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Yale Golf Course

New Haven, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (originalMassive Template Greens

TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Pete Dye (with Alice Dye)Island Green SeventeenU.S. Top 100

The Old White Course at the Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Charles Blair Macdonald (with Seth Raynor)British Template Holes

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969)Tree Choked Fairways

Forest Dunes – the Loop

Roscommon, Michigan

Tom DoakReversible Shared GreensU.S. Top 100

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Michael StrantzStrantz Green ContoursUSGA Host

Sweetens Cove Golf Club

South Pittsburg, Tennessee

Rob Collins & Tad King (King-Collins Golf Course Design)Enormous Undulating GreensUSGA Host

Omni PGA Frisco — Fields Ranch East

Frisco, Texas

Gil HansePrairie Links RoutingMajor Championship Host

Lawsonia Links

Green Lake, Wisconsin

William Langford & Theodore MoreauPush Up GreensUSGA Host

Blackwolf Run (River)

Kohler, Wisconsin

Pete DyeRiver Brought Into PlayMajor Championship Host

Cabot Citrus Farms – the Roost

Brooksville, Florida

Kyle FranzCentral Sinkhole Hazard

Tot Hill Farm Golf Club

Asheboro, North Carolina

Mike StrantzRock Draped Par3sUSGA Host

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (South Course)

Arcadia, Michigan

Dana Fry & Jason StrakaTemplate Bunker StrategyU.S. Top 100

The Broadmoor Golf Club East Course

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Donald Ross (original)Elevated Sloping GreensMajor Championship Host

True Blue Golf Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Mike StrantzWild Multi Section GreensUSGA Host

Torrey Pines South Course

La Jolla, California

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

The Park West Palm

West Palm Beach, Florida

Dick Wilson (1947)Hanse Style Greens

The Quarry at Giants Ridge

Biwabik, Minnesota

Jeff BrauerQuarry Cliff RoutingU.S. Top 100

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original 1928)Ross Pine SandhillsMajor Championship Host

The Links at Perry Cabin

St. Michaels, Maryland

Pete Dye (with Alice DyeDye Bunkers And Contours

Southern Pines Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina

J. N. PeacockRoss Style Greens

Sunriver Resort Crosswater Course

Sunriver, Oregon

Bob Cupp (lead)River Corridor RoutingU.S. Top 100

Stonehouse Golf Club

Toano, Virginia

Mike Strantz (originalTumbling Landform Contours

Bethpage Black Course

Farmingdale, New York

A.W. Tillinghast (official)Muscular Elevation ChangesMajor Championship Host

Pound Ridge Golf Club

Pound Ridge, New York

Pete DyeDye Bunkering IntimidationUSGA Host

The Broadmoor Golf Club West Course

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Donald RossMountain Resort RoutingU.S. Amateur Host

Sea Island Plantation Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Walter Travis (originalTravis Style Coffin Bunkers

Mystic Rock at Nemacolin

Farmington, Pennsylvania

Pete Dye (original)Railroad Tie HazardsU.S. Top 100

TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course)

San Antonio, Texas

Greg Norman (with Sergio GarciaAggressive Hill CountryU.S. Top 100

George Wright Golf Course

Hyde Park, Massachusetts

Donald Ross (1938)Squared Off BunkersUSGA Host

Royal New Kent Golf Club

Providence Forge, Virginia

Mike StrantzDune Like FairwaysU.S. Top 100

Sand Ridge Golf Club

Chardon, Ohio

Tom FazioGlacial Sand Ridge

SentryWorld Golf Course

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1982)Flower Hole SignatureU.S. Top 100

Maderas Golf Club

Poway, California

Johnny MillerCanyon Forced CarriesU.S. Top 100

The Bull at Pinehurst Farms

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Jack NicklausMassive Sloped GreensUSGA Host

The Pfau Course at Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana

Steve Smyers & Fuzzy ZoellerStrategic Expansive BunkeringUSGA Host

Wintonbury Hills Golf Course

Bloomfield, Connecticut

Pete Dye with Tim LiddyFlashed Up BunkeringUSGA Host

Shepherd's Rock at Nemacolin

Farmington, Pennsylvania

Pete DyeDramatic Mountain Elevation

FarmLinks Golf Club

Sylacauga, Alabama

Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry (Hurdzan-Fry)Dramatic Downhill Par ThreeUSGA Host

Turning Stone Resort – Kaluhyat

Verona, New York

Robert Trent Jones Jr.Dramatic Elevation Carries

Pinehurst Resort (No. 8 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Tom FazioWetland Pine RoutingUSGA Host

Pelican Hill Golf Club - North Course

Newport Beach, California

Tom Fazio (originalCanyon Carry Tees

French Lick Resort Donald Ross Course

French Lick, Indiana

Donald J. Ross (1917)Multi Tiered GreensHistoric Major Host

Turning Stone Resort Atunyote

Verona, New York

Tom Fazio (with Beau WellingAugusta Inspired Greens

American Dunes Golf Club

Grand Haven, Michigan

Jack Nicklaus (2020 redesign)Wind Swept SandscapesUSGA Host

Wailea Golf Club (Gold Course)

Wailea, Hawaii

Robert Trent Jones Jr.Lava Rock Outcrops

Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)

Kohler, Wisconsin

Pete DyeRailroad Tie BunkersMajor Championship Host

Old Waverly Golf Club

West Point, Mississippi

Jerry Pate & Bob CuppWaterfront Risk RewardMajor Championship Host

Red Tail Golf Club

Devens, Massachusetts

Brian SilvaMilitary Base BunkeringMajor Championship Host

The Homestead Resort - Cascades

Hot Springs, Virginia

William S. Flynn (1923)Mountain Slope StrategyMajor Championship Host

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