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Scottsdale National Golf Club

Scottsdale, Arizona

Jay Morrish & Dick Bailey (originalMine Shaft Bunker

Nanea Golf Club

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

David McLay KiddLava Flow RoutingU.S. Top 100

Ballyhack Golf Club

Roanoke, Virginia

Lester GeorgeBlowout BunkersUSGA Host

Rolling Green Golf Club

Springfield, Pennsylvania

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

Chechessee Creek Club

Okatie, South Carolina

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawJagged Bunker Edges

The Country Club

Pepper Pike, Ohio

William Flynn (1928)Sculptural Flynn BunkeringMajor Championship Host

Olympia Fields Country Club - North

Olympia Fields, Illinois

Willie Park Jr.Willie Park Jr BunkeringHistoric Major Host

Sweetens Cove Golf Club

South Pittsburg, Tennessee

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

High Pointe Golf Club

Williamsburg, Michigan

Tom DoakMinimalist Contoured Greens

Lookout Mountain Club

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Seth Raynor (1925)Template Hole Revival

McArthur Golf Club Back Yard

Hobe Sound, Florida

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDrivable Par Fours

Chevy Chase Club

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Donald RossRossian Strategic Fairways

Holston Hills Country Club

Knoxville, Tennessee

Donald Ross (1927)Ross Risk Reward

The Kirtland Country Club

Willoughby, Ohio

C.H. Alison (1922)Classic Alison BunkeringUSGA Host

Oyster Harbors Club

Osterville, Massachusetts

Donald Ross (1926)Ross Style BunkeringUSGA Host

Prince Golf Course at Princeville

Princeville, Hawaii

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

Cabot Citrus Farms – the Roost

Brooksville, Florida

Kyle FranzCentral Sinkhole Hazard

Wakonda Club

Des Moines, Iowa

William Langford (1922Langford Green Complexes

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

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

Gainesville, Virginia

Robert Trent Jones Sr.Heroic Water CarriesMajor Championship Host

Stonewall (Old Course)

Elverson, Pennsylvania

Tom Doak (originalStone Barn FramingUSGA Host

Raleigh Country Club

Raleigh, North Carolina

Donald Ross (original)Bold Ross Greens

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, Hawaii

Seth RaynorRaynor Template Greens

Indian Creek Country Club

Miami Beach, Florida

William S. Flynn (1930)Flynn Bunkering RestorationUSGA Host

Desert Mountain (Geronimo Course)

Scottsdale, Arizona

Jack NicklausDesert Canyon Routing

21 Golf Club — MacKenzie Course

Aiken, South Carolina

King CollinsContoured Sandhills Greens

The Golf Club at Cuscowilla

Eatonton, Georgia

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawRagged Sculptural BunkersUSGA Host

Liberty National Golf Club

Jersey City, New Jersey

Bob Cupp & Tom KitePanoramic Waterfront Routing

True Blue Golf Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Mike StrantzWild Multi Section GreensUSGA Host

Old Marsh Golf Club

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Pete Dye (original)Wetland Carries

McLemore (The Highlands Course)

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Rees Jones & Bill BerginCliffside Ridge RoutingU.S. Top 100

Idle Hour Country Club

Lexington, Kentucky

Donald Ross (1924)Ross Elevated GreensUSGA Host

Lake Merced Golf Club

Daly City, California

Willie Lock (original)MacKenzie Movement GreensUSGA Host

Brae Burn Country Club

West Newton, Massachusetts

Donald Ross (primaryMulti Tiered Ross GreensHistoric Major Host

Contentment Golf Club

Traphill, North Carolina

Lester GeorgeTemplate Hole Collection

Cascata

Boulder City, Nevada

Rees Jones (with Keith Evans credited in some sources)Waterfall Forced CarriesUSGA Host

Torrey Pines South Course

La Jolla, California

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

Dormie Club

West End, North Carolina

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2010)Sandhills Strategic Greens

Worcester Country Club

Worcester, Massachusetts

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

Country Club of Fairfield

Fairfield, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (original)Raynor Template HolesMajor Championship Host

Indianwood Golf & Country Club - Old Course

Lake Orion, Michigan

Wilfrid Reid & William ConnellanRolling Parkland ContoursMajor Championship Host

Belvedere Golf Club

Charlevoix, Michigan

William Watson (original)Watson Green ComplexesUSGA 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

Country Club of Birmingham – West Course

Birmingham, Alabama

Donald Ross (orig.)Ross Style RoutingHistoric Major Host

The Cliffs at Keowee Falls

Salem, South Carolina

Jack NicklausFalls Creek StrategyUSGA Host