Golfweek's Best 2022: Top 50 Casino Golf Courses
Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2022 Casino Courses in the United States. This list focuses on courses owned and/or operated by or in conjunction with casinos, with data pulled from Golfweek‘s massive database of course rankings.
The hundreds of members of Golfweek‘s course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each that is then used to compile the Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
Listed with each course below is its average rating, location, designer(s) and whether the course is modern (m, built in or after 1960) or classic (c, built before 1960).
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Nos. 1-10
1. Shadow Creek 8.10
North Las Vegas, Nev.; Tom Fazio (m)
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2. Fallen Oak 7.21
Saucier, Miss.; Tom Fazio (m)
3. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye Course) 6.84
French Lick, Ind.; Pete Dye (m)
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4. The Greenbrier (Old White) 6.80
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George (c)
Joaquin Niemann wins first PGA Tour title at The Greenbrier
5. Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino 6.67
Brooks, Calif.; Brad Bell (m)
6. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro) 6.61
Fort McDowell, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m)
T7. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay 6.53
Tower, Minn.; Jeff Brauer (m)
T7. Salish Cliffs 6.53
Shelton, Wash.; Gene Bates (m)
9. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote) 6.50
Verona, N.Y.; Tom Fazio (m)
T10. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock) 6.42
Farmington, Pa.; Pete Dye (m)
T10. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross Course) 6.42
French Lick, Ind.; Donald Ross (c)
Nos. 12-20
12. Barona Creek 6.37
Lakeside, Calif.; Gary Roger Baird, Todd Eckenrode (m)
13. The Preserve 6.35
Vancleave, Miss.; Jerry Pate (m)
14. Spirit Hollow 6.34
Burlington, Iowa; Rick Jacobson (m)
15. Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass) 6.33
Harris, Mich.; Paul Albanese (m)
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16. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes 6.31
Maricopa, Ariz.; Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt (m)
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17. Edgewood Tahoe 6.30
Tahoe, Nev.; George Fazio (m)
18. Firekeeper 6.26
Mayetta, Kan.; Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay (m)
19. Wynn Golf Club* 6.24
Las Vegas; Tom Fazio (m)
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20. Circling Raven 6.22
Worley, Idaho; Gene Bates (m)
Nos. 21-30
21. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla) 6.19
Fort McDowell, Ariz.; Scott Miller (m)
22. Fantasy Springs Resort (Eagle Falls) 6.10
Indio, Calif.; Clive Clark (m)
T23. Sage Run* 6.06
Bark River, Mich.; Paul Albanese (m)
T23. Meadows at Mystic Lake 6.06
Prior Lake, Minn.; Garrett Gill, Paul Miller (m)
25. Sewailo 6.01
Tucson, Ariz.; Ty Butler, Notah Begay (m)
26. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks) 5.98
Philadelphia, Miss.; Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate (m)
27. Nemacolin (Shepherd's Rock) 5.97
Farmington, Pa.; Pete Dye (m)
T28. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Shenendoah) 5.94
Verona, N.Y.; Rick Smith (m)
T28. Tatanka 5.94
Niobrara, Neb.; Paul Albanese (m)
30. Lake of Isles (North) 5.90
North Stonington, Conn.; Rees Jones (m)
Nos. 31-40
31. Blue Top Ridge 5.88
Riverside, Iowa; Rees Jones (m)
32. Sandia 5.87
Albuquerque, N.M.; Scott Miller (m)
33. The Greenbrier (Greenbrier)* 5.81
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Seth Raynor, George O'Neil, Jack Nicklaus (c)
34. Journey at Pechanga 5.79
Temecula, Calif.; Arthur Hills, Steve Forrest (m)
35. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Kaluhyat) 5.78
Verona, N.Y.; Robert Trent Jones Jr. (m)
36. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas) 5.77
Philadelphia, Miss.; Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate (m)
37. Kalispel Golf 5.76
Spokane, Wash.; Jim Barnes, Robert Johnstone (c)
38. Whirlwind (Cattail) 5.74
Chandler, Ariz.; Gary Panks (m)
39. Shell Landing 5.72
Gautier, Miss.; Davis Love III (m)
T40. Thornberry Creek at Oneida 5.61
Oneida, Wis.; Rick Jacobson (m)
T40. Sequoyah National 5.61
Whittier, N.C.; Robert Trent Jones Jr. (m)
Nos. 42-50
42. Belterra 5.60
Florence, Ind.; Tom Fazio (m)
43. Talking Stick (O’odham) 5.50
Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m)
44. Talking Stick (Piipaash) 5.48
Scottsdale, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw (m)
45. Bali Hai Golf Club 5.40
Las Vegas; Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt (m)
46. Inn of the Mountain Gods 5.38
Mescalero, N.M.; Ted Robinson (m)
47. The Bridges GC at Hollywood Casino 5.34
Bay St. Louis, Miss.; Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay (m)
48. Cherokee Hills 5.26
Catoosa, Okla.; Perry Maxwell, Tripp Davis (c)
49. Mohegan Sun 5.24
Baltic, Conn.; Geoffrey S. Cornish, Robert McNeil (m)
50. Windance 5.15
Gulfport, Miss.; Mark McCumber (m)
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