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Riviera Country Club

Pacific Palisades, California

George C. Thomas Jr. (original)Barranca Canyon Routing

TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

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

Plantation Course at Kapalua

Kapalua, Hawaii

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawMassive Contoured Greens

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course)

Pebble Beach, California

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

Muirfield Village Golf Club

Dublin, Ohio

Jack Nicklaus (primary)Undulating Bentgrass GreensU.S. Top 100

The Old White Course at the Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Charles Blair Macdonald (with Seth Raynor)British Template Holes

Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course)

Flourtown, Pennsylvania

A.W. Tillinghast (original)Great Hazard BunkerU.S. Top 100

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969)Tree Choked Fairways

Shadow Creek

North Las Vegas, Nevada

Tom Fazio (with Steve Wynn)Engineered Elevation Drama

East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, Georgia

Tom Bendelow (1904)Severe Contoured Greens

Sea Island Seaside Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

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

Congaree Golf Club

Ridgeland, South Carolina

Tom FazioSandy Waste AreasU.S. Top 100

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Pebble Beach, California

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

Castle Pines Golf Club

Castle Rock, Colorado

Jack NicklausMountain Claw RoutingU.S. Top 100

Plainfield Country Club

Edison, New Jersey

Donald Ross (1921)Ross Style Bunkering

Colonial Country Club

Fort Worth, Texas

John BredemusHorrible Horseshoe Bunkering

The Concession Golf Club

Bradenton, Florida

Jack Nicklaus & Tony Jacklin (original)Sebonack Inspired Greens

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, Hawaii

Seth RaynorRaynor Template Greens

Sherwood Country Club

Thousand Oaks, California

Jack NicklausWaterfall Lake Elevation

Black Desert Resort

Ivins, Utah

Tom Weiskopf & Phil SmithLava Rock CorridorsU.S. Top 100

Liberty National Golf Club

Jersey City, New Jersey

Bob Cupp & Tom KitePanoramic Waterfront Routing

Trinity Forest Golf Club

Dallas, Texas

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDouble Contoured Greens

Bay Hill Club & Lodge

Orlando, Florida

Dick Wilson (original)Slick Runoff Greens

Stadium Course at PGA West

La Quinta, California

Pete Dye (original)Stadium MoundingU.S. Top 100

Dunes Golf and Beach Club

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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

The Park West Palm

West Palm Beach, Florida

Dick Wilson (1947)Hanse Style Greens

Sedgefield Country Club

Greensboro, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1926)Ross Undulating Greens

Butler National Golf Club

Oak Brook, Illinois

George Fazio (original)Forced Water CarriesU.S. Top 100

Caves Valley Golf Club

Owings Mills, Maryland

Tom Fazio (original)Intricately Contoured Greens

Conway Farms Golf Club

Lake Forest, Illinois

Tom FazioRisk Reward Shorts

Westchester Country Club

Rye, New York

Walter J. Travis (original)Tiny Travis Greens

Shady Oaks Country Club

Fort Worth, Texas

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1958)Contoured Championship Greens

Detroit Golf Club

Detroit, Michigan

Donald Ross (original)Restored Ross Greens

Sea Island Plantation Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Walter Travis (originalTravis Style Coffin Bunkers

Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Perry Maxwell (original)Upturned Saucer Greens

Mystic Rock at Nemacolin

Farmington, Pennsylvania

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

TPC Southwind

Memphis, Tennessee

Ron Prichard with Hubert Green & Fuzzy ZoellerPeninsula Island Green

TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course)

San Antonio, Texas

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

Austin Country Club

Austin, Texas

Pete Dye (1984)Canyon Risk Reward

Ridgewood Country Club

Paramus, New Jersey

A.W. Tillinghast/(R) Gil HanseTillinghast Dogleg Routing

New Orleans Country Club

New Orleans, Louisiana

Joseph L. Lee (orig.)Sideways Biarritz Green

Atlanta Country Club

Marietta, Georgia

Willard C. Byrd (original)Ravine Carries

Turning Stone Resort Atunyote

Verona, New York

Tom Fazio (with Beau WellingAugusta Inspired Greens

Eagle Point Golf Club

Wilmington, North Carolina

Tom Fazio (2000)Elevated Coastal Greens

Gasparilla Golf Club

Boca Grande, Florida

Pete Dye (2002 redesign)Wind-Swept Tiered Greens

TPC River Highlands

Cromwell, Connecticut

Robert J. Ross & Maurice Kearney (original)Three Hole Waterfinish

Cherokee Country Club

Knoxville, Tennessee

Donald Ross (original)Ross Undulating Greens

Poppy Hills Golf Course

Pebble Beach, California

Robert Trent Jones Jr.Forest Framed Fairways

TPC Boston

Norton, Massachusetts

Arnold Palmer (original)Risk Reward Bunkering

Montreux Golf & Country Club

Reno, Nevada

Jack NicklausMountain Risk Reward

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