Top 10 Best Golf Courses for Every State in the USA Today
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All of the listed golf courses in America permit public access in some way, whether it be through regular daily green fees, a resort, or by booking a stay at a partner hotel. If you're willing, you can schedule a tee time.
According to our 10 criteria, the course-ratings panel continuously assesses and rates courses. Additionally, they submit a single, overall rating for every golf course. A final rating for each course is generated by averaging these overall ratings for each course. To arrive at the final rankings, each course is then compared to other courses in its state.
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*** Alabama
1. Pursell Farms (FarmLinks)
Sylacauga (m)
2. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Capitol Hill Judge)
Prattville (m)
3. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Grand National Lake)
Opelika (m)q
4. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Ross Bridge)
Birmingham (m)
5. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Capitol Hill Legislator)
Prattville (m)
6. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Cambrian Ridge Sherling Canyon)
Greenville (m)
7. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Oxmoor Valley Ridge)
Birmingham (m)
8. Kiva Dunes
Gulf Shores (m)
9. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Magnolia Grove Falls)
Mobile (m)
10. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (Grand National Links)
Opelika (m)
***Alaska
1. Anchorage GC
Anchorage (m)
2. Chena Bend
Fairbanks (m)
3. Moose Run (Creek)
Fort Richardson (m)
4. Palmer GC
Palmer (m)
5. Moose Run (Hill)
Fort Richardson (c)
***Arizona
1. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)
Fort McDowell (m)
2. Quintero
Peoria (m)
3. Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro/Tortolita)
Marana (m)
4. Wickenburg Ranch
Wickenburg (m)
5. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium)
Scottsdale (m)
6. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes
Maricopa (m)
7. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)
Fort McDowell (m)
8. Troon North (Monument)
Scottsdale (m)
9. Ventana Canyon (Mountain)
Tucson (m)
10. Troon North (Pinnacle)
Scottsdale (m)
***Arkansas
1. Mystic Creek
El Dorado (m)
2. The Ridges at Village Creek
Wynne (m)
3. Big Creek
Mountain Home (m)
4. Stonebridge Meadow
Fayetteville (m)
5. Prairie Creek
Rogers (m)
***California
1. Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach (9c)
2. Pasatiempo
Santa Cruz (34c)
3. Spyglass Hill
Pebble Beach (31m)
4. Torrey Pines (South)
San Diego (103c)
5. Rustic Canyon
Moorpark (m)
6. Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino
Brooks (m)
7. Rams Hill
Borrego Springs (m)
8. Links at Spanish Bay
Pebble Beach (m)
9. CordeValle
San Martin (m)
10. Torrey Pines (North)
San Diego (m)
***Colorado
1. Red Sky (Fazio)
Wolcott (T196m)
2. Redlands Mesa
Grand Junction (m)
3. The Broadmoor (East)
Colorado Springs (T176c)
4. Red Sky (Norman)
Wolcott (m)
5. Haymaker
Steamboat Springs (m)
6. CommonGround
Aurora (m)
7. TPC Colorado
Berthoud (m)
8. The Broadmoor (West)
Colorado Springs (c)
9. Riverdale (Dunes)
Brighton (m)
10. River Valley Ranch
Carbondale (m)
***Connecticut
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1. Keney Park
Hartford (c)
2. Great River
Milford (m)
3. Wintonbury Hills
Bloomfield (m)
4. Lake of Isles (North)
North Stonington (m)
5. Fox Hopyard
East Haddam (m)
6. Hotchkiss
Lakeville (c)
7. Shennecossett
Groton (c)
8. Richter Park*
Danbury (m)
9. Oxford Greens
Oxford (m)
10. Mohegan Sun
Baltic (m)
***Delaware
1. Bayside Resort
Selbyville (m)
2. Baywood Greens
Long Neck (m)
3. Bear Trap Dunes
Bethany Beach (m)
4. White Clay Creek
Wilmington (m)
5. Plantation Lakes*
Millsboro (m)
***Florida
1. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach (T21 m)
2. Streamsong (Red)
Bowling Green (T37 m)
3. Streamsong (Black)
Bowling Green (T44 m)
4. Streamsong (Blue)
Bowling Green (T55 m)
5. World Woods (Pine Barrens)
Brooksville (m)
6. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Doral (m)
7. Black Diamond Ranch (Quarry)
Lecanto (m)
8. Bay Hill Club
Orlando (m)
9. Innisbrook (Copperhead)
Palm Harbor (m)
10. PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion)
Palm Beach Gardens (m)
Georgia
1. Sea Island (Seaside)
St. Simons Island (83m)
2. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)
Greensboro (m)
3. Kinderlou Forest
Valdosta (m)
4. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)
Greensboro (m)
5. McLemore Club
Rising Fawn (m)
6. Bear’s Best Atlanta
Suwanee (m)
7. Sea Island (Plantation)
St. Simons Island (c)
8. Achasta
Dahlonega (m)
9. Harbor Club
Greensboro (m)
10. Reynolds Lake Oconee (National)
Greensboro (m)
***Hawaii
1. Four Seasons Resort (Manele)
Lanai (T32m)
2. Kapalua (Plantation)
Maui (T37m)
3. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel GC
Kohala Coast (181m)
4. Princeville Makai
Kauai (T199m)
5. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Kailua – Kona (m)
6. Wailea (Gold)
Maui (m)
7. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Poipu Bay)
Kauai (m)
8. Mauna Lani (North)
Kona (m)
9. Wailea (Emerald)
Maui (m)
10. Turtle Bay Resort (Arnold Palmer)
Kahuku (m)
***Idaho
1. Circling Raven
Worley (m)
2. Coeur d’Alene Resort
Coeur d’Alene (m)
3. Jug Mountain Ranch
McCall (m)
4. Falcon Crest
Kuna (m)
5. BanBury
Eagle (m)
***Illinois
1. Cog Hill GC (No. 4 – Dubsdread)
Lemont (T158m)
2. TPC Deere Run
Silvis (m)
3. Stonewall Orchard
Grayslake (m)
4. Highlands of Elgin
Elgin (m)
5. The Glen Club
Glenview (m)
6. Thunderhawk
Beach Park (m)
7. Eagle Ridge (The General)
Galena (m)
8. Preserve at Oak Meadow
Addison (m)
9. Ravisloe
Homewood (c)
10. Harborside International (Starboard)
Chicago (m)
***Indiana
1. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye)
French Lick (m)
2. The PFAU Course at Indiana University*
Bloomington (m)
3. French Lick Resort (Ross)
French Lick (c)
4. The Fort
Indianapolis (m)
5. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Kampen)
West Lafayette (m)
6. Coyote Crossing*
West Lafayette (m)
7. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Ackerman-Allen)*
West Lafayette (m)
8. Warren GC at Notre Dame
South Bend (m)
9. Harrison Hills
Attica (c)
***Iowa
Photo: Spirit Hollow golf Course |
1. Spirit Hollow
Burlington (m)
2. Blue Top Ridge
Riverside (m)
3. Tournament Club of Iowa
Polk City (m)
4. Bent Tree*
Council Bluffs (m)
5. Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
Larchwood (m)
***Kansas
1. Firekeeper
Mayetta (m)
2. Buffalo Dunes
Garden City (m)
3. Iron Horse
Leawood (m)
4. Sand Creek Station
Newton (m)
5. Colbert Hills
Manhattan (m)
***Kentucky
1. Lassing Pointe
Union (m)
2. Heritage Hill
Shepherdsville (m)
3. Kearney Hill
Lexington (m)
4. Cherry Blossom
Georgetown (m)
5. Marriott Griffin Gate Resort & Spa
Lexington (m)
***Louisiana
1. Country Club at the Golden Nugget
Lake Charles (m)
2. TPC Louisiana
Avondale (m)
3. Carter Plantation
Springfield (m)
4. English Turn
New Orleans (m)
5. National GC of Louisiana
Westlake (m)
***Maine
1. Boothbay Harbor*
Boothbay (c)
2. Cape Arundel
Kennebunkport (c)
3. Sunday River
Newry (m)
4. Belgrade Lakes GC
Belgrade Lakes (m)
5. Ledges
York (m)
***Maryland
1. Bulle Rock
Havre de Grace (m)
2. Links at Perry Cabin
St. Michaels (m)
3. Lake Presidential
Upper Marlboro (m)
4. Lodestone
McHenry (m)
5. Queenstown Harbor (River)
Queenstown (m)
6. Links at Lighthouse Sound
Ocean City (m)
7. Whiskey Creek
Ijamsville (m)
8. Worthington Manor
Urbana (m)
9. University of Maryland GC
College Park (c)
10. Musket Ridge*
Myersville (m)
***Massachusetts
1. Cape Cod National
Brewster (m)
2. Miacomet
Nantucket (m)
3. The Ranch
Southwick (m)
4. Crumpin-Fox
Bernardston (m)
5. Farm Neck*
Oak Bluffs (m)
6. George Wright Municipal
Boston (c)
7. Red Tail
Devens (m)
8. Pinehills (Nicklaus)
Plymouth (m)
9. William J. Devine GC*
Dorchester (c)
10. Club at New Seabury (Ocean)*
Mashpee (m)
***Michigan
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1. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs)
Arcadia (T63m)
2. Marquette GC (Greywalls)
Marquette (T89m)
3. Forest Dunes (The Loop Red & Black)
Roscommon (116m)
4. Forest Dunes (Weiskopf)
Roscommon (174m)
5. Eagle Eye
Bath (m)
6. Arcadia Bluffs (South)
Arcadia (m)
7. Boyne Bay Harbor (Links/Quarry)
Bay Harbor (m)
8. Belvedere
Charlevoix (T185c)
9. Gull Lake View Resort (Stoatin Brae)
Augusta (m)
10. Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass)
Harris (m)
***Minnesota
1. Giants Ridge (Quarry)
Biwabik (135m)
2. Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Tower (m)
3. Breezy Point Resort (Deacon’s Lodge)
Brainerd (m)
4. Grand View Lodge (Pines)
Nisswa (m)
5. Chaska Town Course
Chaska (m)
6. Giants Ridge (Legends)
Biwabik (m)
7. Meadows at Mystic Lake
Prior Lake (m)
8. Madden’s on Gull Lake (c)
Brainerd (m)
9. StoneRidge
Stillwater (m)
10. The Wilds
Prior Lake (m)
Mississippi
1. Fallen Oak
Saucier (79m)
2. Mossy Oak
West Point (T104m)
3. Old Waverly
West Point (T182m)
4. The Preserve
Vancleave (m)
5. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
Philadelphia (m)
6. Grand Bear
Saucier (m)
7. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas)
Philadelphia (m)
8. Shell Landing
Gautier (m)
9. The Bridges at Hollywood Casino
Bay St. Louis (m)
10. Windance
Gulfport (m)
***Missouri
1. Big Cedar Lodge (Ozarks National)
Hollister (128m)
2. Big Cedar Lodge (Buffalo Ridge)
Hollister (m)
3. Branson Hills
Branson (m)
4. Big Cedar Lodge (Payne’s Valley)
Hollister (m)
5. Swope Memorial
Kansas City (c)
6. Old Kinderhook
Camdenton (m)
7. Ledgestone
Branson (m)
8. Missouri Bluffs
St. Charles (m)
9. Stone Canyon
Blue Springs (m)
10. Rivercut
Springfield (m)
***Montana
1. The Wilderness Club Montana
Eureka (m)
2. Old Works
Anaconda (m)
3. The Ranch Club
Missoula (m)
4. Canyon River
Missoula (m)
5. Whitefish Lake (South)
Whitefish (m)
***Nebraska
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1. Prairie Club (Dunes)
Valentine (T79m)
2. Wild Horse
Gothenburg (T110m)
3. Prairie Club (Pines)
Valentine (m)
4. Bayside
Brule (m)
5. Quarry Oaks
Ashland (m)
***Nevada
1. Shadow Creek
North Las Vegas (10m)
2. Cascata
Boulder City (T182m)
3. Wolf Creek
Mesquite (m)
4. Edgewood Tahoe
Tahoe (m)
5. Wynn
Las Vegas (m)
6. Coyote Springs
Coyote Springs (m)
7. Conestoga
Mesquite (m)
8. Reflection Bay at Lake Las Vegas Resort
Henderson (m)
9. Incline Village (Championship)
Incline Village (m)
10. Paiute (The Wolf)
Las Vegas (m)
***New Hampshire
1. Omni Mount Washington
Bretton Woods (c)
2. CC of New Hampshire
Sutton (c)
3. Owl’s Nest GC
Thornton (m)
4. Breakfast Hill
Greenland (m)
5. Atkinson Resort & CC
Atkinson (m)
***New Jersey
1. Crystal Springs Resort (Ballyowen)
Hamburg (m)
2. Neshanic Valley
Neshanic Station (m)
3. Seaview (Bay)
Galloway (c)
4. Twisted Dune
Egg Harbor Township (m)
5. Rock Spring
West Orange (c)
6. Architects
Lopatcong (m)
7. Ballamor
Egg Harbor Township (m)
8. Knoll (West)
Boonton (c)
9. Shore Gate
Ocean View (m)
10. Scotland Run
Williamstown (m)
***New Mexico
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1. Paako Ridge
Sandia Park (T126m)
2. Red Hawk (NM)
Las Cruces (m)
3. University of New Mexico (Championship)
Albuquerque (m)
4. Cochiti GC
Cochiti Lake (m)
5. Twin Warriors
Santa Ana Pueblo (m)
6. Black Mesa
Espanola (m)
7. Piñon Hills
Farmington (m)
8. Sandia
Albuquerque (m)
9. Inn of the Mountain Gods
Mescalero (m)
10. Sonoma Ranch
Las Cruces (m)
***New York
1. Bethpage State Park (Black)
Farmingdale (27c)
2. Trump Golf Links Ferry Point
New York (m)
3. Leatherstocking
Cooperstown (T165c)
4. Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote)
Verona (m)
5. Sagamore
Bolton Landing (c)
6. Montauk Downs State Park
Montauk Point (m)
7. Bethpage State Park (Red)
Farmingdale (c)
8. Turning Stone Resort (Shenendoah)
Verona (m)
9. Links at Union Vale
Lagrangeville (m)
10. Ravenwood
Victor (m)
North Carolina
1. Pinehurst (No. 2)
Pinehurst (16c)
2. Pinehurst (No. 4)
Pinehurst (T89m)
3. Mid Pines
Southern Pines (T117c)
4. Pine Needles
Southern Pines (T145c)
5. Linville GC
Linville (T153c)
6. Tobacco Road
Sanford (m)
7. Pinehurst (No. 8)
Pinehurst (m)
8. Bald Head Island Club
Bald Head Island (m)
9. Duke University GC
Durham (c)
10. UNC Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill (m)
***North Dakota
1. Links of North Dakota
Ray (m)
2. Minot CC
Minot (m)
3. Hawktree
Bismarck (m)
4. Bully Pulpit
Medora (m)
5. Vardon
Minot (c)
***Ohio
1. Firestone (South)
Akron (161c)
Akron (m)
3. Fowler’s Mill (Lake and River)
Chesterland (m)
4. Manakiki
Willoughby (c)
5. The Virtues
Nashport (m)
6. Firestone (West)
Akron (m)
7. Sleepy Hollow
Brecksville (c)
8. The Quarry
Canton (m)
9. Stonelick Hills
Batavia (m)
10. Boulder Creek
Streetsboro (m)
***Oklahoma
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1. Karsten Creek
Stillwater (T81m)
Ringler: Karsten Creek playing tough but fair
2. Jimmie Austin GC at the University of Oklahoma
Norman (T185c)
3. Shangri-La Resort
Afton (m)
4. Chickasaw Pointe
Kingston (m)
5. Cherokee Hills
Catoosa (c)
***Oregon
1. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes)
Bandon (2m)
2. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald)
Bandon (T7m)
3. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes)
Bandon (11m)
4. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails)
Bandon (14m)
5. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sheep Ranch)
Bandon (18m)
6. Silvies Valley Ranch (Hankins)
Seneca (T116m)
7. Silvies Valley Ranch (Craddock)
Seneca (T162m)
8. Crosswater Club (Crosswater)
Sunriver (T188m)
9. Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek)
North Plains (m)
10. Pronghorn (Nicklaus)
Bend (m)
***Pennsylvania
1. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
Farmington (m)
2. Omni Bedford Springs (Old)
Bedford (T200c)
3. Olde Stonewall
Ellwood City (m)
4. Golf Course at Glen Mills
Glen Mills (m)
5. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)
Farmington (m)
6. Hershey CC (West)
Hershey (c)
7. Wyncote
Oxford (m)
8. Links at Gettysburg
Gettysburg (m)
9. Jeffersonville GC
Jeffersonville (c)
10. Broad Run
West Chester (m)
***Rhode Island
1. Newport National
Newport (m)
2. Triggs Memorial
Providence (c)
3. Meadow Brook
Richmond (m)
4. Montaup
Portsmouth (c)
5. Exeter CC
Exeter (m)
South Carolina
1. Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
Kiawah Island (13m)
2. Sea Pines Resort (Harbour Town GL)
Hilton Head Island (54m)
3. Palmetto Bluff (May River)
Bluffton (T140m)
4. The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach (143c)
5. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club
Pawleys Island (T176m)
6. True Blue
Pawleys Island (m)
7. Tidewater
North Myrtle Beach (m)
8. Sea Pines Resort (Atlantic Dunes)
Hilton Head Island (m)
9. Sea Pines Resort (Heron Point)
Hilton Head Island (m)
10. Legends Golf Resort (Moorland)
Myrtle Beach (m)
South Dakota
1. GC at Red Rock
Rapid City (m)
2. Hart Ranch
Rapid City (m)
3. Prairie Green
Sioux Falls (m)
4. Willow Run
Sioux Falls (m)
5. Meadowbrook
Rapid City (m)
***Tennessee
1. Sweetens Cove
South Pittsburg (63m)
Sweetens Cove stands up to the hype
2. Stonehenge
Fairfield Glade (m)
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3. Course at Sewanee
Sewanee (m)
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4. Hermitage Golf Course (President’s Reserve)
Old Hickory (m)
5. Fairfield Glade (Heatherhurst Brae)
Fairfield Glade (m)
***Texas
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1. Black Jack’s Crossing
Lajitas (T147m)
2. The Rawls Course at Texas Tech
Lubbock (m)
3. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons)
Austin (m)
4. Pine Dunes Resort & GC
Frankston (m)
5. TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
San Antonio (m)
6. Omni Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills)
Austin (m)
7. TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas
Irving (m)
8. TPC San Antonio (Canyons)
San Antonio (m)
9. The Texas Rangers GC
Arlington (m)
10. Omni Barton Creek (Crenshaw Coore Cliffside)
Austin (m)
***Utah
1. Hideout
Monticello (m)
2. Sand Hollow (Championship)
Hurricane (m)
3. Entrada at Snow Canyon
St. George (m)
4. Soldier Hollow (Gold)
Midway (m)
5. Thanksgiving Point
Lehi (m)
6. Sunbrook (Pointe/Woodbridge)
St. George (m)
7. Green Spring
Washington (m)
8. Coral Canyon
Washington (m)
9. Canyons
Park City (m)
10. The Ledges of St. George
St. George (m)
***Vermont
1. Rutland CC
Rutland (m)
2. Jay Peak
Jay (m)
3. Stowe Mountain Club
Stowe (m)
4. Okemo Valley
Ludlow (m)
5. GC at Equinox
Manchester Village (c)
***Virginia
1. Primland (Highland)
Meadows of Dan (88m)
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2. Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
Hot Springs (T105c)
3. Keswick Hall and GC (Full Cry)
Keswick (m)
4. Golden Horseshoe (Gold)
Williamsburg (m)
5. Royal New Kent Golf Club
Providence Forge (m)
6. Independence
Midlothian (m)
7. Boar’s Head Resort (Birdwood)
Charlottesville (m)
Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S. in 2022
8. Spring Creek
Zion Crossroads (m)
9. Kingsmill (River)
Williamsburg (m)
10. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech
Radford (m)
***Washington
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1. Gamble Sands
Brewster (46m)
2. Chambers Bay
University Place (52m)
3. Wine Valley
Walla Walla (124m)
4. Salish Cliffs
Shelton (m)
5. Gold Mountain (Olympic)
Bremerton (m)
6. Palouse Ridge
Pullman (m)
7. Kalispel
Spokane (c)
8. Trophy Lake Golf & Casting
Port Orchard (m)
9. Indian Canyon
Spokane (c)
10. White Horse
Kingston (m)
***West Virginia
1. The Greenbrier (Old White)
White Sulphur Springs (c)
2. Stonewall Resort
Roanoke (m)
3. The Resort at Glade Springs (Stonehaven)
Daniels (m)
4. The Greenbrier (Greenbrier)*
White Sulphur Springs (c)
5. Snowshoe Mountain (Raven)
Snowshoe (m)
***Wisconsin
1. Whistling Straits (Straits)
Mosel (No. 8 m)
2. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Nekoosa (No. 29 m)
3. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Nekoosa (No. 32 m)
4. Lawsonia (Links)
Green Lake (No. 66 c)
5. Erin Hills
Hartford (T82 m)
6. Blackwolf Run (River)
Kohler (m)
7. Whistling Straits (Irish)
Mosel (m)
8. University Ridge
Madison (m)
9. SentryWorld
Stevens Point (m)
10. Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)
Kohler (m)
***Wyoming
1. Teton Pines
Wilson (m)
2. Rochelle Ranch
Rawlins (m)
3. Bell Nob
Gillette (m)
4. Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club
Jackson (m)
5. Three Crowns
Casper (m)
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S. Also included with many courses are links to recent stories about that layout. |
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