If you’re one of the more than 3.2 million golfers in this country who keep a handicap, you know how simple the process is: You tally up your shots, post your score, and the World Handicap System (WHS ...

If you have ever examined a scorecard or posted a score for handicap purposes, you have probably seen the terms Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™. While most golfers know they pertain to course ...

Mere decimal points in the vote count can separate a course that finishes in the World Top 100 than one that misses out.

Where can you find the best private golf courses in each state? Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2025 list of the top private layouts, as judged by our hundreds of raters. The members of the ratings panel ...

Welcome to Golfweek’s Best 2025 ranking of top residential golf courses in the United States. The hundreds of members of our ...

National Golf Lover's Day is on Oct. 4, so it's the perfect opportunity to grab your clubs and head out to a course.

The toughest golf courses in the Bay Area have an average slope rating of 129.55 for men (and 130.95 for women). This List refers specifically to the men's back tee for each course. The courses are in ...

In our newly released Best in State rankings, nearly 1,000 courses across the 50 states are recognized by our panelists for their superior architecture. The number of courses ranked in each state vary ...

As part of GOLF’s rigorous ratings process for our newly released Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and Top 100 Courses You Can Play rankings, our fleet of 100-plus expert panelists identified the best golf ...

Information on The List was obtained from the United States Golf Association's Course Rating and Slope Database. Data was compiled as of August 28, 2025. In case of ties, the toughest golf courses are ...

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