Best golf courses: New England

Donald Ross

Original design by John Duncan Dunn assisted by Walter J. Travis (1899). Later improvements by Geoff Cornish (1960) and Bruce Hepner (2005).

Original design by Herbert C. Leeds (1894); modifications by Geoff Cornish (2005) and Gil Hanse (2013).

Original 6-hole course designed by three club members (1893). Extended to nine holes (1894) and then 18 holes (1899) by the club's first professional, Scotsman William "Willie" Campbell. The course was lengthened by Alex Campbell* (1902) and later revised and renovated by Rees Jones (1988). 9-hole Primrose course designed by William S. Flynn (1927). *Willie and Alex Campbell were not related, other than by the clan Campbell name.

Rees Jones

Original nine-hole layout designed by the club's first professional, William F. Davis (1894), and extended by him to 18-holes (1899). Later improvements by Albert W. Tillinghast (1924) and Ron Forse (1999). Although Donald Ross was thought to have been involved at some stage in Newport's design, this was not apparently the case.

Gil Hanse

Original nine-hole course designed by Willie Campbell (1898), which was folded into the original 18-hole Donald Ross design (1914). In 1926 Ross returned to further improve his original design. Restoration project led by Ron Forse (2008).

Original design by father/son team of William and David Gordon (1962); modifications by Tom Fazio (2017).

The former Edgewood CC course was completely redesigned by Pete Dye (1982), and renamed TPC of Connecticut (later TPC River Highlands). Second renovation Bobby Weed (1989) with PGA Tour players Howard Twitty & Roger Maltbie as consultants.

Original design at this location by Devereux Emmet (1923), with minor modifications and lengthening by Tom Fazio (2006).

Original design by English course architect Herbert Fowler (1922); modifications by Keith Foster (2007).

Designed by Donald Ross (1917); modifications by Tom Doak (2008).

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw

Course designed by Donald Ross (1925), when club moved to its current Peabody site.

Current layout designed by Donald Ross (1913).

Pines course: designed by Geoffrey Cornish with input from Francis Oiumet (1956); modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1972). Redesigned by the firm of Coore & Crenshaw (Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw) (2021).
Oaks course: original design by Tom Fazio (2001); modifications by Tripp Davis (2021).

Original design by Arnold Palmer (2002); redesigned by Gil Hanse in consultation with Brad Faxon (2007).

Original design at this location by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1956).

Original 18-hole course designed by Wayne Stiles (1924).

Original design by William S. Flynn & Frederic C. Hood (1922); renovated by Gil Hanse (1998, 2012).

Graham Cooke

Brian Silva of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.

Bob Cupp.

Brian Silva

Original layout by Isaac Small (1892); redesigned by J. Henry McKinley (1913).

Geoffrey Cornish, Brian Silva & Mark Mungeam

Jack Nicklaus II

Brian Silva of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.

Geoffrey Cornish, Brian Silva & Mark Mungeam

Original nine designed by Ralph P. Marble (1963); extended to 18-holes by Howard Maurer (2003).

Original design by Wayne E. Stiles & John Van Kleek (1927). Renovated by Gil Hanse (2009).

C. Lennie Myshrall in consultation with Geoffrey Cornish.

Graham Cooke

Original nine hole course designed by George Lowe (1902); extended to 18-holes by Wayne E. Stiles & John Van Kleek (1927).

Clive Clark

Brian Silva of Cornish, Silva & Mungeam.

Geoff Cornish & William G. "Bill" Robinson (1974), with later improvements by Mark Mungeam.

Roger Rulewich (back-nine opened 1978; front-nine in 1989).

Original design by Walter J. Travis (1926); full-course renovation by Rees Jones (1991).

John Sanford

Tom Fazio II (aka Tommy Fazio).

Gene Bates

Rees Jones designed both the North and South courses.

William Bradley "Brad" Booth

Brian Silva

Geoff Cornish & William G. "Bill" Robinson.

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Ty Butler).

Brian Silva

Geoff Cornish & Brian Silva

Donald Ross's design work started in 1928, but the project was shelved due to the Wall Street Crash. Course eventually opened in 1938.

Rees Jones

Donald Ross

Brian Silva

Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

Original design by William Mitchell (1950) with later improvements by Walter Barcomb (1961).

Current layout designed by Walter Travis (1921).

Originally designed by Donald Ross (1915) and restored by Brian Silva (2008).

Brian Silva

Damian Pascuzzo

Original 9-holes designed by Herbert C. Leeds (1891-96). Course extended to 18-holes (1920). Also credited with design inputs over the years: club member Waldron Bates, pro Shirley Liscomb, and golf course architect Donald Ross (1926).

Brian Silva

Steve Durkee

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

Geoff Cornish, Brian Silva & Mark Mungeam

Originally a 9-hole course (1902). Rebuilt as an 18-hole course by Robert Elder (1974). Revamped by Brad Booth (2000).

Robert Trent Jones Jr

Arthur Hills and design associate Drew Rogers.

Original designs by Alex Findlay (1898 & 1900), William H. Tucker (1905 & 1912) and Wayne E. Stiles (1925). Current layout designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1961).

Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).

Front-nine designed by Geoff Cornish & William G. "Bill" Robinson (1978); back-nine designed by Patrick Mulligan (1980).

Original 18-course designed by Geoff Cornish (1968), with a further 18 holes added by Hugh Barrett.
North course: original back-nine of Cornish layout (1969), plus nine holes by Barrett (1989).
South course: original front-nine of Cornish layout (1968), plus nine holes by Barrett (1995).

Original design by Charles Blair Macdonald, in collaboration with Seth Raynor and Charles Banks.