I spent a day at Arcola Country Club observing the process of rating a golf course. It was fascinating.

These ranked layouts are owned or operated by colleges or other campuses.

With the arrival of each new Top 100 ranking, the world’s premier course architects peek to see where their work stands — even as they’re skeptical about this business of calling something “the best.” ...

If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating®. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

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This content was first published in Golf Journal, a quarterly print and monthly digital publication exclusively for USGA Members. To be among the first to receive Golf Journal and to learn how you can ...

Halfway through a decade of post-Covid golf prosperity, the verdict on 2025 is in: Golf design in the United States is strong and getting stronger. Judging by the courses that opened this year, ...

Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of top resort golf courses in the United States includes 20 picks from California, including the top choice in the nation. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel ...

Welcome to the Golfweek’s Best 2026 ranking of the top 25 modern golf courses in Canada. Golfweek for many years ranked ...