Best golf courses: Atlantic City

Atlantic City: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Atlantic City
Reid, John

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Private club

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Atlantic City

Designer

Original design by John Reid (1897); remodelled over the years by Willie Park Jr (1915), William S. Flynn (1925) and Tom Doak (1999).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Schlegel, Dan

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Dan Schlegel (of Ault, Clark & Associates).

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Atlantic City
Fazio, Tom

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Private club

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Atlantic City

Designer

Tom Fazio

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Atlantic City
Coore & Crenshaw

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Private club

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Hearn, Ray

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Visitors welcome

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Atlantic City

Designer

Ray Hearn

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Wilson & Ross

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Original design by Hugh Wilson & Donald Ross (1914); renovated by Bob Cupp (1998, 2006).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Flynn & Gordon

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Original nine holes designed by William S. Flynn, with construction supervised by Howard C. Toomey (1927). Extension to 18-holes and updating of original nine by William Gordon (1957).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Fream & Dale

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Ronald Fream & David Dale of Golfplan.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Struthers, Archie

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

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Atlantic City

Designer

Archie Struthers

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Atlantic City
Hurdzan/Fry

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Private club

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Original design by Hurdzan/Fry Design (1997; lead designer Dana Fry); major renovation by Fry/Straka design (Dana Fry & Jason Straka) (2019/20).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Atlantic City
Shearon, Ed

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Atlantic City

Designer

Ed Shearon

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)