2005 Rank

Course

Location

Designer

1

Pine Valley

Clementon, NJ

Crump/Colt, 1918

2

Cypress Point

Pebble Beach, CA

Mackenzie, 1928

3

St. Andrews (Old Course)

St. Andrews, Scotland

15th century

4

Augusta National

Augusta, GA

Mackenzie/Bobby Jones, 1932

5

Shinnecock Hills

Southampton, NY

Toomey/Flynn, 1931

6

Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach, CA

Neville/Grant, 1919; Egan

7

Muirfield

Gullane, Scotland

T. Morris, 1891; Colt, Simpson

8

Sand Hills

Mullen, NE

Coore/Crenshaw, 1995

9

Royal County Down

Newcastle, Northern Ireland

T. Morris, 1889; Dunn, Vardon

10

Royal Melbourne (Composite)

Melbourne, Australia

Mackenzie/Russell, 1926

11

Merion (East)

Ardmore, PA

H. Wilson, 1912

12

Royal Portrush (Dunluce)

Portrush, Northern Ireland

Colt, 1929

13

Pacific Dunes

Bandon, OR

Doak, 2001

14

Oakmont

Oakmont, PA

Fownes, 1903

15

Royal Dornoch

Dornoch, Scotland

T. Morris, 1886; Sutherland, Duncan

16

Ballybunion (Old)

Ballybunion, Ireland

Murphy, 1906; Simpson, Gourlay

17

Turnberry (Ailsa)

Turnberry, Scotland

P.M. Ross, 1906

18

Pinehurst (No. 2)

Pinehurst, NC

D. Ross, 1903-35

19

National Golf Links of America

Southampton, NY

Macdonald, 1911

20

Kingston Heath

Cheltenham, Australia

Soutar, 1925; Mackenzie

21

Carnoustie (Championship)

Carnoustie, Scotland

Robertson, 1842; Park, Braid

22

Seminole

North Palm Beach, FL

D. Ross, 1929; D. Wilson

23

Crystal Downs

Frankfort, MI

Mackenzie/Maxwell, 1929

24

San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Tillinghast, 1915

25

Prairie Dunes

Hutchinson, KS

Maxwell, 1935-56

26

Winged Foot (West)

Mamaroneck, NY

Tillinghast, 1923

27

Cape Kidnappers

Hawk's Bay, New Zealand

Doak, 2004

28

Fishers Island

Fishers Island, NY

Raynor, 1917

29

Oakland Hills (South)

Bloomfield Hills, MI

D. Ross, 1917; R.T. Jones Sr.

30

Bethpage (Black)

Farmingdale, NY

Tillinghast, 1936/Rees Jones,1998

31

Royal Birkdale

Southport, England

Lowe, 1889; Hawtree/Taylor

32

Royal St. George's

Sandwich, England

Purves, 1887; Mackenzie, Pennink

33

Chicago

Wheaton, IL

Macdonald, 1895; Raynor

34

New South Wales

La Perouse, Australia

Mackenzie, 1928

35

Hirono

Kobe, Japan

C. Alison, 1932

36

The Country Club (Championship)

Brookline, MA

Campbell, 1895; Flynn, Rees Jones

37

Riviera

Pacific Palisades, CA

Thomas/Bell,1926

38

Muirfield Village

Dublin, OH

Nicklaus/Muirhead, 1974

39

Oak Hill (East)

Rochester, NY

D. Ross, 1926; R.T. Jones Sr, G. & T. Fazio

40

Royal Troon (Old)

Troon, Scotland

Fernie, 1878; Braid

41

Casa de Campo (Teeth of Dog)

La Romana, Dominican Republic

P. Dye, 1971

42

Baltusrol (Lower)

Springfield, NJ

Tillinghast, 1922; R.T. Jones Sr.

43

Portmarnock

Portmarnock, Ireland

G. Ross/Pickeman, 1894; Hawtree

44

Olympic (Lake)

San Francisco, CA

Reid, 1917; Whiting, R.T. Jones Sr.

45

Southern Hills

Tulsa, OK

Maxwell, 1935

46

Sunningdale (Old)

Sunningdale, England

W. Park, 1901; Colt

47

Woodhall Spa

Woodhall Spa, England

Hotchkin/Hutchison, 1905

48

Whistling Straits (Straits)

Haven, WI

P. Dye, 1998

49

Barnbougle

Bridport, Tasmania, Australia

Doak, 2004

50

TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium)

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

51

Los Angeles (North)

Los Angeles, CA

Thomas, 1921

52

Royal Lytham & St. Annes

Lytham St. Annes, England

Lowe, 1886

53

The Golf Club

New Albany, OH

P. Dye, 1967

54

Royal Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia

Gardiner, 1904; Mackenzie

55

Medinah (No. 3)

Medinah, IL

Bendelow, 1928; Collis, Packard

56

Kiawah Island (Ocean)

Kiawah Island, SC

P. Dye, 1991

57

Morfontaine

Senlis, France

Simpson, 1927

58

Kauri Cliffs

Kaeo, New Zealand

D. Harmon, 2000

59

Harbour Town

Hilton Head Island, SC

P. Dye/Nicklaus, 1969

60

Quaker Ridge

Scarsdale, NY

Tillinghast, 1926; R.T. Jones Sr.

61

Winged Foot (East)

Mamaroneck, NY

Tillinghast, 1923

62

Inverness

Toledo, OH

D. Ross, 1919; G. & T. Fazio, Hills

63

Maidstone

East Hampton, NY

W. & J. Park, 1891; Tucker

64

Garden City

Garden City, NY

Emmet, 1898; Travis

65

Kingsbarns

St. Andrews, Scotland

K. Phillips, 1999

66

Loch Lomond

Luss, Scotland

Weiskopf/Morrish, 1994

67

Lahinch

Lahinch, Ireland

T. Morris, 1893; Gibson, Mackenzie

68

Ganton

Ganton, England

T. Dunn 1891; Colt, Cotton

69

Bandon Dunes

Bandon, OR

D. Kidd, 1999

70

Valderrama

Sotogrande, Spain

R.T. Jones Sr., 1975

71

Highlands Links

Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia Canada

Thompson, 1935; Cooke

72

Royal Liverpool

Hoylake, England

G. Morris/Chambers, 1869; Pennink

73

Cabo del Sol (Ocean)

Los Cabos, Mexico

Nicklaus, 1994

74

Friar's Head

Baiting Hollow, NY

Coore/Crenshaw, 2003

75

Shoreacres

Lake Bluff, IL

Raynor, 1919

76

Scioto

Columbus, OH

D. Ross, 1916; D. Wilson

77

Somerset Hills

Bernardsville, NJ

Tillinghast, 1917

78

Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay, Scotland

Fowler/Simpson, 1926

79

Congressional (Blue)

Bethesda, MD

Emmet, 1924; R.T. Jones Sr., Rees Jones

80

Kawana (Fuji)

Kawana, Japan

C. Alison/Fujita, 1936

81

Durban

Durban, South Africa

Waters/Waterman, 1922; Hotchkin

82

St. George's

Etobicoke, Ontario Canada

Thompson, 1929; Robinson

83

Shadow Creek

North Las Vegas, NV

T. Fazio/Wynn, 1989

84

Hamilton Country Club (West/South)

Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Colt, 1914; Rees Jones

85

Wentworth (West)

Virginia Water, England

Colt/Morrison, 1924

86

Bandon Trails

Bandon, OR

Coore/Crenshaw, 2005

87

Trump National

Bedminster, NJ

T. Fazio, 2004

88

Spyglass Hill

Pebble Beach, CA

R.T. Jones Sr., 1966

89

Camargo

Cincinnati, OH

Raynor, 1921

90

Ocean Forest

Sea Island, GA

Rees Jones, 1995

91

European Club

Brittas Bay, Ireland

Ruddy, 1992

92

Walton Heath (Old)

Tadworth, England

Fowler, 1904

93

East Lake

Atlanta, GA

Bendelow, 1910; D. Ross, Rees Jones

94

Tokyo Golf Club

Sayama-City, Japan

Ohtani, 1940

95

Nine Bridges

Jeju Island, South Korea

Fream, 2001

96

Wade Hampton

Cashiers, NC

T. Fazio, 1987

97

Colonial

Fort Worth, TX

Bredemus, 1935; Maxwell

98

Peachtree

Atlanta, GA

R.T. Jones Sr./Bobby Jones, 1948

99

Homestead (Cascades)

Hot Springs, VA

Flynn, 1923

100

Naruo

Osaka, Japan

Crane, 1904; C. Alison