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 4,377 American courses with a reliable published slope rating — 35% of the 12,541 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. 1 Blessings Golf Club Johnson 155 slope 80.9 rating · 7,925 yds
2. 2 Maridoe Golf Club Carrollton 155 slope 79.6 rating · 7,854 yds
3. 3 Oak Tree National Edmond Private 155 slope Par 71 · 79.2 rating · 7,504 yds
4. 4 GreatHorse Hampden Private 155 slope Par 72 · 79.1 rating · 7,602 yds
5. 5 The Golf Club of New England Stratham Private 155 slope Par 72 · 79.0 rating · 7,673 yds
6. 6 Butler National Golf Club Oak Brook Private 155 slope Par 71 · 78.4 rating · 7,523 yds
7. 7 The Honors Course Ooltewah Private 155 slope Par 72 · 78.3 rating · 7,694 yds
8. 8 Bethpage Black Old Bethpage 155 slope 77.5 rating · 7,465 yds
9. 9 Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin Private 155 slope Par 72 · 77.3 rating · 7,531 yds
10. 10 TPC Sawgrass - Stadium Ponte Vedra Beach 155 slope 76.8 rating · 7,271 yds
11. 11 Ballyhack Golf Club Vinton Public 155 slope Par 72 · 76.3 rating · 7,294 yds
12. 12 Kiawah Island Club - River Course St Johns Private 155 slope Par 72 · 76.1 rating · 7,068 yds
13. 13 Ledgerock Golf Club Mohnton Private 155 slope Par 72 · 76.0 rating · 7,241 yds
14. 14 Musgrove Mill Golf Club Clinton 155 slope 74.4 rating · 6,863 yds
15. 15 The Carolina Country Club Spartanburg Private 155 slope Par 72 · 73.5 rating · 6,929 yds
16. 16 TPC Boston Norton Private 154 slope Par 72 · 77.2 rating · 7,274 yds
17. 17 Royal New Kent Golf Club New Kent Public 154 slope Par 72 · 76.8 rating · 7,440 yds
18. 18 TPC of Myrtle Beach Murrells Inlet Public 154 slope Par 72 · 74.3 rating · 6,915 yds
19. 19 Sanctuary Castle Pines Village Private 154 slope Par 72 · 73.4 rating · 7,028 yds
20. 20 Lakota Links Golf Course New Castle Public 154 slope Par 72 · 73.0 rating · 7,003 yds
21. 21 Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Lemont Public 153 slope Par 72 · 78.0 rating · 7,554 yds
22. 22 Trump National Golf Club Bedminster Bedminster 153 slope 77.6 rating · 7,781 yds
23. 23 TPC Treviso Bay Naples Manor 153 slope 77.3 rating · 7,367 yds
24. 24 Concession Bradenton 153 slope 76.7 rating · 7,477 yds
25. 25 Oregon Golf Club West Linn Private 153 slope 75.8 rating · 7,070 yds
26. 26 Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club Vero Beach Private 153 slope Par 72 · 75.3 rating · 7,050 yds
27. 27 Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck Colts Neck Private 152 slope 77.9 rating · 7,573 yds
28. 28 Atlanta Athletic Club Johns Creek Private 152 slope 77.4 rating · 7,557 yds
29. 29 Colorado Golf Club Parker Private 152 slope Par 72 · 76.5 rating · 7,571 yds
30. 30 Ansley Golf Club - Settindown Mountain Park 152 slope 76.2 rating · 7,313 yds
31. 31 Greatwood Golf Club Sugar Land 152 slope 74.0 rating · 6,700 yds
32. 32 Pete Dye Course West Baden Springs Public 151 slope Par 72 · 80.5 rating · 8,102 yds
33. 33 Inverness Club Ottawa Hills Private 151 slope Par 71 · 78.4 rating · 7,730 yds
34. 34 Bull Valley Golf Club Woodstock Private 151 slope Par 72 · 77.2 rating · 7,325 yds
35. 35 Old Corkscrew Golf Club Estero Private 151 slope Par 72 · 76.6 rating · 7,305 yds
36. 36 Spring Creek Golf Club Gordonsville Private 151 slope Par 72 · 76.4 rating · 7,348 yds
37. 37 Blackwolf Run Kohler Public 151 slope Par 72 · 76.2 rating · 7,404 yds
38. 38 Ocean Forest Golf Club St. Simons Private 151 slope Par 72 · 76.2 rating · 7,308 yds
39. 39 Baltusrol Golf Course Springfield 151 slope 75.9 rating · 7,279 yds
40. 40 Debordieu Club Georgetown 151 slope 75.6 rating · 7,177 yds
41. 41 Manhattan Woods Golf Club Pearl River Private 151 slope Par 72 · 75.3 rating · 7,109 yds
42. 42 Merion Golf Club East Haverford College Private 151 slope Par 70 · 75.1 rating · 6,946 yds
43. 43 Commonwealth National Golf Club Horsham Private 151 slope Par 71 · 74.7 rating · 7,076 yds
44. 44 The Club at Tartan Fields Dublin 151 slope 74.4 rating · 7,119 yds
45. 45 Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links Little River Public 151 slope Par 72 · 73.7 rating · 6,831 yds
46. 46 Stowe Mountain Club Stowe 151 slope 73.7 rating · 6,411 yds
47. 47 LochenHeath Golf Club Williamsburg 150 slope 77.2 rating · 7,278 yds
48. 48 Trump National Jupiter Jupiter 150 slope 76.5 rating · 7,404 yds
49. 49 Reflection Bay Golf Club Whitney Public 150 slope Par 72 · 75.6 rating · 7,170 yds
50. 50 Spanish Oaks Golf Club Austin 150 slope 75.5 rating · 7,155 yds