Courses

From Augusta National to Pebble Beach, the world's great golf courses are bucket-list destinations as much as athletic venues. The United States alone hosts more than 15,000 courses, from accessible municipal tracks to private clubs that see fewer visitors per year than Augusta itself. All The Golf covers the full spectrum: rankings and reviews of the top 100 courses in the US and worldwide, practical guides for traveling golfers planning trips to Scotland and Ireland's famous links, insider breakdowns of public courses that deliver a premium experience without a premium price tag, and deep dives into the architecture of iconic venues hosting major championships. Golf course design is a craft with its own language — risk-reward routing, strategic bunkering, green complexes that reward precise approach play — and understanding why a course is great makes playing it richer. Whether you're planning your next golf trip, researching a specific layout before a major week, or just curious about which courses deserve a spot on your lifetime list, the courses section is your guide to golf's great places.