Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Oregon.
Looking to play the best golf courses in Oregon? 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 Oregon
The Sheep Ranch at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon (Courtesy of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort)
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Want to experience an Open Championship in person? Check out these 2025 travel packages
The 2024 major season has come and gone and now golf fans around the world have to wait until April for the Masters. However, it’s never a bad idea to start planning ahead, and that’s why we wanted to bring you these incredible opportunities for the 2025 British Open, the final men’s major championship of the year, at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
The last time this historic venue hosted the most storied championship in golf was in 2019 when Ireland’s own Shane Lowry hoisted the Claret Jug, becoming the Champion Golfer of the Year.
Although the ticket ballot for next year’s Open is now live, there are several packages you can purchase that will guarantee your spot at Portrush.
These packages include tickets to the event, hotel accommodations and tournament transportation.
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Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Nevada.
Looking to play the best golf courses in Nevada? 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 Nevada
Wynn Golf Club in Nevada (Courtesy of Wynn Golf Club)
1. Shadow Creek North Las Vegas (13m)
2. Cascata Boulder City (T196m)
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3. Wolf Creek Mesquite (m)
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4. Edgewood Tahoe Tahoe (m)
5. Wynn Las Vegas (m)
T6. Conestoga Mesquite (m)
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T6. Incline Village (Championship) Incline Village (m)
8. Paiute (The Wolf) Las Vegas (m)
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9. Coyote Springs Moapa (m)
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10. Paiute (Sun Mountain) Las Vegas (m)
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11. Rio Secco Henderson (m)
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12. Paiute (Snow Mountain) Las Vegas (m)
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13. TPC Las Vegas Las Vegas (m)
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14. Oasis (Palmer) Mesquite (m)
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15. Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas Resort
Henderson (m)
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Best private courses in Nevada
Southern Highlands during the 2022 Southern Highlands Collegiate in Nevada (Conner Penfold/AmateurGolf.com)
Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in South Carolina.
Looking to play the best golf courses in South Carolina? 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 South Carolina
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in South Carolina (Courtesy of Caledonia Golf & Fish Club/Brian Oar)
1. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean) Kiawah Island (14m)
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2. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town GL) Hilton Head Island (59m)
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3. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club Pawleys Island (T187m)
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4. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach (154c)
5. True Blue Pawleys Island (m)
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6. Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes) Hilton Head Island (m)
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7. Sea Pines Resort (Heron Point) Hilton Head Island (m)
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8. TPC Myrtle Beach Murrells Inlet (m)
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9. Tidewater North Myrtle Beach (m)
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T11. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Osprey Point) Kiawah Island (m)
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T11. Myrtle Beach National (King’s North) Myrtle Beach (m)
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T14. Barefoot Resort & Golf (Dye) North Myrtle Beach (m)
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T14. Grande Dunes Resort Club
Myrtle Beach (m)
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T16. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Cougar Point) Kiawah Island (m)
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T16. Heritage Club Pawleys Island (m)
T16. Prestwick* Myrtle Beach (m)
19. Palmetto Dunes (Robert Trent Jones) Hilton Head Island (m)
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20. Barefoot Resort & Golf (Love)*
North Myrtle Beach (m)
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Best private courses in South Carolina
Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina (Courtesy of the PGA Tour)
1. Congaree Ridgeland (T24m)
2. Yeaman’s Hall Charleston (T43c)
3. Sage Valley Graniteville (T49m)
4. Cherokee Plantation Yemassee (m)
5. Long Cove Hilton Head Island (70m)
6. Secession Gibbes Island (T86m)
7. Palmetto Aiken (T106c)
8. Colleton River (Pete Dye) Bluffton (T107m)
9. Cliffs at Mountain Park Travelers Rest (T129m)
10. Spring Island (Old Tabby Links) Okatie (T134m)
11. Kiawah Island Club (Cassique) Kiawah Island (T147m)
12. Greenville CC (Chanticleer) Greenville (m)
T13. Palmetto Bluff (May River) Bluffton (T171m)
T13. Kiawah Island Club (River) Kiawah Island (T176m)
Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Texas.
Looking to play the best golf courses in Texas? 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 Texas
Black Jack’s Crossing at Lajitas in Texas (Courtesy of Lajitas)
Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Alabama.
Looking to play the best golf courses in Alabama? 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 Alabama
Ross Bridge, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama (Courtesy of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail/Michael Clemmer)
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 in California (Courtesy of Rustic Canyon/Tommy Naccarato)
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
The Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Courtesy of Hammock Beach)
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 in Arizona (Courtesy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes/Allan Henry)
