Top 50 Bucket List Golf Courses You Can Actually Play

Forget the private clubs you'll never get on. These are the 50 best courses in America that you can actually book a tee time at — ranked by Google ratings, course rankings, and reputation.

50 bucket-list courses ranked by rating. Every one is open to the public.

#1Quintero Golf ClubScottsdale, AZ

4.9★$130–$250Top 50 Public — Golf Digest

#2Bandon DunesBandon, OR

4.9★$275–$395Top 100 Courses in the World — Golf Digest

#3Pacific DunesBandon, OR

4.9★$275–$395Top 15 in the World — Golf Magazine

#4Sheep RanchBandon, OR

4.9★$275–$395

#5Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake ClubCoeur d'Alene, ID

4.9★$250–$400

#6Chambers BaySeattle, WA

4.9★$175–$299

#7Promontory Club (Pete Dye)Park City, UT

4.9★$200–$350

#8Snake River Sporting ClubJackson, WY

4.9★$275–$450

#9Crystal Downs Country ClubTraverse City, MI

4.9★$250–$350Top 10 in the World — Golf Magazine, MacKenzie/Maxwell design

#10Southern Hills Country ClubTulsa, OK

4.9★$250–$400Multiple Major Championship Host

#11The Alotian ClubLittle Rock, AR

4.9★$200–$350

#12We-Ko-Pa Golf Club (Saguaro Course)Scottsdale, AZ

4.8★$150–$280Top 100 Public — Golf Digest

#13Wolf Creek Golf ClubMesquite, NV

4.8★$100–$250

#14Shadow CreekLas Vegas, NV

4.8★$500–$600Top 100 You Can Play — Golf Magazine

#15Crosswater Golf ClubBend, OR

4.8★$175–$295Top 100 Resort Courses — Golf Digest

#16Old MacdonaldBandon, OR

4.8★$275–$395

#17Crosswater Golf ClubSunriver, OR

4.8★$175–$295

#18Circling Raven Golf ClubSpokane, WA

4.8★$100–$175

#19Chambers Bay Golf CourseGig Harbor, WA

4.8★$175–$289

#20The Reserve at Moonlight BasinBig Sky, MT

4.8★$200–$350Top 100 Resort Courses — Golf Magazine 2024

#213 Creek Ranch Golf ClubJackson, WY

4.8★$300–$500

#22Telluride Golf ClubTelluride, CO

4.8★$175–$295

#23Whistling Straits - Straits CourseKohler, WI

4.8★$395–$5202021 Ryder Cup, 3x PGA Championship — Top 10 Public Courses, Golf Digest

#24Erin HillsKohler, WI

4.8★$275–$3952017 US Open Host — Top 25 Public Courses, Golf Digest

#25Arcadia Bluffs - Bluffs CourseTraverse City, MI

4.8★$175–$275Top 20 Public Courses — Golf Digest 2024

#26Pete Dye Course at French LickFrench Lick, IN

4.8★$199–$349

#27The Ocean CourseKiawah Island, SC

4.8★$350–$500Top 10 Public — Golf Digest, PGA Championship Host (2012, 2021)

#28Caledonia Golf & Fish ClubMyrtle Beach, SC

4.8★$150–$250Top 100 Public — Golf Digest

#29The Honors CourseChattanooga, TN

4.8★$200–$350

#30The Concession Golf ClubSarasota, FL

4.8★$250–$400

#31Fallen OakBiloxi, MS

4.8★$150–$250

#32Caledonia Golf & Fish ClubPawleys Island, SC

4.8★$150–$250

#33Reynolds - Great WatersReynolds Lake Oconee, GA

4.8★$175–$325

#34Horseshoe Bay - Summit RockHorseshoe Bay, TX

4.8★$175–$295

#35Boot Ranch Golf ClubFredericksburg, TX

4.8★$200–$350

#36Buffalo Ridge Springs (Big Cedar Lodge)Branson, MO

4.8★$150–$250Top 10 Public Course in Missouri — Golf Digest

#37Valhalla Golf ClubLouisville, KY

4.8★$250–$400PGA Championship & Ryder Cup Host

#38Karsten Creek Golf ClubOklahoma City, OK

4.8★$175–$300Top 25 Public — Golf Digest

#39Troon North Golf Club (Monument Course)Scottsdale, AZ

4.7★$175–$325

#40Seven Canyons Golf ClubSedona, AZ

4.7★$200–$350

#41Sand Hollow Golf Resort (Championship Course)St. George, UT

4.7★$80–$175Top 25 Public — Golfweek

#42Cascata Golf ClubLas Vegas, NV

4.7★$250–$450

#43Montreux Golf & Country ClubReno, NV

4.7★$175–$300

#44Pronghorn Resort (Nicklaus Course)Bend, OR

4.7★$200–$325

#45Bandon TrailsBandon, OR

4.7★$275–$395

#46Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf CourseCoeur d'Alene, ID

4.7★$200–$350

#47Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek)Portland, OR

4.7★$150–$250

#48Glacier ClubDurango, CO

4.7★$150–$250

#49Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis ClubJackson, WY

4.7★$250–$400

#50The Broadmoor Golf Club - East CourseColorado Springs, CO

4.7★$200–$350

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