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National Golf Links of America

Southampton, New York

Charles Blair MacdonaldTrue Template HolesU.S. Amateur Host

Merion Golf Club

Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Hugh Irvine WilsonWhite Faced BunkersMajor Championship Host

Seminole Golf Club

Juno Beach, Florida

Donald RossDune Ridge RoutingU.S. Top 100

Southern Hills Country Club

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Perry Maxwell (original)Maxwell Sloping GreensMajor Championship Host

Oakmont Country Club

Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Henry C. Fownes (original)Church Pews BunkerMajor Championship Host

Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Scarborough, New York

C.B. Macdonald & Seth Raynor (1913Classic Template Holes

Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course)

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Donald Ross (1918 original)Elevated Contoured GreensHistoric Major Host

Los Angeles Country Club

Los Angeles, California

George Thomas original, Gil Hanse restoration2023 U.S. Open host, barranca-threaded layoutTour-level conditioning (95/100) in the heart of LA

The Country Club

Brookline, Massachusetts

Willie CampbellRugged New England TerrainMajor Championship Host

Boston Golf Club

Hingham, Massachusetts

Gil Hanse with Jim WagnerStone Wall StrategyU.S. Top 100

Yale Golf Course

New Haven, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (originalMassive Template Greens

Essex County Club

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts

Donald Ross (1909–1917)Cross Bunker Strategy

CapRock Ranch

Valentine, Nebraska

Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner (2021)Sandhills Canyon RoutingU.S. Top 100

Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course

Springfield, New Jersey

A.W. TillinghastStrategic Bunkering MasteryMajor Championship Host

Streamsong Black

Bowling Green, Florida

Gil Hanse & Jim WagnerMoonscape Sand Waste

The Kittansett Club

Marion, Massachusetts

William Flynn (original)Eyelash BunkeringU.S. Amateur Host

Aronimink Golf Club

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Donald Ross (1928)Tilted Fairways And BunkersHistoric Major Host

Baltusrol Golf Club - Upper Course

Springfield, New Jersey

A.W. Tillinghast (1922)Pedestaled Contoured GreensMajor Championship Host

The Honors Course

Ooltewah, Tennessee

Pete Dye (original)Risk Reward AnglesU.S. Amateur Host

Ohoopee Match Club

Cobbtown, Georgia

Gil Hanse with Jim WagnerAlternate Routing LayoutU.S. Top 100

The Creek

Locust Valley, New York

C.B. Macdonald & Seth RaynorMacdonald Raynor Templates

The Olympic Club Lake Course

San Francisco, California

Willie Watson (1924)Dramatic Elevation ChangesHistoric Major Host

Myopia Hunt Club

South Hamilton, Massachusetts

R.M. Appleton (orig. 1894)Bathtub BunkersHistoric Major Host

Pinehurst Resort (No. 4 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1919)Undulating Multi Tiered GreensU.S. Amateur Host

Essex County Country Club

West Orange, New Jersey

A.W. Tillinghast (original)Restored Raynor TemplatesUSGA Host

Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course)

Mamaroneck, New York

A.W. TillinghastNarrow Canted FairwaysHistoric Major Host

Fenway Golf Club

Scarsdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (1924)Sloping False FrontsUSGA Host

Rolling Green Golf Club

Springfield, Pennsylvania

William S. Flynn (1926 original)Signature Flynn BunkeringMajor Championship Host

The Country Club

Pepper Pike, Ohio

William Flynn (1928)Sculptural Flynn BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Scarsdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (1918Strategic Rolling TerrainUSGA Host

Ladera Golf Club

Thermal, California

Gil Hanse & Jim WagnerDesert Sculpted Landforms

Omni PGA Frisco — Fields Ranch East

Frisco, Texas

Gil HansePrairie Links RoutingMajor Championship Host

Plainfield Country Club

Edison, New Jersey

Donald Ross (1921)Ross Style Bunkering

Oyster Harbors Club

Osterville, Massachusetts

Donald Ross (1926)Ross Style BunkeringUSGA Host

Colonial Country Club

Fort Worth, Texas

John BredemusHorrible Horseshoe Bunkering

The Golf Club of Tennessee – Upper

Kingston Springs, Tennessee

Gil Hanse & Jim WagnerRidge Top RoutingU.S. Amateur Host

Applebrook Golf Club

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Gil HanseRugged Golden Age

Lake Merced Golf Club

Daly City, California

Willie Lock (original)MacKenzie Movement GreensUSGA Host

Pepper Pike Club

Pepper Pike, Ohio

William S. Flynn (original)Restored Strategic BunkeringU.S. Amateur Host

Worcester Country Club

Worcester, Massachusetts

Donald J. Ross (1914)Ross Green ComplexesHistoric Major Host

Apogee Golf Club

Stuart, Florida

Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner (West)Pure Routing Design

The Park West Palm

West Palm Beach, Florida

Dick Wilson (1947)Hanse Style Greens

Waverley Country Club

Portland, Oregon

Chandler Egan (original)Riverside Blind Tee ShotsU.S. Amateur Host

Burning Tree Club

Bethesda, Maryland

C. H. Alison (ColtRolling Woodland ParklandUSGA Host

Westhampton Country Club

Westhampton Beach, New York

Seth Raynor (original)Golden Age Templates

Palmetto Golf Club

Aiken, South Carolina

Alister MacKenzie (1933)Undulating MacKenzie GreensUSGA Host

Whitinsville Golf Club

Whitinsville, Massachusetts

Donald J. Ross (1925)False Front Greens

Mossy Oak Golf Club

West Point, Mississippi

Gil Hanse (with Jim Wagner)Prairie Links MinimalismU.S. Top 100

Round Hill Club

Greenwich, Connecticut

Walter Travis (original)Restored Travis GreensUSGA Host

Gulph Mills Golf Club

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Donald Ross (original)Ross Inspired RoutingMajor Championship Host

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