Newest Edition of Golfers’ Choice Joins Recently Revealed Lists, Including Top 50 in the U.S., and Rankings by Most Improved, Pace of Play, Course Conditions, Staff Friendliness, and More
ORLANDO, FL. – While the rest of the country’s golf courses sleep in a winter slumber, the golf courses in the U.S. warm-weather states are rocking and rolling in their high season. Their favorite layouts are being revealed todayby GolfPass in the next edition of Golfers’ Choice.
The latest Golfers’ Choice lists highlighting the Top-25 courses in Warm Weather States across the U.S., which include Alabama (top 20 only), Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas have been determined as the best courses played by recreational golfers in 2024. The newest installment will join Golfers’ Choice flagship Top 50 Public Courses in the U.S. list, which was announced on Jan. 15 and can be found within dedicated pages on GolfPass. The balance of the U.S. states (excluding Alaska) will be announced on March 3.
Golfers’ Choice 2025 also has released lists of top courses in Mexico, Australia and Puerto Rico – three destinations that also are currently enjoying their peak season.
“Every golfer dreams of teeing it up during the winter months and these are the best courses to do it,” said Jason Scott Deegan, Managing Editor of GolfPass. “Even golfers who don’t live in these states will want to take stock because, chances are, they’re going to be looking to visit to play someday.”
Relied on by golfers for its user-generated golf course reviews and expert travel content, GolfPass creates the Golfers’ Choice lists starting every January to recognize top courses as determined by recreational golfers who shared nearly 300,000 reviews the previous year through the leading online tee-time service, GolfNow. With golf’s popularity at an all-time high, this year’s list continues to shine a spotlight on the game’s best playgrounds for everyday golfers.
Unlike golf course rankings published by industry insiders who have access to golf courses the public may never have the opportunity to play, the Golfers’ Choice lists are totally consumer driven – by recreational golfers, for recreational golfers. Ages, handicaps and budgets of golfers using the website run the gamut, so the millions of reviews accumulated by GolfPass and GolfNow showcase the golf course characteristics that are the most important to avid golfers across the country in any given year.
Golfers’ Choice will reveal 70 lists in total this year. The five courses topping each of the Warm Weather state lists are highlighted below. Complete lists can also be found on GolfPass.
Alabama
1. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove – Fall Course (Mobile)
2. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove – Crossings Course (Mobile)
3. FarmLinks Golf Club (Sylacuaga)
4. The Craft Farms Resort – Cypress Bend (Gulf Shores)
5. The Craft Farms Resort – Cotton Creek (Gulf Shores)
Arizona
1. The Highlands at Dove Mountain (Marana)
2. Laughlin Ranch Golf Club (Bullhead City)
3. Elephant Rocks Golf Course (Williams)
4. Emerald Canyon Golf Course (Parker)
5. Granite Falls Golf Club – South Course (Surprise)
California
1. Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course (Groveland)
2. Journey at Pechanga (Temecula)
3. Classic Club (Palm Desert)
4. Maderas Golf Club (Poway)
5. Indian Wells Golf Resort – Celebrity Course (Indian Wells)
Florida
1. ChampionsGate Golf Club – International (Orlando)
2. Heron’s Glen Golf & Country Club (North Fort Myers)
3. Waldorf Astoria Golf Club (Orlando)
4. Deer Island Country Club (Tavares)
5. Streamsong Resort – Blue Course (Fort Meade)
Georgia
1. Currahee Golf Club (Toccoa)
2. Richard B. Russell at Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course (Elberton)
3. Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course (Buford)
4. Bartram Trail Golf Club (Evans)
5. Meadow Links at George T. Bagby (Fort Gaines)
Hawaii
1. Mauna Lani Resort – South Course (Island of Hawaii)
2. Mauna Lani Resort – North Course (Island of Hawaii)
3. Kona Country Club (Island of Hawaii)
4. Waikoloa Village Golf Club (Maui)
5. Princeville Makai Golf Club (Kauai)
North Carolina
1. Occano (Merry Hill)
2. Thistle Golf Club (Sunset Beach)
3. Old Beau Resort & Golf Club (Roaring Gap)
4. Southern Pines Golf Club (Southern Pines)
5. Rock Barn Golf and Spa – Jackson Course (Conover)
South Carolina
1. The Walker Golf Course at Clemson University (Clemson)
2. True Blue Golf Club (Pawleys Island)
3. The Traces Golf Club (Florence)
4. Pawleys Plantation (Pawleys Island)
5. Cheraw State Park Golf Course (Cheraw)
Texas
1. Waterchase Golf Club (Fort Worth)
2. Links at Land’s End (Yantis)
3. The Golf Club Star Ranch (Hutto)
4. Borger Country Club (Borger)
5. San Saba Municipal Golf Course (San Saba)
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Dan Higgins
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