BEST PUBLIC GOLF COURSES IN EVERY U.S. STATE NOW LISTED EXCLUSIVELY ON GOLFPASS WITH LATEST EDITION OF GOLFERS’ CHOICE RELEASED TODAY

ORLANDO, Fla.  – Golfers across the U.S. today can find out which public golf courses in their state have been chosen by their peers as the best in the next edition of Golfers’ Choice 2025, found exclusively on GolfPass.

Relied on by golfers for its user-generated golf course reviews and expert travel content, GolfPass creates the Golfers’ Choice lists starting in January to recognize top courses as determined by recreational golfers who shared nearly 275,000 reviews the previous year through leading online tee-time service, GolfNow. Lists already revealed so far in 2025 have included the Top 50 Public Golf Courses in the U.S.; Category lists, including “Most Improved,” “Pace of Play,” “Course Conditions,” “Staff Friendliness,” and more; and the best public courses in Warm Weather States.

With more people playing golf now than ever before, this year’s lists continue 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 2.5 million reviews in total 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.

“Now that we’ve revealed the full contingent of U.S. state and national lists for 2025, golfers can now use them to plan where to play virtually anywhere in America,” said Jason Scott Deegan, managing editor of GolfPass. “Golfers’ Choice 2025 is a great resource for finding public courses – often very affordable options – in all corners of the country.”

Below are links to the best-in-state lists* – with the top-five courses for each – found exclusively on GolfPass. All the state and national lists can be found on the Golfers’ Choice main page 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)

 

Arkansas

1. Mystic Creek Golf Clulb (El Dorado)
2. Bella Vista Country Club – Dogwood Hills (Bella Vista)
3. The Course at Turkey Mountain (Horseshoe Bend)
4. Bella Vista Country Club – Scotsdale Golf Course (Bella Vista)
5. Tannenbaum Golf Club (Drasco)

 

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)

 

Colorado

1. Pole Creek Golf Club (Tabernash)
2. Commonground Golf Course (Aurora)
3. Lakota Links Golf Club (New Castle)
4. Boomerang Golf Links (Greeley)
5. The Golf Club at Bear Dance (Larkspur)

 

Connecticut

1. Wintonbury Hills Golf Course (Bloomfield)
2. Connecticut National (Putnam)
3. Manchester Country Club (Manchester)
4. Tallwood Country Club (Hebron)
5. Fairview Farm Golf Course (Harwinton)

 

Delaware

1. Heritage Shores (Bridgeville)
2. Baywood Greens (Long Neck)
3. Maple Dale Country Club (Dover)
4. Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club (Ocean View)
5. White Clay Creek (Wilmington)

 

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)

 

Idaho

1. TimberStone Golf Course (Caldwell)
2. Jug Mountain Ranch Golf Course (McCall)
3. Circling Raven Golf Club (Worley)
4. The Idaho Club (Sandpoint)
5. Coeur D’Alene Resort Golf Course (Coeur D’Alene)

 

Illinois

1. Arrowhead Golf Club (Wheaton)
2. Annbriar Golf Course (Waterloo)
3. TPC Deer Run (Silvis)
4. Deer Park Golf Club (Oglesby)
5. Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois (Urbana)

 

Indiana

1. Sandy Pines Golf Course (DeMotte)
2. Bear Slide Golf Club (Cicero)
3. Covered Bridge Golf Club (Sellersburg)
4. Swan Lake Resort – Black Course (Plymouth)
5. Chariot Run Golf Club (Laconia)

 

Iowa

1. Palmer Hills Golf Course (Bettendorf)
2. The Legacy Golf Club (Norwalk)
3. Fort Dodge Country Club (Fort Dodge)
4. Briggs Woods Golf Course (Webster City)
5. Red Oak Country Club (Red Oak)

 

Kansas

1. Cherry Oaks Golf Course (Cheney)
2. Falcon Lake Golf Course (Basehor)
3. Spring Creek (Seneca)
4. Turkey Creek Golf Course (McPherson)
5. Trails West Golf Course (Fort Leavenworth)

 

Kentucky

1. Park Mammoth Golf Club (Park City)
2. Eagle Trace (Morehead)
3. Silos Country Club (Kevil)
4. Southwind (Winchester)
5. Lakeside Golf Course (Lexington)

 

Louisiana

1. Koasati Pines at Coushatta (Kinder)
2. Beaver Creek Golf Club (Martinsville)
3. Frenchman’s Bend Country Club (Monroe)
4. Wetlands Golf Course (Lafayette)
5. Carter Plantation (Springfield)

 

Maine

1. Point Sebago Golf/Beach Resort (Casco)
2. Waterville Country Club (Oakland)
3. Martindale Country Club (Auburn)
4. Sunday River Resort Golf Club (Newry)
5. Rockland Golf Club (Rockland)

 

Maryland

1. Eagle’s Landing Golf Course (Berlin)
2. Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort (Flintstone)
3. Worthington Manor (Urbana)
4. Maryland National Golf Club (Middletown)
5. Whiskey Creek Golf Club (Ijamsville)

 

Massachusetts

1. The Ranch Golf Club (Southwick)
2. Crumpin-Fox Club (Bernardston)
3. Pinehills Golf Club – Jones Course (Plymouth)
4. Ledgemont Country Club (Seekonk)
5. Pinehills Golf Club – Nicklaus Course (Plymouth)

 

Michigan

1. Eldorado Golf Course (Cadillac)
2. Grand Traverse Resort & Spa – The Wolverine (Acme)
3. Harbor Shores (Benton Harbor)
4. The Alpine at Boyne Mountain Resort (Boyne Falls)
5. The Heather at The Highlands – Boyne (Harbor Springs)

 

Minnesota

1. Whitetail Run Golf Course (Wadena)
2. Kimball Golf Club (Kimball)
3. Headwaters Golf Club (Park Rapids)
4. Superior National at Lusten (Lusten)
5. Pebble Creek Golf Club (Becker)

 

Mississippi

1. Grand Bear Golf Course (Saucier)
2. Ole Miss Golf Course (Oxford)
3. Old Waverly Golf Club (West Point)
4. Hattiesburg Country Club (Hattiesburg)
5. Diamondhead Country Club (Diamondhead)

 

Missouri

1. Creekmoor Golf Club (Raymore)
2. Eagle Knoll Golf Club (Hartsburg)
3. Mozingo Lake Recreational Park Golf Course (Maryville)
4. Tanglewood Golf Course (Fulton)
5. Branson Hills Golf Club (Branson)

 

Montana

1. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Fairmont)
2. Pryor Creek Golf Club – Johnny Walker Course (Huntley)
3. Big Sky Resort Golf Course (Big Sky)
4. Mission Mountain Golf Club (Ronan)
5. Red Lodge Golf Club (Red Lodge)

 

Nebraska

1. The Prairie Club – Dunes Course (Valentine)
2. Landmand Golf Club (Homer)
3. Tatanka Golf Club at Featherhill (Niobrara)
4. Hillside Golf Club (Sidney)
5. Heritage Hills Golf Course (McCook)

 

Nevada

1. Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course (Stateline)
2. Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort – Wolf Course (Las Vegas)
3. Incline Village – Championship Golf Course (Incline Village)
4. Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort – Snow Mountain Course (Las Vegas)
5. Wynn Golf Club (Las Vegas)

 

New Hampshire

1. Campbell’s Scottish Highlands Golf Course (Salem)
2. The Links at LaBelle Winery (Derry)
3. Breakfast Hill Golf Club (Greenland)
4. Souhegan Woods Golf Club (Amherst)
5. Crotched Mountain Golf Club (Francestown)

 

New Jersey

1. Heron Glen Golf Course (Ringoes)
2. Francis A. Byrne Golf Course (West Orange)
3. Neshanic Valley Golf Course (Neshanic Station)
4. RiverWinds Golf Course (West Deptford)
5. Eagle Ridge Golf Club (Lakewood)

 

New Mexico

1. Pendaries Golf and Country Club (Rociada)
2. Sandia Golf Club (Albuquerque)
3. Rockwind Community Links (Hobbs)
4. Pinon Hills Golf Course (Farmington)
5. Marty Sanchez Links De Santa Fe (Santa Fe)

 

New York

1. Leatherstocking Golf Course (Cooperstown)
2. Shenendoah Golf Club at Turning Stone (Verona)
3. Kaluhyat Golf Club at Turning Stone (Verona)
4. Seven Oaks Golf Club (Hamilton)
5. Phillip J. Rotella Memorial Golf Course (Thiells)

 

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)

 

North Dakota

1. Prairie West Golf Course (Mandan)
2. Bully Pulpit Golf Course (Medora)
3. Hawktree Golf Club (Bismarck)

 

Ohio

1. Ashland Golf Club (Ashland)
2. Virtues Golf Club (Nashport)
3. Piqua Country Club (Piqua)
4. Stillmeadow Country Club (Cincinnati)
5. Pine Hills Golf Club (Hinckley)

 

Oklahoma

1. Kingfisher Golf Course (Kingfisher)
2. Pryor Creek Municipal Golf Course (Pryor)
3. The Club at Forest Ridge (Broken Arrow)
4. Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club (Kingston)
5. The Golf Club at Cimarron Trails (Perkins)

 

Oregon

1. Centennial Golf Club (Medford)
2. Oak Hills Golf Club (Sutherlin)
3. Bar Run Golf and RV Resort (Roseburg)
4. Tetherow Golf Club (Bend)
5. Eagle Crest Resort – Resort Course (Redmond)

 

Pennsylvania

1. Omni Beford Springs Resort – Old Course (Bedford)
2. Highlands Golf Club – Hidden Valley Course (Hidden Valley)
3. Sugarloaf Golf Club (Sugarloaf)
4. Skytop Lodge – Poconos Golf Course (Skytop)
5. Mountain Valley Golf Course – Mountain Course (Barnesville)

 

Rhode Island

1. Fenner Hill Country Club (Hope Valley)
2. Green Valley Country Club (Portsmouth)
3. Valley Country Club (Warwick)
4. Triggs Memorial Golf Course (Providence)
5. Laurel Lane Country Club (West Kingston)

 

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)

 

South Dakota

1. Broadland Creek National Golf Course (Huron)
2. Rapid City Elks Golf Course (Rapid City)
3. Brandon Municipal Golf Course (Brandon)

 

Tennessee

1. Egwani Farms Golf Course (Rockford)
2. Pickwick Landing State Park Golf Course (Pickwick Dam)
3. The Bear Trace at Tims Ford State Park (Winchester)
4. Island Pointe Golf Club (Kodak)
5. Forest Hill Golf Course (Drummonds)

 

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)

 

Utah

1. Soldier Hollow Golf Course – Gold Course (Midway)
2. Eaglewood Golf Course (North Salt Lake)
3. Copper Rock Golf Course (Hurricane)
4. Logan River Golf Course (Logan)
5. The Hideout Golf Club (Monticello)

 

Vermont

1. Montague Golf Club (Randolph)
2. Woodstock Country Club (Woodstock)
3. Crown Point Country Club (Springfield)
4. Killington Golf Course (Killington)
5. The Golf Club at Equinox (Manchester)

 

Virginia

1. Independence Golf Club – Championship Course (Midlothian)
2. Hobbs Hole Golf Club (Tappahannock)
3. Lake Monticello Golf Course (Palmyra)
4. The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa – Old Course (Hot Springs)
5. Bryce Resort Golf Course (Basye)

 

Washington

1. Golf Mountain Golf Club – Olympic Course (Bremerton)
2. The Home Course (DuPont)
3. Indian Canyon Golf Course (Spokane)
4. Loomis Trail Golf Club (Blaine)
5. Gamble Sands Golf Club (Brewster)

 

West Virginia

1. Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe Mountain (Snowshoe)
2. Moundsville Country Club (Moundsville)
3. The Greenbrier Resort – Old White Course (White Sulphur Springs)
4. The Greenbrier Resort – The Meadows Course (White Sulphur Springs)
5. Glade Springs Village – Stonehaven Course (Daniels)

 

Wisconsin

1. Glacier Wood Golf Club (Iola)
2. Geneva National Golf Club – Trevino Course (Lake Geneva)
3. University Ridge Golf Course (Verona)
4. Thornberry Creek at Oneida – Legends Championship Course (Oneida)
5. Washington County Golf Course (Hartford)

 

Wyoming

1. Riverton Country Club (Riverton)
2. Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course (Torrington)
3. Jacoby Golf Club (Laramie)
4. Star Valley View Golf Course (Alton)
5. Lander Golf Club (Lander)

*Every U.S. state is represented except Alaska, which did not receive enough reviews to meet the Golfers’ Choice criteria.

 

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