Welcome to Golfweek's Best Casino Courses in the United States.
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This list focuses on courses owned and/or operated by casinos, with data pulled from Golfweek‘s massive database of course rankings. (Pictured atop this story is No. 5 We-Ko-Pa's Saguaro Course, with the photo courtesy of We-Ko-Pa/Lonna Tucker.)
There was only one change in the top 10 of this list from 2019, with The Preserve in Vancleave, Mississippi, moving to No. 10 on the list, replacing Spirit Hollow in Burlington, Iowa, which slid down a spot to No. 11. There were several shuffles in the next 40 courses, including several courses new or returning to the list.
The hundreds of members of Golfweek‘s course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each that is then used to compile the Golfweek's Best course rankings.
Each course is listed with its 2019 ranking in parenthesis, an average ranking from all the Golfweek Raters who reviewed it, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.
For more of our rankings in different categories, click below:
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Kyoung-Hoon Lee plays the 18th hole at Shadow Creek during the PGA Tour's CJ Cup in October in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
1. (1. in 2019) Shadow Creek, 8.09North Las Vegas, Nev.; Tom Fazio; 1990
2. (2.) Fallen Oak, 7.24Saucier, Miss.; Tom Fazio; 2006
3. (3.) Greenbrier (Old White), 6.86White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George; 1914
4. (4.) French Lick Resort (Pete Dye Course), 6.74French Lick, Ind.; Pete Dye; 2009 https://hereffile164.weebly.com/maxel-2-3-3.html.
5. (5.) We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro), 6.68Fort McDowell, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw; 2006
T-6. (6.) Salish Cliffs, 6.54Shelton, Wash.; Gene Bates; 2011
T-6. (7.) The Wilderness at Fortune Bay, 6.54Tower, Minn; Jeff Brauer; 2004
8. (8.) Barona Creek, 6.50Lakeside, Calif.; Gary Roger Baird, Todd Eckenrode; 2001
9. (9.) Nemacolin Woodlands (Mystic Rock), 6.44Farmington, Pa.; Pete Dye; 1995
10. (11.) The Preserve, 6.41Vancleave, Miss.; Jerry Pate; 2005
Casino Courses 11-20
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Maricopa, Arizona (Courtesy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes)
11. (10.) Spirit Hollow, 6.30Burlington, Iowa; Rick Jacobson; 2000
12. (14.) Ak-Chin Southern Dunes, 6.27Maricopa, Ariz.; Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt; 2002
13. (12.) Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote), 6.26Verona, N.Y.; Tom Fazio; 2004
14. (15.) Edgewood Tahoe, 6.24Tahoe, Nev.; George Fazio; 1968
15. (17.) Firekeeper, 6.22Mayetta, Kan.; Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay; 2011
16. (13.) French Lick Resort (Donald Ross), 6.21French Lick, Ind.; Donald Ross; 1917
17. (16.) We-Ko-Pa (Cholla), 6.18Fort McDowell, Ariz.; Scott Miller; 2001
18. (19.) Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino, 6.16Brooks, Calif.; Brad Bell; 2008
19. (21.) Circling Raven, 6.06Worley, Idaho; Gene Bates; 2003
T-20. (20.) Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass), 6.03Harris, Mich.; Paul Albanese; 1976
T-20. (18.) Meadows at Mystic Lake, 6.03Prior Lake, Minn.; Garrett Gill, Paul Miller; 2005
Casino Courses 21-30
Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, N.M. (Courtesy of Sandia)
22. (22.) Sandia, 6.02Imyfone lockwiper registration code. Albuquerque, N.M.; Scott Miller; 2005
23. (23.) Tatanka, 5.94Niobrara, Neb.; Paul Albanese; 2015
24. (24.) Lake of Isles (North), 5.93North Stonington, Conn.; Rees Jones; 2005
T-25. (25.) The Greenbrier (Greenbrier), 5.88White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Seth Raynor, Jack Nicklaus; 1924
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T-25. (26.) Sewailo 5.88Tucson, Ariz.; Ty Butler, Notah Begay; 2013
T-27. (29.) Turning Stone Resort (Shenendoah), 5.81Verona, N.Y.; Rick Smith; 2000
T-27. (32.) Blue Top Ridge, 5.81Riverside, Iowa; Rees Jones; 2007
T-29. (28.) Journey at Pechanga, 5.79Temecula, Calif.; Arthur Hills, Steve Forrest; 2008
T-29. (37.) Eagle Falls 5.79Indio, Calif.; Clive Clark; 2008
Casino Courses 31-40
Kalispel Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Wash. (Courtesy of Kalispel)
31. (30.) Kalispel, 5.77Spokane, Wash.; Jim Barnes, Robert Johnstone; 1910
32. (35.) Dancing Rabbit (Oaks), 5.75Philadelphia, Miss.; Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate; 1999
33. (27.) Belterra 5.74Florence, Ind.; Tom Fazio; 2001
34. (36.) Apache Stronghold, 5.73San Carlos, Ariz.; Tom Doak; 1999
Verona, N.Y.; Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2003
T-35. (34.) Talking Stick (O'odham, formerly North), 5.72Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw; 1998
37. (33.) Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas), 5.71Philadelphia, Miss.; Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate; 1997
Verona, N.Y.; Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2003
T-35. (34.) Talking Stick (O'odham, formerly North), 5.72Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw; 1998
37. (33.) Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas), 5.71Philadelphia, Miss.; Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate; 1997
38. (39.) Sequoyah National, 5.67Whittier, N.C.; Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2009
39. (40.) Thornberry Creek at Oneida, 5.66Top Ten Casino
Oneida, Wis.; Rick Jacobson; 2004
40. (41.) Inn of the Mountain Gods, 5.57Mescalero, N.M.; Ted Robinson; 1976
Casino Courses 41-50
Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas (Courtesy of Bali Hai)
41. (42.) The Links at Rolling Hills (formerly Sevillano Links), 5.53Corning, Calif.; Mike Stark; 2007
42. (43.) Shell Landing, 5.52Gautier, Miss.; Davis Love III; 2002
43. (45.) Whirlwind (Cattail), 5.48Chandler, Ariz.; Gary Panks; 2002
44. (46.) Talking Stick (Piipaash, formerly South), 5.47Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw; 1998
45. (47.) Whirlwind (Devil's Claw), 5.46Chandler, Ariz.; Gary Panks; 2000
46. (48.) Mohegan Sun, 5.32Baltic, Conn.; Geoffrey S.; Cornish, Stephen Kay, Robert McNeil; 1960
47.* Contraband Bayou GC at L'Auberge, 5.30Lake Charles, La.; Tom Fazio; 2003
48. (49.) Cherokee Hills, 5.16Tulsa; Perry Maxwell, Tripp Davis; 1924
49.* Bali Hai, 5.14Top 10 Casinos In Usa
Las Vegas; Brian Curley, Lee E. Schmidt; 2000
T-50. (50.) Windance, 5.11Gulfport, Miss.; Mark McCumber; 1986
T-50.* The Bridges GC at Hollywood Casino, 5.11Bay St. Louis, Miss.; Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay; 2006
*New to or rejoins the list
