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1    Wade Hampton Club
      Cashiers, N.C.
      Tom Fazio
      1988

2    Castle Pines Golf Club
      Castle Pines, Colo.
      Jack Nicklaus
      1981

3    The Golf Club at Cuscowilla
      Eatonton, Ga.
      Bill Coore  & Ben Crenshaw
      1998

4    Black Diamond (Quarry)
      Lecanto, Fla.
      Tom Fazio
      1988

5    Mayacama Golf Club
      Santa Rosa, Calif.
      Jack Nicklaus
      2001

6    Briggs Ranch
      San Antonio, Texas
      Tom Fazio
      2001

7    Long Cove
      Hilton Head, S.C.
      Pete Dye
      1982

8    Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club
      Sandia Park, N.M.
      Ken Dye
      2003

9    The Rim Golf Club
      Payson, Ariz.
      Jay Morrish
      & Tom Weiskopf
      1998

10   Black Rock
      Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
      Jim Engh
      2003

11   The Preserve
      Carmel Valley, Calif.
      Tom Fazio
      2000

12   Forest Highlands
        (Canyon)

      Flagstaff, Ariz.
      Jay Morrish
      & Tom Weiskopf
      1989

13   The Powder Horn Golf Club
      Sheridan, Wyo.
      Dick Bailey
      1997

14   Crosswater
      Sunriver, Ore.
      Bob Cupp & John Fought
      1995

15   Southern Highlands
      Las Vegas, Nev.
      Robert Trent Jones Sr.
      & Jr.
      1999

16   Kiawah Island Club
        (Cassique)

      Kiawah Island, S.C.
      Tom Watson
      2000

17   Jupiter Hills Club (Hills)
      Tequestra, Fla.
      George Fazio
      1970

18  Oak Tree Golf Club
      Edmond, Okla.
      Pete Dye
      1975

19   Forest Creek Golf Club
        (North)

      Southern Pines, N.C.
      Tom Fazio
      2005*

20   Stone Canyon
      Oro Valley, Ariz.
      Jay Morrish
      1998

21   The Vaquero Club
      Westlake, Texas
      Tom Fazio
      2002

22   Lahontan
      Truckee, Calif.
      Tom Weiskopf
      1999

23  Lake Las Vegas Golf Club
        (SouthShore)
                 
      Henderson, Nev.
      Jack Nicklaus
      1996

24  Pronghorn (Nicklaus)
      Bend, Ore.
      Jack Nicklaus
      2004

25   Spring Island/
        Old Tabby Links

      Okatie, S.C.
      Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
      1994

26   Seven Canyons
      Sedona, Ariz.
      Tom Weiskopf
      2003

27   Forest Dunes Golf Club
      Roscommon, Mich.
      Tom Weiskopf
      2003

28   Quintero
      Peoria, Ariz.
      Rees Jones
      2000

29  Lakota Canyon Ranch GC
      New Castle, Colo.
      Jim Engh
      2005

30  Concession
      Sarasota, Fla.
      Jack Nicklaus
      & Tony Jacklin
      2006*

31  Isleworth
      Orlando, Fla.
      Arnold Palmer
      & Ed Seay, 1986/ 
      Steve Smyers, 2005

32   Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
        & Spa

      Jupiter, Fla.
      Jack Nicklaus
      2002*

33   Olde Stone
      Bowling Green, Ky.
      Arthur Hills
      2006*

34   Pronghorn (Fazio)
      Bend, Ore.
      Tom Fazio
      2006*

35   Forest Creek Golf Club
        (South)

      Southern Pines, N.C.
      Tom Fazio
      1996

36   Estancia
      Scottsdale, Ariz.
      Tom Fazio
      1995

37   John’s Island (West)
      Vero Beach, Fla.
      Tom Fazio
      1999

38   The Territory
      Duncan, Okla.
      Randy Heckenkemper
      2005*

39   The Quarry at La Quinta
      La Quinta, Calif.
      Tom Fazio
      1994

40   Diamond Creek
      Banner Elk, N.C.
      Tom Fazio
      2003*

41   May River Course
        at Palmetto Bluff

      Bluffton, S.C.
      Jack Nicklaus
      2004

42   The Club at
        Carlton Woods (Nicklaus)

      Woodlands, Texas
      Jack Nicklaus
      2001*

43   Three Creek Ranch
      Jackson, Wyo.
      Rees Jones
      2005*

44   Silverleaf
      Scottsdale, Ariz.
      Tom Weiskopf
      2002

45   Red Rock Golf Club
      Rapid City, S.D.
      Ron Farris
      2002*

46  Tuscany Reserve
      Naples, Fla.
      Pete Dye & Greg Norman
      2004*

47   The Bear’s Club
      Jupiter, Fla.
      Jack Nicklaus
      2005*

48   Currahee Club
      Toccoa, Ga.
      Jim Fazio
      2004*

49   Black Creek Golf Club
      Chattanooga, Tenn.
      Brian Silva
      1999

50   Stone Eagle Golf Club
      Palm Desert, Calif.
      Tom Doak
      2005*

51   Tradition at La Quinta
       La Quinta, Calif.
       Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
       1998

52   Troon Golf & Country Club
       Scottsdale, Ariz.
       Jay Morrish
       & Tom Weiskopf
       1985

53   Colleton River
       Plantation (Nicklaus)
       Bluffton, S.C.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1992

54   Winchester Golf Club
       Meadow Vista, Calif.
       Robert Trent Jones Sr.
       & Jr.
       2000

55   Glenwild
       Park City, Utah
       Tom Fazio
       2001

56   DarkHorse
       Auburn, Calif.
       Keith Foster
       2002

57   Ocean Course at
       Ginn Hammock Beach

       Palm Coast, Fla.
       Jack Nicklaus
       2000

58   Forest Highlands
        (Meadow)

       Flagstaff, Ariz.
       Tom Weiskopf
       1999

59   Troon North (Monument)
       Scottsdale, Ariz.
       Jay Morrish
       & Tom Weiskopf
       1990

60   Lake Nona
       Orlando, Fla.
       Tom Fazio
       1984

61   Saddle Creek
       Copperopolis, Calif.
       Tad Buchanan
       & Carter Morrish
       1996

62   Tuhaye
       Tuhaye, Utah
       Mark O’Meara
       2005*

63   Montreux
       Reno, Nev.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1997

64   Desert Mountain
        (Chiricahua)

       Scottsdale, Ariz.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1999

65   Superstition Mountain
        (Prospector)

       Superstition Mountain,
       Ariz.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1997

66   Reynolds Plantation
         (Great Waters)

       Greensboro, Ga.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1992

67   Old Greenwood
       Truckee, Calif.
       Jack Nicklaus
       2004

68   Sagamore
       Noblesville, Ind.
       Jack Nicklaus
       2003*

69   Bull’s Bay
       Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
       Mike Strantz
       2002

70   Desert Mountain (Outlaw)
       Scottsdale, Ariz.
       Jack Nicklaus
       2004

71   Desert Highlands
       Pinnacle Peak, Ariz.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1984

72   Old Marsh
       Palm Beach, Fla.
       Pete Dye
       1988

73   Belfair (West)
       Bluffton, S.C.
       Tom Fazio
       1996

74   TPC at Craig Ranch
       McKinney, Texas
       Tom Weiskopf
       2004*

75   The Gallery (South)
       Marana, Ariz.
       John Fought
       2004

76   Twin Creeks Country Club
       Cedar Park, Texas
       Lee Schmidt, Brian Curly
       & Fred Couples
       2003

77  Kiawah Island Club (River)
       Kiawah Island, S.C.
       Tom Fazio
       1995

78   Redlands Mesa
       Grand Junction, Colo.
       Jim Engh
       2001

79   The Gallery (North)
       Marana, Ariz.
       John Fought
       & Tom Lehman
       1998

80   Black Diamond (Ranch)
       Lecanto, Fla.
       Tom Fazio
       1996

81   Bridges at Rancho
         Santa Fe

       Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
       Robert Trent Jones Sr.
       2001

82   Pradera
       Parker, Colo.
       Jim Engh
       2005

83   The River Club
       Suwanee, Ga.
       Greg Norman
       2005*

84   Colleton River
        Plantation (Dye)

       Bluffton, S.C.
       Pete Dye
       1998

85   Haig Point
       Daufuskie Island, S.C.
       Rees Jones
       1986

86   Belfair (East)
       Bluffton, S.C.
       Tom Fazio
       1999

87   Tidewater
       North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
       Ken Tomlinson
       1993

88   Angels Crossing Golf Club
       Vicksburg, Mich.
       W. Bruce Matthews III
       2004*

89   Pine Canyon Club
       Flagstaff, Ariz.
       Jay Morrish
       2004

90   Desert Mountain
       (Geronimo)
       Scottsdale, Ariz.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1989

91   Shark’s Tooth
       Lake Powell, Fla.
       Greg Norman
       2002

92   Talking Rock
       Prescott, Ariz.
       Jay Morrish
       2002*

93   Desert Mountain
        (Renegade)

       Scottsdale, Ariz.
       Jack Nicklaus
       1987

94   Andalusia
       La Quinta, Calif.
       Rees Jones
       2006*

95   Old North State Club
         at Uwharrie Point

       New London, N.C.
       Tom Fazio
       1992

96   Reunion
         (The Independence)

       Davenport, Fla.
       Tom Watson
       2003

97   TPC at Sugarloaf
       Duluth, Ga.
       Greg Norman
       1997

98   Carnegie Abbey
       Portsmouth, R.I.
       Donald Steel
       2001*

99   Golf Club at
         Fiddler’s Creek (Creek)

       Naples, Fla.
       Arthur Hills
       2002

100  Southern Hills
       Plantation Club
       Brooksville, Fla.
       Pete Dye
       2006

                        
 
   

2007 Golfweek’s Best Courses of Distinction

Blackstone Country Club
Peoria, Ariz.
Jim Engh
2006

BriarRose
White Plains, Ga.
Roy Case
2006

Briar’s Creek
Johns Island, S.C.
Rees Jones
2001

Bright’s Creek
Mill Spring, N.C.
Tom Fazio
2006

Cordillera Ranch
Boerne, Texas
Jack Nicklaus
2006

Dalhousie
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Nicklaus Design
2002

Glacier Club
Durango, Colo.
Design Workshop
2004

The Greenbrier Sporting Club
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Tom Fazio
2004

Harmony Golf Preserve
Harmony, Fla.
Johnny Miller
2002

Huntsman Springs
Driggs, Idaho
David McLay Kidd
Under Construction

Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
Dade City, Fla.
Kurt Sandness and Tom Lehman, 1999
Kurt Sandness, 2002

 




Landfall

Wilmington, N.C.
Pete Dye, 1987
Jack Nicklaus, 1990 / 2001

Lantana
Lantana, Texas
Jay and Carter Morrish
2002

Las Campanas
Santa Fe, N.M.
Jack Nicklaus, 1993
Jack Nicklaus, 2000

The Manor Golf & Country Club
Alpharetta, Ga.
Tom Watson
2006

Miramont
Bryan, Texas
Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
2004

RedTail Mountain
Mountain City, Tenn.
Dan Maples
1982

River Rim Ranch
Tetonia, Idaho
Greg Norman
Under Construction

Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
Sunset Beach, N.C.
Dan Maples, 1986
Willard Byrd, 1989
Rees Jones, 1990

Trillium
Cashiers, N.C.
Morris Hatalsky
1998

The Virginian Golf Club
Bristol, Va.
Tom Fazio
1993

 

 

About the Golfweek’s Best Residential Golf Courses program

The “Golfweek’s Best” course rankings program is the sole editorial property of Golfweek magazine, which is the leading source of information for avid golf enthusiasts. The Golfweek’s Best Residential Golf Courses list recognizes America’s premier residential golf courses and the communities that surround them, many of which have forged long-standing business relationships with The Journal and Golfweek magazine. The program was developed jointly by The Wall Street Journal’s Business Development Group and Golfweek magazine, and is derived directly from the Golfweek’s Best Residential Golf Courses list. The Golfweek’s Best course rankings are compiled and analyzed by Golfweek magazine, with final listings published in a special advertising supplement of The Wall Street Journal and Golfweek, as well as on RealEstateJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s real estate Web site.

 




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