Best Parkland

Oakmont Country Club is a historic golf course in Oakmont, Pennsylvania established in 1903. Designed by Henry Fowles, it’s renowned for its challenging layout and consistently fast playing surfaces. The club has hosted twelve U.S. Open Championships, setting a record for this prestigious event. It...

The Merion Golf Club East Course is a historic Parkland course located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Designed by Hugh Wilson in 1912, it’s notable for hosting multiple U.S. Open championships and featuring uniquely designed wicker flagsticks. Primarily used by members of the private club, it remains a s...

The Los Angeles Country Club North Course is a historic parkland golf course located in California. Designed by George Thomas and first opened in 1921, it’s notable for hosting the 2023 U.S. Open. The challenging layout and classic design make it suitable for experienced golfers seeking a traditiona...

Riviera Country Club, established in 1926, is a prestigious private golf club located in Pacific Palisades, California. George Thomas’s parkland course has been a significant venue for elite professional tournaments including the Genesis Invitational and previously hosted the U.S. Open. It remains p...

Club de Golf Valderrama is a renowned private golf course located in Sotogrande, Spain. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., it’s notable for hosting the 1997 Ryder Cup and consistently appearing on lists of Europe's premier championship courses. The parkland layout provides a challenging experience...

The Chicago Golf Club is a historic private golf course located near Wheaton, Illinois. Established in 1892, it holds significant importance within American golfing history as one of the original founders of the USGA and the creator of the first 18-hole course in the United States. It remains a high...

Riviera Country Club is a historic golf course located in Pacific Palisades, California. Designed by George Thomas and established in 1927, it’s renowned for its classic Parkland design and significant role as the permanent site of the Genesis Invitational PGA Tour event. The club welcomes serious g...

Southern Hills Country Club is a renowned private golf course located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Designed by Perry Maxwell, it’s notable for its challenging parkland layout and significant history as a frequent host of prestigious tournaments including multiple U.S. Opens and PGA Championships. The course...

Muirfield Village Golf Club is a renowned parkland course located near Dublin, Ohio. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead, it opened in 1974 and hosts the prestigious Memorial Tournament, a key event on the PGA Tour. The club’s challenging layout and history of major tournaments make it a...

Spanish club at Sotogrande redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr., host of the 1997 Ryder Cup and widely regarded as the premier course in continental Europe.

Spyglass Hill is a highly ranked 1966 Robert Trent Jones Sr. course in California that is notably part of the rotation for the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Private club in Jupiter, Florida, founded and designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1999 as a gathering place for touring professionals, with several tour winners among its members.

Private Italian club established in 1926 near Lake Como in Lombardy, consistently ranked among the finest parkland courses in continental Europe.

Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York, designed by A.W. Tillinghast and opened in 1926, is regarded as one of his most accomplished and underrecognized designs.

Pennsylvania country club founded in 1920 in Bethlehem whose three courses have collectively hosted numerous USGA championships, including multiple US Senior Opens.

Ohio club in Columbus designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1916, host of the 1926 US Open won by Bobby Jones and the 1950 PGA Championship won by Chandler Harper.

New Jersey country club founded in 1890 with a course redesigned by Donald Ross, a host of multiple USGA championships including the US Amateur and Women's Open.

The Camargo Club is an exclusive Seth Raynor design located in Ohio that opened in 1925 and is renowned for its classic template green complexes.

Massachusetts club founded in 1893 in Manchester-by-the-Sea with a course attributed to Donald Ross, host of the 1902 US Open and among New England's oldest clubs.

The River Course at Blackwolf Run is a Pete Dye design in Wisconsin that opened in 1989 and has hosted major women's championships, including the U.S. Women's Open.

Bel-Air Country Club is a private golf club in Los Angeles, California, established in 1925 and known for its canyon terrain and its tree-spanning suspension bridge on the 10th hole.

A Gary Player-designed club in Mpumalanga, South Africa, opened in 1996 on the border of Kruger National Park, with wildlife routinely visible during play.

Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland, designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish and opened in 1994, hosted the European Tour's Scottish Open for many years on the loch's western shore.

Public championship facility near Paris designed by Hubert Chesneau and Robert von Hagge, opened 1990, and host of the French Open and the 2018 Ryder Cup.

Cabell Robinson-designed course in Casares, Andalusia, Spain, opened in 2007 and host of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in 2011 and 2014.

East Lake Golf Club in Georgia is the permanent home of the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship and was the home course of legendary golfer Bobby Jones.

Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, founded 1882, hosted four U.S. Open Championships between 1898 and 1908, making it one of the earliest major championship venues.

The Lake Course at the Olympic Club in California is a 1924 design that has hosted five U.S. Open Championships, known for its challenging routing near San Francisco.

Inverness Club is a historic golf course in Ohio designed by Donald Ross that opened in 1919 and has hosted four major championships, including the U.S. Open.