Editor's Choice: Our 25 favorite golf photos of 2025

We believe no sport is more photogenic than golf.

Sure, dramatic photos of a football player catching a ball while contorting his body and getting smashed by two players or a track athlete with sweat flying off of his/her face while leg muscles bulge are pretty compelling. But no sporting arenas are as beautiful as golf courses. When a photographer snaps a wide view of a beautiful swing surrounded by thousands of fans and the most glorious backdrop of green grass, bunkers and mountains or an ocean, it's awe-inspiring.

While most golfers who submit GolfPass reviews aren't professional photographers - I know of one who is - we still applaud anyone who sends us photos from their rounds. Everybody who uses our course reviews to determine where to play is appreciative whenever real-time photos show what the course looked like yesterday, last week or two months ago. That's valuable information golfers can't get anywhere else.

We've rounded up our favorite GolfPass review photos of 2025 as a way to thank the golfers who submitted them and hopefully nudge a few more to send us more golf course pictures next year. We've even included a few from our travels as well. Maybe you'll find some inspiration where to play next from our collection. Make sure to scroll to the end for our favorite image of 2025.

Tim Gavrich's 5 favorite photos he took in 2025

Previewing the new, wild-and-crazy Cliffhangers par-3 course at Big Cedar Lodge was a thrill, made even better by a splendid sunset. Tim Gavrich/GolfPass

Not only is the new Storm King Golf Club a beautiful piece of golf architecture about 60 miles north of New York City, it has a noble purpose: to serve adaptive golfers and other inclusive groups in the game. Tim Gavrich/GolfPass

The Commons at Sand Valley Golf Resort promises to be a popular 12-hole loop when it fully opens in 2026. I like the juxtaposition of the intricate fairway bunker and the massive natural dune behind the first green here. Tim Gavrich/GolfPass

A highlight of 2025 was taking a small part in producing our documentary Cobbs Creek Rising: Headwaters to Horizons, about the rebirth of the legendary Philadelphia city golf course. I (foreground-left) had a chance to interview Cobbs Creek citizen-historians Dr. Joe Bausch (red shirt) and Mike Cirba (blue pullover), who have advocated for the course for more than a decade and whose efforts to spread awareness about its incredible history have been instrumental in its revival. I have known Joe and Mike for years; it was a thrill to sit down with them and see them contribute to this project. Fran Solomita/GolfPass

Our family enjoys mini-golf. One special round brought us an hour up the road to Melbourne, Fla. and Dreamland, a quirky, homemade mini-golf course inside of an art gallery with all sorts of rule-breaking holes. Tim Gavrich/GolfPass

Jason Scott Deegan's 5 favorite photos he captured in 2025

A sunrise hike or golf at CordeValle is the best way to unlock the beautiful setting in the foothills south of San Jose. Jason Scott Deegan/GolfPass

The famous par-3 16th hole at Apes Hill plays over a pond to a green fronting a natural cave. Jason Scott Deegan/GolfPass

Golfers can lounge by the 18th green of Cabot Cliffs watching groups finish with a beverage in hand. Jason Scott Deegan/GolfPass

The sandy site of Rodeo Dunes is what attracted the Keisers to lease ranch land on Colorado's front range for their newest resort. Jason Scott Deegan/GolfPass

Golfers aim left of the post on Royal Dornoch's dramatic 17th hole. Jason Scott Deegan/GolfPass