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Pinehurst Resort (No. 2 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald RossTurtleback GreensMajor Championship Host

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye with Alice DyeWindswept Dune FairwaysMajor Championship Host

Old Macdonald

Bandon, Oregon

Tom Doak & Jim UrbinaClassic Template HolesUSGA Host

Pasatiempo Golf Club

Santa Cruz, California

Alister MacKenzieBarranca Carry Holes

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

Streamsong Red

Bowling Green, Florida

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawExpansive Sandy Waste

Bandon Trails

Bandon, Oregon

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDunes Forest MeadowsU.S. Top 100

Yale Golf Course

New Haven, Connecticut

Seth Raynor (originalMassive Template Greens

Streamsong Blue

Bowling Green, Florida

Tom Doak (Renaissance Golf Design)Ragged Dune WasteU.S. Top 100

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

Streamsong Black

Bowling Green, Florida

Gil Hanse & Jim WagnerMoonscape Sand Waste

The Old White Course at the Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Charles Blair Macdonald (with Seth Raynor)British Template Holes

Erin Hills Golf Course

Hartford, Wisconsin

Dr. Michael HurdzanNaturalistic Blowout BunkersMajor Championship Host

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969)Tree Choked Fairways

Mammoth Dunes

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

David McLay KiddEnormous FairwaysUSGA Host

Pinehurst Resort (No. 10 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Tom Doak (with Angela Moser as lead design associate)Rolling Sandhill RidgesU.S. Top 100

Rodeo Dunes

Roggen, Colorado

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawTowering Inland Dunes

Pebble Beach Golf Links

Pebble Beach, California

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

Pinehurst Resort (No. 4 Course)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1919)Undulating Multi Tiered GreensU.S. Amateur Host

Cabot Citrus Farms – Karoo

Brooksville, Florida

Kyle FranzMulti Route Fairways

Bandon Dunes

Bandon, Oregon

David McLay KiddWind Swept DunesUSGA Host

Landmand Golf Club

Homer, Nebraska

Rob Collins & Tad King (King-Collins Golf Course Design)Prairie Spectacle Greens

Chambers Bay Golf Course

University Place, Washington

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

Forest Dunes – the Loop

Roscommon, Michigan

Tom DoakReversible Shared GreensU.S. Top 100

French Lick Resort – Pete Dye Course

French Lick, Indiana

Pete DyeRidge Top Routing

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

Sand Valley

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDramatic Dune RoutingU.S. Top 100

Tobacco Road Golf Club

Sanford, North Carolina

Mike StrantzSandy Waste BunkersU.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

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Pebble Beach, California

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

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

Mid Pines Golf Club

Southern Pines, North Carolina

Donald Ross (1921)Ross Sandhills Routing

Blackwolf Run (River)

Kohler, Wisconsin

Pete DyeRiver Brought Into PlayMajor Championship 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

Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club

Marquette, Michigan

Mike DeVriesLimestone Shelf LeapsUSGA Host

The Prairie Club - Dunes Course

Valentine, Nebraska

Graham Marsh masterwork in dunes landscapePure sandhills terrain and native grassWind management and dramatic elevation changes

Tot Hill Farm Golf Club

Asheboro, North Carolina

Mike StrantzRock Draped Par3sUSGA Host

Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes

Bandon, Oregon

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawBunkerless Coastal RoutingUSGA Host

Sedge Valley Golf Course

Rome, Wisconsin

Tom Doak (lead)Heathland Native Grasses

Black Desert Resort

Ivins, Utah

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

Cape Arundel Golf Club

Kennebunkport, Maine

Alexander H. Findley (original 9)Travis Sloping Greens

Gamble Sands

Brewster, Washington

David McLay KiddSandy Bluff FairwaysU.S. Top 100

We-Ko-Pa Golf Club – Saguaro

Fort McDowell, Arizona

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawDesert Amphitheater Greens

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (South Course)

Arcadia, Michigan

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

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