65 Troon-affiliated courses named Golfweek’s best

Scottsdale, Ariz. (June 3, 2025) – 65 Troon-affiliated courses have been named Golfweek’s Best in the newly released Golfweek’s Best 2025 issue, ranking the top golf courses in the United States. Golfweek’s team of more than 850 raters rate courses based on 10 criteria. An average of those overall ratings is calculated to create an annual score for each layout, allowing Golfweek’s Best to rank courses. The magazine then ranks the best classic and modern courses nationally as well as the top public and private courses in each state.

Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, congratulates the owners, associates, members and frequent players recognized in Golfweek’s Best 2025 issue.

  • 51 Troon brand-affiliated daily-fee/resort properties are recognized on Golfweek’s 2025 “Best Courses You Can Play, State-by-State” list.
  • 14 private clubs are named in the “Best Private Courses, State-by-State” ranking.
  • 8 courses appear on Golfweek’s prestigious “Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play” ranking.
  • 7 properties are on the magazine’s “Top 200 Modern Courses” list.
  • 3 Troon brand-affiliated courses are the top public courses in their respective states, including Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado, Arkansas, Giant’s Ridge (Quarry Course) in Biwabik, Minnesota and Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah.
  • 1 property was named its state’s top private course, as Fargo Country Club in Fargo is North Dakota’s top private course.

“From golf operations and retail to agronomy and F&B, these rankings are a credit to the associates who work tirelessly each and every day,” said Troon Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing Kris Strauss. “Congratulations to the owners who invested in and delivered these ‘Top 100’ experiences, and to the course architects for their incredible work.”

Affiliated courses named to Golfweek’s Best for 2025 include:

Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play

No. 22 Kapalua (Plantation Course) – Maui, Hawaii

No. 24 Gamble Sands – Brewster, Washington

No. 34 Black Desert Resort – Ivins, Utah

No. 41 Princeville Makai Golf Club – Kauai, Hawaii

No. T44 Mystic Creek Golf Club – El Dorado, Arkansas

No. T47 Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort (Quarry) – Biwabik, Minnesota

No. T52 Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino – Brooks, California

No. 75 Tobacco Road Golf Club – Sanford, North Carolina

Top 200 Modern 

No. 49 Kapalua (Plantation Course) – Maui, Hawaii

No. T53 Gamble Sands – Brewster, Washington

No. 96 Black Desert Resort – Ivins, Utah 

No. 99 Mayacama Golf Club – Santa Rosa, California

No. T132 Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort (Quarry) – Biwabik, Minnesota

No. T143 Pronghorn at Juniper Preserve (Fazio) – Bend, Oregon

No. T157 Champion Hills – Henderson, North Carolina

Best Courses You Can Play, State-By-State
Arizona
No. 2 Quintero Golf Club, Peoria 

No. 3 Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club, Wickenburg

No. T5 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa 

No. 7 Troon North Golf Club (Monument), Scottsdale 
No. 13 Troon North Golf Club (Pinnacle), Scottsdale 
No. T15 Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale (North), Scottsdale 

No. 19 Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale (South), Scottsdale 

No. 25 Arizona National, Tucson

No. 27 Longbow Golf Club, Mesa

No. T28 La Paloma Country Club (Ridge/Canyon), Tucson

Arkansas

No. 1 Mystic Creek Golf Club, El Dorado

California
No. T5 Yocha Dehe Golf Club, Brooks 

No. 15 Bayonet, Seaside

No. 19 Fairmont Grand Del Mar (The Grand), Del Mar

No. 20 Maderas Golf Club, Poway

No. T23 Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad

No. 30 Classic Club, Palm Desert

Connecticut
No. 2 Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, Bloomfield

Delaware
No. 2 Bayside Resort Golf Club, Selbyville

Florida

No. 11 Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean), Palm Coast 
No. 13 Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory), Palm Coast

No. T29 World Golf Village (King & Bear), St. Augustine

Hawaii
No. 2 Kapalua (Plantation), Maui 
No. 3 Princeville Makai Golf Club, Kauai 

No. 6 Mauna Lani (North), Kohala Coast

No. T8 Ocean Course at Hōkūala, Kauai 

No. 11 Kapolei Golf Club, Kapolei

No. 13 Mauna Lani (South), Kohala Coast

Iowa

No. 5 Finkbine Golf Club, Iowa City 

Kansas

No. 4 Ironhorse Golf Club, Leawood 

Louisiana

No. 3 English Turn Golf & Country Club, New Orleans

Maryland

No. 4 Links at Perry Cabin, St. Michaels

Minnesota

No. 1 Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort (Quarry Course), Biwabik

No. 6 Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort (Legends Course), Biwabik

No. 10 The Wilds, Prior Lake

Nevada
No. 9 Coyote Springs Golf Club, Coyote Springs

New Jersey
No. 3 Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Bay), Galloway Township

No. 6 Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Pines), Galloway Township

New Mexico

No. 7 Sandia Golf Club, Albuquerque

New York

No. 3 Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point, Bronx

No. 13 Mansion Ridge Golf Club, Monroe

North Carolina

No. 6 Tobacco Road Golf Club, Sanford

Oregon
No. T10 Pronghorn at Juniper Preserve (Nicklaus), Bend 

No. 15 Tetherow, Bend

TexasNo. 4 The Rawls Course at Texas Tech, Lubbock 

No. 12 La Cantera Golf Club, San Antonio

Utah

No. 1 Black Desert Resort, Ivins

No. 8 Thanksgiving Point Golf Club, Lehi

Virginia

No. 11 Potomac Shores Golf Club, Dumfries

No. 15 Lansdowne Resort (Robert Trent Jones, Jr.), Leesburg

Washington

No. 2 Gamble Sands, Brewster

Best Private Clubs, State-By-State

Arizona

No. T13 Troon Country Club, Scottsdale

No. T13 Pine Canyon Club, Flagstaff

No. 15 Flagstaff Ranch, Flagstaff

No. 20 Torreon (Cabin), Show Low 

California

No. 16 Mayacama Golf Club, Santa Rosa

Delaware

No. 3 Fieldstone Golf Club, Greenville

No. 4 The Peninsula Golf & Country Club, Millsboro

Minnesota

No. 10 Somerby Golf Club, Byron

New Hampshire

No. 3 Manchester Country Club, Bedford

North Carolina

No. 12 Champion Hills, Hendersonville

North Dakota

No. 1 Fargo Country Club, Fargo 

Oregon

No. 3 Pronghorn at Juniper Preserve (Fazio), Bend 

Utah

No. 5 Entrada at Snow Canyon, St. George

Wisconsin

No. 4 Oneida Golf & Country Club, Green Bay