Best Casino Golf Courses San Diego
#1 Best Value of 4 San Diego Golf Resorts “The beach, the cutest little golf course, the super friendly staff, the amabassador fellas at the front.” “There is also a 9 hole par 3 golf course where you can hone your short game to a razor's edge.” Fairmont Grand Del Mar. During this time, we will have modified procedures to ensure the health and safety of our guests and staff adhering to the PARK and PLAY PROGRAM in regards to SOCIAL DISTANCING. Tee – Times will be available daily from 6:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Tee Times made after 12:00PM will be walking only. Golf Pro Shop hours will be 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM daily.
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The Coronado Golf Course is one of the City of Coronado’s most treasured assets. Opened in 1957, it is rated as one of the best public golf courses in the nation. It is a favorite destination for local residents and celebrities alike, and Tee Times are available daily. Located just minutes from downtown San Diego over the iconic San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge, it offers beautiful San Diego harbor and downtown views, and is sure to be a favorite destination for anyone that enjoys the game of Golf.
- To ensure that you are able to play the entire course, you may want to either reserve a time after 9a.m. Or contact the Golf Shop at (619) 387-7018 for recent weather patterns. For questions or reservations, contact the Barona Creek Golf Club at (619) 387-7018.
- Sycuan is one of the first casinos established in San Diego County when it started as a bingo venue. It has grown into a full-blown gaming center, though the resort facilities are actually located several miles away at the Singing Hills Golf Course.
Welcome to Golfweek’s Best Casino Courses in the United States, first published in the November/December print issue of Golfweek.
The top 10 on this list held steady since 2018, but there was plenty of movement in the rest of the rankings as 33 courses changed position, including three that moved onto the list.
Kalispel Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Washington, formerly Spokane Country Club, jumped onto the list at No. 30. The Champions course at Thornberry Creek in Oneida, Wisconsin, also moved into the top 50 at No. 40, and Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Flintstone, Maryland, made it onto the list at No. 44.
Worth noting, the names of the courses at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz., have changed. The North course is now the O’odham course (No. 34), and the South course was renamed Piipaash (No. 46). Also, Sevillano Links in Corning, Calif., was renamed The Links at Rolling Hills (No. 42).
The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each course. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the region.
We hope you enjoy poring over these rankings, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on this list. Each course is listed with its 2020 ranking, its location, architect(s), the year it opened and an average ranking from all the Golfweek Raters who reviewed it.
Best Casino Golf Courses
Golfweek’s Best: Top 50 Casino Courses
Public Golf Courses San Diego
| Rank | Course | Location | Designer(s) | Year Opened | Avg. Rating |
| 1 | Shadow Creek | North Las Vegas, Nev. | Tom Fazio | 1990 | 8.09 |
| 2 | Fallen Oak | Saucier, Miss. | Tom Fazio | 2006 | 7.25 |
| 3 | The Greenbrier (Old White TPC) | White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. | Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Lester George | 1914 | 6.86 |
| 4 | French Lick (Pete Dye Course) | French Lick, Ind. | Pete Dye | 2009 | 6.75 |
| 5 | We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro) | Fort McDowell, Ariz. | Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw | 2006 | 6.67 |
| 6 | Salish Cliffs | Shelton, Wash. | Gene Bates | 2011 | 6.55 |
| 7 | Wilderness at Fortune Bay | Tower, Minn. | Jeff Brauer | 2004 | 6.54 |
| 8 | Barona Creek | Lakeside, Calif. | Gary Roger Baird, Todd Eckenrode | 2001 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Nemacolin Woodlands (Mystic Rock) | Farmington, Pa. | Pete Dye | 1995 | 6.44 |
| 10 | Spirit Hollow | Burlington, Iowa | Rick Jacobson | 2000 | 6.41 |
| 11 | The Preserve GC | Vancleave, Miss. | Jerry Pate | 2006 | 6.34 |
| 12 | Turning Stone Resort (Atunyote) | Verona, N.Y. | Tom Fazio | 2004 | 6.21 |
| 13 | French Lick (Donald Ross Course) | French Lick, Ind. | Donald Ross | 1917 | 6.19 |
| 14 | Ak-Chin Southern Dunes | Maricopa, Ariz. | Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt | 2002 | 6.17 |
| 15 | Edgewood Tahoe GC | Stateline, Nev. | George Fazio | 1968 | 6.17 |
| 16 | We-Ko-Pa (Cholla) | Fort McDowell, Ariz. | Scott Miller | 2001 | 6.15 |
| 17 | Firekeeper | Mayetta, Kan. | Jeff Brauer, Notah Begay III | 2011 | 6.13 |
| 18 | Meadows at Mystic Lake | Prior Lake, Minn. | Garrett Gill, Paul Miller | 2005 | 6.12 |
| 19 | Yocha Dehe at Cache Creek Casino | Brooks, Calif. | Brad Bell | 2008 | 6.10 |
| 20 | Sweetgrass GC | Harris, Mich. | Paul Albanese | 2008 | 6.07 |
| 21 | Circling Raven | Worley, Idaho | Gene Bates | 2003 | 6.05 |
| 22 | Sandia Golf Club | Albuquerque, N.M. | Scott Miller | 2005 | 5.95 |
| 23 | Tatanka GC | Niobrara, Neb. | Paul Albanese | 2015 | 5.94 |
| 24 | Lake of Isles (North) | North Stonington, Conn. | Rees Jones | 2005 | 5.93 |
| 25 | The Greenbrier (Greenbrier) | White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. | Seth Raynor, George O’Neil, Jack Nicklaus | 1924 | 5.92 |
| 26 | Sewailo GC | Tucson, Ariz. | Notah Begay III, Ty Butler | 2013 | 5.89 |
| 27 | Belterra GC | Florence, Ind. | Tom Fazio | 2001 | 5.82 |
| 28 | Journey at Pechanga | Temecula, Calif. | Steve Forrest, Arthur Hills | 2008 | 5.81 |
| 29 | Turning Stone (Shenendoah) | Verona, N.Y. | Rick Smith | 2000 | 5.81 |
| 30 | Kalispel G&CC | Spokane, Wash. | Jim Barnes | 1910 | 5.79 |
| 31 | Seneca Hickory Stick Golf | Lewiston, N.Y. | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 2010 | 5.78 |
| 32 | Riverside (Blue Top Ridge) | Riverside, Iowa | Rees Jones | 2007 | 5.78 |
| 33 | Dancing Rabbit GC (Azaleas) | Philadelphia, Miss. | Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate | 1997 | 5.75 |
| 34 | Talking Stick (O’odham, formerly North) | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw | 1998 | 5.73 |
| 35 | Dancing Rabbit GC (Oaks) | Philadelphia, Miss. | Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate | 1999 | 5.72 |
| 36 | Apache Stronghold | San Carlos, Ariz. | Tom Doak | 1999 | 5.71 |
| 37 | Eagle Falls | Indio, Calif. | Clive Clark | 2008 | 5.70 |
| 38 | Turning Stone (Kaluhyat) | Verona, N.Y. | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 2003 | 5.70 |
| 39 | Sequoyah National GC | Whittier, N.C. | Robert Trent Jones Jr., Notah Begay III | 2009 | 5.65 |
| 40 | Thornberry Creek at Oneida (Champions) | Oneida, Wis. | Rick Jacobson | 2004 | 5.63 |
| 41 | Inn of the Mountain Gods | Mescalero, N.M. | Ted Robinson | 1976 | 5.59 |
| 42 | The Links at Rolling Hills | Corning, Calif. | Mike Stark | 2007 | 5.53 |
| 43 | Shell Landing GC | Gautier, Miss. | Davis Love III | 2002 | 5.50 |
| 44 | Rocky Gap Casino Resort | Flintstone, Md. | Jack Nicklaus | 1998 | 5.50 |
| 45 | Whirlwind GC (Cattail) | Chandler, Ariz. | Gary Panks | 2002 | 5.48 |
| 46 | Talking Stick (Piipaash, formerly South) | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw | 1998 | 5.44 |
| 47 | Whirlwind GC (Devil’s Claw) | Chandler, Ariz. | Gary Panks | 2000 | 5.42 |
| 48 | Mohegan Sun GC | Baltic, Conn. | Geoffrey Cornish, Robert McNeil | 1960 | 5.30 |
| 49 | Cherokee Hills | Tulsa, Okla. | Tripp Davis, Perry Maxwell | 1924 | 5.16 |
| 50 | Windance CC | Gulfport, Miss. | Mark McCumber | 1986 | 5.13 |