Featured courses designed, remodelled and added to by Donald Ross

Oakland Hills (South)

2^nd 34^th 38^th 73^rd

With many holes lined by trees, six US Opens and one Ryder Cup under its belt, the South course at Oakland Hills Country Club should be treated with respect.

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Orchards

32^nd

Host to the US Women’s Open in 2004, the Orchards Golf Course at Mount Holyoke College is a 1920s Donald Ross design that was constructed by industrialist Joseph A. Skinner for his daughter Elizabeth, a promising golfer in her youth.

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Oyster Harbors

22^nd

A private island resort situated on the southern shore of Cape Cod, developer Norris W. Norris formed the Oyster Harbors Club in the mid-1920s and enlisted Donald Ross to design the course that remains largely intact today.

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Palmetto

5^th

The Palmetto Golf Club is a monument from the dawn of US golf and the club can reasonably claim to have the country’s second oldest golf course.

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Peninsula Golf & Country Club

Gem

Formed in 1911 as the Beresford CC, Peninsula Golf and Country Club is the proud custodian of the only course designed by Donald Ross on the West Coast. Ron Forse upgraded the layout, completing in 2003.

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Penobscot Valley

10^th

Located in Orono, Maine, Penobscot Valley Country Club has hosted numerous important tournaments since the golf club was established in 1924.

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Pine Needles

11^th

Laid out in 1927 Pine Needles is one of Donald Ross’s best creations. Most people head to North Carolina to play the courses at Pinehurst but overlook Pine Needles at your peril.

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Pine Ridge Golf Club

3^rd

The prairie province of Manitoba is not overflowing with quality golf courses but Pine Ridge Golf Club is worthy of inclusion in the upper echelons of the national rankings.

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Pinehurst (No.2)

1^st 16^th 16^th 27^th

Pinehurst No.2 course opened for play in 1907 and its green sites are the ultimate test, legendary and quite unique.

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Pinehurst (No.4)

15^th

Venue of the 2008 US Amateur Championship, Donald Ross’s No.4 course at the Pinehurst Resort was completely renovated by Gil Hanse in 2018, completely eradicating Tom Fazio's 1999 redesign.

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Donald Ross Leaderboard

Rank	Name	Courses Played
1	James VanArsdall	138
2	Pam Allen	107
3	Joseph Andriole	103
4	Paul Rudovsky	93
5	Jon Gillman	81
6	Steve MacQuarrie	74
7	Bill Vostniak	67
8	James Gold	66
9	David Harak	65
10	Bob McCoy	60