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Best Public Courses

The best public-access golf courses in the world. Top-tier quality you can actually book a tee time at.

18 courses · Updated May 25, 2026
  1. 1
    Ballybunion Golf Club
    Ireland · Tom Simpson · 1893
  2. 2
    Pacific Dunes
    Bandon · Oregon · United States · Tom Doak · 2001
  3. 3
    Barnbougle Dunes Golf Course
    Bridport · Australia · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw / Tom Doak · 2004
  4. 4
    Bethpage Black
    Farmingdale · New York · United States · A.W. Tillinghast · 1936
  5. 5
    Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course
    Kiawah Island · South Carolina · United States
  6. 6
    Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
    Bandon · Oregon · United States · David McLay Kidd · 1999
  7. 7
    Whistling Straits
    Haven · Wisconsin · United States · Pete Dye · 1998
  8. 8
    TPC Sawgrass
    Ponte Vedra Beach · Florida · United States · Pete Dye · 1980
  9. 9
    E
    The Golf Club at The Equinox Resort
    Manchester · Vermont · United States · Walter Travis · 1927
  10. 10
    Pebble Beach Golf Course
    Pebble Beach · California · United States · Jack Neville & Douglas Grant · 1919
  11. 11
    P
    Pebble Beach Gl
    Pebble Beach · California · United States · Jack Neville & Douglas Grant · 1919
  12. 12
    Harbour Town Golf Links
    Hilton Head · South Carolina · United States · Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus · 1969
  13. 13
    B
    Bandon Sheep Ranch
    Bandon · Oregon · United States · Bill Coore · 2020
  14. 14
    Cape Wickham Golf Course
    King Island · Australia · Mike DeVries & Darius Oliver · 2015
  15. 15
    Kauri Cliffs
    New Zealand · David Harman · 2000
  16. 16
    Barnbougle Lost Farm Golf Course
    Bridport · Australia · Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw · 2010
  17. 17
    TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course
    Scottsdale · Arizona · United States · Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish · 1986
  18. 18
    Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club
    Grace Bay · Providenciales · Turks & Caicos Islands