The Best Tom Doak Golf Courses

#1 on trail

Bandon, Oregon

Tom Doak's 2001 design plays along Oregon's rugged coastline with natural fescue fairways and minimal earth movement. Several holes run directly above the Pacific cliffs.

#2 on trail

Holyoke, Colorado

Tom Doak's minimalist masterpiece in the Colorado sandhills. Walking-only, private, and consistently ranked among the top 50 courses in the U.S.

#3 on trail

Nekoosa, Wisconsin

Doak and Schneider's 2021 reimagining of C.B. Macdonald's lost 1914 masterpiece occupies a dramatic glacial landscape along the Wisconsin River. Named among the best public courses in the country since opening.

#4 on trail

Ridgeland, South Carolina

Tom Fazio-designed private layout carved through South Carolina lowcountry pine and hardwood, opened 2017. Host of the PGA Tour's CJ Cup since 2022 on sandy, fast-draining terrain.

#5 on trail

Bandon, Oregon

Doak and Urbina's tribute to C.B. Macdonald features oversized greens and template holes drawn from golf's golden age. Plays firm and fast on Oregon's coast.

#6 on trail

Kingsley, Michigan

Tom Doak design in northern Michigan, opened 1993. Minimalist routing over rolling terrain with naturalistic bunkering. One of his most celebrated early works.

#7 on trail

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Tom Doak's 2024 masterpiece built on the former Pinehurst No. 10 site using sandy native terrain. Immediately entered national top-25 rankings upon opening, with minimalist shaping and wiregrass rough echoing the No. 2 restoration philosophy.

#8 on trail

Roscommon, Michigan

Tom Doak's reversible design plays 18 holes in two directions—Red and Black—on the same land. One of only a small number of reversible courses in the U.S., it remains a rare and celebrated format. Public access in northern Michigan.

#9 on trail

Bowling Green, Florida

Tom Doak–designed across former phosphate mining land in central Florida, this 2012 resort track plays through dramatic elevation changes rare for the state. Expect exposed ridgelines, deep falloffs, and wide-open angles demanding precise shot-shaping.

#10 on trail

Houston, Texas

Doak's 2020 restoration of Bredemus's 1936 municipal layout returned Memorial Park to championship form. Host of the Houston Open, it's one of the most accessible PGA Tour venues in the country.