A Guide to America’s 25 Most Historic Golf Courses

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Talk to any avid golfer, and they’ll ask about the courses you’ve teed off at.

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There are certainly no shortages of excellent golf courses in America, but these courses steeped in the game’s history should be on every player’s bucket list.

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The Omni Homestead Resort – Hot Springs, Virginia

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Tubac Golf Resort and Spa – Tubac, Arizona

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Woodstock Inn & Resort – Woodstock, Vermont

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Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa – Bedford, Pennsylvania

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French Lick Springs Hotel & West Baden Springs Hotel – West Baden, Indiana

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A Guide to America’s 25 Most Historic Golf Courses

Talk to any avid golfer, and they’ll ask about the courses you’ve teed off at.

There are certainly no shortages of excellent golf courses in America, but these courses steeped in the game’s history should be on every player’s bucket list.

The Omni Homestead Resort – Hot Springs, Virginia

The oldest golf tee in continuous use in the United States is at the Omni Homestead Resort in Virginia, built in 1766.

Tubac Golf Resort and Spa – Tubac, Arizona

Bing Crosby invested in the course, and Robert “Red” Lawrence, a founding member of the American Society of Golf Couse Architects, designed it.

Woodstock Inn & Resort – Woodstock, Vermont

Redesigned by architect Robert Trent Jones in the early 1960s, the course sits in the perfect Vermont landscape for a day out in nature.

Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa – Bedford, Pennsylvania

Starting as one of the more extensive golf courses in the country, the 18-holes at Bedford have been designed by the most accomplished architects in the sport’s history.

French Lick Springs Hotel & West Baden Springs Hotel – West Baden, Indiana

3 great architects designed 3 courses at these historical resorts in Indiana, including the iconic Donald Ross Course, designed by one of the most influential architects of the game

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