Status of My Quest

UPDATED August 8, 2025:

The quest to play the most iconic major championship golf courses in the United States started innocently enough. Starting with a simple spreadsheet in the year 2000, I’ve tracked the venues that have hosted, or are scheduled to host, the nation’s major golf tournaments: the US Open, the PGA Championship, and the Masters.

The US Open, first contested in 1895 at the Newport Golf Club in Newport, Rhode Island, has been played on 53 different courses. The PGA Championship boasts an even broader geographic scope, with 74 venues (including Fields Ranch East where it will be played in 2027) featured in its storied history. There are 23 prestigious courses that have had the honor of hosting both championships.

Of course, only Augusta National Golf Club holds the distinct honor of having hosted the Masters Tournament, underlining its unique place in golf’s history.

After accounting for duplicates—courses that have hosted more than one major—and removing the two courses that were closed before I started the quest, the comprehensive list stands at 104 unique courses to be played.

These 104 courses span 26 states across the United States. Three states (New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania) account for nearly a third of all courses on the list. At the other end of the spectrum, five states are home to only a single course each.

I’ve completed the quest in 14 states. The remaining 12 states are in progress. The table below lists all courses alphabetically by state, including which have hosted or are scheduled to host a US Open, PGA Championship, or the Masters. Courses I’ve played are marked with an asterisk and the year of play.

Number of courses played as of August 8, 2025:  83 courses

StateCourseLocationMajorYear Played
Alabama    
 Shoal Creek*Birmingham, ALPGA2025
California    
 Harding Park Golf Club*San Francisco, CAPGA2024
 Hillcrest Country Club*Los Angeles, CAPGA2024
 Los Angeles Country ClubLos Angeles, CAUS Open 
 Olympic Club*San Francisco, CAUS Open2000
 Pebble Beach Golf Links*Pebble Beach, CABoth2008
 Riviera Country ClubLos Angeles, CABoth 
 Torrey Pines Golf Club*La Jolla, CAUS Open2005
Colorado    
 Cherry Hills Country Club*Englewood, COBoth2017
 Columbine Country Club*Littleton, COPGA2006
Florida    
 PGA National Golf Club*Palm Beach Gardens, FLPGA2006
Georgia    
 Atlanta Athletic Club*Duluth, GABoth2015
 Augusta National Golf ClubAugusta, GAMasters 
Illinois    
 Chicago Golf ClubWheaton, ILUS Open 
 Flossmoor Golf Club*Flossmoor, ILPGA2021
 Glen View Club*Golf, ILUS Open2012
 Kemper Lakes Golf Club*Hawthorn Woods, ILPGA2000
 Medinah Country ClubMedinah, ILBoth 
 Midlothian Country ClubMidlothian, ILUS Open 
 North Shore Golf Club*Glenview, ILUS Open2010
 Olympia Fields Country Club*Olympia Fields, ILBoth2010
 Onwentsia Club*Lake Forest, ILUS Open2007
 Skokie Country ClubGlencoe, ILUS Open 
Indiana    
 Crooked Stick Golf Club*Carmel, INPGA2016
 French Lick Country Club*French Lick, INPGA2023
Kentucky    
 Big Spring Country Club*Louisville, KYPGA2014
 Valhalla Golf Club*Louisville, KYPGA2014
Maryland
Baltimore Country Club*Baltimore, MDBoth2010
Columbia Country Club*Chevy Chase, MDUS Open2001
Congressional Country Club*Bethesda, MDBoth2003
Massachusetts    
 Blue Hill Country Club*Boston, MAPGA2019
 Brae Burn Country Club*Newtonville, MAUS Open2025
 Myopia Hunt ClubS. Hamilton, MAUS Open 
 The Country ClubBrookline, MAUS Open 
 Worchester Country Club*Worchester, MAUS Open2025
Michigan    
 Birmingham Country ClubBirmingham, MIPGA 
 Meadowbrook Country ClubDetroit, MIPGA 
 Oakland Hills Country Club*Bloomfield Hills, MIBoth2025
 Plum Hollow Country Club*Detroit, MIPGA2025
Minnesota    
 Hazeltine National Golf Club*Chaska, MNBoth2016
 Interlachen Country Club*Edina, MNUS Open2016
 Keller Golf Club*St. Paul, MNPGA2019
 Minikahda Club*Minneapolis, MNUS Open2023
 Minneapolis Golf Club*St. Louis Park, MNPGA2023
Missouri    
 Bellerive Country Club*St. Louis, MOBoth2016
 Norwood Hills Country Club*St. Louis, MOPGA2016
 St. Louis Country ClubClayton, MOUS Open 
North Carolina    
 Pinehurst No 2*Pinehurst, NCBoth2005
 Quail Hollow Country ClubCharlotte, NCPGA 
 Tanglewood Golf Club*Winston-Salem, NCPGA2004
New Jersey    
 Baltusrol Golf Club*Springfield, NJBoth2019
 Seaview Country Club*Atlantic City, NJPGA2005
     
New York    
 Bethpage State Park*Farmingdale, NYBoth2006
 Country Club of Buffalo*Williamsville, NYUS Open2022
 Engineers Country Club*Rosslyn, NYPGA2021
 Fresh Meadow Country ClubFlushing, NYBoth 
 Garden City Golf ClubGarden City, NYUS Open 
 Inwood Country Club*Fair Rockaway, NYBoth2008
 Oak Hill Country ClubRochester, NYBoth 
 Park Country Club*Williamsville, NYPGA2022
 Pelham Country Club*Pelham, NYPGA2013
 Salisbury Golf Club* (Eisenhower Red)Westbury, LI, NYPGA2011
 Shinnecock Hills Golf ClubSouthampton, NYUS Open 
 Siwanoy Country Club*Bronxville, NYPGA2016
 Winged Foot Golf Club*Mamaroneck, NYBoth2005
Ohio    
 Canterbury Golf ClubBeechwood, OHBoth 
 Columbus Country Club*Columbus, OHPGA2022
 Firestone Country Club*Akron, OHPGA2017
 Inverness Club*Toledo, OHBoth2023
 Miami Valley Country Club*Dayton, OHPGA2022
 Moraine Country Club*Kettering, OHPGA2019
 NCR Country Club*Dayton, OHPGA2019
 Scioto Country Club*Columbus, OHBoth2024
Oklahoma    
 Oak Tree Golf Club*Edmond, OKPGA2017
 Southern Hills Country Club*Tulsa, OKBoth2007
 Twin Hills Golf & Country ClubOklahoma City, OKPGA 
Oregon    
 Portland Golf Club*Portland, ORPGA2019
Pennsylvania    
 Aronimink Golf Club*Newton Square, PAPGA2003
 Hershey Country Club*Hershey, PAPGA2009
 Laurel Valley Country Club*Ligonier, PAPGA2012
 Llanerch Country Club*Havertown, PAPGA2010
 Merion Golf Club*Ardmore, PAUS Open2013
 Oakmont Country Club*Oakmont, PABoth2007
 Philadelphia Country Club*West Conshohocken, PAUS Open2013
 Philadelphia Cricket Club*Flourtown, PAUS Open2006
 Pittsburgh Field Club*Aspinwall, PAPGA2021
 Shawnee Country Club*Shawnee on Delaware, PAPGA2005
Rhode Island    
 Newport Golf ClubNewport, RIUS Open 
 Wannamoisett Country Club*Rumford, RIPGA 2017
South Carolina    
 Kiawah Island – Ocean Course*Kiawah, SCPGA2007
Texas    
 Cedar Crest Country Club*Dallas, TXPGA1999
 Champions Country Club*Houston, TXUS Open2009
 Colonial Country Club*Ft. Worth, TXUS Open2007
 Dallas Athletic Club*Dallas, TXPGA2001
Fields Ranch East – PGA FriscoFrisco, TXPGA
 Northwood Club*Dallas, TXUS Open2001
 Pecan Valley Golf Club* (no longer exists)San Antonio, TXPGA2000
Virginia    
 Hermitage Country Club*Richmond, VAPGA2001
Washington    
 Chambers Bay Golf Club*Tacoma, WAUS Open2023
 Manito Golf & Country Club*Spokane, WAPGA2024
 Sahalee Country Club*Redmond, WAPGA2023
Wisconsin    
 Blue Mound Golf & Country Club*Milwaukee, WIPGA2015
 Erin Hills Golf Club*Erin, WIUS Open2015
 Whistling Straits*Kohler, WIPGA2011