Hardest golf courses on record in America

The 50 hardest golf courses on record in America carry slope ratings from 155 at Blessings Golf Club in Johnson to 150. They are ranked from the 4,375 American courses with a reliable published slope rating, 35% of the 12,515 listed here; the median slope across that group is 132. The rest carry no published slope rating, so a harder course may not appear on this list.

1. 1Blessings Golf ClubJohnson155 slope80.9 rating · 7,925 yds
2. 2Maridoe Golf ClubCarrollton155 slope79.6 rating · 7,854 yds
3. 3Oak Tree NationalEdmondPrivate155 slopePar 71 · 79.2 rating · 7,504 yds
4. 4GreatHorseHampdenPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 79.1 rating · 7,602 yds
5. 5The Golf Club of New EnglandStrathamPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 79.0 rating · 7,673 yds
6. 6Butler National Golf ClubOak BrookPrivate155 slopePar 71 · 78.4 rating · 7,523 yds
7. 7The Honors CourseOoltewahPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 78.3 rating · 7,694 yds
8. 8Bethpage BlackOld Bethpage155 slope77.5 rating · 7,465 yds
9. 9Muirfield Village Golf ClubDublinPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 77.3 rating · 7,531 yds
10. 10TPC Sawgrass - StadiumPonte Vedra Beach155 slope76.8 rating · 7,271 yds
11. 11Ballyhack Golf ClubVintonPublic155 slopePar 72 · 76.3 rating · 7,294 yds
12. 12Kiawah Island Club - River CourseSt JohnsPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 76.1 rating · 7,068 yds
13. 13Ledgerock Golf ClubMohntonPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 76.0 rating · 7,241 yds
14. 14Musgrove Mill Golf ClubClinton155 slope74.4 rating · 6,863 yds
15. 15The Carolina Country ClubSpartanburgPrivate155 slopePar 72 · 73.5 rating · 6,929 yds
16. 16TPC BostonNortonPrivate154 slopePar 72 · 77.2 rating · 7,274 yds
17. 17Royal New Kent Golf ClubNew KentBookPublic154 slopePar 72 · 76.8 rating · 7,440 yds
18. 18TPC of Myrtle BeachMurrells InletBookPublic154 slopePar 72 · 74.3 rating · 6,915 yds
19. 19SanctuaryCastle Pines VillagePrivate154 slopePar 72 · 73.4 rating · 7,028 yds
20. 20Lakota Links Golf CourseNew CastleBookPublic154 slopePar 72 · 73.0 rating · 7,003 yds
21. 21Cog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemontBookPublic153 slopePar 72 · 78.0 rating · 7,554 yds
22. 22Trump National Golf Club BedminsterBedminster153 slope77.6 rating · 7,781 yds
23. 23TPC Treviso BayNaples Manor153 slope77.3 rating · 7,367 yds
24. 24ConcessionBradenton153 slope76.7 rating · 7,477 yds
25. 25Oregon Golf ClubWest LinnPrivate153 slope75.8 rating · 7,070 yds
26. 26Orchid Island Golf & Beach ClubVero BeachPrivate153 slopePar 72 · 75.3 rating · 7,050 yds
27. 27Trump National Golf Club, Colts NeckColts NeckPrivate152 slope77.9 rating · 7,573 yds
28. 28Atlanta Athletic ClubJohns CreekPrivate152 slope77.4 rating · 7,557 yds
29. 29Colorado Golf ClubParkerPrivate152 slopePar 72 · 76.5 rating · 7,571 yds
30. 30Ansley Golf Club - SettindownMountain Park152 slope76.2 rating · 7,313 yds
31. 31Greatwood Golf ClubSugar Land152 slope74.0 rating · 6,700 yds
32. 32Pete Dye CourseWest Baden SpringsPublic151 slopePar 72 · 80.5 rating · 8,102 yds
33. 33Inverness ClubOttawa HillsPrivate151 slopePar 71 · 78.4 rating · 7,730 yds
34. 34Bull Valley Golf ClubWoodstockPrivate151 slopePar 72 · 77.2 rating · 7,325 yds
35. 35Old Corkscrew Golf ClubEsteroPrivate151 slopePar 72 · 76.6 rating · 7,305 yds
36. 36Spring Creek Golf ClubGordonsvillePrivate151 slopePar 72 · 76.4 rating · 7,348 yds
37. 37Blackwolf RunKohlerCallPublic151 slopePar 72 · 76.2 rating · 7,404 yds
38. 38Ocean Forest Golf ClubSt. SimonsPrivate151 slopePar 72 · 76.2 rating · 7,308 yds
39. 39Baltusrol Golf CourseSpringfield151 slope75.9 rating · 7,279 yds
40. 40Debordieu ClubGeorgetown151 slope75.6 rating · 7,177 yds
41. 41Manhattan Woods Golf ClubPearl RiverPrivate151 slopePar 72 · 75.3 rating · 7,109 yds
42. 42Merion Golf Club EastHaverford CollegePrivate151 slopePar 70 · 75.1 rating · 6,946 yds
43. 43Commonwealth National Golf ClubHorshamPrivate151 slopePar 71 · 74.7 rating · 7,076 yds
44. 44The Club at Tartan FieldsDublin151 slope74.4 rating · 7,119 yds
45. 45Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf LinksLittle RiverBookPublic151 slopePar 72 · 73.7 rating · 6,831 yds
46. 46Stowe Mountain ClubStowe151 slope73.7 rating · 6,411 yds
47. 47LochenHeath Golf ClubWilliamsburg150 slope77.2 rating · 7,278 yds
48. 48Trump National JupiterJupiter150 slope76.5 rating · 7,404 yds
49. 49Reflection Bay Golf ClubWhitneyBookPublic150 slopePar 72 · 75.6 rating · 7,170 yds
50. 50Spanish Oaks Golf ClubAustin150 slope75.5 rating · 7,155 yds