Unlike country club memberships, golf courses don’t always get to keep their spots in the Top 100 for life. The following 161 courses used to be ranked in one of the two Top 100 lists but have dropped off. They have been sorted by the number of times they appeared on a list, with ties broken by their best rank achieved.
As of 2015 there were about 16,000 golf courses in the USA, 287 of which have been ranked in the Top 100 at some point. Making even a single appearance is something to be proud of.
| Course | Location | Year Designed | Number of Appearances | Last Year Ranked | Best Golf Digest Ranking | Best Golf Magazine Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazeltine National | Chaska, MN | 1962 | 30 | 2017 | 50 | 63 |
| Crooked Stick | Carmel, IN | 1967 | 30 | 2019 | 54 | 65 |
| Colonial | Fort Worth, TX | 1936 | 26 | 2017 | 22 | 27 |
| Blackwolf Run | Kohler, WI | 1990 | 25 | 2021 | 31 | 67 |
| Long Cove | Hilton Head Island, SC | 1982 | 24 | 2011 | 19 | 38 |
| Laurel Valley | Ligonier, PA | 1959 | 24 | 2017 | 22 | 70 |
| Double Eagle | Galena, OH | 1992 | 24 | 2021 | 56 | 41 |
| Shoal Creek | Shoal Creek, AL | 1977 | 22 | 2013 | 14 | 31 |
| Homestead (Cascades) | Hot Springs, VA | 1923 | 21 | 2007 | 39 | 37 |
| Canterbury | Beachwood, OH | 1922 | 21 | 2007 | 46 | 49 |
| Salem | Peabody, MA | 1925 | 21 | 2011 | 52 | 71 |
| Desert Forest | Carefree, AZ | 1962 | 21 | 2013 | 57 | 78 |
| Forest Highlands | Flagstaff, AZ | 1988 | 20 | 2013 | 38 | 55 |
| Bellerive | St. Louis, MO | 1960 | 20 | 2015 | 47 | 64 |
| Black Diamond Ranch | Lecanto, FL | 1987 | 19 | 2009 | 24 | 40 |
| East Lake | Atlanta, GA | 1915 | 19 | 2017 | 60 | 52 |
| Jupiter Hills | Tesquesta, FL | 1970 | 18 | 2009 | 23 | 54 |
| Wannamoisett | Rumford, RI | 1916 | 18 | 2005 | 35 | 61 |
| Eugene | Eugene, OR | 1967 | 16 | 2011 | 28 | 74 |
| Sahalee | Sammamish, WA | 1969 | 16 | 2017 | 48 | - |
| Mauna Kea | Waimea, HI | 1964 | 15 | 2009 | 62 | 88 |
| Yale | New Haven, CT | 1923 | 14 | 2017 | - | 45 |
| Point O’ Woods | Benton Harbor, MI | 1958 | 13 | 2003 | 54 | 66 |
| Cog Hill (No. 4) | Lemont, IL | 1964 | 12 | 2011 | 40 | 87 |
| Saucon Valley (Grace) | Bethlehem, PA | 1958 | 12 | 1999 | 41 | 56 |
| Ocean Forest | Sea Island, GA | 1995 | 12 | 2009 | 66 | 45 |
| Firestone (South) | Akron, OH | 1929 | 12 | 2005 | 51 | 47 |
| Cabot Citrus (Pine Barrens) | Brooksville, FL | 1993 | 11 | 2011 | 75 | 38 |
| Prince | Princeville, HI | 1990 | 11 | 2011 | 39 | 95 |
| Troon | Scottsdale, AZ | 1986 | 11 | 2001 | 41 | 44 |
| Wild Dunes (Links) | Isle of Palms, SC | 1980 | 10 | 1997 | 32 | 40 |
| Rich Harvest | Sugar Grove, IL | 1999 | 10 | 2021 | 45 | - |
| Greenville (Chanticleer) | Greenville, SC | 1970 | 10 | 2003 | 50 | - |
| Bay Hill | Orlando, FL | 1961 | 10 | 1997 | 56 | 91 |
| Pine Tree | Boynton Beach, FL | 1961 | 10 | 2003 | 57 | 63 |
| NCR (South) | Kettering, OH | 1954 | 10 | 2003 | 70 | 79 |
| Sycamore Hills | Fort Wayne, IN | 1989 | 9 | 2011 | 40 | - |
| Stanwich | Greenwich, CT | 1962 | 9 | 2003 | 69 | - |
| Dunes Club | Myrtle Beach, SC | 1950 | 9 | 2003 | 78 | 76 |
| Haig Point | Hilton Head Island, SC | 1986 | 8 | 1999 | 28 | 65 |
| Torrey Pines (South) | La Jolla, CA | 1957 | 8 | 2017 | - | 60 |
| North Carolina (Dogwood) | Pinehurst, NC | 1963 | 8 | 1997 | 63 | 78 |
| Mayacama | Santa Rosa, CA | 2001 | 8 | 2019 | 66 | 98 |
| Preserve | Carmel, CA | 2000 | 8 | 2019 | 68 | - |
| Old Warson | St. Louis, MO | 1955 | 8 | 2003 | 77 | 91 |
| Flint Hills National | Andover, KS | 1997 | 7 | 2017 | 43 | - |
| Troon North (Monument) | Scottsdale, AZ | 1990 | 7 | 1997 | 65 | 58 |
| Doral (Blue Monster) | Doral, FL | 1961 | 7 | 2015 | 77 | 60 |
| Indianwood (Old) | Lake Orion, MI | 1925 | 7 | 2003 | - | 64 |
| Grandfather | Linville, NC | 1967 | 7 | 2013 | 65 | - |
| Atlantic | Bridgehampton, NY | 1992 | 7 | 2005 | 65 | 97 |
| Wilmington (South) | Wilmington, DE | 1960 | 7 | 2001 | 81 | - |
| Black Rock | Coeur d’Alene, ID | 2003 | 6 | 2019 | 27 | - |
| Trump Bedminster (Old) | Bedminster, NJ | 2004 | 6 | 2015 | - | 48 |
| Pumpkin Ridge (Witch Hollow) | North Plains, OR | 1992 | 6 | 2001 | 81 | 69 |
| Desert Highlands | Scottsdale, AZ | 1983 | 5 | 1995 | 25 | - |
| Lake Nona | Orlando, FL | 1986 | 5 | 1997 | 76 | 37 |
| Chambers Bay | University Place, WA | 2007 | 5 | 2017 | - | 46 |
| Eagle Point | Wilmington, NC | 2000 | 5 | 2017 | 48 | - |
| Sanctuary | Sedalia, CO | 1997 | 5 | 2009 | 48 | - |
| La Quinta (Mountain) | La Quinta, CA | 1981 | 5 | 1993 | 49 | 98 |
| Streamsong (Blue) | Streamsong, FL | 2012 | 5 | 2021 | - | 56 |
| Edgewood Tahoe | Stateline, NV | 1968 | 5 | 1999 | 60 | - |
| PGA West (Stadium) | La Quinta, CA | 1986 | 5 | 1995 | 72 | 61 |
| Galloway National | Galloway, NJ | 1994 | 5 | 2011 | 70 | 98 |
| Trump Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | 1999 | 5 | 2011 | 84 | 71 |
| Champions (Cypress Creek) | Houston, TX | 1957 | 5 | 1995 | 93 | 75 |
| Atlanta | Marietta, GA | 1965 | 5 | 2003 | 79 | - |
| Detroit | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 1914 | 5 | 1995 | 80 | 86 |
| Kemper Lakes | Kildeer, IL | 1977 | 4 | 1991 | 35 | - |
| Concord (The Monster) | Kiamesha Lake, NY | 1963 | 4 | 1991 | 39 | - |
| The Country Club (Ohio) | Cleveland, OH | 1930 | 4 | 1997 | - | 56 |
| Briar’s Creek | Johns Island, SC | 2001 | 4 | 2007 | 96 | 61 |
| Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | 1925 | 4 | 1991 | 65 | - |
| Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek) | North Plains, OR | 1992 | 4 | 2001 | - | 74 |
| Sage Valley | Graniteville, SC | 2001 | 4 | 2011 | 78 | - |
| Meadow Brook | Jericho, NY | 1955 | 4 | 1991 | 82 | 81 |
| Caves Valley | Owings Mills, MD | 1991 | 4 | 2013 | - | 82 |
| Sea Island (Seaside) | St. Simons Island, GA | 1999 | 4 | 2007 | - | 83 |
| Sand Valley | Nekoosa, WI | 2017 | 3 | 2021 | - | 52 |
| Mayfield Sand Ridge | South Euclid, OH | 1998 | 3 | 2007 | 52 | - |
| Desert Mountain (Renegade) | Scottsdale, AZ | 1987 | 3 | 1995 | 53 | - |
| Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | 1998 | 3 | 2003 | - | 54 |
| Stonewall (Old) | Elverson, PA | 1993 | 3 | 2001 | - | 60 |
| Ohio State (Scarlet) | Columbus, OH | 1940 | 3 | 1995 | - | 69 |
| Coldstream | Cincinnati, OH | 1960 | 3 | 1989 | 70 | - |
| Atlanta Athletic | Johns Creek, GA | 1967 | 3 | 1989 | 71 | - |
| Mountaintop | Cashiers, NC | 2006 | 3 | 2015 | 74 | - |
| High Pointe | Williamsburg, MI | 1989 | 3 | 1997 | - | 74 |
| La Costa | Carlsbad, CA | 1964 | 3 | 1989 | 78 | - |
| Colleton River (Nicklaus) | Bluffton, SC | 1991 | 3 | 1999 | - | 83 |
| Saucon Valley (Old) | Bethlehem, PA | 1922 | 3 | 1995 | - | 84 |
| Old Waverly | West Point, MS | 1988 | 3 | 2005 | 88 | - |
| Vintage (Mountain) | Indian Wells, CA | 1981 | 3 | 1991 | 89 | - |
| Spanish Bay | Pebble Beach, CA | 1987 | 3 | 1997 | 95 | 98 |
| Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills) | Austin, TX | 1986 | 2 | 1995 | 60 | - |
| Bonita Bay (Marsh) | Bonita Springs, FL | 1985 | 2 | 1991 | 60 | - |
| Pablo Creek | Jacksonville, FL | 1996 | 2 | 2001 | - | 62 |
| Innisbrook (Copperhead) | Palm Harbor, FL | 1974 | 2 | 1989 | 69 | - |
| Forest Dunes | Roscommon, MI | 2002 | 2 | 2013 | 99 | 72 |
| Mayacoo Lakes | West Palm Beach, FL | 1973 | 2 | 1987 | 72 | - |
| Old Marsh | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1987 | 2 | 1993 | 74 | - |
| Annandale | Madison, MS | 1981 | 2 | 1989 | 75 | - |
| Bob O’Link | Highland Park, IL | 1917 | 2 | 1987 | 78 | - |
| Sherwood | Thousand Oaks, CA | 1989 | 2 | 1995 | 79 | - |
| Sheep Ranch | Bandon, OR | 2019 | 2 | 2021 | - | 80 |
| Sunriver Resort (Crosswater) | Bend, OR | 1995 | 2 | 2001 | 80 | - |
| Medalist | Hobe Sound, FL | 1995 | 2 | 1997 | - | 80 |
| Hawks Ridge | Ball Ground, GA | 1999 | 2 | 2007 | 81 | - |
| Prairie Club | Valentine, NE | 2010 | 2 | 2021 | - | 82 |
| Hokuala (Ocean) | Lihue, HI | 1987 | 2 | 1993 | 88 | 82 |
| Glens Falls | Queensbury, NY | 1912 | 2 | 2021 | - | 83 |
| Tullymore (St. Ives) | Stanwood, MI | 2001 | 2 | 2009 | 83 | - |
| Lehigh | Allentown, PA | 1927 | 2 | 2005 | - | 83 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | 1921 | 2 | 1995 | 98 | 84 |
| Sutton Bay | Agar, SD | 2003 | 2 | 2011 | - | 85 |
| Kiawah Island (Cassique) | Kiawah Island, SC | 2000 | 2 | 2009 | 85 | - |
| Holston Hills | Knoxville, TN | 1927 | 2 | 2007 | - | 86 |
| Grand Cypress | Orlando, FL | 1983 | 2 | 1989 | 87 | - |
| BallenIsles (East) | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1964 | 2 | 1987 | 87 | - |
| Kapalua (Plantation) | Lahaina, HI | 1991 | 2 | 2013 | 88 | - |
| Boyne Highlands (Heather) | Harbor Springs, MI | 1968 | 2 | 1987 | 90 | - |
| Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 1974 | 2 | 1987 | 91 | - |
| Pinehurst (No. 4) | Pinehurst, NC | 2018 | 2 | 2021 | - | 92 |
| Princeville Makai | Princeville, HI | 1972 | 2 | 1987 | 92 | - |
| Palmetto | Aiken, SC | 1895 | 2 | 2021 | - | 93 |
| Mountain Lake | Lake Wales, FL | 1921 | 2 | 2017 | - | 93 |
| Pete Dye at French Lick | French Lick, IN | 2009 | 2 | 2015 | 93 | - |
| Fairfield | Fairfield, CT | 1921 | 2 | 2015 | - | 95 |
| Lost Dunes | Bridgman, MI | 1999 | 1 | 2007 | 63 | - |
| Stone Canyon | Oro Valley, AZ | 2000 | 1 | 2009 | 68 | - |
| Old Memorial | Tampa, FL | 1997 | 1 | 1999 | - | 68 |
| Pauma Valley | Pauma Valley, CA | 1960 | 1 | 1985 | 70 | - |
| Hidden Creek | Egg Harbor, NJ | 2002 | 1 | 2003 | - | 72 |
| Loxahatchee | Jupiter, FL | 1984 | 1 | 1989 | 81 | - |
| Shadow Glen | Olathe, KS | 1989 | 1 | 1995 | 82 | - |
| PGA West (Nicklaus) | La Quinta, CA | 1987 | 1 | 1991 | - | 83 |
| Cascata | Boulder City, NV | 2000 | 1 | 2005 | - | 84 |
| Tradition | La Quinta, CA | 1998 | 1 | 1999 | 84 | - |
| Wynstone | North Barrington, IL | 1989 | 1 | 1993 | 85 | - |
| North Shore | Glenview, IL | 1924 | 1 | 1985 | 86 | - |
| Desert Mountain (Cochise) | Scottsdale, AZ | 1987 | 1 | 1993 | 87 | - |
| Wolf Point Ranch | Port Lavaca, TX | 2008 | 1 | 2019 | - | 88 |
| Concession | Bradenton, FL | 2006 | 1 | 2009 | - | 88 |
| Golf Club of Georgia | Alpharetta, GA | 1991 | 1 | 1993 | - | 88 |
| Mountain Ridge | West Caldwell, NJ | 1929 | 1 | 2019 | - | 90 |
| The Bridge | Bridgehampton, NY | 2002 | 1 | 2005 | - | 90 |
| Eagle Trace | Coral Springs, FL | 1983 | 1 | 1987 | 90 | - |
| Robert Trent Jones | Gainesville, VA | 1991 | 1 | 1997 | 92 | - |
| Stanford | Stanford, CA | 1930 | 1 | 1991 | - | 93 |
| Davenport | Pleasant Valley, IA | 1924 | 1 | 2021 | - | 95 |
| Brookside | Canton, OH | 1916 | 1 | 2021 | - | 96 |
| Mammoth Dunes | Nekoosa, WI | 2018 | 1 | 2019 | - | 96 |
| Quail Hollow | Charlotte, NC | 1961 | 1 | 2021 | 97 | - |
| Skokie | Glencoe, IL | 1905 | 1 | 1993 | 97 | - |
| Hershey (West) | Hershey, PA | 1930 | 1 | 1985 | 97 | - |
| Merit | Libertyville, IL | 1992 | 1 | 1997 | - | 98 |
| Colleton River (Pete Dye) | Bluffton, SC | 1999 | 1 | 1999 | - | 99 |
| Wigwam (Gold) | Litchfield Park, AZ | 1965 | 1 | 1985 | 99 | - |
| Naples National | Naples, FL | 1993 | 1 | 1999 | 100 | - |
| Cedar Ridge | Broken Arrow, OK | 1969 | 1 | 1985 | 100 | - |