Why rank golf courses? Well, because we love a good 19th-hole debate. We love to make bucket lists. We love to track trends in the sport. We love to know which architects are hot (or not). And nothing ...

For GOLF’s course rankings lists, each panelist is provided a list of hundreds of courses and “buckets,” or groupings. If they believe the course to be among the best in its category (World, U.S.

The debate over which state in the United States has the best golf is tricky, not only because there are so many worthy contenders, but also because it’s tough to agree upon one definition of what the ...