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These 50 courses didn't make the top half of our 'Top 100 Tournament Golf Courses You Can Play', but that doesn't diminish their championship pedigrees.
All of them have hosted some sort of high-profile professional tournament, a significant amount of top collegiate or amateur championships or elite club professional events.
We did not rank them in order like we did the top 50. Instead, we list them alphabetically by region, so you can find which courses are closest to you. Why not tee them up and see how your game stacks up?
Golfers can book tee times - or golf vacations - at many of them right from this article. Here are the top 100 tournament golf courses you can play, ranked 51 through 100.
To see the top tournament courses ranked from 1-25 click here and for nos. 26-50 click here.
Our guide to identifying listed tournaments
In our course profiles below, we list the most important tournaments (certainly not every tournament) each golf course has hosted. Men's and women's majors are featured in bold, while PGA TOUR events are list first in normal text, followed by PGA Tour Champions events that are underlined, Korn Ferry Tour events that are bold and underlined, LPGA Tour events in normal text, amateur events in italics and club pro events in normal text at the end.
TOP GOLF TOURNAMENT VENUES ON THE EAST COAST
Atunyote Course at Turning Stone Resort Casino
Tournaments: Turning Stone Resort Championship (2007-2010).
Bulle Rock Golf Club
Tournaments: Women’s PGA Championship (2005-09).
Cascades Course at Omni Homestead Resort
Tournaments: 1967 U.S. Women’s Open, 1988 U.S. Amateur, 1966 Curtis Cup, U.S. Women’s Amateur (1928, 1994).
Mystic Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Tournaments: Pennsylvania Classic (2003-06).
TOP GOLF TOURNAMENT VENUES IN THE MIDWEST
Brickyard Crossing
Tournaments: 500 Festival Open (1960-68), Comfort Classic (1994–2000), LPGA Indy Women in Tech Championship by Group 1001 (2017-19), 1960 500 Ladies Classic.
Brown Deer Park
Tournaments: Greater Milwaukee Open (1994-2009), Symetra Tour’s PHC Classic (2015-2019).
Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort
Tournaments: 1924 PGA Championship, 1958 French Lick Open, Women’s PGA Championship (1959-60), Donald Ross Classic (2017-19, 2021), Midwest Amateur (1932-60). 2011 U.S. Hickory Open.
Kampen Course at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex at Purdue University
Tournaments: Division I NCAA Championships (men’s: 2008). NCAA Division I Regionals (women’s: 2001, 2004, 2017). Big Ten Championships (women’s 1989, 1999, 2009).
River Course at Blackwolf Run
Tournaments: U.S. Women's Open (1998, 2012 on a composite course using holes 1-4 and 14-18 from the River course and holes 10-18 from Meadow Valleys).
SentryWorld
Tournaments: 2023 U.S. Senior Open, 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur Publinks Championship.
University of Michigan Golf Course
Tournaments: 1947 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships, NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 1996, 2012. women’s: 2007, 2022), Big Ten Championships (men’s: 1931, 1942, 1949, 1959, 1967, 1976 , 1985, 1994, 2004. women’s: 1986, 1995, 2005).
University Ridge Golf Course
Tournaments: American Century Championship (2016-2024), 1998 Division I Women’s NCAA Championships, Big Ten Championships (men’s: 1953, 1963, 1980, 1989). 2018 Women’s Division 1 NCAA Regionals.
Warren Course at Notre Dame
Tournaments: 2019 U.S. Senior Open, NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 2005, 2010. women’s: 2011, 2015).
TOP GOLF TOURNAMENT VENUES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Ghost Creek at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Tournaments: Nike Tour Championship (1993-94). Safeway Open (2009-12). 2022 LIV Golf played a composite course with the private Witch Hollow Course, which is famous for two U.S. Women’s Opens and the 1996 U.S. Amateur won by Tiger Woods.
The Olympic at Gold Mountain Golf Course
Tournaments: 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur, NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 2008, 2010, 2015).
Palouse Ridge Golf Club at Washington State University
Tournaments: NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 2013, 2019. women’s: 2023), Pac-12 Championships (men’s: 2015. women’s: 2012, 2024).
Trysting Tree Golf Club
Tournaments: 2000 Women’s Division I NCAA Championship, Pac-12 Championships (men’s: 2002, 2012. women’s: 2003, 2014), 2001 Men’s/Women’s NCAA Division I Regionals.
TOP GOLF TOURNAMENT VENUES IN THE SOUTHEAST
Championship Course at Tanglewood Golf Club
Tournaments: 1974 PGA Championship. 1987-2000 Vantage Championship (1987-2000), 2002 RJR Championship.
The Conservatory at Hammock Beach Resort
Tournament: 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic
Disney’s Magnolia and Palm Courses (counted as one course)
Tournaments: Walt Disney World Golf Classic (1971-2012), PGA Seniors' Championship (1975-79).
Dye's Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass
Tournament: Web.com Tour Championship (2013-15), Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Presented by Planters (2010-12), 2023 PGA TOUR Q School presented by Korn Ferry.
East Course at TPC Dorado Beach
Tournaments: Eight PGA Tour Champions events (Chrysler Senior Match Play Challenge was the most recent in 1999-2000), World Cup of Golf (1963-64), 1964 Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf, 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamerica Tour Championship.
Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Tournaments: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic (2010-19), 2022 Rapiscan Systems Classic, 2023 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational (men’s).
The Championship Course at Grand Reserve Golf Club
Tournaments: Puerto Rico Open (2008-2017, 2019-present).
Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee
Tournaments: 2020 Drive On Championship, 2008 PGA Professional Championship.
Lake Course at Grand National on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Tournaments: Barbasol Championship (2015-17), 1997 Nike Tour Championship, 1998 Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions, 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championship.
Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Resort
Tournaments: Ginn Championship (2007-08), 2003 U.S. Women’s Publinks Championship.
Old Waverly Golf Club
Tournaments: 1999 U.S. Women’s Open, 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes
Tournaments: PNC Championship (“Father-Son” 2012-present).
River Course at Kingsmill Resort
Tournaments: Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (1981-2002), Pure Silk Championship (various sponsors from 2003-09, 2012-21), 2023 Legends of the LPGA Tour, Kingsmill Intercollegiate (women).
Ross Bridge
Tournaments: Regions Charity Classic (2006-10).
Senator Course at Capitol Hill
Tournaments: LPGA Classic (various sponsors from 2007-12, 2014-16).
TPC Tampa Bay
Tournaments: Tampa Bay Pro-Am (under various sponsors 1990-2012).
University of Georgia Golf Course
Tournaments: Stadion Classic (2010-13), Women’s Division I NCAA Championships (1983-84, 1993, 2013), NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 2019. women’s: 2008, 2017, 2023), SEC Championships (men’s: 1940-42, 1946-65, 1969, 1998. women's: 2002).
TOP GOLF TOURNAMENT VENUES IN THE SOUTHWEST
Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio
Tournaments: San Antonio Championship (2011-2015).
Rawls Course at Texas Tech
Tournaments: NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 2015, women’s: 2005, 2017), Big 12 Championships (women’s: 2009).
TPC Las Vegas
Tournaments: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (2000-2006), Las Vegas Senior Classic (1997-99), 2005 Bard Capital Challenge.
Tournament Course at the Golf Club of Houston
Tournaments: Houston Open (2003-2019), 2024 LIV Golf Houston.
Twin Warriors
Tournaments: PGA Professional Championship (2003, 2009, 2023).
Championship Golf Course at University of New Mexico
Tournaments: 1999 Nike New Mexico Charity Classic, Division I NCAA Championships (men’s: 1950, 1976, 1988. women’s: 1987, 2008). NCAA Division I Regionals (men’s: 1991, 1995 2002, 2016, 2021. women’s: 1994, 2017, 2022).
TOP GOLF TOURNAMENT VENUES ON THE WEST COAST
Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort
Tournaments: Turtle Bay Championship (2001-03, 2005-08), SBS Open (2005-09).
Aviara Golf Club
Tournaments: Kia Classic (2013-19, 2021), JTBC Classic (2022).
Bayonet Course at Bayonet/Black Horse Golf Course
Tournaments: Monterey Peninsula Classic (2000-03), PGA Professional Championship (2012, 2018).
Edgewood Tahoe
Tournaments: 1985 U.S. Senior Open, American Century Championship (1990-present).
Kapolei Golf Course
Tournaments: Pacific Links Championship (2012-14), 2021 Lotte Championship, Hawaii Ladies Open (1996-2001).
Ko Olina Golf Club
Tournaments: 1992 Ko Olina Senior Invitational, Lotte Championship (2012-20), Fields Open (2006-08), Hawaiian Ladies Championship (1990-95).
Nicklaus Course at Hualalai
Tournaments: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (1997-present).
Poipu Bay
Tournaments: Grand Slam of Golf (1994-2006).
Rio Secco
Tournaments: Wendy's Three Tour Challenge (1992-2013).
Royal Kaanapali
Tournaments: Kaanapali Classic (1987-2000), 2008 Senior Skins Game, 1963 Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf, 1964 Canada Cup (i.e. World Cup of Golf), LPGA Kemper Open (1982-85).
To see the top tournament courses ranked from 1-25 click here and for nos. 26-50 click here.
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