Courses on the PGA Tour are loved for a variety of reasons. It might be the nostalgia of watching an event at the same venue each year, or a specific memory from a given year that makes golf fans have favorite PGA Tour courses. We’re not here to pick favorites. We took the data from evaluations by our 1,800 course-ranking panelists used to calculate our most recent national and state rankings to determine what are, objectively, the best courses on the PGA Tour.

This ranking combines the scores of the 36 courses part of the 50 states in the United States that will host PGA Tour events in 2026. (Not included are the international events in Canada, Scotland, England, Japan, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Bermuda.) There are also a number of new events at courses that haven’t held PGA Tour events before, like The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Asheville, N.C., and Omni Barton Creek in Austin. You can get an early look at those venues below. 

You might be surprised how the architectural merits of a layout don’t always align with the prestige of the tour event played there. Our panelists evaluate courses on six scoring criteria, ranging from Shot Options and Layout Variety to Conditioning and Aesthetics. Also note that we only rank the primary course at multi-course events such as Torrey Pines and Pebble Beach.)

Scroll on for the complete ranking, and be sure to click through to each individual course page for bonus photography and reviews from our course panelists. We also encourage you to leave your own ratings on the courses you’ve played … so you can make your case for why a course should be higher or lower on our rankings.

36. TPC Louisiana (Zurich Classic of New Orleans)

35. TPC Twin Cities (3M Open)

34. Memorial Park (Texas Children’s Houston Open)

33. Detroit Golf Club (Rocket Classic)

32. TPC Craig Ranch (The CJ Cup Byron Nelson)

31. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium) (WM Phoenix Open)

30. TPC River Highlands (Travelers Championship)

29. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove (Biltmore Championship Asheville)

28. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons) (Good Good Championship)

27. TPC Deere Run (John Deere Classic)

26. Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) (Valspar Championship)

25. PGA National Resort (Champions) (Cognizant Classic)

24. Bay Hill Club and Lodge (Arnold Palmer Invitational)

23. Sedgefield Country Club (Wyndham Championship)

22. TPC Southwind (FedEx St. Jude Classic)

21. Hurstbourne Country Club (ISCO Championship)

20. Waialae Country Club (Sony Open)

19. TPC San Antonio (Oaks) (Valero Texas Open)

18. Trump National Doral (Cadillac Championship)

17. Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Myrtle Beach Classic)

16. PGA West (Stadium) (The American Express)

15. Sea Island Resort (Seaside) (RSM Classic)

14. Torrey Pines (South) (Farmers Insurance Open)

13. Black Desert Classic (Bank of Utah Championship)

12. Colonial Country Club (Charles Schwab Challenge)

11. Harbour Town Golf Links (RBC Heritage)

10. Bellerive Country Club (BMW Championship)

9. Quail Hollow Club (Truist Championship)

8. East Lake Golf Club (Tour Championship)

7. Aronimink Country Club (PGA Championship)

6. TPC Sawgrass (Stadium) (Players Championship)

5. Muirfield Village Golf Club (Memorial Tournament)

4. The Riviera Country Club (Genesis Invitational)

3. Pebble Beach Golf Links (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am)

Editor’s Note: Courses such as Spyglass Hill, which are not the main host courses of tour, were not included in this list. Read our experts’ reviews of Spyglass Hill here.

2. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (U.S. Open)

1. Augusta National Golf Club (Masters Tournament)

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