Best USA Ryder Cup Golf Courses Ranked
The United States has produced some of golf's most challenging and prestigious venues for the Ryder Cup. Since the first official matches in 1927, American courses have hosted the biennial competition 22 times, showcasing the diversity and excellence of championship golf architecture across the nation. These fifteen venues represent the pinnacle of American golf design and have collectively shaped the Ryder Cup's most memorable moments on home soil.
Oakland Hills Country Club (South)
Michigan, United States
Oakland Hills Country Club (South)
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.
Pinehurst Resort No. 2
North Carolina, United States
Pinehurst Resort No. 2
Pinehurst Resort No.2 course opened for play in 1907 and its green sites are the ultimate test, legendary and quite unique.
Bethpage (Black)
New York, United States
Bethpage (Black)
The Bethpage Black course really is as difficult and penal as the high slope rating suggests. It’s not for the faint hearted.
Oak Hill Country Club (East)
New York, United States
Oak Hill Country Club (East)
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” Well, according to the top touring pros and the Seven Dwarfs, it’s the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester.
Whistling Straits (Straits)
Wisconsin, United States
Whistling Straits (Straits)
If you didn’t know the history behind Whistling Straits, you’d believe that the 560-acres of land had been shaped by the hands of time.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
South Carolina, United States
Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean)
According to Pete Dye, "There’s no other golf course in the Northern Hemisphere that has as many seaside holes" as the Ocean course at Kiawah Island.
The Country Club (Clyde & Squirrel)
Massachusetts, United States
The Country Club (Clyde & Squirrel)
The name may sound a little arrogant and for golfers in the know, there’s no need to explain that The Country Club at Brookline was the first of its type in the USA. The Country Club has evolved from a six-hole layout in 1882 to a 27-hole unified whole by the guiding hand of Gil Hanse.
Scioto Country Club
Ohio, United States
Scioto Country Club
Scioto Country Club is the course where Jack Nicklaus developed from a pudgy junior to a world beater.
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Ohio, United States
Muirfield Village Golf Club
No expense was spared in the construction of Muirfield Village Golf Club, with bold bunkering, water hazards and narrow fairways that require pinpoint tee shots.
Olympic Club (Lake)
California, United States
Olympic Club (Lake)
Host to four US Opens, the Lake course at Olympic Club is a serious challenge. Take your stabilisers and expect few level lies on these sloping fairways.