Welcome to Golfweek’s annual Best.
Each spring, we publish our three major lists that are the foundation of our course-ratings program: Golfweek’s Best Classic Courses, Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses and Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play.
Here is a list, along with a picture, of the top ranked “course you can play” in each state.
The 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. Based on all of those rankings, we have compiled the best courses to play at in each state.
Alabama
FarmLinks at Pursell Farms, Sylacauga, Alabama. Type: Municipal
Alaska
Anchorage Golf Course, Anchorage, Alaska. Type: Municipal
Arizona
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, Fort McDowell, Arizona. Type: Municipal
Arkansas
Mystic Creek Golf Club, El Dorado, Arkansas. Type: Public
California
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California. Type: Public
Colorado
Redlands Mesa Golf Course, Grand Junction, Colorado. Type: Municipal
Connecticut
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, Bloomfield, Connecticut. Type: Municipal
Delaware
Bayside Resort Golf Club, Selbyville, Delaware. Type: Municipal
Florida
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Type: Public
Georgia
Sea Island Golf Course (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia. Type: Resort
Hawaii
Kapalua Golf (The Plantation Course), Maui, Hawaii. Type: Resort
Idaho
Circling Raven Golf Club, Worley, Idaho. Type: Casino
Illinois
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (No. 4 Dubsdread), Lemont, Illinois. Type: Municipal
Indiana
French Lick Resort (Dye Course), French Lick, Indiana. Type: Resort
Iowa
Spirit Hollow Golf Course, Burlington, Iowa. Type: Municipal
Kansas
Firekeeper Golf Course, Mayetta, Kansas. Type: Municipal
Kentucky
Lassing Pointe Golf Course, Union, Kentucky. Type: Municipal
Louisiana
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana. Type: Municipal
Maine
Belgrade Lakes Golf Club, Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Type: Municipal
Maryland
Bulle Rock Golf Couse, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Type: Municipal
Massachusetts
Cape Cod National Golf Club, Brewster, Massachusetts. Type: Municipal
Michigan
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, Arcadia, Michigan. Type: Municipal
Minnesota
Giants Ridge Golf Course (Quarry), Biwabik, Minnesota. Type: Municipal
Mississippi
Fallen Oak Golf Course, Saucier, Mississippi. Type: Resort
Missouri
Buffalo Ridge Springs Course, Hollister, Missouri. Type: Municipal
Montana
The Wilderness Club Resort, Eureka, Montana. Type: Resort
Nebraska
Wild Horse Golf Club, Gothenburg, Nebraska. Type: Municipal
Nevada
Shadow Creek Golf Course, North Las Vegas, Nevada. Type: Municipal
New Hampshire
Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Type: Resort
New Jersey
Atlantic City Country Club, Northfield, New Jersey. Type: Casino
New Mexico
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club, Sandia Park, New Mexico. Type: Municipal
New York
Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York. Type: Municipal
North Carolina
Pinehurst Resort (No. 2), Pinehurst, North Carolina. Type: Casino
North Dakota
The Links of North Dakota, Ray, North Dakota. Type: Municipal
Ohio
Manakiki Golf Course, Willoughby, Ohio. Type: Municipal
Oklahoma
Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Type: Municipal
Oregon
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes), Bandon, Oregon. Type: Municipal
Pennsylvania
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (Mystic Rock), Farmington, Pennsylvania. Type: Resort
Rhode Island
Newport National Golf Club, Middletown, Rhode Island. Type: Municipal
South Carolina
Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course), Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Type: Municipal
South Dakota
Golf Club at Red Rock, Rapid City, South Dakota. Type: Municipal
Tennessee
Sweetens Cove Golf Club, Pittsburg, Tennessee. Type: Municipal
Texas
Rawls Course at Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas. Type: Municipal
Utah
Sand Hollow Resort (Championship Course), Hurricane, Utah. Type: Municipal
Vermont
Jay Peak Resort Golf Course, Jay, Vermont. Type: Municipal
Virginia
The Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Virginia. Type: Casino
Washington
Gamble Sands, Brewster, Washington. Type: Municipal
West Virginia
Greenbrier Resort Golf (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Type: Casino.
Wisconsin
Whistling Straits Golf Course (The Straits), Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Type: Municipal
Wyoming
Teton Pines Resort and Country Club, Wilson, Wyoming. Type: Municipal
