Want to play the best public-access golf courses in each state? Keep reading.
Fresh for 2023, we present the Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list for the top public-access layouts in each state, as judged by our nationwide network of raters.
The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
The courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required. (There are a handful of courses on this list that some players might consider to be private, but they do allow non-hosted, non-member guest play in some limited form, normally through a local hotel or similar arrangement.)
There’s one course of particular note this year. Of the dozens of courses new to this list, only Landmand Golf Club in Homer, Nebraska, debuts in the No. 1 spot in its state. Designed by Tad King and Rob Collins, Landmand opened in 2022.
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S. Also included with many courses are links to recent stories about that layout.
* indicates new or returning to the rankings
Editor’s note: The Golfweek’s Best 2023 rankings of top private courses in each state will be published Monday, June 12. More lists, such as the top 200 Modern and top 200 Classic Courses lists for 2023, will be published in the following weeks.
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Anchorage Golf Course (USGA/Kirk H. Owens)
1. Anchorage GC
Anchorage (m)
2. Chena Bend
Fairbanks (m)
3. Moose Run (Creek)
Fort Richardson (m)
4. Palmer GC
Palmer (m)
5. Moose Run (Hill)
Fort Richardson (c)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 3 Mystic Creek Golf Club 1](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/11/Mystic-Creek-Golf-Club-1.jpg)
Mystic Creek Golf Club in Arkansas (Courtesy of Mystic Creek)
1. Mystic Creek
El Dorado (m)
2. The Ridges at Village Creek
Wynne (m)
T3. Big Creek
Mountain Home (m)
T3. Hot Springs CC (Arlington)
Hot Springs (c)
5. Mountain Ranch
Fairfield Bay (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 5 Colorado Red Sky Ranch Norman Hole 2](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/06/Colorado-Red-Sky-Ranch-Norman-Hole-2.jpg)
Red Sky’s Norman Course in Colorado (Courtesy of Red Sky Ranch)
1. Redlands Mesa
Grand Junction (m)
2. Red Sky (Fazio)
Wolcott (m)
3. The Broadmoor (East)
Colorado Springs (186c)
4. Red Sky (Norman)
Wolcott (m)
5. Haymaker
Steamboat Springs (m)
6. CommonGround
Aurora (m)
7. TPC Colorado
Berthoud (m)
8. The Broadmoor (West)
Colorado Springs (c)
9. Bear Dance*
Larkspur (m)
10. River Valley Ranch
Carbondale (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 7 Wintonbury Course2 HERO](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/10/Wintonbury-Course2_HERO.jpg)
Wintonbury Hills in Connecticut (Courtesy of Indigo Golf Partners)
1. Keney Park
Hartford (m)
2. Wintonbury Hills
Bloomfield (m)
3. Great River
Milford (m)
4. Fox Hopyard
East Haddam (m)
T4. Lake of Isles (North)
North Stonington (m)
6. Shennecossett
Groton (m)
7. Oxford Greens
Oxford (m)
8. Hotchkiss
Lakeville (m)
9. Richter Park
Danbury (m)
10. Mohegan Sun
Baltic (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 9 Plantation Lakes Delaware](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/06/Plantation-Lakes-Delaware-12-Green-1.jpg)
Plantation Lakes in Delaware (Courtesy of Plantation Lakes)
1. Plantation Lakes
Millsboro (m)
2. Bayside Resort
Selbyville (m)
3. Baywood Greens
Long Neck (m)
4. White Clay Creek*
Wilmington (m)
5. Bear Trap Dunes*
Ocean View (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 11 McLemore 18th hole Dave Sansom](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/06/McLemore-18th-hole-Dave-Sansom.jpg)
McLemore in Georgia (Courtesy of McLemore/Dave Sansom)
1. Sea Island (Seaside)
St. Simons Island (T75m)
2. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)
Greensboro (m)
3. Kinderlou Forest
Valdosta (m)
4. McLemore (Highlands)
Rising Fawn (m)
5. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)
Greensboro (m)
6. Sea Island (Plantation)
St. Simons Island (m)
7. Bear’s Best Atlanta
Suwanee (m)
8. Harbor Club
Greensboro (m)
T9. Achasta
Dahlonega (m)
T9. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Preserve)
Greensboro (m)
11. Reynolds Lake Oconee (National)
Greensboro (m)
12. University of Georgia GC
Athens (m)
13. Hampton Club (King and Prince)
St. Simons Island (m)
14. Barnsley Resort*
Adairsville (m)
T15. Brasstown Valley*
Young Harris (m)
T15. Woodmont
Canton (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 13 Kapalua Plantation](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/10/Kapalua-Plantation_18-photo-credit-Dave-Sansom.jpg)
Kapalua’s Plantation Course in Hawaii (Courtesy of Kapalua)
1. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Manele)
Lanai (T32m)
2. Kapalua (Plantation)
Maui (39m)
3. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel GC
Kohala Coast (T178m)
4. Princeville (Makai)
Princeville (m)
5. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Kailua-Kona (m)
6. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Poipu Bay)
Koloa (m)
7. Mauna Lani (North)
Waimea (m)
8. Wailea (Gold)
Maui (m)
9. Wailea (Emerald)
Maui (m)
10. Ocean Course at Hokuala
Lihue (m)
11. Turtle Bay Resort (Arnold Palmer)
Kahuku (m)
12. Mauna Lani (South)
Waimea (m)
13. Kapolei GC
Kapolei (m)
14. Wailua Municipal
Kauai (m)
15. Ko Olina
Kapolei (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 15 Circling Raven Aerial view of the 5th hole split fairway at Circling Raven](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/11/Circling-Raven-Aerial-view-of-the-5th-hole-split-fairway-at-Circling-Raven.jpeg)
Circling Raven in Idaho (Courtesy of Circling Raven)
1. Circling Raven
Worley (m)
2. Coeur d’Alene Resort
Coeur d’Alene (m)
3. Falcon Crest
Kuna (m)
4. BanBury
Eagle (m)
5. Sun Valley GC*
Sun Valley (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 17 Cog Hill](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/07/Cog-Hill-No.-4-Dubsdread-3.jpg)
Cog Hill’s No. 4 – Dubsdread in Illinois (Courtesy of Cog Hill/Charles Cherney)
1. Cog Hill GC (No. 4 – Dubsdread)
Lemont (T186m)
2. TPC Deere Run
Silvis (m)
3. Highlands of Elgin
Elgin (m)
4. Stonewall Orchard
Grayslake (m)
5. The Glen Club
Glenview (m)
6. Eagle Ridge (The General)
Galena (m)
7. Preserve at Oak Meadow
Addison (m)
8. Thunderhawk
Beach Park (m)
9. Weaver Ridge
Peoria (m)
10. Harborside International (Starboard)
Chicago (m)
11. Ravisloe
Homewood (m)
12. Mistwood
Romeoville (m)
13. Cantigny
Wheaton (m)
14. Prairie Landing
West Chicago (m)
15. Blackstone*
Marengo (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 19 French Lick](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/09/French-Lick-20190506_FLR_PeteDye-1.jpg)
The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in Indiana (Courtesy of French Lick Resort)
1. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)
French Lick (T150m)
T2. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross)
French Lick (m)
T2. The PFAU Course at Indiana University
Bloomington (m)
4. Warren GC at Notre Dame
South Bend (m)
5. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Ackerman-Allen)
West Lafayette (m)
6. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Kampen)
West Lafayette (m)
7. The Fort
Indianapolis (m)
8. Brickyard Crossing
Indianapolis (m)
9. Chariot Run
Laconia (m)
T10. Harrison Hills
Attica (m)
T10. Rock Hollow
Peru (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 21 spirit hollow 1a](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/08/spirit-hollow-1a.jpg)
Spirit Hollow in Iowa (Courtesy of Spirit Hollow)
1. Spirit Hollow
Burlington (m)
2. Blue Top Ridge
Riverside (m)
3. Tournament Club of Iowa
Polk City (m)
4. Bent Tree*
Council Bluffs (m)
5. Finkbine
Iowa City (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 23 pbc f103 1855 v1 ss](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2017/12/pbc_f103-1855-v1-ss.jpg)
Firekeeper in Kansas (Courtesy of Firekeeper/Paul Hundley)
T1. Buffalo Dunes
Garden City (m)
T1. Firekeeper
Mayetta (m)
3. Iron Horse
Leawood (m)
4. Sand Creek Station
Newton (m)
5. Colbert Hills
Manhattan (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 25 kentucky lassing pointe 18 green](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/10/kentucky-lassing-pointe-18-green.jpg)
Lassing Point in Kentucky (Courtesy of Lassing Point)
1. Lassing Pointe
Union (m)
2. Kearney Hill
Lexington (m)
3. Nevel Meade Golf Course*
Prospect (m)
4. Cherry Blossom
Georgetown (m)
5. Heritage Hill
Shepherdsville (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 27 tpcla hole 17](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/10/tpcla-hole-17.jpg)
TPC Louisiana (Courtesy of TPC Louisiana)
1. The Country Club at the Golden Nugget
Lake Charles (m)
2. TPC Louisiana
Avondale (m)
3. English Turn
New Orleans (m)
4. Carter Plantation*
Springfield (m)
5. L’Auberge Casino Resort (Contraband Bayou)
Lake Charles (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 29 boothbay harbor maine image asset](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/05/boothbay-harbor-maine-image-asset.jpg)
Boothbay Harbor CC in Maine (Courtesy of Boothbay Harbor)
1. Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay (T196c)
2. Cape Arundel
Kennebunkport (m)
3. Belgrade Lakes GC
Belgrade Lakes (m)
4. Ledges
York (m)
5. Sugarloaf*
Carrabassett Valley (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 31 Bulle Rock](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/06/Maryland-Bulle-Rock-11-appraoch-drone.jpg)
Bulle Rock in Maryland (Courtesy of Bulle Rock)
1. Bulle Rock
Havre de Grace (m)
2. Links at Perry Cabin
St. Michaels (m)
3. Maryland National*
Middletown (m)
T4. Queenstown Harbor (River)
Queenstown (m)
T4. Whiskey Creek
Ijamsville (m)
6. Lake Presidential
Upper Marlboro (m)
T7. Links at Lighthouse Sound
Ocean City (m)
T7. Waverly Woods*
Marriotsville (m)
9. Musket Ridge
Myersville (m)
T10. University of Maryland GC
College Park (m)
T10. Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay (River Marsh)*
Cambridge (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 33 ma ccn 14 gt 1016](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/08/ma_ccn_14_gt_1016.jpg)
Cape Cod National in Massachusetts (Courtesy of Cape Cod National)
1. Cape Cod National
Brewster (m)
2. Miacomet
Nantucket (m)
3. The Ranch
Southwick (m)
T4. Farm Neck
Oak Bluffs (m)
T4. Crumpin-Fox
Bernardston (m)
6. George Wright Municipal
Boston (m)
7. Red Tail
Devens (m)
8. Granite Links*
Quincy (m)
9. Pinehills (Nicklaus)
Plymouth (m)
10. Pinehills (Jones)
Plymouth (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 35 Forest Dunes Loop Michigan](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/06/Forest-Dunes-Loop-Michigan.jpg)
Forest Dunes’ The Loop, both the Red and Black courses, in Michigan (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
1. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)
Arcadia (64m)
2. Marquette GC (Greywalls)
Marquette (106m)
3. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red & Black)
Roscommon (T113m)
4. Forest Dunes (Weiskopf)
Roscommon (T178m)
5. Arcadia Bluffs (South)
Arcadia (m)
6. Belvedere
Charlevoix (T192c)
7. Boyne Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)
Bay Harbor (m)
8. Gull Lake View Resort (Stoatin Brae)
Augusta (m)
9. Eagle Eye
Bath (m)
T10. Pilgrim’s Run
Pierson (m)
T10. Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass)
Harris (m)
12. Harbor Shores
Benton Harbor (m)
13. American Dunes
Grand Haven (m)
14. University of Michigan GC
Ann Arbor (m)
15. Hidden River Golf & Casting Club
Brutus (m)
16. Boyne Highlands (Arthur Hills)
Harbor Springs (m)
17. Treetops (Signature)
Gaylord (m)
18. Diamond Springs
Hamilton (m)
19. Sage Run
Bark River (m)
20. Pine Mountain Resort (Timber Stone)
Iron Mountain (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 37 Giants Ridge Golf](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/08/giants-ridge-legend-course.jpg)
Giants Ridge’s Legends course in Minnesota (Courtesy of Giants Ridge/Brian Oar)
1. Giants Ridge (Quarry)
Biwabik (T129m)
2. Breezy Point Resort (Deacon’s Lodge)
Brainerd (m)
3. Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Tower (m)
4. Madden’s on Gull Lake (m)
Brainerd (m)
5. Giants Ridge (Legend)
Biwabik (m)
6. Chaska Town Course
Chaska (m)
7. Meadows at Mystic Lake
Prior Lake (m)
8. Rush Creek*
Maple Grove (m)
9. StoneRidge
Stillwater (m)
10. The Wilds
Prior Lake (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 39 Mississippi Old Waverly GC 18 1](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/06/Mississippi-Old-Waverly-GC_18_1.jpg)
Old Waverly in Mississippi (Copyright USGA/Russell Kirk)
1. Fallen Oak
Saucier (74m)
2. Mossy Oak
West Point (T116m)
3. Old Waverly
West Point (m)
4. The Preserve
Vancleave (m)
5. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
Philadelphia (m)
6. Grand Bear
Saucier (m)
T7. Shell Landing
Gautier (m)
T7. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas)
Philadelphia (m)
9. Timberton*
Hattiesburg (m)
10. Windance
Gulfport (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 41 Payne's Valley - Payne's Valley Cup](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/09/Hornstein_DJI_0792sm.jpg)
Payne’s Valley at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri (Courtesy of Big Cedar Lodge)
1. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)
Hollister (T150m)
2. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)
Hollister (m)
3. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne’s Valley)
Hollister (m)
4. Branson Hills
Branson (m)
T5. Old Kinderhook
Camdenton (m)
T5. Swope Memorial
Kansas City (m)
7. Ledgestone
Branson (m)
8. Stone Canyon
Blue Springs (m)
9. Missouri Bluffs
St. Charles (m)
10. Rivercut
Springfield (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 43 Old Works golf Montana](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/10/image2.jpeg)
Old Works in Montana (Courtesy of Old Works)
1. Old Works
Anaconda (m)
2. The Wilderness Club Montana
Eureka (m)
3. The Ranch Club
Missoula (m)
4. Eagle Bend*
Bigfork (m)
5. Canyon River
Missoula (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 45 Landmand](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/08/Landmand-Photo-Jul-15-9-14-29-PM.jpg)
Landmand Golf Club in Nebraska (Courtesy of Landmand Golf Club)
1. Landmand*
Homer (T26m)
2. Prairie Club (Dunes)
Valentine (T87m)
3. Wild Horse
Gothenburg (T108m)
4. Prairie Club (Pines)
Valentine (m)
5. Bayside GC
Brule (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 47 mount wash](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/08/mount-wash.jpg)
Omni Mount Washington (Courtesy of Omni Mount Washington)
1. Omni Mount Washington Resort (Mount Washington)
Bretton Woods (m)
2. CC of New Hampshire
Sutton (m)
3. Owl’s Nest
Thornton (m)
4. Breakfast Hill
Greenland (m)
5. Atkinson Resort & CC
Atkinson (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 49 ballyowen hamburg new jersey](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2016/12/ballyowen-hamburg-new-jersey.jpg)
Crystal Springs Resort’s Ballyowen Golf Course (Courtesy of Crystal Springs Resort)
1. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)
Hamburg (m)
2. Neshanic Valley
Neshanic Station (m)
3. Seaview (Bay)
Galloway (m)
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4. Twisted Dune
Egg Harbor Township (m)
5. Rock Spring
West Orange (m)
6. Architects
Lopatcong (m)
7. Knoll (West)
Boonton (m)
8. Shore Gate
Ocean View (m)
9. Crystal Springs Resort (Crystal Springs)
Hamburg (m)
10. Seaview (Pines)
Galloway (m)
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11. Crystal Springs Resort (Wild Turkey)
Hamburg (m)
12. Scotland Run
Williamstown (m)
13. Ballamor
Egg Harbor Township (m)
14. Heron Glen
Ringoes (m)
15. RiverWinds*
West Deptford (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 51 paa ko ridge golf course](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2016/12/paa-ko-ridge-golf-course.jpg)
Paako Ridge in New Mexico (Courtesy of Paako Ridge)
1. Paako Ridge
Sandia Park (T139m)
2. Red Hawk
Las Cruces (T139m)
3. University of New Mexico (Championship)
Albuquerque (m)
4. Rockwind Community Links*
Hobbs (m)
5. Black Mesa
Espanola (m)
6. Twin Warriors
Santa Ana Pueblo (m)
7. Cochiti GC
Cochiti Lake (m)
8. Piñon Hills
Farmington (m)
9. Sandia
Albuquerque (m)
10. Taos CC*
Ranchos de Taos (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 53 bethpage 17th](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/03/bethpage-17th.jpg)
Bethpage Black in New York (Chris Condon/PGA Tour)
1. Bethpage State Park (Black)
Farmingdale (26c)
2. Leatherstocking
Cooperstown (T150c)
3. Trump Golf Links Ferry Point
New York (m)
4. Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote)
Verona (m)
5. Sagamore
Bolton Landing (m)
T6. Links at Union Vale
Lagrangeville (m)
T6. Bethpage State Park (Red)
Farmingdale (m)
8. Montauk Downs State Park
Montauk Point (m)
9. Greystone*
Walworth (m)
10. Conklin Players Club*
Conklin (m)
11. Turning Stone Resort (Shenendoah)
Verona (m)
12. Pound Ridge GC
Pound Ridge (m)
13. Ravenwood
Victor (m)
14. Seneca Hickory Stick*
Lewiston (m)
15. Saratoga National
Saratoga Springs (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 55 Pinehurst No. 2](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/Pinehurst-Resort-No.-2-7th-Hole_7_05.jpg)
Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina (Courtesy of Pinehurst Resort)
1. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst (17c)
2. Pinehurst (No. 4)
Pinehurst (T93m)
3. Mid Pines
Southern Pines (T123c)
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4. Pine Needles
Southern Pines (T151c)
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5. Linville GC
Linville (164c)
6. Tobacco Road
Sanford (m)
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7. Pinehurst (No. 8)
Pinehurst (m)
8. Bald Head Island Club
Bald Head Island (m)
9. Southern Pines GC
Southern Pines (m)
10. Thistle Golf Club
Sunset Beach (m)
11. Duke University GC
Durham (m)
12. Pinehurst (No. 9)
Pinehurst (m)
13. Talamore (Mid South)*
Southern Pines (m)
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14. Pinehurst (No. 7)
Pinehurst (m)
15. UNC Finley GC
Chapel Hill (m)
16. Omni Grove Park Inn*
Ashville (m)
T17. Lonnie Poole GC*
Raleigh (m)
T17. Kilmarlic*
Powells Point (m)
19. Pinewild (Magnolia)
Pinehurst (m)
20. Pinehurst (No. 6)
Pinehurst (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 57 north dakota links of north dakota](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/10/north-dakota-links-of-north-dakota.jpg)
The Links of North Dakota (Courtesy of the Links of North Dakota)
1. Minot CC
Minot (m)
2. Hawktree
Bismarck (m)
3. Links of North Dakota
Ray (m)
4. Bully Pulpit
Medora (m)
5. Vardon
Minot (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 59 Firestone Country Club](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/04/Firestone-Country-Club-Akron-OH-websize.jpg)
Firestone South in Ohio (Courtesy of Invited)
1. Firestone (South)
Akron (T156c)
2. Firestone (North)
Akron (m)
3. Fowler’s Mill (Lake & River)
Chesterland (m)
4. Manakiki
Willoughby (m)
5. The Virtues
Nashport (m)
6. Firestone (Fazio)
Akron (m)
7. Sleepy Hollow
Brecksville (m)
8. Stonelick Hills
Batavia (m)
9. The Quarry
Canton (m)
10. Boulder Creek
Streetsboro (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 61 karsten selects 45](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/08/karsten-selects-45.jpg)
Karsten Creek in Oklahoma (Courtesy of Karsten Creek)
1. Karsten Creek
Stillwater (T80m)
2. Jimmie Austin GC at the University of Oklahoma
Norman (T172c)
3. Cherokee Hills
Catoosa (m)
4. Shangri-La Resort
Afton (m)
5. Chickasaw Pointe
Kingston (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 63 Bandon Dunes Pacific Dunes](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/07/oregon-bandon-dunes-pacific-dunes.jpg)
Pacific Dunes at at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Courtesy of Bandon Dunes)
1. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)
Bandon (T2m)
2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)
Bandon (7m)
3. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)
Bandon (10m)
4. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)
Bandon (T11m)
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)
Bandon (T19m)
6. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)
Seneca (T116m)
7. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)
Seneca (T165m)
8. Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek)
North Plains (m)
9. Sunriver Resort (Crosswater)
Sunriver (m)
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10. Pronghorn (Nicklaus)
Bend (m)
11. Brasada Ranch (Brasada Canyons)
Powell Butte (m)
12. Gearhart Golf Links
Gearhart (m)
13. Stone Creek*
Oregon City (m)
14. Langdon Farms
Aurora (m)
15. Tetherow
Bend (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 65 Nemacolin](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/09/Nemacolin_Mystic1_DJI_0532.jpg)
Mystic Rock at Nemacolin in Pennsylvania (Courtesy of Nemacolin/Evan Schiller)
1. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)
Bedford (m)
2. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
Farmington (m)
3. Golf Course at Glen Mills
Glen Mills (m)
4. Olde Stonewall
Ellwood City (m)
5. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)
Farmington (m)
6. Hershey CC (West)
Hershey (m)
7. Links at Gettysburg
Gettysburg (m)
8. Wyncote
Oxford (m)
9. Jeffersonville GC
Jeffersonville (m)
T10. Club at Morgan Hill
Easton (m)
T10. Penn National (Founders)
Fayetteville (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 67 newport national](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/08/newport-national.jpg)
Newport National in Rhode Island (Courtesy of Newport National)
1. Newport National
Newport (m)
2. Meadow Brook
Richmond (m)
3. Triggs Memorial
Providence (m)
4. Montaup
Portsmouth (m)
5. Winnapaug*
Westerly (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 69 South Dakota HartRanchFullResFall 2](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/06/South-Dakota-HartRanchFullResFall-2.jpg)
Hart Ranch in South Dakota (Courtesy of Hart Ranch)
1. Hart Ranch
Rapid City (m)
T2. Prairie Green
Sioux Falls (m)
T2. Golf Club at Red Rock
Rapid City (m)
4. Willow Run
Sioux Falls (m)
5. Meadowbrook (SD)
Rapid City (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 71 Sewanee](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/09/SEWANEE-NO.3.jpg)
The Course at Sewanee at College of the South in Tennessee (Courtesy of Sewanee)
1. Sweetens Cove
South Pittsburg (84m)
2. Stonehenge
Fairfield Glade (m)
3. Course at Sewanee
Sewanee (m)
4. Hermitage (President’s Reserve)
Old Hickory (m)
5. Fairfield Glade (Heatherhurst Brae)
Fairfield Glade (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 73 Texas lajitas black jack crossing 13 white sand Photo](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/06/Texas-lajitas-black-jack-crossing-13-white-sand-Photo.jpg)
Black Jack’s Crossing at Lajitas Golf Resort in Texas (Courtesy of Lajitas)
1. Lajitas Golf Resort (Black Jack’s Crossing)
Lajitas (T153m)
2. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
Austin (m)
3. The Rawls Course at Texas Tech
Lubbock (m)
4. Memorial Park
Houston (m)
5. Pine Dunes Resort & GC
Frankston (m)
6. TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
San Antonio (m)
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7. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)
Austin (m)
8. TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas
Irving (m)
9. GC of Houston (Tournament)
Humble (m)
10. TPC San Antonio (Canyons)
San Antonio (m)
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11. La Cantera Resort & Spa*
San Antonio (m)
12. Texas Rangers Golf Club
Arlington (m)
13. The Tribute GC
The Colony (m)
14. Cowboys
Grapevine (m)
T15. Old American
The Colony (m)
T15. Omni Barton Creek (Crenshaw Coore Cliffside)
Austin (m)
17. Horseshoe Bay CC (Slick Rock)
Horseshoe Bay (m)
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18. Brackenridge Park
San Antonio (m)
19. The Quarry
San Antonio (m)
20. Wolfdancer
Lost Pines (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 75 golf week two](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2016/12/golf_week_two.jpg)
Sand Hollow’s Championship Course in Utah (Courtesy of Sand Hollow)
1. Hideout
Monticello (m)
2. Sand Hollow (Championship)
Hurricane (T139m)
3. Soldier Hollow (Gold)
Midway (m)
T4. Valley View*
Layton (m)
T4. Sunbrook (Pointe/Woodbridge)
St. George (m)
T4. Soldier Hollow (Silver)*
Midway (m)
7. Thanksgiving Point
Lehi (m)
8. Green Spring
Washington (m)
9. Coral Canyon
Washington (m)
10. The Ledges of St. George
St. George (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 77 17th hole Okemo](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/10/17th-hole-Okemo.jpg)
Okemo Valley in Vermont (Courtesy of Okemo Valley)
1. Stowe Country Club
Stowe (m)
2. Okemo Valley
Ludlow (m)
3. GC at Equinox
Manchester Village (m)
4. Green Mountain National*
Killington (m)
5. Woodstock CC*
Woodstock (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 79 virginia n0. 66 keswick full cry no. 8](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/07/virginia-n0.-66-keswick-full-cry-no.-8.jpg)
Full Cry at Keswick Hall in Virginia (Courtesy of Keswick Hall Resort)
1. Primland (Highland)
Meadows of Dan (T87m)
2. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
Hot Springs (T97c)
T3. Keswick Hall and GC (Full Cry)
Keswick (T186m)
T3. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
Williamsburg (T186m)
5. Royal New Kent
Providence Forge (m)
6. Bay Creek (Palmer)*
Cape Charles (m)
7. Independence
Midlothian (m)
8. Boar’s Head Resort (Birdwood)
Charlottesville (m)
9. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech
Radford (m)
10. Spring Creek
Zion Crossroads (m)
11. Kingsmill (River)
Williamsburg (m)
12. Laurel Hill
Lorton (m)
13. The Club at Viniterra
New Kent (m)
14. Virginia Beach National*
Virginia Beach (m)
15. Omni Homestead Resort (Old)
Hot Springs (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 81 U.S. Women's Amateur](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-02-at-3.42.28-PM.png)
Chambers Bay in Washington (USGA/Jeff Marsh)
1. Chambers Bay
University Place (41m)
2. Gamble Sands
Brewster (T47m)
3. Wine Valley
Walla Walla (T110m)
4. Gold Mountain (Olympic)
Bremerton (m)
5. Salish Cliffs
Shelton (m)
6. Palouse Ridge
Pullman (m)
7. Indian Canyon
Spokane (m)
8. Trophy Lake Golf & Casting
Port Orchard (m)
9. Semiahmoo*
Blaine (m)
10. Kalispel
Spokane (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 83 greenbrier old white](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/01/greenbrier-old-white.jpg)
The Greenbrier’s Old White (Courtesy of The Greenbrier)
1. The Greenbrier (Old White)
White Sulphur Springs (134c)
2. Stonewall Resort
Roanoke (m)
3. The Resort at Glade Springs (Stonehaven)
Daniels (m)
4. The Resort at Glade Springs (Cobb)
Daniels (m)
5. Snowshoe Mountain (Raven)
Snowshoe (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 85 Mammoth Dunes No. 14 Brandon Carter20210609 DJI 0319 1](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/12/Mammoth-Dunes-No.-14-Brandon-Carter20210609-DJI_0319-1.jpg)
Mammoth Dunes at Sand Valley in Wisconsin (Brandon Carter/Sand Valley)
1. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)
Mosel (9m)
2. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Nekoosa (35m)
3. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Nekoosa (36m)
4. Lawsonia (Links)
Green Lake (68c)
5. Erin Hills
Hartford (T65m)
6. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)
Kohler (T123m)
7. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish)
Mosel (T186m)
8. SentryWorld
Stevens Point (m)
9. University Ridge
Madison (m)
10. Troy Burne
Hudson (m)
11. Kohler Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)
Kohler (m)
12. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms
Sheboygan Falls (m)
T13. Wilderness Resort (Wild Rock)*
Wisconsin Dells (m)
T13. Grand Geneva Resort (The Brute)*
Lake Geneva (m)
15. Geneva National (Gary Player)
Lake Geneva (m)
![Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2023: State-by-state rankings for public-access layouts 87 Teton Pines Country Club](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2020/10/Teton-Pines.jpg)
Teton Pines in Wyoming (Courtesy of Teton Pines)
1. Teton Pines
Wilson (m)
2. Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club
Jackson (m)
3. Rochelle Ranch GC
Rawlins (m)
T4. Cheyenne CC
Cheyenne (m)
T4. Buffalo GC*
Buffalo (m)
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