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Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S.

The top 200 resort courses in the U.S. stretch from Pebble Beach and Bandon Dunes to Whistling Straits and Pinehurst.

Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2022 list of top resort golf courses in the United States.

The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final, cumulative rating. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the region.

This list focuses on the golf courses themselves, not the resorts as a whole or other amenities. Each golf course included is listed with its average rating from 1 to 10, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.

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Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play: Semis set as Ariya Jutanugarn eeks past Minjee Lee, Sophia Popov wins major battle

Ariya Jutanugarn is looking for another LPGA, this time in a head-to-head format, as the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play is down to four.

Ariya Jutanugarn nearly ran out of gas Saturday in her quarterfinal match against Minjee Lee at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. But Jutanugarn, 4 up by the turn, managed to ride it out, and with a spot in the Sunday’s semifinal, would need to make it through another 36-hole day to earn a second win on the LPGA in the past three starts (she won the Honda LPGA Thailand at the start of the month).

The eight-woman quarterfinal bracket at Shadow Creek was dominated by twentysomethings not very far removed, really, from head-to-head play in summer U.S. Golf Association championships. In fact, in 2012, Jutanugarn and Lee met in the semifinals of the U.S. Girls’ Junior. Lee won that one, and went on to win the title at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, California.

On Sunday morning, Jutanugarn draws Ally Ewing, a first-time winner on the LPGA last season at the Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee who also drew on some memories in her quarterfinal match against Danielle Kang on Saturday afternoon.

Ewing and Kang, both members of the 2019 U.S. Solheim Cup team, went head-to-head down the stretch at the Drive On with Ewing coming out on top by a shot.

At Shadow Creek, Ewing trailed much of the match, but went 1 up at No. 14 and held on to that advantage to close out Kang on the 18th green.

In a battle of major champions, Sophia Popov defeated Patty Tavatanakit, 3 and 2, on Saturday evening to advance to the final match. Popov went up early with a birdie on No. 2 and slowly increased that advantage to eventually take down Tavatanakit on the 16th hole.

Popov will meet Shanshan Feng in the semifinals after Feng defeated Eun-Hee Ji in 19 holes in the last quarterfinal match of the day.

The Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play started with a field of 64 players, divided into 16 groups of four. After after three days of round-robin matches, only 16 players advanced to the weekend to compete on a single-elimination bracket. The semifinal and final matches will take place on Sunday.

Carlota Ciganda dinged with slow-play penalty, loses match at Shadow Creek

This isn’t the first slow-play stunner of the LPGA season.

Carlota Ciganda and Sarah Schmelzel were all square coming into the 18th hole of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play event on Wednesday. Ciganda won the hole but lost the match due to a slow-play penalty that resulted in loss of hole. Schmelzel won, 1 up.

The LPGA released the following statement:

“On the 18th hole of her Day One match, Carlota Ciganda was assessed a loss-of-hole penalty for a breach of the LPGA’s Match Play Pace of Play Policy. Per the policy, a player is subject to penalty if she exceeds the allotted time for her total strokes taken on a hole by more than 10 seconds, averaging 30 seconds per shot. Ciganda exceeded the allotted time for the number of strokes taken on the 18th hole.”

Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play: Leaderboard

Ciganda did not comment after the round.

This isn’t the first slow-play stunner of the LPGA season. Yealimi Noh tied for 61st at the Kia Classic and took home a $4,247 paycheck. But she actually lost money on the week after a $10,000 slow-play fine.

Noh said a rules official showed up mid-way through the front nine and hung around for nine holes. The rookie received bad times on Nos. 10 and 12.

This week’s event at Shadow Creek is the first match play tournament on the LPGA schedule since 2017. Nine years ago at the Sybase Match Play Championship, Morgan Pressel was hit with a slow-play penalty in a semifinal match against Azahara Munoz that cut her lead from 3 holes to 1 hole with six to play.

The semifinal round took an even more awkward twist when Pressel accused Munoz of touching the line of her putt with her putter on the 15th hole. Rules officials determined that the video footage was inconclusive and, after a lengthy delay, Munoz rolled in her birdie putt to win the hole and square the match,

Pressel maintained that Munoz, who went on to win Sybase title, was the one who put them on the clock.

“I think that what bothers me the most is that we were given sufficient warning, and she really didn’t do anything to speed up,” Pressel said at the time. “And then I was penalized for it.”

Match play returns to the LPGA schedule in May at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas

The Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play will be hosted by Shadow Creek on May 26-30. A 64-player field will compete for a $1.5 million purse.

The details are out on the LPGA’s upcoming match-play event in Las Vegas. The LPGA has announced that the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play will be hosted by Shadow Creek, a Tom Fazio design owned by MGM Resorts International. The event, to be played May 26-30, will feature a 64-player field and a $1.5 million purse.

Bank of Hope previously sponsored the Founders Cup from 2017 to 2019. Shadow Creek played hosted to the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup last October and The Match: Tiger vs. Phil in 2018.

MGM has supported several LPGA players over the years as part of its Golf Ambassador program including Natalie Gulbis, Danielle Kang, Cristie Kerr, Alison Lee, Anna Nordqvist and Michelle Wie West.

Tiger Woods hits his fairway shot on the seventh hole during The Match: Tiger vs Phil at Shadow Creek Golf Course. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

This marks the first match-play event on the LPGA’s schedule since the 2017 Lorena Ochoa Match Play in Mexico, won by Sei Young Kim. That event was not televised.

The field at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play Hosted by Shadow Creek will be divided into 16 groups of four players, with three days of round-robin matches deciding the final 16-player bracket. From there, the tournament will proceed in single-elimination matches to determine the two players who will face off in Sunday’s championship match. The LPGA will release full qualification and tiebreaker information in the coming weeks.

The Shadow Creek event will be held the week before the U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic Club and will be televised live on Golf Channel all five days (Wednesday through Sunday).

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Golfweek’s Best 2020: Top 50 Casino Courses

Shadow Creek extends its run at No. 1, but there were changes this year to Golfweek’s list of best courses owned by casinos in the U.S.

Welcome to Golfweek’s Best Casino Courses in the United States.

This list focuses on courses owned and/or operated by casinos, with data pulled from Golfweek‘s massive database of course rankings. (Pictured atop this story is No. 5 We-Ko-Pa’s Saguaro Course, with the photo courtesy of We-Ko-Pa/Lonna Tucker.)

There was only one change in the top 10 of this list from 2019, with The Preserve in Vancleave, Mississippi, moving to No. 10 on the list, replacing Spirit Hollow in Burlington, Iowa, which slid down a spot to No. 11. There were several shuffles in the next 40 courses, including several courses new or returning to the list.

The hundreds of members of Golfweek‘s course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each that is then used to compile the Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

Each course is listed with its 2019 ranking in parenthesis, an average ranking from all the Golfweek Raters who reviewed it, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.

For more of our rankings in different categories, click below:

How much money each PGA Tour golfer won at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek

Here is what the Top-10 finishers at the CJ Cup took home from Shadow Creek Country Club.
10th Place: Harris English
$263,250.
9th Place: Sebastian Munoz
$282,750.
T – 7th Place: Bubba Watson + Lanto Griffin
$314,438.
6th Place: Joaquin Niemann
$351,000.
5th Place: Talor Gooch
$390,000.
T – 3rd Place: Tyrrell Hatton + Russell Henley
$565,500.
2nd Place: Xander Schauffele
$1,053,000.
1st Place: Jason Kokrak
$1,755,000

Here is what the Top-10 finishers at the CJ Cup took home from Shadow Creek Country Club.
10th Place: Harris English
$263,250.
9th Place: Sebastian Munoz
$282,750.
T – 7th Place: Bubba Watson + Lanto Griffin
$314,438.
6th Place: Joaquin Niemann
$351,000.
5th Place: Talor Gooch
$390,000.
T – 3rd Place: Tyrrell Hatton + Russell Henley
$565,500.
2nd Place: Xander Schauffele
$1,053,000.
1st Place: Jason Kokrak
$1,755,000

Jason Kokrak claims CJ Cup at Shadow Creek for his first PGA Tour win

Jason Kokrak won a high-stakes shootout in Vegas to claim his first PGA Tour victory at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

Jason Kokrak won a high-stakes shootout in Vegas to claim his first PGA Tour victory at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

Kokrak, making his 233rd start on the PGA Tour, shot a final-round 64 and outdueled Xander Schauffele in a Sunday showdown.

Kokrak has two wins on the Korn Ferry Tour but they both came back in 2011. He has three runners-up and three third-place finishes since reaching the big stage in 2012 but now finally has a PGA Tour win on his résumé.

Kokrak had four straight birdies on Nos. 5 through 8 to charge into the lead on Sunday. He then birdied 10 and 11 to create a three-shot cushion.

But Schauffele had a birdie binge of his own, making three in a row on Nos. 11, 12 and 13, which forged a tie with Kokrak.

But on 16, some separation. Schauffele posted a bogey 6 on the par-5 hole, while Kokrak made a three-footer for par to take a one-shot lead with two to go.

On 17, both golfers made par, setting the stage for Kokrak on the 18th hole. Kokrak ripped a 342-yard drive, with his ball landing in the middle of the fairway, 161 yards out. He then hit a short iron to about 25 feet.

Schauffele parred the hole for a final-round 66 but it was not enough. He finished at 18 under. Kokrak two-putted for a 64 to get to 20 under and then had to wait out Russell Henley, who led after three rounds by three shots.

Henley’s last hope was to hole out from the fairway on 18 for eagle but he could not.

Kokrak is finally a winner on the PGA Tour.

CJ Cup: Leaderboard | Photo gallery | Winner’s bag

The PGA Tour made Shadow Creek a one-time stop on the schedule this year. The CJ Cup is usually held in Korea but was moved to the exclusive course in North Las Vegas in the wake of schedule changes brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic.

When it goes back overseas in 2021, the CJ Group has announced the tournament will be played at a new course, Haesley Nine Bridges. The event was at the Club @ Nine Bridges on Jeju Island for the first three years.

The PGA Tour heads to Sherwood Country Club next week for the Zozo Championship. Tiger Woods, the defending champion, and Phil Mickelson, who is now 2-for-2 on the PGA Tour Champions, are in the 78-man field.

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CJ Cup at Shadow Creek Sunday tee times, TV and streaming info

Check out tee times and viewing info for Sunday’s final round of the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

Russell Henley worked his way to the front of the pack on Saturday at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. The 31-year-old put up a bogey-free, 5-under 67 at Shadow Creek and will take a three-shot lead into the final round.

Henley is looking for his first PGA Tour title since winning the 2017 Houston Open.

Behind Henley, Lanto Griffin also climbed the leaderboard on Saturday with a 66. He joins Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak and Xander Schauffele in a tie for second.

Check out tee times and viewing info for Sunday’s final round of the CJ Cup. All times are listed in eastern.

CJ Cup: Leaderboard | Photos

Tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
12:15 p.m. Brian Harman, Marc Leishman, Justin Rose
12:26 p.m. Adam Hadwin, Keegan Bradley, Sergio Garcia
12:37 p.m. Ian Poulter, Billy Horschel, Robby Shelton
12:48 p.m. Si Woo Kim, Richy Werenski, Abraham Ancer
12:59 p.m. Cameron Smith, Mark Hubbard, Daniel Berger
1:10 p.m. Harris English, Kevin Streelman, Tyler Duncan
1:21 p.m. Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland
1:32 p.m. Harry Higgs, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Palmer
1:43 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama, Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm
1:54 p.m. Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, Sebastian Munoz
2:05 p.m. Justin Thomas, Tyrrell Hatton, Collin Morikawa
2:16 p.m. Jason Kokrak, Xander Schauffele, Jason Day
2:27 p.m. Russell Henley, Lanto Griffin, Talor Gooch

10th tee

Tee time Players
12:15 p.m. Byeong Hun An, Andrew Landry, Carlos Ortiz
12:26 p.m.
Kevin Na, Kevin Kisner, Joel Dahmen
12:37 p.m. Hanbyeol Kim, Danny Lee, Tom Hoge
12:48 p.m. Shane Lowry, Seonghyeon Kim, Cameron Champ
12:59 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Cantlay, Nick Taylor
1:10 p.m. Mackenzie Hughes, Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar
1:21 p.m. Jim Herman, Sungjae Im, Corey Conners
1:32 p.m. J.T. Poston, Scottie Scheffler, Paul Casey
1:43 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Joohyung Kim, Tommy Fleetwood
1:54 p.m. Brendon Todd, Jeongwoo Ham, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
2:05 p.m. Adam Long, Matthew Wolff, Jaekyeong Lee
2:16 p.m. Brendan Steele, Sung Kang, Gary Woodland
2:37 p.m. Michael Thompson, Alex Noren, Tae Hee Lee


TV, streaming information

Sunday, Oct. 18

TV

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 12:45-8 p.m. (featured groups, featured holes)

Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 5-8 p.m.

RADIO

PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

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CJ Cup at Shadow Creek Saturday tee times, TV and streaming info

Check out tee times and viewing info for Saturday’s third round of the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

Xander Schauffele authored some start at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. The No. 8 player in the Official World Golf Ranking had seven birdies on the back nine, where he started, before making the turn and cooling off.

Schauffele only had a single birdie on his closing nine, but it was good enough for a second-round 64 which gave him the lead at 14 under entering the weekend. From here, Schauffele will try to hold on for a fifth PGA Tour title.

Tyrrell Hatton might have something to do with that outcome. He sits at 11 under, three shots behind Schauffele. Russell Henley is another shot back in third. Both men had 68 on Friday.

Check out tee times and viewing info for Saturday’s third round of the CJ Cup. All times are listed in eastern.

CJ Cup: Leaderboard | Photos

Tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
12:25 p.m. Cameron Champ, Joel Dahmen, Cameron Smith
12:36 p.m. Carlos Ortiz, Patrick Cantlay, Hanbyeol Kim
12:47 p.m. Richy Werenski, Abraham Ancer, Tom Hoge
12:58 p.m. Kevin Na, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy
1:09 p.m. Sergio Garcia, Brian Harman, Rickie Fowler
1:20 p.m. Mark Hubbard, Daniel Berger, Sebastian Munoz
1:31 p.m. Joaquin Niemann, Viktor Hovland, Harris English
1:42 p.m. Andrew Landry, Jason Day, Jon Rahm
1:53 p.m. Harry Higgs, Ian Poulter, Billy Horschel
2:04 p.m. Kevin Streelman, Tyler Duncan, Hideki Matsuyama
2:15 p.m. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Lanto Griffin, Justin Thomas
2:26 p.m. Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak, Collin Morikawa
2:37 p.m. Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley

10th tee

Tee time Players
12:25 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen, Bubba Watson, Si Woo Kim
12:36 p.m.
Danny Lee, Robby Shelton, Ryan Palmer
12:47 p.m. Adam Hadwin, Marc Leishman, Sung Kang
12:58 p.m. Matt Kuchar, Keegan Bradley, Nick Taylor
1:09 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose
1:20 p.m. Byeong Hun An, Joohyung Kim, Jim Herman
1:31 p.m. Sungjae Im, Seonghyeon Kim, Corey Conners
1:42 p.m. Gary Woodland, Kevin Kisner, J.T. Poston
1:53 p.m. Mackenzie Hughes, Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood
2:04 p.m. Jordan Spieth, Tae Hee Lee, Alex Noren
2:15 p.m. Adam Long, Brendon Todd, Jeongwoo Ham
2:26 p.m. Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Paul Casey, Michael Thompson
2:37 p.m. Brendan Steele, Jaekyeong Lee, Matthew Wolff


TV, streaming information

Saturday, Oct. 17

TV

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 12:45-8 p.m. (featured groups, featured holes)

Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 5-8 p.m.

RADIO

PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18

TV

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 12:45-8 p.m. (featured groups, featured holes)

Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 5-8 p.m.

RADIO

PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

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