Welcome to Golfweek\u2019s Best 2026 list of top casino golf courses.\u00a0This list focuses on courses in the United States that are owned and\/or operated by or in conjunction with casinos, with data pulled from\u00a0Golfweek\u2018s massive database of course rankings.<\/p>\n
The hundreds of members of\u00a0Golfweek\u2018s course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course, using a 10-point scale. Those individual overall ratings are averaged to produce a final rating for each course that is then used to compile the Golfweek\u2019s Best course rankings. Click here to learn more about he we rank courses.<\/p>\n
Listed with each course below is its 2025 rank, average rating, location, designer(s) and whether the course is modern (m, built in or after 1960) or classic (c, built before 1960).<\/p>\n
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1. Shadow Creek<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 1<\/p>\n
Average rating: 7.99<\/p>\n
Location: North Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
2. Fallen Oak<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 2<\/p>\n
Average rating: 7.03<\/p>\n
Location: Saucier, MS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
3. Cache Creek Casino (Yocha Dehe)\u00a0<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 3<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.88<\/p>\n
Location: Brooks, CA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Brad Bell<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
4. The Greenbrier (Old White)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 5<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.80<\/p>\n
Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George<\/p>\n
Era: Classic<\/p>\n
5. French Lick Resort (Pete Dye Course)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 4<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.77<\/p>\n
Location: French Lick, IN<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Pete Dye<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
6. We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 6<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.60<\/p>\n
Location: Fort McDowell, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T7. The Wilderness at Fortune Bay<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 7<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.53<\/p>\n
Location: Tower, MN<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T7. Barona Resort & Casino (Barona Creek)*<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.53<\/p>\n
Location: Lakeside, CA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Gary Roger Baird, Todd Eckenrode<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
9. The Preserve<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T12<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.52<\/p>\n
Location: Vancleave, MS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Jerry Pate<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
10. Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort (Circling Raven)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 17<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.49<\/p>\n
Location: Worley, ID<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Gene Bates<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
11. Spirit Hollow<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 8<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.46<\/p>\n
Location: Burlington, IA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Rick Jacobson<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T12. Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 11<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.42<\/p>\n
Location: Farmington, PA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Pete Dye<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T12. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Atunyote)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T9<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.42<\/p>\n
Location: Verona, NY<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T12. Wynn Golf Club<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 15<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.42<\/p>\n
Location: Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T12. Island Resort and Casino (Sweetgrass)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T9<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.42<\/p>\n
Location: Harris, MI<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Paul Albanese<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
16. Edgewood Tahoe Resort<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T12<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.41<\/p>\n
Location: Tahoe, NV<\/p>\n
Designer(s): George Fazio<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
17. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 16<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.40<\/p>\n
Location: Maricopa, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
18. French Lick Resort (Donald Ross Course)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T12<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.38<\/p>\n
Location: French Lick, IN<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Donald Ross<\/p>\n
Era: Classic<\/p>\n
19. Prairie Band Casino & Resort (Firekeeper)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 20<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.27<\/p>\n
Location: Mayetta, KS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
20. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T18<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.26<\/p>\n
Location: Philadelphia, MS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
21. Island Resort & Casino (Sage Run)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 21<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.25<\/p>\n
Location: Bark River, MI<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Paul Albanese<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
22. We-Ko-Pa (Cholla)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 23<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.22<\/p>\n
Location: Fort McDowell, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Scott Miller<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
23. The Country Club at the Golden Nugget<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 22<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.20<\/p>\n
Location: Lake Charles, LA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Todd Eckenrode<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
24. Whirlwind (Devil’s Claw)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 28<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.10<\/p>\n
Location: Chandler, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Gary Panks<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
25. Fantasy Springs Resort (Eagle Falls)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 25<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.09<\/p>\n
Location: Indio, CA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Clive Clark<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
26. Salish Cliffs<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 24<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.06<\/p>\n
Location: Shelton, WA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Gene Bates<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T27. Riverside Casino & Golf Resort (Blue Top Ridge)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 27<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.05<\/p>\n
Location: Riverside, IA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Rees Jones<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T27. Meadows at Mystic Lake<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T18<\/p>\n
Average rating: 6.05<\/p>\n
Location: Prior Lake, MN<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Garrett Gill, Paul Miller<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
29. Nemacolin (Shepherd’s Rock)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 26<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.97<\/p>\n
Location: Farmington, PA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Pete Dye<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
30. Tatanka<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T29<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.94<\/p>\n
Location: Niobrara, NE<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Paul Albanese<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T31. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Shenendoah)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T29<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.92<\/p>\n
Location: Verona, NY<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Rick Smith<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T31. Whirlwind (Cattail)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 35<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.92<\/p>\n
Location: Chandler, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Gary Panks<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
33. Sandia<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T29<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.89<\/p>\n
Location: Albuquerque, NM<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Scott Miller<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
34. Shell Landing<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T33<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.88<\/p>\n
Location: Gautier, MS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Davis Love III<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
35. Cherokee Hills<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T33<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.87<\/p>\n
Location: Catoosa, OK<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Perry Maxwell, Tripp Davis<\/p>\n
Era: Classic<\/p>\n
36. Kalispel<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 36<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.86<\/p>\n
Location: Spokane, WA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Jim Barnes, Robert Johnstone<\/p>\n
Era: Classic<\/p>\n
37. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 32<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.84<\/p>\n
Location: Philadelphia, MS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
38. Seneca Hickory Stick<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 37<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.78<\/p>\n
Location: Lewiston, NY<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
39. Journey at Pechanga<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 38<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.77<\/p>\n
Location: Temecula, CA<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Steve Forrest, Arthur Hills<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
40. Thornberry Creek at Oneida<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 43<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.74<\/p>\n
Location: Oneida, WI<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Rick Jacobson<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
41. Belterra<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 39<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.73<\/p>\n
Location: Florence, IN<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Tom Fazio<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
42. Sequoyah National<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 41<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.71<\/p>\n
Location: Whittier, NC<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
43. The Greenbrier (Greenbrier)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 40<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.69<\/p>\n
Location: White Sulphur Springs, WV<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Seth Raynor, George O\u2019Neil, Jack Nicklaus<\/p>\n
Era: Classic<\/p>\n
44. Turning Stone Resort Casino (Kaluhyat)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 42<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.62<\/p>\n
Location: Verona, NY<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Robert Trent Jones Jr.<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
45. Island View Casino Resort (Windance)*<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.60<\/p>\n
Location: Gulfport, MS<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Mark McCumber<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
46. Lake of Isles (North)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 44\u00a0<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.54<\/p>\n
Location: North Stonington, CT<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Rees Jones<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
47. Talking Stick (O’odham)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: T48<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.42<\/p>\n
Location: Scottsdale, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T48. Bali Hai<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 45<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.41<\/p>\n
Location: Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
T48. Talking Stick (Pipaash)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 47<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.41<\/p>\n
Location: Scottsdale, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
50. Casino del Sol (Sewailo)<\/p>\n
2025 ranking: 46\u00a0<\/p>\n
Average rating: 5.38<\/p>\n
Location: Tucson, AZ<\/p>\n
Designer(s): Ty Butler, Notah Begay<\/p>\n
Era: Modern<\/p>\n
Jason Lusk\u00a0is Golfweek’s travel and golf course architecture editor, as well as the print magazine’s creative director. He has written for and designed Golfweek for more than two decades.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfweek’s Best 2026 top 50 casino golf courses, ranked<\/p>\n
Reporting by Jason Lusk, Golfweek \/ Golfweek<\/p>\n
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