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The definitive ranking of every course we've scouted — no panels, no politics, no favors.
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1
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, Georgia
Alister MacKenzie (with Bobby Jones)Amen Corner DramaMajor Championship Host
2
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pine Hill, New Jersey
George Arthur CrumpHells Half AcreUSGA Host
3
Crystal Downs Country Club
Frankfort, Michigan
MacKenzie & Maxwell Golden Age masterpiecePerfect green complexity score (100/100)Lake Michigan bluffs and duneland terrain
4
Merion Golf Club
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Hugh Irvine WilsonWhite Faced BunkersMajor Championship Host
5
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Perry Maxwell (original)Maxwell Sloping GreensMajor Championship Host
6
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Hutchinson, Kansas
Perry Maxwell (original 9)Prairie Dunes LinksMajor Championship Host
7
Old Town Club
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Perry Maxwell (1939)Double Green Complex
8
Cherry Hills Country Club
Englewood, Colorado
William Flynn (original)Cross Bunkers RevivalHistoric Major Host
9
Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth, Texas
John BredemusHorrible Horseshoe Bunkering
10
Brook Hollow Golf Club
Dallas, Texas
A.W. Tillinghast (original)Squared Contoured GreensMajor Championship Host
11
Westchester Country Club
Rye, New York
Walter J. Travis (original)Tiny Travis Greens
12
Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Perry Maxwell (original)Upturned Saucer Greens
13
Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Perry Maxwell (original)Maxwell Undulating GreensU.S. Amateur Host
14
Saucon Valley Country Club – Old
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Herbert Strong (original)Strategic Parkland RoutingMajor Championship Host
15
Gulph Mills Golf Club
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Donald Ross (original)Ross Inspired RoutingMajor Championship Host
16
Omaha Country Club
Omaha, Nebraska
Wayne Stiles & John Van Kleek (original)Maxwell Contoured Greens
17
Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
Norman, Oklahoma
Perry Maxwell (1951)Maxwell Style Routing
18
Hope Valley Country Club
Durham, North Carolina
Donald J. Ross (original)Ross Elevated Greens
19
Topeka Country Club
Topeka, Kansas
Tom Bendelow (1906)Maxwell Rolling GreensUSGA Host
20
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Perry Maxwell (1923)Maxwell Green ContouringHistoric Major Host
21
Hillcrest Country Club
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Perry MaxwellMaxwell Green Contours
22
Hardscrabble Country Club
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Perry Maxwell (1926)Rock Outcrop Greens
23
Clearwater Country Club
Clearwater, Florida
Herbert Strong (1920)Strategic Compact Routing