A reference encyclopedia of American golf
Look it up the night before the round.
Who designed it, when it opened, what the numbers say, and the history behind the ground you are about to walk. Every course has a story worth knowing — this is where it is kept.
189
Courses on record
40
Architects
34
States
1886
Earliest entry
Three ways in
By course
Every entry in the ledger, filterable by state, era and access. Start here when you know the name — or when you only know the county.
Open the ledger →
By architect
Donald Ross and 39 others, each with a catalogue, an era and the habits that give their work away.
Meet the architects →
By ground
State and era — two axes that explain why a course plays the way it does. Useful for planning a trip, or an argument.
Browse by state →
From the course records
All 189 courses →The architects
Donald Ross
38
A. W. Tillinghast
20
Robert Trent Jones
16
Arnold Palmer
12
Jack Nicklaus
12
Devereux Emmet
8
Pete Dye
8
Seth Raynor
7
Bobby Weed
6
Tom Fazio
6
A. V. Macan
5
Alister MacKenzie
5
Tom Bendelow
5
Joe Lee
4
William P. Bell
4
Dick Wilson
3
Rees Jones
3
Harry Colt
2
Herbert J. Tweedie
2
John Fought
2
Tom Jackson
2
Arthur Hills
1
Ben Crenshaw
1
Bill Diddel
1