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The LINKS 100 U.S.

LINKS Magazine—and the world’s golf architects—rank America’s top 100 courses

Welcome to The LINKS 100 U.S., the newest and most distinctive ranking of America’s top 100 golf courses. One year after we debuted The LINKS 100, a list of the world’s best courses, we’re serving a second helping, this one focused solely on the United States. Last year’s tally of elite courses resonated with readers for one reason—because the only voters were architects, specifically, members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA), and the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA).

Learn about how we ranked them, the courses that fell just shy of Top 100 honors, and more.

Introducing The LINKS 100 U.S.

The Links 100 U.S. Course Index

L.C. Lambrecht

1

Cypress Point

Pebble Beach, Calif.
Alister MacKenzie
1928
Score: 48
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2

Pine valley

Pine Valley, N.J.
George Crump/H.S. Colt
1918
Score: 47.58
Evan Schiller

3

National Golf Links of America

Southampton, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald
1911
Score: 46.30
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4

Shinnecock hills

Southampton, N.Y.
William Flynn
1931
Score: 45.32
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5

Sand Hills

Mullen, Neb.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
1994
Score: 45.21
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6

Chicago

Wheaton, Ill.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor
1895/1923
Score: 44.73
Jamie Squire/Getty Images

7

Augusta national

Augusta, Ga.
Alister MacKenzie/Bobby Jones
1933
Score: 44.63
Prairie Dunes

8

PRAIRiE DUNES

Hutchinson, Kan.
Perry Maxwell/Press Maxwell
1937/1957
Score: 43.91
Evan Schiller

9

Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach, Calif.
Jack Neville/Douglas Grant
1919
Score: 42.83
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10

OAKMONT

Oakmont, Pa.
Henry Fownes
1904
Score: 42.78
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11

MERION (EAST)

Ardmore, Pa.
Hugh Wilson
1912
Score: 42.06
Kevin Murray

12

Kiawah island (Ocean)

Kiawah Island, S.C.
Pete Dye
1991
Score: 41.55
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13

Crystal Downs

Frankfort, Mich.
Alister MacKenzie/Perry Maxwell
1933
Score: 40.97
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14

Fishers Island

Fishers Island, N.Y.
Seth Raynor
1926
Score: 40.80
Kohler Co.

15

Whistling Straits (Straits)

Haven, Wis.
Pete Dye
1998
Score: 40.67
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16

Winged Foot (West)

Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast
1923
Score: 40.57
Evan Schiller

17

Friar’s Head

Baiting Hollow, N.Y.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
2003
Score: 40.53
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18

Yeamans Hall

Hanahan, S.C.
Seth Raynor
1925
Score: 40.43
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19

Riviera

Pacific Palisades, Calif.
George Thomas Jr./Billy Bell Sr.
1926
Score: 40.09
Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

20

TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Pete Dye
1981
Score: 40.06
Evan Schiller

21

Pacific Dunes

Bandon, Ore.
Tom Doak
2001
Score: 40
Photography by Patrick Koenig

22

Shoreacres

Lake Bluff, Ill.
Seth Raynor
1921
Score: 39.60
Kevin Murray

23

Pinehurst (No. 2)

Pinehurst, N.C.
Donald Ross
1907
Score: 39.53
Photography by Patrick Koenig

24

Pete Dye Golf Club

Bridgeport, W. Va.
Pete Dye
1994
Score: 39.49
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25

San Francisco

San Francisco, Calif.
A.W. Tillinghast
1918
Score: 39.45
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26

Calusa Pines

Naples, Fla.
Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
2001
Score: 39.43
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27

Eastward Ho!

Chatham, Mass.
Herbert Fowler
1922
Score: 39.37
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28

Old Town Club

Winston-Salem, N.C.
Perry Maxwell
1939
Score: 39.16
Photography by Patrick Koenig

29

Camargo

Cincinnati, Ohio
Seth Raynor
1926
Score: 38.75
Evan Schiller

30

California Golf Club of San Francisco

So. San Francisco, Calif.
A.V. Macan/Alister MacKenzie/Kyle Phillips
1926/1928/2007
Score: 38.67
Kevin Murray

31

Seminole

Juno Beach, Fla.
Donald Ross
1929
Score: 38.54
Jon Cavalier

32

Ohoopee Match Club

Cobbtown, Ga.
Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner
2018
Score: 38.38
Kevin Murray

33

Harbour Town

Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus
1969
Score: 38.16
Jon Cavalier

34

Muirfield Village

Dublin, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus/Desmond Muirhead
1974
Score: 38.13
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35

Los Angeles (North)

Los Angeles, Calif.
George Thomas Jr.
1927
Score: 38.10
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36

The Country Club (Main)

Brookline, Mass.
Willie Campbell
1895
Score: 37.81
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37

Garden City Golf

Garden City, N.Y.
Devereux Emmet/Walter Travis
1899/1906
Score: 37.73
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38

Peachtree

Atlanta, Ga.
Robert Trent Jones Sr./Bobby Jones
1947
Score: 37.67
Dave Sansom

39

Wade Hampton

Cashiers, N.C.
Tom Fazio
1987
Score: 37.23
Jeff Bertch

40

Essex County

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
Donald Ross
1917
Score: 37.17
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41

Newport

Newport, R.I.
William Davis/A.W. Tillinghast
1894/1897/1921
Score: 37.15
Evan Schiller

42

Monterey Peninsula (Shore)

Pebble Beach, Calif.
Bob Baldock/Mike Strantz
1962/2004
Score: 37.01
Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

43

Bethpage (Black)

Farmingdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast
1936
Score: 37
Jon Cavalier

44

Pasatiempo

Santa Cruz, Calif.
Alister MacKenzie
1929
Score: 36.86
Jon Cavalier

45

The Golf Club

New Albany, Ohio
Pete Dye
1967
Score: 36.77
Evan Schiller

46

Bandon Trails

Bandon, Ore.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
2005
Score: 36.36
Evan Schiller

47

Bandon Dunes

Bandon, Ore.
David McLay Kidd
1999
Score: 36.22
Jon Cavalier

48

Crooked Stick

Carmel, Ind.
Pete Dye
1964
Score: 36.03
Jon Cavalier

49

Fox Chapel

Fox Chapel, Pa.
Seth Raynor
1925
Score: 36.01
French Lick Resort

50

French Lick (Pete Dye)

French Lick, Ind.
Pete Dye
2009
Score: 35.94
Evan Schiller

51

Sand Valley (Sand Valley)

Nekoosa, Wis.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
2017
Score: 35.92
Evan Schiller

52

Cherry Hills

Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
William Flynn
1923
Score: 35.87
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53

Yale University

New Haven, Conn.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor
1926
Score: 35.84
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54

Oakland Hills (South)

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Donald Ross
1918
Score: 35.83
Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

55

Southern Hills

Tulsa, Okla.
Perry Maxwell
1936
Score: 35.29
Evan Schiller

56

Oak Hill (East)

Rochester, N.Y.
Donald Ross
1921
Score: 35.21
Brandon Carter/Sand Valley

57

Sand Valley (The Lido)

Nekoosa, Wis.
Tom Doak
2023
Score: 35.17
Evan Schiller

58

Olympic Club (Lake)

San Francisco, Calif.
William Watson/Sam Whiting
1924
Score: 35.11
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59

Ballyneal

Holyoke, Colo.
Tom Doak
2006
Score: 35.03
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60

Winged Foot (East)

Mamaroneck, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast
1923
Score: 35.00
Jon Cavalier

61

Shadow Creek

North Las Vegas, Nev.
Tom Fazio
1990
Score: 34.99
Evan Schiller

62

Sleepy Hollow

Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald/A.W. Tillinghast
1913/1927
Score: 34.97
Jon Cavalier

63

White Bear Yacht Club

White Bear Lake, Minn.
Donald Ross
1915
Score: 34.73
Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

64

Erin Hills

Erin, Wis.
Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry/Ron Whitten
2006
Score: 34.70
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65

Valley Club of Montecito

Montecito, Calif.
Alister MacKenzie
1929
Score: 34.61
Jon Cavalier

66

Inverness

Toledo, Ohio
Donald Ross
1919
Score: 34.57
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67

Somerset Hills

Bernardsville, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast
1918
Score: 34.55
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68

Maidstone

East Hampton, N.Y.
Willie Dunn/Willie Park Jr.
1891/1924
Score: 34.47
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69

Plainfield

Plainfield, N.J.
Donald Ross
1916
Score: 34.31
Evan Schiller

70

Bandon Dunes (Old Macdonald)

Bandon, Ore.
Tom Doak/Jim Urbina
2010
Score: 34.29
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71

The Honors Course

Ooltewah, Tenn.
Pete Dye
1983
Score: 34.04
Evan Schiller

72

Baltusrol (Lower)

Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast
1922
Score: 33.93
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73

The Creek

Locust Valley, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor
1923
Score: 33.87
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74

Baltimore (East)

Timonium, Md.
A.W. Tillinghast
1926
Score: 33.83
Jon Cavalier

75

Old Elm

Highland Park, Ill.
H.S. Colt/Donald Ross
1913
Score: 33.64
Jon Cavalier

76

St. Louis

St. Louis, Mo.
C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor
1914
Score: 33.59
Evan Schiller

77

Scioto

Columbus, Ohio
Donald Ross
1916
Score: 33.57
Kevin Murray

78

Streamsong (Red)

Bowling Green, Fla.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
2012
Score: 33.50
The Omni Homestead

79

Omni Homestead (Cascades)

Hot Springs, Va.
William Flynn
1923
Score: 33.43
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80

Piping Rock

Locust Valley, N.Y.
C.B. Macdonald
1911
Score: 33.41
Evan Schiller

81

Quaker Ridge

Scarsdale, N.Y.
A.W. Tillinghast
1918
Score: 33.08
Jon Cavalier

82

Myopia Hunt

South Hamilton, Mass.
Herbert Leeds
1894
Score: 32.97
Evan Schiller

83

Bel-Air

Los Angeles, Calif.
George Thomas
1926
Score: 32.81
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84

Aronimink

Newton Square, Pa.
Donald Ross
1928
Score: 32.60
Kevin Murray

85

Monterey Peninsula (Dunes)

Pebble Beach, Calif.
Seth Raynor/Tom Fazio/Tim Jackson/David Kahn
1926/2016
Score: 32.46
Dave Sansom

86

Kapalua (Plantation)

Pebble Beach, Calif.
Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
1991
Score: 32.32
Jon Cavalier

87

Skokie

Glencoe, Ill.
Donald Ross/William Langford/Theodore Moreau
1915/1938
Score: 32.28
Evan Schiller

88

Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)

Nekoosa, Wis.
David McLay Kidd
2018
Score: 32.19
Jon Cavalier

89

Kinloch

Manakin-Sabot, Va.
Lester George/Vinny Giles
2001
Score: 32.11
Rob Perry

90

Chambers Bay

University Place, Wash.
Robert Trent Jones II
2007
Score: 32.09
Kohler Wisconsin

91

Blackwolf Run (River)

Kohler, Wis.
Pete Dye
1990
Score: 32.03
Jon Cavalier

92

The Alotian

Roland, Ark.
Tom Fazio
2004
Score: 31.91
Jon Cavalier

93

Hollywood

Deal, N.J.
Walter J. Travis
1917
Score: 31.80
Evan Schiller

94

Baltusrol (Upper)

Springfield, N.J.
A.W. Tillinghast
1922
Score: 31.67
Evan Schiller

95

Spyglass Hill

Pebble Beach, Calif.
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
1966
Score: 31.41
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96

Kittansett

Marion, Mass.
William Flynn/Frederic C. Hood
1923
Score: 31.29
Evan Schiller

97

Philadelphia Cricket (Wissahickon)

Flourtown, Pa.
A.W. Tillinghast
1922
Score: 31.28
The Greenbrier

98

The Greenbrier (Old White)

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
C.B. Macdonald
1914
Score: 31.23
Jon Cavalier

99

Congaree

Ridgeland, S.C.
Tom Fazio
2018
Score: 31.07
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100

Shelter Harbor

Charlestown, R.I.
Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
2005
Score: 31.05