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30-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Golfweek's Best 2025: Top 100 public-access courses in the U.S., ranked
Looking to score a tee time at the best public-access courses in the United States? We've got you covered with Golfweek's Best 2025 list of the Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play. Each year we publish many course rankings lists, and this selection of public-access layouts is among the premium offerings. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce these rankings. The top handful of courses in the world have an average rating of above 9, while many excellent layouts fall into the high-6 to 8 range. All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there's a will, there's a tee time. * Indicates new to or returning to this list. For courses with a number preceding the Modern or Classic as noted by era, that is where the course ranks on Golfweek's Best 2025 lists for top 200 Modern or Classic courses in the U.S. 1. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links) 2024 ranking: 1 Average rating: 8.74 Location: Pebble Beach, CA Architect(s): Jack Neville, Douglas Grant Era: No. 10 Classic 2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes) 2024 ranking: 2 Average rating: 8.53 Location: Bandon, OR Architect(s): Tom Doak Era: No. 3 Modern 3. Pinehurst (No. 2) 2024 ranking: 3 Average rating: 8.29 Location: Pinehurst, NC Architect(s): Donald Ross Era: No. 20 Classic 4. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits) 2024 ranking: T4 Average rating: 8.13 Location: Mosel, WI Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: No. 6 Modern 5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails) 2024 ranking: 6 Average rating: 8.08 Location: Bandon, OR Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: No. 9 Modern 6. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald) 2024 ranking: T4 Average rating: 8.06 Location: Bandon, OR Architect(s): Tom Doak, Jim Urbina Era: No. 10 Modern 7. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes) 2024 ranking: 7 Average rating: 8.04 Location: Bandon, OR Architect(s): David McLay Kidd Era: No. 12 Modern 8. Bethpage State Park (Black) 2024 ranking: 9 Average rating: 7.99 Location: Farmingdale, NY Architect(s): A.W. Tillinghast Era: No. 26 Classic 9. Shadow Creek 2024 ranking: 8 Average rating: 7.98 Location: North Las Vegas, NV Architect(s): Tom Fazio Era: T13 Modern 10. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean) 2024 ranking: 10 Average rating: 7.96 Location: Kiawah Island, SC Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: No. 15 Modern 11. Pasatiempo 2024 ranking: 11 Average rating: 7.81 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Architect(s): Alister MacKenzie Era: No. 39 Classic 12. Sand Valley (Lido) 2024 ranking: 15 Average rating: 7.76 Location: Nekoosa, WI Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Tom Doak, Brian Schneider Era: No. 26 Modern 13. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill) 2024 ranking: T13 Average rating: 7.71 Location: Pebble Beach, CA Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr. Era: T27 Modern 14. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium) 2024 ranking: 12 Average rating: 7.67 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: No. 30 Modern 15. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch) 2024 ranking: T13 Average rating: 7.66 Location: Bandon, OR Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: No. 31 Modern 16. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele) 2024 ranking: 16 Average rating: 7.65 Location: Lanai, HI Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus Era: No. 34 Modern 17. Chambers Bay 2024 ranking: T20 Average rating: 7.56 Location: University Place, WA Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Bruce Charlton, Jay Blasi Era: T40 Modern 18. Landmand 2024 ranking: T20 Average rating: 7.55 Location: Homer, NE Architect(s): Tad King, Rob Collins Era: No. 42 Modern 19. Streamsong (Red) 2024 ranking: T18 Average rating: 7.52 Location: Bowling Green, FL Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: No. 44 Modern T20. Sand Valley (Sand Valley) 2024 ranking: T18 Average rating: 7.50 Location: Nekoosa, WI Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: T45 Modern T20. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes) 2024 ranking: 17 Average rating: 7.50 Location: Nekoosa, WI Architect(s): David McLay Kidd Era: T45 Modern 22. Kapalua (Plantation) 2024 ranking: T20 Average rating: 7.45 Location: Maui, HI Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: No. 49 Modern 23. Pinehurst (No. 10)* Average rating: 7.42 Location: Pinehurst, NC Architect(s): Tom Doak, Angela Moser Era: No. 52 Modern 24. Gamble Sands 2024 ranking: 23 Average rating: 7.41 Location: Brewster, WA Architect(s): David McLay Kidd Era: T53 Modern 25. Sand Valley (Sedge Valley)* Average rating: 7.39 Location: Nekoosa, WI Architect(s): Tom Doak Era: No. 57 Modern 26. Streamsong (Blue) 2024 ranking: 24 Average rating: 7.37 Location: Bowling Green, FL Architect(s): Tom Doak Era: T62 Modern 27. Erin Hills 2024 ranking: 27 Average rating: 7.35 Location: Erin, WI Architect(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, Ron Whitten Era: T65 Modern 28. Lawsonia (Links) 2024 ranking: 25 Average rating: 7.31 Location: Green Lake, WI Architect(s): William B. Langford, Theodore J. Moreau Era: T74 Classic 29. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town Golf Links) 2024 ranking: 26 Average rating: 7.29 Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: T73 Modern 30. Sea Island (Seaside) 2024 ranking: T29 Average rating: 7.27 Location: St. Simons Island, GA Architect(s): Charles H. Alison, Harry S. Colt, Joe Lee, Tom Fazio Era: T76 Modern 31. Streamsong (Black) 2024 ranking: 28 Average rating: 7.23 Location: Bowling Green, FL Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner Era: T81 Modern 32. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs) 2024 ranking: 31 Average rating: 7.17 Location: Arcadia, MI Architect(s): Warren Henderson, Rick Smith Era: No. 91 Modern 33. Karsten Creek 2024 ranking: T33 Average rating: 7.16 Location: Stillwater, OK Architect(s): Tom Fazio Era: T92 Modern 34. Black Desert Resort 2024 ranking: 32 Average rating: 7.11 Location: Ivins, UT Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf, Phil Smith Era: No. 96 Modern T35. Pinehurst (No. 4) 2024 ranking: 39 Average rating: 7.10 Location: Pinehurst, NC Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner Era: T97 Modern T35. Fallen Oak 2024 ranking: T33 Average rating: 7.10 Location: Saucier, MS Architect(s): Tom Fazio Era: T97 Modern 37. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades) 2024 ranking: T37 Average rating: 7.09 Location: Hot Springs, VA Architect(s): William S. Flynn Era: T102 Classic T38. Sweetens Cove 2024 ranking: 35 Average rating: 7.08 Location: South Pittsburg, TN Architect(s): Tad King, Rob Collins Era: T100 Modern T38. The Park West Palm 2024 ranking: T29 Average rating: 7.08 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner Era: T100 Modern 40. Primland (Highland) 2024 ranking: 36 Average rating: 7.05 Location: Meadows of Dan, VA Architect(s): Donald Steel Era: No. 107 Modern 41. Princeville (Makai) 2024 ranking: 62 Average rating: 7.04 Location: Princeville, HI Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr. Era: Modern 42. Prairie Club (Dunes) 2024 ranking: T37 Average rating: 7.03 Location: Valentine, NE Architect(s): Tom Lehman, Chris Brands Era: T112 Modern 43. Wild Horse 2024 ranking: 41 Average rating: 6.97 Location: Gothenburg, NE Architect(s): Dave Axland, Dan Proctor Era: T122 Modern T44. Torrey Pines (South) 2024 ranking: 42 Average rating: 6.96 Location: San Diego Architect(s): William F. Bell, Rees Jones Era: No. 124 Classic T44. Mystic Creek 2024 ranking: 43 Average rating: 6.96 Location: El Dorado, AR Architect(s): Ken Dye Era: Modern 46. Marquette Golf Club (Greywalls) 2024 ranking: 40 Average rating: 6.94 Location: Marquette, MI Architect(s): Mike Devries Era: T130 Modern T47. Mossy Oak 2024 ranking: 46 Average rating: 6.93 Location: West Point, MS Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner Era: T132 Modern T47. Giants Ridge (Quarry) 2024 ranking: T44 Average rating: 6.93 Location: Biwabik, MN Architect(s): Jeff Brauer Era: T132 Modern 49. Lajitas (Black Jack's Crossing) 2024 ranking: T50 Average rating: 6.92 Location: Lajitas, TX Architect(s): Lanny Wadkins Era: T139 Modern 50. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red & Black) 2024 ranking: T47 Average rating: 6.91 Location: Roscommon, MI Architect(s): Tom Doak Era: T143 Modern 51. PaaKo Ridge 2024 ranking: 49 Average rating: 6.90 Location: Sandia Park, NM Architect(s): Ken Dye Era: T146 Modern T52. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River) 2024 ranking: T50 Average rating: 6.87 Location: Kohler, WI Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: T149 Modern T52. Rustic Canyon 2024 ranking: T52 Average rating: 6.87 Location: Moorpark, CA Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner, Geoff Shackelford Era: T149 Modern T52. Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino 2024 ranking: 55 Average rating: 6.87 Location: Brooks, CA Architect(s): Brad Bell Era: Modern 55. Wine Valley 2024 ranking: 47 Average rating: 6.86 Location: Walla Walla, WA Architect(s): Dan Hixson Era: T157 Modern 56. Mid Pines 2024 ranking: T52 Average rating: 6.85 Location: Southern Pines, NC Architect(s): Donald Ross, Kyle Franz Era: T137 Classic 57. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)* Average rating: 6.84 Location: Brooksville, FL Architect(s): Kyle Franz Era: T166 Modern T58. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National) 2024 ranking: T55 Average rating: 6.83 Location: Hollister, MO Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: T170 Modern T58. Sand Hollow (Championship) 2024 ranking: 54 Average rating: 6.83 Location: Hurricane, UT Architect(s): John Fought, Andy Staples Era: T170 Modern 60. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye) 2024 ranking: T55 Average rating: 6.82 Location: French Lick, IN Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: T176 Modern 61. Mauna Kea Resort 2024 ranking: 61 Average rating: 6.81 Location: Kohala Coast, HI Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones Era: T179 Modern 62. Pine Needles 2024 ranking: 67 Average rating: 6.80 Location: Southern Pines, NC Architect(s): Donald Ross, John Fought, Kyle Franz Era: T146 Classic 63. The Greenbrier (Old White) 2024 ranking: T55 Average rating: 6.79 Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV Architect(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George Era: No. 149 Classic 64. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins) 2024 ranking: T44 Average rating: 6.77 Location: Seneca, OR Architect(s): Dan Hixson Era: T184 Modern T65. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay) 2024 ranking: T73 Average rating: 6.76 Location: Pebble Beach, CA Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr., Sandy Tatum, Tom Watson Era: T185 Modern T65. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club 2024 ranking: T65 Average rating: 6.76 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones Era: No. 155 Classic T67. Firestone (South) 2024 ranking: T78 Average rating: 6.75 Location: Akron, OH Architect(s): Bert Way, Robert Trent Jones Sr. Era: T156 Classic T67. Omni PGA Frisco Resort (Fields Ranch East) 2024 ranking: T63 Average rating: 6.75 Location: Frisco, TX Architect(s): Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner Era: T189 Modern 69. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge) 2024 ranking: T70 Average rating: 6.73 Location: Hollister, MO Architect(s): Tom Fazio Era: No. 196 Modern T70. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club 2024 ranking: T63 Average rating: 6.72 Location: Pawleys Island, SC Architect(s): Michael Strantz Era: T197 Modern T70. Golden Horseshoe (Gold) 2024 ranking: T65 Average rating: 6.72 Location: Williamsburg, VA Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones, Greg Muirhead Era: T197 Modern T72. Keswick Hall and GC (Full Cry) 2024 ranking: T70 Average rating: 6.71 Location: Keswick, VA Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: Modern T72. Links of North Dakota 2024 ranking: T83 Average rating: 6.71 Location: Ray, ND Architect(s): Stephen Kay Era: Modern T72. Minot Country Club 2024 ranking: 59 Average rating: 6.71 Location: Minot, ND Architect(s): Jim Engh Era: Modern 75. Tobacco Road 2024 ranking: T83 Average rating: 6.70 Location: Sanford, NC Architect(s): Michael Strantz Era: Modern 76. Cascata 2024 ranking: T68 Average rating: 6.69 Location: Boulder City, NV Architect(s): Rees Jones Era: Modern 77. Sunriver Resort (Crosswater) 2024 ranking: T91 Average rating: 6.66 Location: Sunriver, OR Architect(s): Bob Cupp, John Fought Era: Modern T78. Forest Dunes (Weiskopf) 2024 ranking: T68 Average rating: 6.65 Location: Roscommon, MI Architect(s): Tom Weiskopf Era: Modern T78. Rams Hill 2024 ranking: T73 Average rating: 6.65 Location: Borrego Springs, CA Architect(s): Tom Fazio Era: Modern T78. CordeValle 2024 ranking: T73 Average rating: 6.65 Location: San Martin, CA Architect(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr. Era: Modern T81. Bay Hill Club and Lodge 2024 ranking: T78 Average rating: 6.64 Location: Orlando Architect(s): Dick Wilson, Arnold Palmer Era: Modern T81. Prairie Club (Pines) 2024 ranking: T94 Average rating: 6.64 Location: Valentine, NE Architect(s): Graham Marsh Era: Modern T81. Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek) 2024 ranking: T83 Average rating: 6.64 Location: North Plains, OR Architect(s): Bob Cupp, John Fought Era: Modern T84. Arcadia Bluffs (South) 2024 ranking: T87 Average rating: 6.63 Location: Arcadia, MI Architect(s): Dana Fry, Jason Straka Era: Modern T84. Hawktree 2024 ranking: 72 Average rating: 6.63 Location: Bismarck, ND Architect(s): Jim Engh Era: Modern T84. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai 2024 ranking: T94 Average rating: 6.63 Location: Kailua-Kona, HI Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus Era: Modern T87. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish) 2024 ranking: T78 Average rating: 6.62 Location: Mosel, WI Architect(s): Pete Dye Era: Modern T87. Old Waverly 2024 ranking: T81 Average rating: 6.62 Location: West Point, MS Architect(s): Bob Cupp, Jerry Pate Era: Modern T87. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock) 2024 ranking: 60 Average rating: 6.62 Location: Seneca, OR Architect(s): Dan Hixson Era: Modern T87. Leatherstocking 2024 ranking: 77 Average rating: 6.62 Location: Cooperstown, NY Architect(s): Devereux Emmet Era: T175 Classic T87. Hideout 2024 ranking: T81 Average rating: 6.62 Location: Monticello, UT Architect(s): Forrest Richardson Era: Modern T92. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro) 2024 ranking: T87 Average rating: 6.61 Location: Fort McDowell, AZ Architect(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Era: Modern T92. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne's Valley) 2024 ranking: T94 Average rating: 6.61 Location: Hollister, MO Architect(s): Tiger Woods Era: Modern T92. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters) 2024 ranking: T89 Average rating: 6.61 Location: Greensboro, GA Architect(s): Jack Nicklaus Era: Modern T92. Breezy Point Resort (Deacon's Lodge) 2024 ranking: T91 Average rating: 6.61 Location: Brainerd, MN Architect(s): Arnold Palmer Era: Modern T96. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)* Average rating: 6.59 Location: Bedford, PA Architect(s): Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast, Spencer Oldham, Ron Forse Era: No. 182 Classic T96. Cog Hill (No. 4 - Dubsdread) 2024 ranking: T73 Average rating: 6.59 Location: Lemont, IL Architect(s): Dick Wilson, Rees Jones Era: Modern T96. Cape Cod National 2024 ranking: T89 Average rating: 6.59 Location: Brewster, MA Architect(s): Brian Silva Era: Modern T99. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)* Average rating: 6.57 Location: Austin Architect(s): Tom Fazio Era: Modern T99. Belvedere 2024 ranking: T94 Average rating: 6.57 Location: Charlevoix, MI Architect(s): William Watson, Bruce Hepner Era: T185 Classic T99. The Broadmoor (East)* Average rating: 6.57 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Architect(s): Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr. Era: T185 Classic T99. Madden's on Gull Lake (Classic) 2024 ranking: T91 Average rating: 6.57 Location: Brainerd, MN Architect(s): Scott Hoffman Era: Modern
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Policymakers mourn death of former state Sen. Bill O'Neill
New Mexico lawmakers and other political leaders on Monday mourned the death of former state Sen. Bill O'Neill, lauding his humanitarian efforts and advocacy, as well as his creative pursuits. Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller called O'Neill — a published poet, novelist and playwright — the state's "poet public servant." O'Neill, who was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer more than a year ago, died Monday at age 68. "He leaves his own special mark on all who worked with him and on the many New Mexicans who he helped," Keller said in a statement. Born in rural Ohio, O'Neill's path to New Mexico politics was a winding one. As he told Pasatiempo's Ania Hull in late 2024, that path involved stints playing football at Cornell University, working on an asphalt crew, hopping freight trains in Montana and, ultimately, serving Albuquerque's incarcerated and homeless populations. He was instrumental in establishing Dismas House, a residential program in Albuquerque that helps men on parole reintegrate into their communities. U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., remembered O'Neill in a statement Monday as "a poet, a playwright, a legislator, a humanitarian and a proud college footballer." "For those who knew Bill, he loved to share a good story and a good laugh," Stansbury said. "And as a fellow Cornelian, he was always ready to regale you with a good old Big Red football story." O'Neill, a Democrat, served Albuquerque's North Valley in the state House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. He represented the area in the state Senate from 2013 through 2024. During his time in the Legislature, he championed major legislative reforms to New Mexico's juvenile justice system, including prohibiting life sentences for young offenders. He fought for bills that created geriatric and medical parole procedures and prohibited private employers from inquiring about criminal convictions on initial employment applications. In a statement posted on social media Monday, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman called O'Neill "a true renaissance man" and a "fearless" advocate for his chosen causes, including criminal justice reform. "I was fortunate to call Bill a friend, and his presence will be deeply missed," Bregman wrote. The state Senate Democratic Caucus issued a joint statement on O'Neill, saying, "His legacy will be remembered through the countless lives he touched and the policies he advocated through his dedicated service in the Legislature." On occasion, O'Neill's two worlds intermingled: Among his legislative achievements was the establishment of the New Mexico Poet Laureate program, which now serves as a model for other states to emulate. "Senator Bill O'Neill lived a life many of us only dream of living," House Speaker Javier Martínez wrote Monday in a memorial Facebook post, recalling tales of the former senator's days playing college football and train-hopping, fighting for second chances for people after incarceration and penning poems. "He was a man without an ego," Martínez wrote. "He was a man who loved public service."
