# Where to stay for America's best public golf

Caddie Tap Trips covers 112 top-ranked public golf courses grouped into 25 golf-trip destinations, with the most central place to stay for each.

## Golf-trip destinations

- [Pinehurst & Southern Pines](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/pinehurst-and-southern-pines) — North Carolina Sandhills — 7 courses — stay near Mid Pines
- [Monterey Peninsula](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/monterey-peninsula) — Pebble Beach, California — 4 courses — stay near Pebble Beach Golf Links
- [Bandon Dunes](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/bandon-dunes) — Bandon, Oregon — 4 courses — stay near Pacific Dunes
- [Kohler & Sheboygan](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/kohler-and-sheboygan) — Wisconsin — 4 courses — stay near Whistling Straits (Straits)
- [Las Vegas](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/las-vegas) — Nevada — 3 courses — stay near Wynn Golf Club
- [Streamsong](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/streamsong) — Central Florida — 3 courses — stay near Streamsong (Blue)
- [Phoenix & Scottsdale](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/phoenix-and-scottsdale) — Arizona — 3 courses — stay near Granite Falls Golf Course (North)
- [Arcadia Bluffs](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/arcadia-bluffs) — Northern Michigan — 2 courses — stay near Arcadia Bluffs
- [Santa Cruz & South Bay](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/santa-cruz-and-south-bay) — California — 2 courses — stay near Pasatiempo Golf Club
- [Sand Valley & Stevens Point](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/sand-valley-and-stevens-point) — Central Wisconsin — 2 courses — stay near Sand Valley
- [Frisco (PGA Frisco)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/frisco-pga-frisco) — Texas — 2 courses — stay near Fields Ranch (PGA Frisco, East)
- [St. George & Mesquite](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/st-george-and-mesquite) — Utah & Nevada — 2 courses — stay near Black Desert
- [Coastal Georgia](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/coastal-georgia) — Sea Island & Camden County — 2 courses — stay near Sanctuary Golf Club
- [Branson](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/branson) — Missouri — 2 courses — stay near Ozarks National
- [Mississippi Gulf Coast](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/mississippi-gulf-coast) — Mississippi — 2 courses — stay near Grand Bear Golf Course
- [Nature Coast](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/nature-coast) — Central Florida — 2 courses — stay near Juliette Falls
- [Glade Springs](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/glade-springs) — West Virginia — 2 courses — stay near Glade Springs Village (Woodhaven)
- [Bend](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/bend) — Central Oregon — 2 courses — stay near Tetherow
- [Palm Springs Desert](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/palm-springs-desert) — Coachella Valley, California — 2 courses — stay near Desert Willow Golf Resort (Firecliff)
- [Boston South Shore](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/boston-south-shore) — Massachusetts — 2 courses — stay near South Shore Country Club
- [Green Lake](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/green-lake) — Wisconsin — 2 courses — stay near Mascoutin Golf Club
- [Vail Valley](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/vail-valley) — Colorado — 2 courses — stay near Red Sky Ranch (Fazio)
- [Kauai](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/kauai) — Hawaii — 2 courses — stay near Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course
- [Myrtle Beach](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/myrtle-beach) — South Carolina & North Carolina — 2 courses — stay near Thistle Golf Club
- [Frederick](https://trips.caddietap.golf/trips/frederick) — Maryland — 2 courses — stay near Whiskey Creek Golf Club

## Top public golf courses by ranking

- [Pebble Beach Golf Links](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pebble-beach) — Monterey County, CA — #1 Golf Digest public
- [Pacific Dunes](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pacific-dunes) — Coos County, OR — #2 Golf Digest public
- [Shadow Creek Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/shadow-creek) — North Las Vegas, NV — #3 Golf Digest public
- [Whistling Straits (Straits)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/whistling-straits-straits) — Sheboygan, WI — #4 Golf Digest public
- [The Ocean Course (Kiawah Island)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/ocean-kiawah-island) — Kiawah Island, SC — #5 Golf Digest public
- [Pinehurst Resort (No. 2)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pinehurst-no-2) — Pinehurst, NC — #6 Golf Digest public
- [TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/tpc-sawgrass-players-stadium) — Saint Johns County, FL — #8 Golf Digest public
- [Bandon Dunes](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/bandon-dunes) — Coos County, OR — #9 Golf Digest public
- [Erin Hills Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/erin-hills) — Erin, WI — #10 Golf Digest public
- [Bandon Trails](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/bandon-trails) — Coos County, OR — #11 Golf Digest public
- [Spyglass Hill Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/spyglass-hill) — Monterey County, CA — #13 Golf Digest public
- [Arcadia Bluffs](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/arcadia-bluffs) — Arcadia, MI — #15 Golf Digest public
- [Pasatiempo Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pasatiempo) — Santa Cruz County, CA — #16 Golf Digest public
- [Blackwolf Run (River)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/blackwolf-run-river) — Kohler, WI — #17 Golf Digest public
- [Chambers Bay](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/chambers-bay) — University Place, WA — #1 GolfPass Golfers' Choice · #19 Golf Digest public
- [Streamsong (Red)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/streamsong-red) — Polk County, FL — #20 Golf Digest public
- [Sand Valley](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/sand-valley) — Adams County, WI — #21 Golf Digest public
- [Kapalua (Plantation)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/kapalua-plantation) — Maui County, HI — #23 Golf Digest public
- [Landmand](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/landmand) — Homer, NE — #24 Golf Digest public
- [Streamsong (Blue)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/streamsong-blue) — Polk County, FL — #26 Golf Digest public
- [Sheep Ranch](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/sheep-ranch) — Coos County, OR — #27 Golf Digest public
- [Harbour Town Golf Links](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/harbour-town) — Hilton Head Island, SC — #28 Golf Digest public
- [Pinehurst No. 10](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pinehurst-no-10) — Pinehurst, NC — #30 Golf Digest public
- [Gamble Sands](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/gamble-sands) — Okanogan County, WA — #31 Golf Digest public
- [Pinehurst No. 4](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pinehurst-no-4) — Pinehurst, NC — #32 Golf Digest public
- [Streamsong (Black)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/streamsong-black) — Polk County, FL — #33 Golf Digest public
- [Fields Ranch (PGA Frisco, East)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/fields-ranch-pga-frisco-east) — Frisco, TX — #34 Golf Digest public
- [Black Desert](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/black-desert) — Santa Clara, UT — #35 Golf Digest public
- [The Prairie Club (Dunes)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/prairie-dunes) — Cherry County, NE — #36 Golf Digest public
- [Forest Dunes](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/forest-dunes) — South Branch Township, MI — #37 Golf Digest public
- [Yale Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/yale) — New Haven, CT — #38 Golf Digest public
- [The Greenbrier (Old White TPC)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/greenbrier-old-white-tpc) — Greenbrier County, WV — #39 Golf Digest public
- [Torrey Pines (South)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/torrey-pines-south) — La Jolla, CA — #40 Golf Digest public
- [Mauna Kea](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/mauna-kea) — Kohala Coast, HI — #43 Golf Digest public
- [Tobacco Road](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/tobacco-road) — Sanford, NC — #44 Golf Digest public
- [Sea Island (Seaside)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/sea-island-seaside) — Glynn County, GA — #45 Golf Digest public
- [Ozarks National](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/ozarks-national) — Taney County, MO — #46 Golf Digest public
- [Broadmoor (East)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/broadmoor-east) — Colorado Springs, CO — #47 Golf Digest public
- [Fallen Oak](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/fallen-oak) — Harrison County, MS — #48 Golf Digest public
- [Sentryworld](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/sentryworld) — Stevens Point, WI — #49 Golf Digest public
- [Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/cabot-citrus-farms-karoo) — Hernando County, FL — #50 Golf Digest public
- [Cordevalle](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/cordevalle) — Santa Clara County, CA — #52 Golf Digest public
- [The Jewel Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/jewel) — Lake City, MN — #3 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Arcadia Bluffs (South)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/arcadia-bluffs-south) — Arcadia Township, MI — #53 Golf Digest public
- [Glade Springs Village (Woodhaven)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/glade-springs-village-woodhaven) — Raleigh County, WV — #4 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Links at Spanish Bay](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/spanish-bay) — Monterey County, CA — #54 Golf Digest public
- [Edgewood Tahoe](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/edgewood-tahoe) — Douglas County, NV — #5 GolfPass Golfers' Choice · #83 Golf Digest public
- [Marquette (Greywalls)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/marquette-greywalls) — Marquette, MI — #55 Golf Digest public
- [Monarch Beach Golf Links](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/monarch-beach) — Dana Point, CA — #6 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Paa-Ko Ridge](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/paa-ko-ridge) — Sandia Park, NM — #56 Golf Digest public
- [Tyoga Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/tyoga) — Delmar Township, PA — #7 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/atkins-university-illinois) — Urbana, IL — #9 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Wolf Creek](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/wolf-creek) — Mesquite, NV — #59 Golf Digest public
- [Pine Needles Lodge](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pine-needles) — Southern Pines, NC — #60 Golf Digest public
- [Skytop Lodge Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/skytop) — Barrett Township, PA — #11 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Tetherow](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/tetherow) — Deschutes County, OR — #61 Golf Digest public
- [PGA West (Stadium)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pga-west-stadium) — La Quinta, CA — #62 Golf Digest public
- [South Shore Country Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/south-shore) — Hingham, MA — #14 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/quail) — Monterey County, CA — #15 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Whistling Straits (Irish)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/whistling-straits-irish) — Sheboygan, WI — #65 Golf Digest public
- [Pinehills Golf Club (Nicklaus)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pinehills-nicklaus) — Plymouth, MA — #16 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Lawsonia (Links)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/lawsonia) — Town of Brooklyn, WI — #66 Golf Digest public
- [Glade Springs Village (Stonehaven)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/glade-springs-village-stonehaven) — Raleigh County, WV — #17 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Wynn Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/wynn) — Las Vegas, NV — #67 Golf Digest public
- [Juliette Falls](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/juliette-falls) — Marion County, FL — #18 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Crosswater](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/crosswater) — Deschutes County, OR — #69 Golf Digest public
- [Sandy Pines Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/sandy-pines) — Jasper County, IN — #20 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Tullymore](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/tullymore) — Morton Township, MI — #70 Golf Digest public
- [Jeffersonville Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/jeffersonville) — West Norriton Township, PA — #21 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Red Sky Ranch (Fazio)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/red-sky-ranch-fazio) — Eagle County, CO — #71 Golf Digest public
- [Herons Glen Golf & Country Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/herons-glen) — Lee County, FL — #22 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Wilderness at Fortune Bay](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/wilderness-fortune-bay) — Greenwood Township, MN — #72 Golf Digest public
- [Makai](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/makai) — Princeville, HI — #73 Golf Digest public
- [Laughlin Ranch Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/laughlin-ranch) — Bullhead City, AZ — #24 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Cascata](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/cascata) — Boulder City, NV — #74 Golf Digest public
- [Golden Horseshoe (Gold)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/golden-horseshoe-gold) — Williamsburg, VA — #75 Golf Digest public
- [Sanctuary Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/sanctuary) — Camden County, GA — #26 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Mascoutin Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/mascoutin) — Town of Berlin, WI — #27 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Fields Ranch (PGA Frisco, West)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/fields-ranch-pga-frisco-west) — Frisco, TX — #77 Golf Digest public
- [Chippewa Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/chippewa) — Wayne County, OH — #28 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Taconic](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/taconic) — Williamstown, MA — #78 Golf Digest public
- [Dunes Golf and Beach Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/dunes-beach) — Myrtle Beach, SC — #79 Golf Digest public
- [Thistle Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/thistle) — Sunset Beach, NC — #30 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Classic at Madden's Resort](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/classic-madden-s) — East Gull Lake, MN — #80 Golf Digest public
- [Stillwater Valley Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/stillwater-valley) — Darke County, OH — #31 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [The Highlands at Dove Mountain](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/highlands-dove-mountain) — Marana, AZ — #32 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Covered Bridge Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/covered-bridge) — Clark County, IN — #33 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Toftrees Resort](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/toftrees) — Patton Township, PA — #34 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Wild Horse](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/wild-horse) — Dawson County, NE — #84 Golf Digest public
- [Black Mesa](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/black-mesa) — Española, NM — #85 Golf Digest public
- [Whiskey Creek Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/whiskey-creek) — Frederick County, MD — #36 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Trump National Doral (Blue Monster)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/trump-national-doral-blue-monster) — Miami-Dade County, FL — #86 Golf Digest public
- [Red Sky Ranch (Norman)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/red-sky-ranch-norman) — Eagle County, CO — #87 Golf Digest public
- [Mid Pines](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/mid-pines) — Southern Pines, NC — #88 Golf Digest public
- [Park at West Palm Beach](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/park-west-palm-beach) — West Palm Beach, FL — #89 Golf Digest public
- [The Fortress](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/fortress) — Frankenmuth, MI — #41 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Maryland National Golf Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/maryland-national) — Frederick County, MD — #42 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/blackwolf-run-meadow-valleys) — Kohler, WI — #92 Golf Digest public
- [Grand Bear Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/grand-bear) — Harrison County, MS — #43 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Quintero](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/quintero) — Peoria, AZ — #93 Golf Digest public
- [Desert Willow Golf Resort (Firecliff)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/desert-willow-firecliff) — Palm Desert, CA — #44 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Buffalo Ridge](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/buffalo-ridge) — Taney County, MO — #94 Golf Digest public
- [TPC San Antonio (Oaks)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/tpc-san-antonio-oaks) — Bexar County, TX — #95 Golf Digest public
- [Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/poipu-bay) — Kauaʻi County, HI — #46 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Wine Valley](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/wine-valley) — Walla Walla County, WA — #96 Golf Digest public
- [Granite Falls Golf Course (North)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/granite-falls-north) — Surprise, AZ — #47 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [PFAU Course at Indiana University](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/pfau-indiana-university) — Bloomington, IN — #97 Golf Digest public
- [Camelback Golf Club (Ambiente)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/camelback-ambiente) — Paradise Valley, AZ — #48 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Southern Pines](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/southern-pines) — Southern Pines, NC — #98 Golf Digest public
- [Manchester Country Club](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/manchester) — Manchester, CT — #49 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [FarmLinks at Pursell Farms](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/farmlinks-pursell-farms) — Talladega County, AL — #50 GolfPass Golfers' Choice
- [Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)](https://trips.caddietap.golf/courses/bay-harbor-quarry) — Bay Harbor, MI — #100 Golf Digest public

## Golf trip planning FAQ

**What are the best public golf trip destinations in the US?**
By number of top-ranked public courses within a short drive: Pinehurst & Southern Pines (7 courses); Monterey Peninsula (4 courses); Bandon Dunes (4 courses); Kohler & Sheboygan (4 courses); Las Vegas (3 courses).

**How does Caddie Tap Trips choose where to stay?**
For each golf-trip destination, Caddie Tap Trips recommends staying near the course that minimises total travel to every other ranked course in the group, then shows live hotel prices for your dates.

**Which golf courses are included?**
112 public-access courses from Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses and GolfPass Golfers' Choice, each located by two independent sources.

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