54. The goal is to have two very different courses over the same piece of ground, so people will want to stay over to play it both ways and compare and contrast the two. says Doak. Its green, perched like a birthday cake, was formed by piling dirt over an old railroad boxcar.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2015. Member Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses for 10 years, 1985-1992 & 1999-2000. Do something entirely different. This includes several traditionally private clubs that now offer limited stay-and-play packagesif you really want to play them, theres a way. Highest (and previous) ranking: No. Golf Digest deemed that hole, a breathtaking par 4 that rides the clifftop and seems to levitate above McLemore Cove, one of the best 18 holes built in the U.S. since 2000. Another concession to resort golfers: The greens are big but simple, with few complex contours.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked 2003-08 & 2015-present. The Stanwich Club at Greenwich competes a trio of top-drawer golf courses for the Constitution State. It hosted Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, an annual event on the PGA Tour, until 2020. The answer as it relates to the biennial Golf Digest Americas 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses is all of the above. 100 Greatest Public History: Ranked from 2003 through 2012. Valentine, Neb. Highest ranking: No. They reduced the irrigation to mere single rows in fairways to prevent grass from ever returning to the new sandy wastelands. Highest ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. In 2014, Pasatiempo received a Golf Digest Green Star environmental award for its measures in dealing with drought. 9 1990)7,404 Yards, Par 72 | Points: 61.1407Only Pete Dye could have convinced owner Herb Kohler to rip apart an award-winning course and still come out a winner. Our new 2021 ranking of America's 100 Greatest Public Courses will help lead the way (RELATED: The best courses in. Patrick Koenig View: 10 20 30 01 Baltimore (East) Timonium, Maryland 74 65 1 4.5 02 It's authentically Nevada on the edges, the barren areas akin to Wolf Creek in Mesquite, but its turfed areas, planted with date palms, ironwoods and willows, and crossed by endless babbling brooks, is something of a salute to nearby Shadow Creek. A standout is its 13th, a drivable par 4 that's nearly as wide as it is long, with three alternate routes to a 100-yard-wide green.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2005. 10.More about this course , Photo Credit: Courtesy of Pebble Beach Company, Ponte Vedra Beach / 904-273-3235 / tpcsawgrass.comPete Dye (1980)7,245 Yards, Par 72 | Points: 62.5002TPC's stadium concept was the idea of then-PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman. Previous ranking: No. Previous ranking: No. The stunning design benefits from quick-draining sandy soil native to the site, some of which is used in free-form waste bunkers on several holes. 5.More about this course , Photo Credit: Courtesy of Shadow Creek GC, 800-487-4653 / pinehurst.comDonald Ross (9 1902 /Donald Ross & Walter Travis (A.9 1907)Donald Ross (R.1935)7,588 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 63.9639In 2010, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw led a team that descended on Pinehurst No. Highest ranking: 35th, 2003-2004. Two of its three nines (the Lake and Ocean 9s) were re-grassed and re-bunkered in 2009 by Jones and partner Bruce Charlton, who also re-established the width of several holes. The 2022 Top 100. Pebble Beach Pebble Beach,. Part of a gated community, McLemore offers attractive overnight packages, and a new 245-room hotel and resort will soon be added to the collection. 8 is one of Tom Fazio's most versatile designs, as each hole plays differently from the previous. The remaining holes are a stern hike through hills covered with majestic Monterey pines (which, sad to say, may someday disappear to pitch canker, but are being replaced in some areas with cypress trees). We allowed that, and it won. The greens on all three nines have been constructed with state-of-the art . Traps are sprung everywherein the form of pot bunkers, inside doglegs, draped in front of greensand numerous ravines are positioned to ensnare miscalculations. To make The Bull equally attractive, Team Nicklaus went full commando with the design, using all the available assets of the 400-acre site to build broad meadow holes in the meadows, tightrope holes through the woods, and shorties along and across the winding Onion River. Farmington, Pa. / 800-422-2736 / nemacolin.comPete Dye (1995)7,550 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 57.2019Mystic Rock is one of the more curious courses Pete Dye ever designed, with mostly oval greens and rectangular bunkers. 49. Havre de Grace, Md. Pine Valley (NJ) 2. 37.More about this course . Previous ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. It has three ocean-cove holes, including the par-3 12th and dogleg-right par-4 17th. Mesquite, Nev. / 866-252-4653 / golfwolfcreek.comDennis Rider (2000)6,939 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 57.4490Wolf Creek is a fantasy calendar come to life, with holes clinging to stark canyon hillsides and plunging down narrow ravines. Previous ranking: No. / 406-889-6501 / wildernessclubmontana.comBrian Curley & Nick Faldo (2009)7,207 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 57.7787Sitting far closer (just eight miles) from the Canadian border than from any major city in Montana, Wilderness Club was an ill-timed residential development venture a decade ago, and thus the once-private club now accepts outside play, much of it from day-trip Canadians. More about this course , Streamsong, Fla. / 888-294-6322 / streamsongresort.comGil Hanse (2017)7,320 Yards, Par 73 / Points: 59.3133Like its sister courses, No. In this case its a sudden descent into the namesake quarry, including four holes benched into the rock walls around the perimeter. 40, 2011-12. All three are now ranked among America's 100 Greatest Public Courses.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. / 877-805-4657 / fallenoak.comTom Fazio (2006)7,487 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 58.8847Although it didn't get built for another 15 years, Fallen Oak was first conceived in the early 1990s by Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn soon after Tom Fazio had completed Shadow Creek. It has too much rub-of-the-green for the comfort levels of many tour pros, two dozen of whom will tackle the Straits again in the 2021 Ryder Cup.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. And the Nicklaus design is worthy of high praise. Previous ranking: No. Previous ranking: No. Here are the top-ranked courses for 2021-2022, as scored in our seven scoring criteria by Golf Digest 's course-ranking panelists. America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses First established in 1966, the biennial 2021-2022 ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses is ready for its close-up By Derek Duncan and. Highest ranking: No. 100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2007. 906-225-0721 / golfgreywalls.comMike DeVries (2005)6,828 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 57.4242A decade before architect Mike DeVries created the world-class Cape Wickham GC in Australia, he produced an equally compelling design in Michigans Upper Peninsula, a second 18 for Marquette G.C. Previous ranking: No. 5, 2011-12. Doral, Fla. / 305-592-2000 / trumpgolfdoral.comDick Wilson (1961)7,608 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 56.6385The linchpin of the famous four-course complex previously known as Doral Golf Resort, the Blue Monster had hosted a PGA Tour event annually from 1962 to 2016. 13, 2011-12. Previous ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. Though not as broad as is customary for the designers, the cant of the holes and the engaging fairway bunkering puts a premium on shaping shots and hitting the correct lines off the tee. The course design by veteran British architect Donald Steel is austere in its green contours and bunkering, as if not to overpower the setting.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2011. After hosting the US Open in 2015, Chambers Bay comes in at #21. 33 Forest Dunes, a fine Tom Weiskopf design. Stevens Point, Wis. / 715-345-1600 / www.sentryworld.comRobert Trent Jones Jr. (1982)7,145 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 58.2029The lush, tree-lined SentryWorld won Golf Digest's first-ever Best New Public award in early 1984, but never made our 100 Greatest Public ranking until this year, as the highest-ranking newcomer. Once a member of Golf Digest Americas 100 Greatest Courses, Edgewood Tahoe is as telegenic as they come, with fairways framed by stately pines, greens flanked by sparkling ponds and several holes positioned on Lake Tahoe, including the final three. La Jolla, Calif. / 800-985-4653 / sandiego.gov/golfWilliam F. Bell (1957)7,802 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 58.7683Torrey Pines sits on one of the prettiest golf course sites in America, atop coastal bluffs north of San Diego with eye dazzling views of the Pacific. Karsten Creek is potentially one of the toughest layouts among America's 100 Greatest Public. Here, we showcase the Top-100 of those courses, as well as an additional 30 that received votes but narrowly missed inclusion among the centurions. 2, 2003-06. Highest ranking: No. 34, 2017-18. Hanses and Wagners new iteration ties No. Most fairways are generously broad, most greens are perched, tucked or otherwise half-hidden to reward only shots correctly placed at certain angles. Where The Quarry uses slopes and ramps, Wilderness rewards aerial play, with some high-low alternate fairways, lake-edged greens and a pair of drop-shot par 3s. GOLF DIGEST RANKS PUNTA ESPADA IN WORLD'S 100 BEST GOLF COURSES - Cap Cana Blog. 24.More about this course , Kohala Coast, Hawaii / 808-882-5400 / maunakeabeachhotel.comRobert Trent Jones (1965) / Rees Jones (R.2008)7,370 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 59.7842The immediate thrill at Mauna Kea is its iconic par-3 third, a daunting tee shot over an ocean cove that's a great substitute for those unable to gain an invitation to tackle the 16th at Cypress Point. Photo Credit: Northern California Golf Association. (He lived along its sixth fairway during his last years.) 33, 2005-06. Every golfer should experience Shadow Creek at least once. Overall, it was a year of movement with 17 courses debuting or returning after an absence. 76 (previous). Previous ranking: No. It's an incredibly easy walk for a mountain course. 28. Previous ranking: No. 17, 2011-12. Peoria, Ariz. / 928-501-1500 / quinterogolf.comRees Jones & Steve Weisser (2000)7,208 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 56.5957Perhaps no course in the greater Phoenix area provides a better experience of the area's diverse topography. Williamsburg, Va. / 800-648-6653 / colonialwilliamsburg.comRobert Trent Jones (1963) / Rees Jones (R.1997 & 2016)6,817 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 58.7427Back in 1966, Golden Horseshoe was ranked among America's 200 Toughest Courses by Golf Digest. Ranked 49th in Golf Digest's 100 Greatest Public Courses in 2021, this Mike Strantz layout needs to be seen (and played) to be believed. Previous ranking: 93rd, 2017-2018. Valentine, Neb. Other parts of the design were less successful. Colorado Springs / 800-634-7711 / broadmoor.comDonald Ross (9 1919) / Robert Trent Jones (A.9 1952)7,355 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 58.7350Another classic mountain course, built hard against Cheyenne Mountain with green contours that pose optical illusions. Bear Lake, Mich. / 800-494-8666 / arcadiabluffs.comDana Fry & Jason Straka (2019)7,412 yards, par 72 / Score: 58.1482. 2, 2007-12, 2015-16 through presentMore about this course , Haven, Wis. / 800-344-2838 / whistlingstraits.comPete Dye (1998) / 7,790 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 64.5043Pete Dye transformed a dead flat abandoned army air base along a two-mile stretch of Lake Michigan into an imitation Ballybunion at Whistling Straits, peppering his rugged fairways and windswept greens with 1,012 (at last count) bunkers. Previous ranking: No. But for survey purposes, Golf Digest evaluates the River 18 available for general play.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. At Big Cedar Lodge, Missouri's largest golf resort with five courses, including the nation's only public 18-hole design by Tiger Woods, 2020 was record year and 2021 bookings have been so. 66. 75, 2015-16. Amateur win in 1959 and Annika Sorenstam's first U.S. Women's Open win in 1995. Previous ranking: No. The Ozarks of southern Missouri are not tall, but their ridge-and-valley topography provides a sense of heightened elevation. Four years ago, Trent Jones Jr. partner Charlton and their former associate Blasi remodeled SentryWorld, rerouting four holes and adding a new par-3 12 and par-4 13th, but they preserved the famous "Flower Hole," the par-3 16th which uses petunias, snapdragons, marigolds, geraniums and other annuals grown on site as decorative hazards. (The companion Blue Course, a Tom Doak design, is ranked No. Course Rankings. Previous ranking: No. Previous ranking: No. Every hole is edged by sawgrass, every green has tricky slopes, every bunker merges into bordering sand dunes. Cascades was ranked by Golf Digest as one of America's 100 Greatest for 40 years and is No. Previous ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. Given the name, many conclude Sand Valley is a combination of Nebraskas Sand Hills Golf Club and New Jerseys famed Pine Valley, but Sand Valley has its own personality, with some dual fairways, deep sand spits, perched greens and even a hidden punchbowl putting surface.100 Greatest Public History: Highest (and previous) ranking: No. California (9) 1. The secret is Doak moved a lot of earth to make it look like he moved very little.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. (RELATED: The best courses in every state). 22, 2005-06. Highest ranking: Current. It plays like a Hitchcockian thriller, creating tension with visually alluring holes that roam the hills of the sandy, wooded terrain of west central Florida before dropping a mind-bending plot twist in the third act. Theres a lot going on, but as they say, when you take on The Bull, you get the horns. 100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2017-18. College golf courses can be the most challenging of assignments for architects because of the need to accommodate the broad range of abilities that play the course day to day. 79. Pete Dye gained notoriety in the 1960s for his unique, trend-setting take on architecture at courses like The Golf Club, Crooked Stick and Harbour Town. Rising Fawn, Ga. / 706-398-0882 / themclemore.comBill Bergin & Rees Jones (2020)7,005 yards, Par 71 / Score: 56.3342. 164 open jobs for Cart golf in Brooksville. Bump-and-run is the name of the game but the structure of each hole requires thoughtful bumps and targeted runs. Sanford, N.C. / 877-284-3762 / tobaccoroadgolf.comMike Strantz (1999)6,557 Yards, Par 71 | Points: 58.3597The late Mike Strantz was the game's most unconventional course designer, and Tobacco Road was perhaps the best example of his unorthodoxy. 51. The property where Rams Hill is located in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, on the western edge of the Sonoran Desert, about an hour from La Quinta, Calif., was first developed for golf in 1993. 9, 2009-14. Roscommon, Mich. / 939-275-0700 / forestdunesgolf.com Tom Weiskopf (2002) 7,116 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 59.4566 Forest Dunes is another course, like Spyglass Hill, that has portions that look like Augusta National (pristine turf, pines and gleaming white sand bunkers) and other portions that look like Pine Valley (rugged holes edged by native sand dunes deposited by the nearby Au Sable River). Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S. in 2022 17. 23 on "America's Top 100 Public Courses" list by Golf Digest. Nashport, Ohio / 740-763-1100 / thevirtuesgolfclub.comArthur Hills (1999)7,243 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 56.7315Course designer Arthur Hills called The Virtues (formerly known as Longaberger) "probably as beautiful as piece a property as I've had to work with." Previous ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. The back nine, playing repeatedly over deep barrancas, is a test for even the most talented. Meet the newcomers on our 2021/2022 Top 100 Courses You Can Play list By: Nick Piastowski May 4, 2021 Mammoth Dunes in Nekoosa, Wis. For pure golfing variety, Prairie Club rivals even Bandon Dunes.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2015. This list represents the 2020 list from Golf Digest's Top 100 Public Golf Courses. 39.More about this course . Come one, come all: Here are GOLF's Top 100 Courses You Can Play, 2021-22 By: GOLF's Course Raters and Ran Morrissett, Architecture Editor May 4, 2021 For the first time our ranking. Forest Dunes has clever greens with subtle contouring, with some treacherous hole locations, just beyond false fronts of steep putting surface or right beside fall-away ear lobes the lead off the sides of greens. Hot Springs, Va. / 800-838-1766 / thehomestead.comWilliam Flynn (1923)6,873 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 59.5748As Wayne Morrison and Tom Paul point out in their massive, comprehensive biography of William Flynn, Seth Raynor was originally consulted about building the course, but declared the property insufficient. What did they expect? GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. 58. Now its accessible to the public, who can reserve rooms and rounds through new stay and play packages. It now genuinely serves as a country club for the day.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2011. Because of its water reduction, the course was recently awarded a Green Star environmental award by Golf Digest. Highest ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. 100 Greatest Public History: First appearance since 2003. A nasty deep bunker now sits in the center of the 18th fairway.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2009. Brainerd, Minn. / 800-642-5363 / maddens.comScott Hoffmann, with Geoffrey Cornish, John Harris & Warren Rebholz (1996)7,102 Yards, Par 72 | Points: 57.6490The Classic is a genuine amateur architect design, although course superintendent Scott Hoffmann consulted with veteran course architect Geoff Cornish as well as others in creating The Classic at Madden's. Theres a stream that comes prominently into play, as well as an irrigation lake over which the par-3 11th plays, but there are just 19 trees on the course, mostly ancient oaks. The course, which hosted the PGA Tours Michelob Championship from 1981 through 2002 and now hosts an LPGA event, sits quietly on the land and lets the natural movements of the wooded siterather than sharp architectural featuresdefine the character. Pine Needles, just down the highway in Southern Pines, often gets overlooked. 10, 2003-04. Highest ranking: No. Highest ranking: No. * Traditionally private clubs that offer stay-and-play packages. It was also once among the rota of courses for the old Bob Hope Desert Classic, until some pros, objecting to its difficulty, petitioned to remove it. 51, 2013-14. Stateline, Nev. / 775-588-3566 / edgewoodtahoe.comGeorge Fazio (1968)7,529 yards, par 72 / Score: 56.6713. Courtesy Mammoth Dunes There are seven courses in. The Resort at Glade Springs (Stonehaven) T147. 01 Ballyneal Holyoke, Colorado 52 23 22 1 02 Colorado Parker, Colorado 88 77 2 03 Castle Pines Golf Club Castle Rock, Colorado 3 04 Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 05 Denver Denver, Colorado 06 Broadmoor (East) Colorado Springs, Colorado 07 Sanctuary Sedalia, Colorado 7 08 Ravenna Littleton, Colorado 8 09 Maroon Creek Aspen, Colorado 10 Many putts that look uphill are actually running downhill. Amateur, Erin Hills hosted the 2017 U.S. Open, the first time the event was ever played in Wisconsin.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2013. 23, 2007-08. When given such serenity and untouched natural beauty, its important not to overcook the design. Click the link to read the story. Playing firm and fast, it was a wildly successful fortnight when the 2014 Men's and Women's U.S. Saucier, Miss. Opens were played on consecutive weeks at No. 23.More about this course , Streamsong, Fla. / 863-428-1000 / streamsongresort.comTom Doak (2012)7,176 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 59.7721We suspect many a discussion will occur in Streamsong's 19th hole comparing the merits of both the Tom Doak-designed Blue Course and Coore and Crenshaw-designed Red Course (ranked No. Location: ShenZhen, China. Highest ranking: No. Primland sits atop a mountain plateau overlooking some of the most unusual scenery in America, a deep river valley dotted with tall spirals of rock. And even by Whistling Straits, the imitation links on the opposite side of Lake Michigan that Arcadia Bluffs resembles, although the sand dunes at Arcadia are natural, not manmade. It doesn't get more Irish than that.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. Like No. With its elaborate greens and spectacular bunkering fully restored by Jim Urbina, it is a classic example of Mackenzie's art. As with all courses in the TPC network, TPC Colorado was designed with an eye toward hosting professional events (it hosts a tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour), and at the mile-high altitude that mandates the ability to stretch out to 8,000 yards or more. Far different than Bandon, with a manufactured landscape of lumps and bumps, far more bunkers, plus a couple of lakes, it nonetheless has the same fescue as at Bandon, so tee shots get plenty of roll and some approach shots can be bounced into flagsticks.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2011. Photo Credit: Brian Oar/courtesy of Four Seasons, University Place, Wash. / 253-460-4653 / chambersbaygolf.comRobert Trent Jones, Bruce Charlton & Jay Blasi (2007)7,585 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 60.1416By the time Golf Digest named Chambers Bay as America's Best New Public Course of 2008, the USGA had already awarded the course the 2010 U.S. 18, 2009-10. Highest ranking: No. 36.More about this course . Highest ranking: No. Traditionally a private club (there are a total of 45 holes on property), Black Diamond now offers on-site accommodations and stay and play packages, hence its inclusion in this ranking. Every encounter features a generous bailout option. 15, 2003-04. It interprets the strategic spirit of Raynor and Chicago Golf Club without replicating any specific holes. Top 10 Public Courses. Holes like the par-5 eighth and par-4 14th climb up long slopes, while dazzling par 3s at six and 16 plunge dramatically downhill. Those lakes come in prominently on many holes, particularly on the 11th through 13th, dubbed Alligator Alley. 38 Gamble Sands in Washington. 75 Old Waverly, gave Gil Hanse land directly to its north and asked him to build a public course good enough to serve as the new home course for Mississippi State Universitys golf teams. Sand Valley (Sand Valley) 7.52 Nekoosa, Wis.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m) Best 30 under 30: The top golf courses opened since 1992. 68. Previous ranking: No. California (9) 1. Highest (and previous) ranking: No. These are the cream of the crop. Courses in italics are scheduled to played this year. 59. 15 Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes, Golf Digests 2020 Best New Course, Golf Digest Green Star environmental award, Golf Digest's Best New Public Course of 2009, Blue Course, a Tom Doak design, is ranked No. Pebble hosted another U.S. Broad chipping collars slide off elevated greens. The most fascinating hole comes early, the par-4 second with out-of-bounds indicated by a barbed-wire fence hard along the right from tee to green.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2015. Theres an admirable polish and sophistication to the holes at Spring Creek as they wind attractively through a quiet property of hardwoods and pine, with the first nine circling out broadly through undisturbed nature and the second moving out and back along the Spring Branch stream. (Rumor has it Coore located a hole outside the property line and owner Mike Keiser reluctantly bought that additional parcel.) Previous ranking: No. Top 25 public Texas golf courses in 2020 Wilderness Golf Course Lake Jackson The Links at Land's End Yantis Tierra Verde Golf Club Arlington Squaw Valley Golf Course - Apache Links Course Glen Rose The Old at White Bluff Golf Club Whitney Hideout Golf Club Brownwood Moody Gardens Golf Course Galveston La Cantera Resort - The Resort Course For our 2016 Best New competition, Doak wanted the entire 36 holes considered as one entry. Using "friendly contours" that divert shots away from bunkers and toward targets, designer Kidd wants everyone to have fun, maybe even shoot personal best scores. Architect: Jack Nicklaus. 4. It was the site of Jack Nicklaus's first U.S. New York is first, with 16 courses in. Bandon Trails starts and finishes in serious sand dunes (the 18th being recently remodeled by Coore) while the remainder rolls through Oregon forest. Right and left, and up and down, GOLF's list of the Top 100 courses in the U.S. for 2020/2021 covers the country. Ozarks National at Big Cedar Lodge takes advantage of the illusion with holes that run out along ridgetops and onto elongated fingers of land that fall off into wooded ravines. 60, 2015-16. Some holes are framed by mountain ridges, others are out in the Sonoran desert. 56. After all, even Pine Valley and Cypress Point have hosted Walker Cups.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. "Even the island green seventh hole is a generous target. Bend, Ore. / 541-388-2582 / tetherow.comDavid McLay Kidd (2008)7,293 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 56.7729A decade after David McLay Kidd established his architectural reputation with the original Bandon Dunes course, he returned to Oregon, settled in Bend and built another dazzling course, Tetherow. 30.More about this course , Nekoosa, Wis. / 888-651-5539 / sandvalley.comDavid McLay Kidd (2018)6,988 Yards, Par 73 / Points: 59.6886The latest 18 to open at Wisconsins Sand Valley Resort is David Kidds aptly named Mammoth Dunes. 46. 100 Greatest Public History: Ranked 2011-2018. Lemont, Ill. / 866-264-4455 / coghillgolf.comDick Wilson (1965)7,554 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 57.7972Some tour pros were critical of Rees Jones's remodeling of Cog Hill No. Like the rest of the world, Yale Golf Course fell on hard times in 2020 and even shuttered its doors for a period of time, letting the course grow over while it was forced to downsize staff due to COVID-19. It will host the 2024 U.S. Open.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2003. Its fortunes rose and fell with the temperatures, going out of business but later revived by local residents in the mid 2000s with an entirely new golf course built by Tom Fazio. And likewise second-fiddle to No. 94. Wilson -- a national-caliber course -- and Harding were built in the early '20s by George Thomas, whose other LA courses include the North Course at LACC, Riviera, and Bel Air. But the course is also broad where handicap players drive the ball, the greens are open in front and the bunkers are shallow. Rees Jones's remodeling of the South Course in the early 2000s not only made it competitive for the 2008 U.S. Open, it brought several coastal canyons into play for everyday golfers, especially on the par-3 third and par-4 14th. Three mountain ranges surround the site: the Whitefish, Purcell and Rockies Mountains. 46 (the first time making our 100 Greatest Public since 2003). The ample homes that occasionally appear along. 10, 2017-18More about this course . Many may well prefer it.100 Greatest Public History: Ranked since 2015.