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Golfweek Magazine's Americas Top 100 Modern Courses (2005)

Below is a list of the award-winning golf courses from Golfweek Magazine's Americas Top 100 Modern Courses published in 2005. Click on the golf course name to learn more about the course, see a locator map, read reviews, and more.

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America's Best Top 100 Modern (post-1960) Courses 2005

Rank Golf Course Location
1 Sand Hills Golf Club - Sand Hills Course
Mullen, NE
2 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Pacific Dunes Course
Bandon, OR
3 Friar's Head - Friar's Head Course
Riverhead, NY
4 Whistling Straits - Straits Course
Sheboygan, WI
5 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon Dunes Course
Bandon, OR
6 Pete Dye Golf Club - Pete Dye Course
Bridgeport, WV
7 The Golf Club - Golf Club Course
New Albany, OH
8 Country Club At Muirfield Village - Muirfield Village Course
Dublin, OH
9 Shadow Creek Golf Club - Shadow Creek Course
North Las Vegas, NV
10 The Honors Course - Honors Course
Ooltewah, TN
11 Kinloch Golf Club - Kinloch Course
Manakin Sabot, VA
12 Wade Hampton Golf Club - Wade Hampton Course
Cashiers, NC
13 Sutton Bay Golf, LLC - Sutton Bay Course
Agar, SD
14 TPC Sawgrass - Players Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
15 The Golf Club at Cuscowilla - Cuscowilla Course
Eatonton, GA
16 Spyglass Hill Golf Course - Spyglass Hill Course
Pebble Beach, CA
17 Kiawah Island Resort - Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, SC
18 Dallas National Golf Club - Dallas National Course
Dallas, TX
19 Wolf Run Golf Club - Wolf Run Course
Zionsville, IN
20 Blackwolf Run Golf Course - River Course
Kohler, WI
21 Wild Horse Golf Club At Gothenburg - Wild Horse Course
Gothenburg, NE
22 The Kingsley Club - Kingsley Course
Kingsley, MI
23 The Rim Golf Club - Rim Course
Payson, AZ
24 Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club - Arcadia Bluffs Course
Arcadia, MI
25 Harbour Town Golf Links - Harbour Town Course
Hilton Head Island, SC
26 World Woods Golf Club - Pine Barrens Course
Brooksville, FL
27 Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club - Paa-Ko Ridge 1 Course
Sandia Park, NM
28 Castle Pines Golf Club - Castle Pines Course
Castle Rock, CO
29 Double Eagle Club - Double Eagle Course
Galena, OH
30 Karsten Creek Golf Club - Karsten Creek Course
Stillwater, OK
31 Sanctuary - Sanctuary Course
Sedalia, CO
32 Black Diamond Ranch - Quarry Course
Lecanto, FL
33 Calusa Pines Golf Club - Calusa Pines Course
Naples, FL
34 Desert Forest Golf Club - Desert Forest Course
Carefree, AZ
35 Long Cove Club - Long Cove Course
Hilton Head Island, SC
36 Hazeltine National Golf Club - Hazeltine National Course
Chaska, MN
37 Mayacama Golf Club - Mayacama Course
Santa Rosa, CA
38 Galloway National Golf Club - Galloway National Course
Absecon, NJ
39 The Estancia Club - Estancia Course
Scottsdale, AZ
40 Forest Highlands Golf Club - The Canyon Course
Flagstaff, AZ
41 Victoria National Golf Club - Victoria National Course
Newburgh, IN
42 Hawks Ridge Golf Club - Hawks Ridge Course
Ball Ground, GA
43 Eugene Country Club - Eugene Course
Eugene, OR
44 Lost Dunes Golf Club - Lost Dunes Course
Bridgman, MI
45 The Olde Farm Golf Club - Olde Farm Course
Bristol, VA
46 Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club - Witch Hollow Course
North Plains, OR
47 Cog Hill Golf & Country Club - # 4 - Dubsdread Course
Lemont, IL
48 Princeville Makai Golf Course - Prince Course
Princeville, HI
49 Hawktree Golf Club - Hawktree Course
Bismarck, ND
50 Black Mesa Golf Club - Black Mesa 1 Course
Espanola, NM
51 The Preserve Golf Club - Preserve Course
Carmel, CA
52 Shoal Creek - Shoal Creek Course
Shoal Creek, AL
53 Musgrove Mill Golf Club - Musgrove Mill Course
Clinton, SC
54 Kapalua Golf Club - Plantation Course
Lahaina, HI
55 The Harvester - Harvester 1 Course
Rhodes, IA
56 Ocean Forest Golf Club - Ocean Forest Course
Sea Island, GA
57 Crosswater Club At Sunriver - Crosswater Course
Sunriver, OR
58 The Links of North Dakota - Links of North Dakota Course
Ray, ND
59 Cassique Golf Club - Cassique Course
Johns Island, SC
60 Atlantic Golf Club - Atlantic Course
Bridgehampton, NY
61 Olde Stonewall Golf Club - Olde Stonewall Course
Ellwood City, PA
62 The Golf Club of Jupiter - Jupiter Course
Jupiter, FL
63 Rustic Canyon Golf Course - Rustic Canyon Course
Moorpark, CA
64 Quintero Golf & Country Club - The Founders Course
Peoria, AZ
65 Crooked Stick Golf Club - Crooked Stick Course
Carmel, IN
66 The Powder Horn Golf Club - Mountain Course
Sheridan, WY
67 Cascata - Cascata Course
Boulder City, NV
68 Hidden Creek Golf Club - Hidden Creek Course
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
69 Valhalla Golf Club - Valhalla Course
Louisville, KY
70 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club - Robert Trent Jones Course
Gainesville, VA
71 Old Memorial Golf Club - Old Memorial Course
Tampa, FL
72 Crown Colony Country Club - Crown Colony Course
Lufkin, TX
73 Caledonia Golf & Fish Club - Caledonia Course
Pawleys Island, SC
74 Black Sheep Golf Club - Black Sheep 1 Course
Sugar Grove, IL
75 South Shore At Lake Las Vegas - SouthShore Course
Henderson, NV
76 Southern Highlands Golf Club - Southern Highlands Course
Las Vegas, NV
77 Flint Hills National Golf Club - Flint Hills National Course
Andover, KS
78 Barona Creek Golf Club - Barona Creek Course
Lakeside, CA
79 The Farm Golf Club - Farm Course
Rocky Face, GA
80 The Bear's Club - Bear's Course
Jupiter, FL
81 Raven Golf Club At Snowshoe Mountain - Raven Course
Snowshoe, WV
82 Chechessee Creek Club - Chechesee Creek Course
Okatie, SC
83 Sahalee Country Club - North Course
Sammamish, WA
83 Sahalee Country Club - South Course
Sammamish, WA
84 Bulle Rock - South Course
Havre De Grace, MD
85 Huntsville Golf Club - Huntsville Course
Dallas, PA
86 Bellerive Country Club - Bellerive Course
Saint Louis, MO
87 Butler National Golf Club - Butler National Course
Oak Brook, IL
88 Lahontan Golf Club - Lahontan Course
Truckee, CA
89 Secession Golf Club - Secession Course
Beaufort, SC
90 The Challenge at Manele - Challenge Course
Lanai, HI
91 Old Tabby Links on Spring Island - Old Tabby Course
Okatie, SC
92 John's Island Club Inc. - West Course
Vero Beach, FL
93 Mauna Kea Resort - Mauna Kea Course
Kamuela, HI
94 Caves Valley Golf Club - Caves Valley Course
Owings Mills, MD
95 Stone Canyon Club - Stone Canyon Course
Tucson, AZ
96 Forest Creek Golf Club - South Course
Pinehurst, NC
97 Pine Tree Golf Club - Pine Tree Course
Boynton Beach, FL
98 Oak Tree National - Oak Tree Course
Edmond, OK
99 Olde Kinderhook Golf Club - Olde Kinderhook Course
Kinderhook, NY
100 Fazio Canyons At Barton Creek - Fazio Canyons Course
Austin, TX
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