Resort's finest
No. 18th hole at Pelican Hill Golf Club (Ocean South) in Newport Coast, Calif.
Bandon, Ore., 2001
Tom Doak
Avg. rating: 9.21
Bandon, Ore., 2010
Tom Doak, Jim Urbina
Avg. rating: 8.83
Pebble Beach, Calif., 1999
D. Grant, Jack Neville
Avg. rating: 8.83
4. Whistling Straits (Straits)
Kohler, Wis., 1997
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 8.64
5. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst, N.C., 1903-1946
Donald Ross
Avg. rating: 8.44
Bandon, Ore., 1999
David McLay Kidd
Avg. rating: 8.30
7. Shadow Creek
North Las Vegas, Nev., 1990
Tom Fazio
Avg. rating: 8.06
8. Spyglass Hill
Pebble Beach, Calif., 1966
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Avg. rating: 7.86
9. Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, S.C., 1991
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 7.82
10. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 1981
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 7.78
Bandon, Ore., 2005
Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw
Avg. rating: 7.63
12. Harbour Town
Hilton Head, S ...
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