Take a look at the ten best new golf courses I played in 2024!

Forest Dunes in Michigan is a golfer's paradise, the type of place you could spend a weekend without ever breaking your smile.

Mossy Oak Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi, a top 100 public staple, is a treasure to behold in the American South.

Hazeltine National in Chaska, Minnesota was the site of my wedding reception and the greatest golfing accomplishment of my life. It’s also the only American venue to have been asked to host the Ryder Cup twice.

One of America's signature golf holes can be found at Coeur d'Alene Resort's island green fourteenth. However, there's much more than meets the eye here.

One of Sin City’s best golf courses, SouthShore Country Club is a treat of a Jack Nicklaus located in the affluent Lake Las Vegas area. Read about my experience here.

Black Sheep Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in a state that has so many. Read about my experience at the mesmerizing layout in the rolling hills outside Chicago.

Park Mammoth Golf Club, Golf Digest’s third best new golf course of 2023, is an old age design off the beaten path you need to experience.

The Hoosier State boasts a large number of solid golf courses, and Chariot Run in Laconia stands among them. Read about my experience here.

Read about why one Golf Channel broadcaster referred to Pine Dunes in Frankston, Texas as “the best hidden golf gem in America”.

Spyglass Hill is one of the United States’ best and most well-known public golf courses. Read about my experience at what Golf Digest calls the 67th best in America, 12th among public layouts.

Fargo Country Club has 125 years of history and is the only course in North Dakota to have hosted a USGA championship. Read about my experience.

The Bluffs Golf Course, once nationally ranked by Golf Digest, is a fantastic Arnold Palmer design that just needs a little love. Not all narrative arcs end with a happy ending. Read why this might not be the end for The Bluffs.

Blessings Golf Club is a treasure in the northwest region of Arkansas. Read about my experience at a place Golf Digest names among the best golf courses in the United States.

South Dakota, known for its monuments and prairies, has a fair number of golf courses. Among them is The Country Club of Sioux Falls, located in the heart of the state’s largest city. Family ties have brought me to this 1959 parkland gem many times.

A stop on the way from Dallas to Minneapolis yielded a surprisingly great golf course, the Tournament Club of Iowa outside of Des Moines.

Did you know most golf courses are open in Kansas in the winter? I found this out last year when playing the much appreciated Sand Creek Station Golf Club in Newton.

Golf Digest’s Best New Public Golf Course of the year, Landmand is currently the sport’s most sought after public tee time. Read about my experience in the Cornhusker State.

Florida is known for its beaches, sunny weather, and golf courses. Read about my experience at Sandestin Resort’s Raven Golf Club, a Robert Trent Jones, Jr. design in the Sunshine State's panhandle.