Best Golf Courses in North America
From Pacific cliffs to Atlantic links
North America is home to the most recognised names in professional golf. From Augusta to Pebble Beach, the continent has shaped the modern game more than any other region, producing courses that set the global benchmark for design, conditioning, and theatre.
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Top 10 Best Golf Courses in North America
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About Golf Courses in North America
From Pacific cliffs to Atlantic links. Home to the most celebrated courses in professional golf — from the sun-baked cliffs of Pebble Beach to the azalea-lined fairways of Augusta National. North America's best courses define the modern game.
Golf in North America traces its roots to the late 19th century, when Scottish immigrants brought the game to the eastern seaboard. By the early 20th century, architects like Donald Ross and A.W. Tillinghast were carving masterpieces into the landscape — courses that remain among the most demanding and celebrated in the world. The continent's sheer geographic diversity produces an extraordinary range of playing conditions. California's coastal courses are shaped by Pacific fog and ocean breezes; the Carolinas offer temperate parkland year-round; while the desert Southwest hosts some of the world's most visually striking layouts against a backdrop of red rock and saguaro cactus, and Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Barbados and smaller islands as far south as Aruba and Curaçao add island golf, much of it beside the sea. The best time to travel depends on your destination: late spring and autumn suit the east and midwest, while Arizona and Palm Springs peak from November through April. For the travelling golfer, North America offers unmatched infrastructure. Resort golf is well-developed in Florida, Scottsdale, and Myrtle Beach, while bucket-list destinations — Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes, Sea Island — reward planning well in advance. Tee times at private clubs remain difficult to secure unless visiting as a member's guest, but the public course network is the finest in the world.
- Ranked courses
- 254
- Course styles
- parkland 134 · coastal 57 · links 36
- Access
- private 157 · resort 66 · public 23
- Opened
- 1882–2024
- Playable without membership
- 97 of 254
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