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The best public-access and private golf courses in California, ranked

Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in California.

Looking to play the best golf courses in California? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, 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 the first 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.

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.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in California

Rustic Canyon Tommy Naccarato IMG_2922
Rustic Canyon in California (Courtesy of Rustic Canyon/Tommy Naccarato)

1. Pebble Beach Resorts (Pebble Beach Golf Links)
Pebble Beach (10c)
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2. Pasatiempo
Santa Cruz (36c)
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3. Pebble Beach Resorts (Spyglass Hill)
Pebble Beach (T24m)
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4. Torrey Pines (South)
San Diego (T116c)
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5. Rustic Canyon
Moorpark (T147m)

6. Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino
Brooks (m)

T7. Pebble Beach Resorts (Links at Spanish Bay)
Pebble Beach (m)
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T7. CordeValle
San Martin (m)

T7. Rams Hill
Borrego Springs (m)

10. PGA West (Stadium)
La Quinta (m)
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11. Torrey Pines (North)
San Diego (m)
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12. Poppy Hills
Pebble Beach (m)
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13. Pelican Hill (Ocean South)
Newport Coast (m)

14. Pelican Hill (Ocean North)
Newport Coast (m)

15. Bayonet
Seaside (c)
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16. Quail Lodge and Golf Club
Carmel (m)

17. Classic Club
Palm Desert (m)
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18. Trump National Los Angeles
Rancho Palos Verdes (m)

19. PGA West (Nicklaus)
La Quinta (m)
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T20. TPC Harding Park
San Francisco (c)

T20. Maderas*
Poway (m)

22. Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand)
San Diego (m)

T23. Fantasy Springs (Eagle Falls)
Indio (m)

T23. Soule Park
Ojai (m)

25. Oak Quarry
Riverside (m)

26. Desert Willow (Firecliff)
Palm Desert (m)

27. Park Hyatt Aviara*
Carlsbad (m)
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28. La Purisma*
Lompoc (m)

29. Shadow Ridge*
Palm Desert (m)

30. Silverado Resort & Spa (North)*
Napa Valley (c)

Best private courses in California

Lake Merced
Lake Merced Golf Club in California (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)

1. Cypress Point
Pebble Beach (1c)

2. Los Angeles CC (North)
Los Angeles (11c)

3. San Francisco GC
San Francisco (16c)

4. Riviera CC
Pacific Palisades (17c)

5. California GC
South San Francisco (T27c)

6. Monterey Peninsula (Shore)
Pebble Beach (T19m)

7. Valley Club of Montecito
Santa Barbara (38c)

8. Olympic Club (Lake)
San Francisco (T43c)

9. Monterey Peninsula (Dunes)
Pebble Beach (T49c)

10. Bel-Air
Los Angeles (T57c)

11. Martis Camp
Truckee (43m)

12. Meadow Club
Fairfax (T71c)

13. The Quarry at La Quinta
La Quinta (m)

14. Mayacama
Santa Rosa (T92m)

15. Lahontan
Truckee (m)

16. The Tradition

 La Quinta (105m)

17. Santa Lucia Preserve
Carmel (T111m)

18. Lake Merced*
Daly City (119c)

19. Wilshire
Los Angeles (T120c)

T20. Stone Eagle
Palm Desert (T147m)

T20. The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe*
Rancho Santa Fe (m)

The best public-access and private golf courses in Florida, ranked

Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Florida.

Looking to play the best golf courses in Florida? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, 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 the first 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.

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.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in Florida

Hammock Beach
The Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Courtesy of Hammock Beach)

1. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach (22m)
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2. Streamsong (Red)
Bowling Green (T37m)

3. Streamsong (Blue)
Bowling Green (T53m)

4. Streamsong (Black)
Bowling Green (T67m)

5. The Park West Palm*
West Palm Beach (T71m)

6. Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Orlando (m)
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7. PGA National Resort (Champion)
Palm Beach Gardens (m)
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8. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Miami (m)
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9. Innisbrook (Copperhead)
Palm Harbor (m)
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10. Camp Creek
Watersound (m)

11. Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean)
Palm Coast (m)

12. Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory)
Palm Coast (m)

13. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley)
Ponte Vedra Beach (m)
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14. Southern Dunes
Haines City (m)
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T15. Sandestin (Burnt Pine)
Miramar Beach (m)

T15. JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Soffer)
Aventura (m)
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17. PGA Golf Club (Dye)
Port St. Lucie (m)

18. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)
Port St. Lucie (m)

19. Juliette Falls
Dunnellon (m)

20. Crandon Park
Key Biscayne (m)

21. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)
Naples (m)

22. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club (Ocean)
Ponte Vedra Beach (c)

23. Orange County National (Panther Lake)
Winter Garden (m)
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T24. Gasparilla Inn & Club
Boca Grande (c)

T24. Trump National Doral Miami (Golden Palm)
Miami (m)
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26. Riverwood*
Port Charlotte (m)

T27. World Golf Village (King & Bear)
St. Augustine (m)
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T27. Orange County National (Crooked Cat)
Winter Garden (m)
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29. Celebration GC*
Celebration (m)
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T30. PGA Golf Club (Ryder)*
Port St. Lucie (m)

T30. Evermore Grand Cypress (Links, formerly the New)*
Orlando (m)

Best private courses in Florida

Coral Creek Club in Florida (Courtesy of Coral Creek Club)

1. Seminole
Juno Beach (12c)

2. Calusa Pines
Naples (23m)

3. Mountain Lake
Lake Wales (T68c)

T4. Indian Creek
Miami Beach (c)

T4. Belleair CC (West)*
Belleair (T77c)

6. Dye Course at White Oak*
Yulee (T67m)

T7. John’s Island Club (West)
Vero Beach (T77m)

T7. The Bear’s Club
Jupiter (T83m)

9. Jupiter Hills Club (Hills)
Tequesta (91m)

10. Loblolly
Hobe Sound (96m)

11. Naples National
Naples (T97m)

12. Medalist
Hobe Sound (106m)

13. McArthur
Hobe Sound (T111m)

14. High Ridge
Lantana (T118m)

15. Pablo Creek
Jacksonville (m)

16. Pine Tree
Boynton Beach (T132m)

17. Coral Creek Club
Placida (T143m)

18. Trump International West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach (T147m)

19. Concession
Bradenton (T154m)

20. Old Memorial
Tampa (T171m)

The best public-access and private golf courses in Arizona, ranked

Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Arizona.

Looking to play the best golf courses in Arizona? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, 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 the first 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.

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.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in Arizona

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Arizona (Courtesy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes/Allan Henry)

1. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
Fort McDowell (m)
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2. Quintero Golf Club
Peoria (m)

3. Wickenburg Ranch (Big Wick)
Wickenburg (m)

4. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium)
Scottsdale (m)
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5. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)
Marana (m)

6. Ventana Canyon (Mountain)
Tucson (m)

7. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
Maricopa (m)
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8. Grayhawk (Talon)
Scottsdale (m)
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T9. Troon North (Monument)
Scottsdale (m)
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T9. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)
Fort McDowell (m)
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T11. Troon North (Pinnacle)
Scottsdale (m)
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T11. Grayhawk (Raptor)
Scottsdale (m)
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13. Laughlin Ranch
Bullhead City (m)

14. Casino del Sol (Sewailo)
Tucson (m)

T15. Boulders Resort (North)
Carefree (m)
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T15. Gold Canyon Golf Resort (Dinosaur Mountain)
Gold Canyon (m)

17. Boulders Resort (South)
Carefree (m)
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18. Whirlwind (Cattail)
Chandler (m)

19. Los Caballeros*
Wickenburg (m)

20. TPC Scottsdale (Champions)
Scottsdale (m)
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21. Las Sendas
Mesa (m)

22. Verrado (Founders)
Buckeye (m)

T23. SunRidge Canyon
Fountain Hills (m)
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T23. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)
Chandler (m)

25. Longbow
Mesa (m)

26. Legacy
Phoenix (m)

27. Wildfire at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge (Faldo Championship)
Phoenix (m)

T28. Camelback (Ambiente)
Scottsdale (m)

T28. Arizona National*
Tucson (m)

30. Wigwam (Gold)*
Litchfield Park (m)

Best private courses in Arizona

Estancia
Estancia in Arizona (Courtesy of Estancia)

1. Estancia
Scottsdale (17m)

2. Desert Forest
Carefree (63m)

3. Scottsdale National (The Other Course)
Scottsdale (m)

4. Forest Highlands (Canyon)
Flagstaff (T118m)

T5. Whisper Rock (Upper)
Scottsdale (T122m)

T5. The Rim
Payson (T122)

7. Whisper Rock (Lower)
Scottsdale (T138m)

8. Desert Highlands
Scottsdale (T143m)

9. Stone Canyon
Oro Valley (T173m)

10. Mirabel
Scottsdale (T196m)

11. Silverleaf
Scottsdale (m)

12. Forest Highlands (Meadow)
Flagstaff (m)

13. Troon CC
Scottsdale (m)

14. Pine Canyon
Flagstaff (m)

15. Paradise Valley CC
Paradise Valley (c)

16. Flagstaff Ranch
Flagstaff (m)

17. Desert Mountain (Cochise)
Scottsdale (m)

T18. The Gallery (North)
Marana (m)

T18. Torreon (Cabin)
Show Low (m)

20. Desert Mountain (Chiricahua)
Scottsdale (m)

Scottie Scheffler is 5th golfer to surpass $70 million in all-time PGA Tour money

There’s winning, and then there’s winning at the right time. Scheffler is doing both.

Scottie Scheffler earned his 12th PGA Tour win Sunday at the 2024 Travelers Championship, his sixth just this season. In a quirk of scheduling or timing or both, it’s his second victory after the month of April in his career.

Regardless, a win is a win is a win, and Scheffler now has six this year, the first to win that many times in one season since Tiger Woods 15 years ago.

What’s more, it’s yet another signature event victory, which means elevated first-place cash. This Travelers win was good for $3.6 million and brings his career on-course earnings on the PGA Tour to $70,262,087.

His win in April at the Masters moved him into 10th all-time. Two weeks ago at the Memorial, his victory has leapfrogged him past Justin Rose and Adam Scott into the No. 7 slot. Now, he’s No. 5 all-time in career money earned on Tour.

His 12 wins include two Masters, two Players (the richest event on the PGA Tour), two Arnold Palmer Invitationals, two WM Phoenix Opens (one of which was a signature event) as well as a Match Play, an RBC Heritage, a Memorial and now a Travelers.

It’s the third consecutive season that Scheffler set the record for most official money ($14,046,910 in 2021-22; $21,014,342 in 2022-23).

Scottie Scheffler’s 12 PGA Tour wins

Scheffler is one of 16 players in the history of the PGA Tour to reach the $50 million plateau in on-course earnings.

Scottie Scheffler raises the bar yet again on list of most money earned in single season on PGA Tour

Prize money on the PGA Tour has exploded over the last several years.

There can be a lot of money won playing professional tournament golf, especially on the PGA Tour and especially in the last two decades. And especially in the last two seasons.

Prize money has exploded on the circuit thanks to the signature events as well as the four majors boosting their purses.

Because of the influx of cash, four of the top five single-seasons for money earned happened during the 2022-23 season. One golfer has set a record for three years in a row. And Tiger Woods’ 2005 season ($10,628,024) is now not in the top 10.

Note: This list does not count bonus money awarded at the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship.

U.S. Open future sites through 2051

Many of the country’s most venerable venues are on tap to host.

Pinehurst No. 2 is in the rear view mirror, but don’t worry. There are a few more U.S. Open’s already scheduled for the venue.

Up next: Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Oakmont has hosted nine times already (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016), and in 2025 the 125th U.S. Open will be the venue’s 10th.

The USGA has declared Oakmont is a second “anchor site” for future national championships. The course also was already awarded dates in 2034, 2042 and 2049.

This is a closer look at the upcoming roster of golf courses set to host the national championship.

Go to usopen.com for more information.

U.S. Women’s Open future sites through 2048

The USGA has 18 future U.S. Women’s Open locations scheduled.

The U.S. Women’s Open had another smashing success at Lancaster Country Club.

Now, the countdown is on for the USGA’s national championship in 2025.

The 80th USWO will be contested at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin.

In all, the U.S. Golf Association has announced 18 future U.S. Women’s Open locations through 2048, although but there are several years with locations still to be announced.

Check out this list of future stops, which includes the first-ever trip to Riviera in the very near future.

For more info, go to usga.com.

PGA Championship future sites: Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte to host in 2025

The PGA of America has most of its PGA Championships scheduled out through 2034.

The PGA of America has most of its PGA Championships scheduled out through the next decade.

The sites for 2032 and 2033 are still to be determined but there are eight championships – at seven different venues – on the docket through 2034.

Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte is set to host the 2025 championship, the second time the venue has hosted. In 2017, Justin Thomas won the first of his two PGAs at Quail Hollow. It’ll be the 107th PGA Championship.

Here are the future sites of the PGA Championship.

PGA Championship: Ranking every winner by number of titles

There have been numerous stellar champions to lift the Wanamaker.

Winning the PGA Championship can be a life changer for any golfer.

A lifetime exemption into the major. A five-year PGA Tour exemption. Add in exemptions into the other majors, it’s a chance for golfers to propel their career and play on some of golf’s biggest stages.

The PGA Championship began in 1916, and from then until 1957 was contested in a match-play format. The tournament switched to stroke play in 1958. And even with the long history of the championship, only five golfers have won three or more Wanamaker Trophies.

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Here’s a list of every player who has won the PGA Championship, ranked by number of titles.

The full list of all of Rory McIlroy’s 25 PGA Tour victories

McIlroy is tied with Johnny Miller, Tommy Armour and Macdonald Smith on the all-time list.

When Rory McIlroy teamed up with Shane Lowry to win the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, it marked his 25th victory on the PGA Tour.

It was McIlroy’s first win in 2024 and first since the 2023 Scottish Open in 2023. It was also his first team win in his first visit to the Big Easy.

With 25 wins, McIlroy joins Johnny Miller, Tommy Armour and Macdonald Smith on the all-time wins list. He’s one of 26 golfers in history with at least 25 victories on the PGA Tour.

Next in his sights: Henry Picard with 26; Leo Diegel and Paul Runyan with 28; Gene Littler, Lee Trevino and Harry Cooper at 29; and Horton Smith with 30.

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour victories

2023 Genesis Scottish Open

2022 The CJ Cup in South Carolina

2022 Touyr Championship

2022 RBC Canadian Open

2021 The CJ Cup at the Summit

2021 Wells Fargo Championship

2019 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions

2019 Tour Championship

2019 RBC Canadian Open

2019 The Players Championship

2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational

2016 Deutsche Bank Championship

2016 Tour Championship

2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play

2015 Wells Fargo Championship

2014 The Open Championship

2014 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

2014 PGA Championship

2012 Honda Classic

2012 PGA Championship

2012 Deutsche Bank Championship

2012 BMW Championship

2011 U.S. Open

2010 Quail Hollow Championship

McIlroy also has 10 international victories.

International victories

2024 Hero Dubai Desert Classic

2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic

2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

2015 Omega Dubai Desert Classic

2015 DP World Tour Championship

2014 BMW PGA Championship

2013 Emirates Australian Open

2012 DP World Tour Championship

2011 Shanghai Masters

2011 UBS Hong Kong Open

2009 Dubai Desert Classic

Source: pgatour.com