake)

Average rating: 6.29

Location: Opelika, Ala.

T117. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)

Average rating: 6.29

Location: Philadelphia, Miss.

121. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)

Average rating: 6.28

Location: Greensboro, Ga.

T122. McLemore (Highlands)

Average rating: 6.26

Location: Rising Fawn, Ga.

T122. Wailea (Emerald)

Average rating: 6.26

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.

T124. Red Sky (Norman)

Average rating: 6.25

Location: Wolcott, Colo.

T124. The Sagamore

Average rating: 6.25

Location: Bolton Landing, N.Y.

T124. Firekeeper

Average rating: 6.25

Location: Mayetta, Kan.

127. Boar’s Head Resort (Univ of VA GC Birdwood)

Average rating: 6.24

Location: Charlottesville, Va.

T127. Camp Creek

Average rating: 6.24

Location: Watersound, Fla.

T127. Teton Pines

Average rating: 6.24

Location: Wilson, Wyo.

T130. Troon North (Monument)

Average rating: 6.23

Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.

T130. Pine Dunes Resort & Golf Club

Average rating: 6.23

132. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)

Average rating: 6.22

Location: Hamburg, N.J.

T133. Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes)

Average rating: 6.21

Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

T133. Ventana Canyon (Mountain)

Average rating: 6.21

Location: Tucson, Ariz.

T133. PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament)

Average rating: 6.21

Location: La Quinta, Calif.

T133. Kingsmill Resort (River)

Average rating: 6.21

Location: Williamsburg, Va.

T133. Quail Lodge

Average rating: 6.21

Location: Carmel, Calif.

T138. Boyne Highlands (Arthur Hills)

Average rating: 6.19

Location: Harbor Springs, Mich.

T138. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Ross Bridge)

Average rating: 6.19

Location: Hoover, Ala.

T138. Omni Mount Washington Resort (Mount Washington)

Average rating: 6.19

Location: Bretton Woods, N.H.

141. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)

Average rating: 6.18

Location: Fort McDowell, Ariz.

T142. Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Conservatory)

Average rating: 6.17

Location: Palm Coast, Fla.

T142. Sea Island GC (Plantation)

Average rating: 6.17

Location: St. Simons Island, Ga.

T142. The Glen Club

Average rating: 6.17

Location: Glenview, Ill.

T145. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley)

Average rating: 6.16

Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

T145. Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand)

Average rating: 6.16

Location: San Diego, Calif.

147. Treetops (Masterpiece)

Average rating: 6.15

Location: Gaylord, Mich.

Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr.

T148. Kohler Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)

Average rating: 6.14

Location: Kohler, Wis.

T148. PGA Golf Club (Dye)

Average rating: 6.14

Location: Port St. Lucie, Fla.

T148. Tullymore Golf Resort (Tullymore)*

Average rating: 6.14

Location: Stanwood, Mich.

T148. RainDance National

Average rating: 6.14

Location: Windsor, Colo.

152. Turtle Bay Resort (Arnold Palmer)

Average rating: 6.13

T153. Desert Willow (Firecliff)

Average rating: 6.12

Location: Palm Desert, Calif.

T153. Sea Pines Resort (Heron Point)

Average rating: 6.12

Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

T153. Hidden River Golf & Casting Club

Average rating: 6.12

Location: Brutus, Mich.

T156. Mauna Lani (South)

Average rating: 6.11

T156. Waynesville Inn & Golf Club

Average rating: 6.11

Location: Waynesville, N.C.

T158. Park Hyatt Aviara

Average rating: 6.10

Location: Carlsbad, Calif.

T158. Seaview (Bay)

Average rating: 6.10

Location: Galloway, N.J.

T158. Pine Mountain Resort (Timber Stone)

Average rating: 6.10

Location: Iron Mountain, Mich.

161. Coeur d’Alene Resort

Average rating: 6.09

T162. Links at Perry Cabin

Average rating: 6.08

Location: St. Michaels, Md.

T162. Treetops (Signature)

Average rating: 6.08

Location: Gaylord, Mich.

T164. Troon North (Pinnacle)

Average rating: 6.07

Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.

T164. Pinehurst Resort (No. 7)

Average rating: 6.07

Location: Pinehurst, N.C.

T164. Reynolds Lake Oconee (The Preserve)

Average rating: 6.07

Location: Greensboro, Ga.

T164. Whitehawk Ranch*

Average rating: 6.07

Location: Clio, Calif.

T168. TPC San Antonio (Canyons)

Average rating: 6.06

T168. Stonehenge

Average rating: 6.06

Location: Fairfield Glade, Tenn.

T168. Tullymore Golf Resort (St. Ives)

Average rating: 6.06

Location: Stanwood, Mich.

T171. Tetherow

Average rating: 6.05

Location: Bend, Ore.

T171. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)

Average rating: 6.05

T173. Talamore (Mid South)

Average rating: 6.04

Location: Southern Pines, N.C.

T173. Salish Cliffs

Average rating: 6.04

Location: Shelton, Wash.

T175. Kiva Dunes

Average rating: 6.03

Location: Gulf Shores, Ala.

T175. Paiute (The Wolf)

Average rating: 6.03

Location: Las Vegas, Nev.

T175. Sandestin (Burnt Pine)

Average rating: 6.03

Location: Miramar Beach, Fla.

T175. Hershey CC (West)

Average rating: 6.03

Location: Hershey, Pa.

T175. Fantasy Springs (Eagle Falls)

Average rating: 6.03

Location: Indio, Calif.

T175. Wilderness Resort (Wild Rock)

Average rating: 6.03

Location: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

T181. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Osprey Point)

Average rating: 6.02

Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.

T181. The Broadmoor (West)

Average rating: 6.02

Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Designer(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr.

T183. Firestone (Fazio)

Average rating: 6.01

T183. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)

Average rating: 6.01

Location: Port St. Lucie, Fla.

T185. Legends Golf Resort (Moorland)

Average rating: 6.00

Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.

T185. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)

Average rating: 6.00

Location: Naples, Fla.

T185. Eagle Ridge (The General)

Average rating: 6.00

Location: Galena, Ill.

T185. Destination Geneva National (Arnold Palmer)*

Average rating: 6.00

Location: Lake Geneva, Wis.

T189. Shadow Ridge

Average rating: 5.98

Location: Palm Desert, Calif.

T189. Silverado Resort & Spa (North)

Average rating: 5.98

Location: Napa Valley, Calif.

T191. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)

Average rating: 5.97

Location: Farmington, Pa.

T191. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Grand National (Links)*

Average rating: 5.97

Location: Opelika, Ala.

T191. JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Soffer)

Average rating: 5.97

Location: Aventura, Fla.

T194. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players)*

Average rating: 5.96

Location: Indian Wells, Calif.

T194. Pinehurst No. 9

Average rating: 5.96

Location: Pinehurst, N.C.

T196. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Cougar Point)

Average rating: 5.95

Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.

T196. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)*

Average rating: 5.95

Location: Chandler, Ariz.

T198. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Celebrity)*

Average rating: 5.94

Location: Indian Wells, Calif.

T198. Barefoot Resort & Golf (Dye)

Average rating: 5.94

Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

T198. Orange County National (Panther Lake)*

Average rating: 5.94

Location: Winter Garden, Fla.

T198. Okemo Valley*

Average rating: 5.94

Location: Ludlow, Vt.

T198. Stonewall Resort

Average rating: 5.94

Location: Roanoke, W.Va.