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Cypress Point Club

Pebble Beach, California

Alister MacKenzie with Robert HunterOceanfront Dune RoutingU.S. Amateur Host

National Golf Links of America

Southampton, New York

Charles Blair MacdonaldTrue Template HolesU.S. Amateur Host

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Southampton, New York

Willie DavisWind Sculpted LinksMajor Championship Host

Seminole Golf Club

Juno Beach, Florida

Donald RossDune Ridge RoutingU.S. Top 100

Fishers Island Club

Fishers Island, New York

Seth Raynor (completed by Charles Banks)Raynor Template HolesU.S. Top 100

Friar's Head Golf Club

Riverhead, New York

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDune Farmland TransitionsUSGA Host

Sebonack Golf Club

Southampton, New York

Jack NicklausExpansive Naturalistic BunkeringMajor Championship Host

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye with Alice DyeWindswept Dune FairwaysMajor Championship Host

Yeamans Hall Club

Charleston, South Carolina

Seth Raynor (1925 original)Raynor Template HolesMajor Championship Host

Old Macdonald

Bandon, Oregon

Tom Doak & Jim UrbinaClassic Template HolesUSGA Host

Whistling Straits (Straits Course)

Kohler, Wisconsin

Pete DyeMonstrous Bunker ChaosMajor Championship Host

Pacific Dunes at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

Bandon, Oregon

Tom Doak (original)Ocean Bluff LinksU.S. Top 100

Shoreacres Golf Club

Lake Bluff, Illinois

Seth RaynorRaynor Template HolesUSGA Host

Eastward Ho! Country Club

Chatham, Massachusetts

William Herbert Fowler (original)Glacial Links Terrain

Ocean Forest Golf Club

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Rees Jones with Greg Muirhead (1995)Coastal Dune RoutingU.S. Amateur Host

Plantation Course at Kapalua

Kapalua, Hawaii

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawMassive Contoured Greens

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes Course)

Pebble Beach, California

Seth Raynor & Robert Hunter (original)Raynor Template HolesUSGA Host

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course)

Pebble Beach, California

Bob E. Baldock & Jack Neville (original)Coastal Cypress Corridors

The Kittansett Club

Marion, Massachusetts

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

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969)Tree Choked Fairways

Pebble Beach Golf Links

Pebble Beach, California

Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919)Oceanfront Par ThreesMajor Championship Host

The Creek

Locust Valley, New York

C.B. Macdonald & Seth RaynorMacdonald Raynor Templates

Newport Country Club

Newport, Rhode Island

William F. Davis (original 1894)Wind-Shaped FairwaysU.S. Amateur Host

Bayonne Golf Club

Bayonne, New Jersey

Eric Bergstol (original)Engineered Links Dunes

Bandon Dunes

Bandon, Oregon

David McLay KiddWind Swept DunesUSGA Host

Chambers Bay Golf Course

University Place, Washington

Robert Trent Jones Jr. with Bruce Charlton & Jay BlasiQuarry Dunescape LinksHistoric Major Host

Sea Island Seaside Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Harry S. Colt & Charles Alison (original)Tidal Inlet StrategyU.S. Top 100

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Bluffs Course)

Arcadia, Michigan

Rick Smith & Warren HendersonBluffland LinksUSGA Host

Long Cove Club

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete DyeLowcountry Strategic AnglesUSGA Host

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Michael StrantzStrantz Green ContoursUSGA Host

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Pebble Beach, California

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (original)Dunes To WoodlandWorld Top 100

Oyster Harbors Club

Osterville, Massachusetts

Donald Ross (1926)Ross Style BunkeringUSGA Host

The Valley Club of Montecito

Montecito, California

Alister MacKenziePerched Contoured GreensUSGA Host

Prince Golf Course at Princeville

Princeville, Hawaii

Robert Trent Jones Jr.Cliffside Forced CarriesU.S. Top 100

Secession Golf Club

Beaufort, South Carolina

Bruce Devlin (original)Marsh Peninsula Routing

Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes

Bandon, Oregon

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawBunkerless Coastal RoutingUSGA Host

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, Hawaii

Seth RaynorRaynor Template Greens

Indian Creek Country Club

Miami Beach, Florida

William S. Flynn (1930)Flynn Bunkering RestorationUSGA Host

Cape Arundel Golf Club

Kennebunkport, Maine

Alexander H. Findley (original 9)Travis Sloping Greens

Maidstone Club

East Hampton, New York

Willie DunnOcean Dune RoutingU.S. Top 100

Kiawah Island Club - Cassique

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Tom WatsonFaux Dunes LinksUSGA Host

Liberty National Golf Club

Jersey City, New Jersey

Bob Cupp & Tom KitePanoramic Waterfront Routing

Torrey Pines South Course

La Jolla, California

William F. Bell (1957)Cliffside Coastal RoutingMajor Championship Host

Country Club of Fairfield

Fairfield, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template HolesMajor Championship Host

Dunes Golf and Beach Club

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Robert Trent Jones Sr.Classic RTJ DoglegsU.S. Top 100

Coral Creek Club

Placida, Florida

Tom Fazio (original)Wetland Risk Doglegs

East Hampton Golf Club

East Hampton, New York

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2000)Fescue Lined Links

Rhode Island Country Club

Barrington, Rhode Island

Donald Ross (1912)Ross Sloped GreensMajor Championship Host

Bald Head Island Club

Bald Head Island, North Carolina

George Cobb (1974)Dunes And Lagoons

The Links at Spanish Bay

Pebble Beach, California

Robert Trent Jones Jr.Dune Corridor Routing

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