U.S. Open Golf Courses

#1 on trail

Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Henry Fownes's Pennsylvania brute has hosted the U.S. Open ten times — more than any course in America — plus six U.S. Amateurs (Bobby Jones won here in 1925), three PGA Championships, and two U.S. Women's Opens. Lightning-fast greens and the infamous Church Pews bunker make it one of the game's hardest tests. Private club.

#2 on trail

Pebble Beach, California

Jack Neville and Douglas Grant's 1919 clifftop layout on the Monterey Peninsula has hosted five U.S. Amateurs — Jack Nicklaus won here in 1961, Viktor Hovland in 2018 — and six U.S. Opens. Nine holes run directly along the coastline. Resort access.

#3 on trail

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Donald Ross's 1907 masterpiece, restored to native sand by Coore & Crenshaw in 2011. Host to four U.S. Opens, three U.S. Amateurs, and back-to-back U.S. Senior Opens in 1993 and 1994. Crowned greens and wiregrass rough define every hole. Resort access.

#4 on trail

Mamaroneck, New York

Tillinghast's 1923 masterpiece in Mamaroneck has hosted six U.S. Opens. Demanding par 4s average over 450 yards. Private.

#5 on trail

Southampton, New York

William Flynn's 1931 redesign is one of the toughest championship tests in America. Host of six U.S. Opens, including Brooks Koepka's 2018 win and the 2026 championship.

#6 on trail

San Francisco, California

Sam Whiting's 1927 redesign of Willie Watson's original winds through dense cypress and eucalyptus above San Francisco. Host to five U.S. Opens and four U.S. Amateurs, most recently in 2025. Private club.

#7 on trail

Farmingdale, New York

Burbeck and Tillinghast's 1936 public bruiser at Bethpage State Park — the 'People's Country Club' on Long Island — hosted the 2025 Ryder Cup, where Europe won 15–13 to become the first road team to take the Cup since 2012. Also a two-time U.S. Open venue (2002, 2009). Walk-up tee times and a warning sign at the first tee say it all.

#8 on trail

Springfield, New Jersey

Tillinghast's 1922 Lower Course in Springfield has hosted five U.S. Opens (1936, 1954, 1967, 1980, 1993) — Baltusrol's two earliest Opens came on a course that no longer exists — along with two PGA Championships. The par-3 4th over water and the long closing stretch define its pedigree. Private club.

#9 on trail

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Donald Ross's 1918 design, toughened by Robert Trent Jones for the 1951 U.S. Open — where Ben Hogan declared he had brought "this monster" to its knees — has hosted six U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, two U.S. Amateurs (2002, 2016), two U.S. Senior Opens, and the 2004 Ryder Cup. Private club.

#10 on trail

Ardmore, Pennsylvania

Hugh Wilson's 1912 Ardmore masterpiece has hosted six U.S. Amateurs — including Bobby Jones's 1930 win that completed the Grand Slam — and five U.S. Opens, from Hogan's 1950 comeback to Justin Rose in 2013. Wicker-basket flagsticks, tight corridors, and quarry holes define one of championship golf's great short courses. Private club.

#11 on trail

Brookline, Massachusetts

The composite championship routing at Brookline has hosted six U.S. Amateurs and four U.S. Opens — including Francis Ouimet's era-defining 1913 upset of Vardon and Ray, and Matt Fitzpatrick's 2022 win — plus the 1999 Ryder Cup. Rolling, tree-lined terrain across holes drawn from multiple nines. Private club.