Welcome to Golfweek’s Best Casino Courses in the United States.
This list focuses on courses owned and/or operated by casinos, with data pulled from Golfweek‘s massive database of course rankings. (Pictured atop this story is No. 5 We-Ko-Pa’s Saguaro Course, with the photo courtesy of We-Ko-Pa/Lonna Tucker.)
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There was only one change in the top 10 of this list from 2019, with The Preserve in Vancleave, Mississippi, moving to No. 10 on the list, replacing Spirit Hollow in Burlington, Iowa, which slid down a spot to No. 11. There were several shuffles in the next 40 courses, including several courses new or returning to the list.
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.
Each course is listed with its 2019 ranking in parenthesis, an average ranking from all the Golfweek Raters who reviewed it, its location, architect(s) and the year it opened.
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Casino Courses 1-10
Kyoung-Hoon Lee plays the 18th hole at Shadow Creek during the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup in October in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
1. (1. in 2019) Shadow Creek, 8.09
North Las Vegas, Nev.; Tom Fazio; 1990
2. (2.) Fallen Oak, 7.24
Saucier, Miss.; Tom Fazio; 2006
3. (3.) Greenbrier (Old White), 6.86
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George; 1914
4. (4.) French Lick Resort (Pete Dye Course), 6.74
French Lick, Ind.; Pete Dye; 2009
5. (5.) We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro), 6.68
Fort McDowell, Ariz.; Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw; 2006
T-6. (6.) Salish Cliffs, 6.54
Shelton, Wash.; Gene Bates; 2011
T-6. (7.) The Wilderness at Fortune Bay, 6.54
Tower, Minn; Jeff Brauer; 2004
8. (8.) Barona Creek, 6.50
Lakeside, Calif.; Gary Roger Baird, Todd Eckenrode; 2001
9. (9.) Nemacolin Woodlands (Mystic Rock), 6.44
Farmington, Pa.; Pete Dye; 1995
10. (11.) The Preserve, 6.41
Vancleave, Miss.; Jerry Pate; 2005
Casino Courses 11-20
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Maricopa, Arizona (Courtesy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes)
11. (10.) Spirit Hollow, 6.30
Burlington, Iowa; Rick Jacobson; 2000
12. (14.) Ak-Chin Southern Dunes, 6.27
Maricopa, Ariz.; Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt; 2002
13. (12.) Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote), 6.26
Verona, N.Y.; Tom Fazio; 2004
14. (15.) Edgewood Tahoe, 6.24
Tahoe, Nev.; George Fazio; 1968
15. (17.) Firekeeper, 6.22
Mayetta, Kan.; Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay; 2011
16. (13.) French Lick Resort (Donald Ross), 6.21
French Lick, Ind.; Donald Ross; 1917
17. (16.) We-Ko-Pa (Cholla), 6.18
Fort McDowell, Ariz.; Scott Miller; 2001
18. (19.) Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino, 6.16
Brooks, Calif.; Brad Bell; 2008
19. (21.) Circling Raven, 6.06
Worley, Idaho; Gene Bates; 2003
T-20. (20.) Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass), 6.03
Harris, Mich.; Paul Albanese; 1976
T-20. (18.) Meadows at Mystic Lake, 6.03
Prior Lake, Minn.; Garrett Gill, Paul Miller; 2005
Casino Courses 21-30
Sandia Golf Club in Albuquerque, N.M. (Courtesy of Sandia)
22. (22.) Sandia, 6.02
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Albuquerque, N.M.; Scott Miller; 2005
23. (23.) Tatanka, 5.94
Niobrara, Neb.; Paul Albanese; 2015
24. (24.) Lake of Isles (North), 5.93
North Stonington, Conn.; Rees Jones; 2005
T-25. (25.) The Greenbrier (Greenbrier), 5.88
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; Seth Raynor, Jack Nicklaus; 1924
T-25. (26.) Sewailo 5.88
Tucson, Ariz.; Ty Butler, Notah Begay; 2013
T-27. (29.) Turning Stone Resort (Shenendoah), 5.81
Verona, N.Y.; Rick Smith; 2000
T-27. (32.) Blue Top Ridge, 5.81
Riverside, Iowa; Rees Jones; 2007
T-29. (28.) Journey at Pechanga, 5.79
Temecula, Calif.; Arthur Hills, Steve Forrest; 2008
T-29. (37.) Eagle Falls 5.79
Indio, Calif.; Clive Clark; 2008
Casino Courses 31-40
Kalispel Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Wash. (Courtesy of Kalispel)
31. (30.) Kalispel, 5.77
Spokane, Wash.; Jim Barnes, Robert Johnstone; 1910