
1. Shinnecock Hills
Course location: Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States Private or public: Private equity Course designers: William Flynn in 1937, C.B. MacDonald in 1901, Willie Dunn in 1894 and Willie Davis in 1891. Where to base your stay: Southampton Village Motel; Easterner Motel; Hamlet Inn and Southampton Long Island Hotel Nearby attractions: Lido Beach, NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, Adventureland and many more.  © AP Photo/David J. Phillip
2. Augusta National Golf Club
Course location: Augusta, Georgia, United States Private or public: Private Course designers: Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie Where to base your stay: Home2 Suites by Hilton Augusta; Comfort Suites; Affordable Suites of America Augusta; and Hampton Inn Augusta/Gordon Highway. Nearby attractions: Augusta Canal, Augusta Museum of History, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Imperial Theatre.  © Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport
3. Cypress Point Club
Course location: Pebble Beach, California, United States Private or public: Private Course designers: Alister MacKenzie, Robert Hunter (author) Where to base your stay: Casa Palmero, The Inn at Spanish Bay, The Lodge at Pebble Beach Nearby attractions: Pebble Beach Equestrian Center, Monterey Wine Country, The Monterey Bay Aquarium
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4. Pine Valley Golf Club
Course location: Pine Valley, New Jersey, United States Private or public: Private Course designers: George Arthur Crump, Harry Colt, Charles Hugh Alison, A. W. Tillinghast, Perry Maxwell Where to base your stay: Residence Inn by Marriott Mt. Laurel at Bishop's Gate; Hyatt Place Mt Laurel; Hampton Inn Philadelphia Mt. Laurel; and Extended Stay America Philadelphia Mt Laurel - Pacilli Place Nearby attractions: Calvins' Sportsbar, Three Sisters Falls  © Ron Cobb/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Course location: Coos County, near Bandon, Oregon, U.S. Private or public: Public Course designers: David McLay Kidd (Bandon Dunes), Tom Doak (Pacific Dunes), Bill Coore (Bandon Trails) and Tom Doak, Jim Urbina (Old Mcdonald). Where to base your stay: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Best Western Holiday Hotel; Red Lion Hotel Coos Bay; Motel 6 Coos Bay and Edgewater Inn Nearby attractions: Cape Arago State Park, Sunset Bay State Park and Coquille River Light.  © AP Photo/HO/Courtesy of Wade Hampton Golf Club
6. Wade Hampton Golf Club
Course location: Cashiers, North Carolina, United States Private or public: Private Course designer: Tom Fazio Where to base your stay: Laurelwood Inn; High Hampton Inn & Country Club Nearby attractions: Water sports including canoeing, white water rafting, kayaking, boating and fishing.  © David Cannon /Allsport
7. Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Course location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland Private or public: Public Course designer: Old Tom Morris Where to base your stay: Links House at Royal Dornoch; Royal Golf Hotel; Dornoch Castle Hotel and Burghfield House. Nearby attractions: Loch Fleet, Dornoch Cathedral.
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8. Old Course at St Andrews
Course location: St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom Private or public: Public Course designers: Daw Anderson and Old Tom Morris Where to base your stay: Rufflets Country House Hotel; The Dunvegan Hotel and Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa Nearby attractions: St Andrews Castle, St. Andrews Links and Fife Coastal Path.  © David Cannon/Getty Images
9. Muirfield
Course location: Gullane, East Lothian, United Kingdom Private or public: Private Course designer: Tom Morris, Sr. Where to base your stay: Dunmuir Hotel; Open Arms Hotel; Greywalls Hotel & Chez Roux Nearby attractions: Tantallon Castle, Bass Rock, Seton Collegiate Church  © Bob Martin /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
10. Oakmont Country Club
Course location: Plum / Oakmont, Pennsylvania, U.S. Private or public: Private Course designer: Henry Fownes Where to base your stay: Hampton Inn & Suites, Super 8 Pittsburgh Harmarville, Comfort Inn & Suites Pittsburgh Allegheny Valley Nearby attractions: Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Highland Park Care Center, National Museum Broadcasting  © David Cannon/Getty Images
11. Sand Hills Golf Club
Course Location: Mullen, Nebraska, United States Private or Public: Private Course designers: Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore Where to base your stay: Glidden Sandhills Motel, Roadside Inn (25.6 miles from Mullen) Nearby Attractions: Hooker County Historical Museum
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12. Pebble Beach Golf Links
Course location: Pebble Beach, California, United States Private or public: Public Course designers: Jack Neville and Douglas Grant Where to base your stay: Casa Palmero, The Inn at Spanish Bay, The Lodge at Pebble Beach Nearby attractions: Pebble Beach Equestrian Center, Monterey Wine Country, The Monterey Bay Aquarium  © AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek
13. National Golf Links of America
Course location: Southampton, New York, United States Private or public: Private Course designer: Charles B. Macdonald Where to base your stay: Southampton Village Motel, Hamlet Inn, Southampton Long Island Hotel Nearby attractions: Southampton City Art Gallery, Mayflower Theater, New Forest Wildlife Park  © Fred Vuich /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
14. Merion Golf Club
Course location: Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, United States Private or public: Private Course designer: Hugh Irvine Wilson Where to base your stay: Wayne Hotel, Radnor Hotel, Courtyard Philadelphia Springfield, Homewood Suites Philadelphia Nearby attractions: Philadelphia Museum of Arts, 1696 Thomas Massey House, The African American Museum in Philadelphia  © David Cannon/Getty Images
15. Royal Portrush Golf Club
Course location: Portrush, Northers Ireland, U.K. Private or public: Private Course designer: Harry Colt Where to base your stay: Royal Court Hotel, Magherabuoy House Hotel, Inn on the Coast Nearby attractions: Dunluce Castle, Troggs Surf School, Barry's Amusements
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16. The Ailsa Course, Trump Turnberry
Course location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, U.K. Private or public: Public Course designers: Willie Fernie, redesigned by Mackenzie Ross 1949-51 Where to base your stay: South Beach Hotel, The Anchorage Hotel, Piersland House Hotel, The Marine Hotel Nearby attractions: Culzean Castle and Country Park, Ayr Racecourse, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum  © Sean Garnsworthy/ALLSPORT
17. Kingston Heath Golf Club
Course location: Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Private or public: Private Course designer: Dan Soutar Where to base your stay: Quest Cheltenham, Parkdale Motor Inn, Brighton Savoy Nearby attractions: Karkarook Park, Australian National Aviation Museum  © David Cannon/Getty Images
18. Cape Kidnappers Golf Course
Course location: Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand Private or public: Public Course designer: Tom Doak Where to base your stay: Econo Lodge Napier, Albatross Motel, Harbour View Lodge Nearby attractions: Te Mata Peak, National Aquarium of New Zealand, Lake Tutira  © David Cannon/Getty Images
19. Winged Foot Golf Club
Course location: Mamaroneck, New York, United States Private or public: Private Course designer: A.W. Tillinghast Where to base your stay: Mamaroneck Motel, Radisson Hotel New Rochelle, Residence Inn New Rochelle Nearby attractions: Emelin Theatre, Thomas Paine National Museum, Castle Gould
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20. PGA Centenary Course
Course location: Gleneagles, Scotland, U.K. Private or public: Public Course designer: Jack Nicklaus Where to base your stay: Gleneagles Hotel, James Cottage Guest House, The Cairn Lodge & Hotel, Airth Castle Hotel Nearby attractions: Gleneagles Estate, Ochil Hills  © Andrew Redington /Allsport
21. Ballybunion Golf Club
Course location: Ballybunion, Ireland, U.K. Private or public: Public Course designer: Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Where to base your stay: The Ballybunion Golf Resort, The Tides Guesthouse, Teach de Broc Hotel Nearby attractions: Ladies Beach, Bromore Cliffs, Beal Castle  © PGA TOUR Archive/PGA
22. Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Course location: Black Rock, Victoria, Australia Private or public: Private Course designers: Dr Alister MacKenzie and Alex Russell Where to base your stay: Sandringham Hotel, Quest Cheltenham, Hemisphere Hotel Nearby attractions: Black Rock Gardens and Playgrounds, F.G. Tricks Reserve  © AP Photo/Eric Risberg
23. Lincoln Park Golf Course
Course location: San Francisco, California, United States Private or public: Public Course designers: Jack Neville, Herbert Fowler and Jack Fleming Where to base your stay: The Ritz-Carlton, The Fairmont, Orchard Garden Hotel Nearby attractions: Golden Gate Bridge, China Town, Aquarium of the Bay
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24. Bethpage State Park
Course location: Old Bethpage, New York, United States Private or public: Public Course designers: Devereux Emmet, A. W. Tillinghast, Alfred Tull Where to base your stay: Bethpage Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Melville Nearby attractions: Museum of American Armor, Old Bethpage Village Restoration  © David Cannon/Getty Images
25. Prairie Dunes Country Club
Course location: Hutchinson, Kansas, United States Private or public: Private Course designer: Perry Maxwell Where to base your stay: Fairfield Inn & Suites, Comfort Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn Nearby attractions: Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson Zoo, Reno County Museum  © David Cannon/Getty Images
26. Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Course location: Southport, England Private or public: Private Course designers: Frederick G. Hawtree, J.H. Taylor Where to base your stay: Vincent, Scarisbrick Hotel, Ramada Plaza Nearby attractions: Ainsdale Beach, Botanical Gardens, British Lawnmower Museum  © David Cannon/Getty Images
27. Sunningdale Golf Club
Course location: Sunningdale, England, U.K. Private or public: Private Course designer: Willie Park, Jr. Where to base your stay: Royal Berkshire Hotel, Highclere Hotel, Wheatsheaf Hotel Nearby attractions: Sunningdale Lounge
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28. Cabot Links Golf Course
Course location: Inverness, Canada Private or public: Public Course designers: Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw Where to base your stay: Cabott Links Resort, MacLeod Inn, Tulloch Inn Nearby Attractions: Inverness Beach, Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Eagle Eye Outfitters  © Brian Morgan/Getty Images
29. The Don Veller Seminole Golf Course & Club
Course location: Tallahassee, Florida, United States Private or public: Public Course designer: Bill Amick Where to base your stay: Staybridge Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn Tallahassee Central Nearby attractions: Museum of Florida History, Lake Ella, John Gilmore Riley House  © AP Photo/Grant Leversha
30. The Links at Fancourt
Course location: George, South Africa Private or public: Public Course designer: Gary Player Where to base your stay: The Manor House at Fancourt, Oubaai Hotel Golf & Spa, Protea Hotel King George Nearby attractions: Outeniqua Transport Museum, Redberry Farm, Outeniqua Farmers' Market
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