Golf Courses by Donald Ross
Donald Ross designed 298 courses across 31 states in the Stymie directory.
Donald James Ross (November 23, 1872 – April 26, 1948) was a Scottish professional golfer and golf course designer. Ross was born and raised in Scotland but moved to the United States as a young man. Ross designed dozens of courses across North America and is generally regarded as one of the top golf course designers of all time.
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The hardest, easiest, and longest courses designed by Donald Ross in the Stymie directory, ranked by slope rating and total yardage from scorecard data.
Hardest Donald Ross Courses
Highest Slope RatingEasiest Donald Ross Courses
Lowest Slope (Public/Muni)Longest Donald Ross Courses
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Banner Country Club
Moodus, CT · 18 holes
Country Club Of Waterbury
Waterbury, CT · 18 holes
Hartford Golf Club
West Hartford, CT · 18 holes
Norwich Golf Course
Norwich, CT · 18 holes
Shennecossett Golf Course
Groton, CT · 18 holes
Wampanoag Country Club
West Hartford, CT · 18 holes
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American Course at Bobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota, FL · 36 holes
Bartow Golf Course
Bartow, FL · 18 holes
Belleview Biltmore Resort & Spa
Belleair, FL · 18 holes
Biltmore Golf Course
Coral Gables, FL · 18 holes
Bradenton Country Club
Bradenton, FL · 18 holes
British Course at Bobby Jones Golf Complex
Sarasota, FL · 36 holes
Delray Beach Golf Club
Delray Beach, FL · 18 holes
Dunedin Golf Club
Dunedin, FL · 18 holes
East Course at Belleair Country Club
Belleair, FL · 36 holes
Fort Myers Country Club
Fort Myers, FL · 18 holes
Gulf Stream Golf Club
Delray Beach, FL · 18 holes
Hyde Park Golf Club
Jacksonville, FL · 18 holes
Keystone Golf & Country Club
Keystone Heights, FL · 18 holes
Mayfair Country Club
Sanford, FL · 18 holes
New Smyrna Golf Club
New Smyrna Beach, FL · 18 holes
Palatka Golf Club
Palatka, FL · 18 holes
Palm Beach Club
Palm Beach, FL · 18 holes
Panama Country Club
Lynn Haven, FL · 18 holes
Pensacola Country Club
Pensacola, FL · 18 holes
Pinecrest Golf Club
Avon Park, FL · 18 holes
Riviera Country Club
Ormond Beach, FL · 18 holes
San Jose Country Club
Jacksonville, FL · 18 holes
Sara Bay Country Club
Sarasota, FL · 18 holes
Seminole Golf Club
Juno Beach, FL · 18 holes
South Course at Daytona Beach Golf & Country Club
Daytona Beach, FL · 36 holes
The Country Club Of Orlando
Orlando, FL · 18 holes
Timuquana Country Club
Jacksonville, FL · 18 holes
University of Florida Golf Course
Gainesville, FL · 18 holes
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Athens Country Club
Athens, GA · 18 holes
Brunswick Country Club
Brunswick, GA · 18 holes
Country Club of Columbus
Columbus, GA · 18 holes
Forest Hills Golf Club
Augusta, GA · 18 holes
Highland Country Club
Lagrange, GA · 18 holes
Roosevelt Memorial Golf Course
Warm Springs, GA · 9 holes
Savannah Golf Club
Savannah, GA · 18 holes
WIlmington Island Golf Club
Savannah, GA · 18 holes
Washington Wilkes Country Club
Thomson, GA · 18 holes
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Beverly Country Club
Chicago, IL · 18 holes
Bob OLink Golf Club
Highland Park, IL · 18 holes
Calumet Country Club
Homewood, IL · 18 holes
Evanston Golf Club
Skokie, IL · 18 holes
Indian Hill Golf Club
Winnetka, IL · 18 holes
Northmoor Country Club
Highland Park, IL · 18 holes
Oak Park Country Club
Elmwood Park, IL · 18 holes
Old Elm Club
Highland Park, IL · 18 holes
Skokie Country Club
Glencoe, IL · 18 holes
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1 Course at Ponkapoag Golf Club
Canton, MA · 36 holes
Bass River Golf Course
South Yarmouth, MA · 18 holes
Belmont Country Club
Belmont, MA · 18 holes
Charles River Country Club
Newton Centre, MA · 18 holes
Cohasse Country Club
Southbridge, MA · 18 holes
Cohasset Golf Club
Cohasset, MA · 18 holes
Concord Country Club
Concord, MA · 18 holes
Country Club Of Pittsfield
Pittsfield, MA · 18 holes
Ellinwood Country Club
Athol, MA · 18 holes
Essex County Club
Manchester by the Sea, MA · 18 holes
Fresh Pond Golf Course
Cambridge, MA · 18 holes
George Wright Golf Course
Hyde Park, MA · 18 holes
Greenock Country Club
Lee, MA · 18 holes
Highland Course at Brae Burn Country Club
Newtonville, MA · 27 holes
Kernwood Country Club
Salem, MA · 18 holes
Leo Jerome Martin Memorial Golf Course
Weston, MA · 18 holes
Ludlow Country Club
Ludlow, MA · 18 holes
Main Course at Brae Burn Country Club
Newtonville, MA · 27 holes
Merrimack Valley Golf Club
Methuen, MA · 18 holes
Needham Golf Club
Needham, MA · 18 holes
Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
Newton, MA · 18 holes
North Andover Country Club
Boxford, MA · 18 holes
Oak Hill Country Club
Fitchburg, MA · 18 holes
Oakley Country Club
Watertown, MA · 18 holes
Orchards Golf Club
South Hadley, MA · 18 holes
Oyster Harbors Club
Osterville, MA · 18 holes
Petersham Country Club
Petersham, MA · 9 holes
Plymouth Country Club
Plymouth, MA · 18 holes
Pocasset Golf Club
Pocasset, MA · 18 holes
Salem Country Club
Peabody, MA · 18 holes
Sandy Burr Country Club
Wayland, MA · 18 holes
Springfield Country Club
West Springfield, MA · 18 holes
Tatnuck Country Club
Worcester, MA · 18 holes
Tekoa Country Club
Westfield, MA · 18 holes
The Cape Club
East Falmouth, MA · 18 holes
The Weston Golf Club
Weston, MA · 18 holes
Vesper Country Club
Tyngsborough, MA · 18 holes
Wachusett Country Club
West Boylston, MA · 18 holes
Wellesley Country Club
Wellesley, MA · 18 holes
Whitinsville Golf Club
Whitinsville, MA · 18 holes
Wianno Club
Barnstable, MA · 18 holes
William J. Devine Golf Course
Dorchester, MA · 18 holes
Winchendon Country Club
Winchendon, MA · 18 holes
Winchester Country Club
Winchester, MA · 18 holes
Worcester Country Club
Worcester, MA · 18 holes
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Augusta Country Club
Manchester, ME · 18 holes
Biddeford Saco Country Club
Saco, ME · 18 holes
Cape Neddick Golf Club
Cape Neddick, ME · 18 holes
Lake Kezar Country Club
Lovell, ME · 18 holes
Lucerne Golf Course
Dedham, ME · 18 holes
Penobscot Valley Country Club
Orono, ME · 18 holes
Portland Country Club
Falmouth, ME · 18 holes
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Barton Hills Country Club
Ann Arbor, MI · 18 holes
Birmingham Country Club
Birmingham, MI · 18 holes
Bloomfield Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI · 18 holes
Dearborn Country Club
Dearborn, MI · 18 holes
Detroit Golf Club
Detroit, MI · 18 holes
Elk Rapids Golf Club
Elk Rapids Township, MI · 18 holes
Franklin Hills Country Club
Franklin, MI · 18 holes
Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club
Grosse Ile, MI · 18 holes
Highlands Course
Town of Clayton, MI · 18 holes
Kent Country Club
Grand Rapids, MI · 18 holes
Klinger Lake Country Club
Sturgis, MI · 18 holes
Knollwood Country Club
West Bloomfield, MI · 18 holes
Marshall Country Club
Marshall, MI · 18 holes
Muskegon Country Club
Muskegon, MI · 18 holes
Rackham Golf Course
Huntington Woods, MI · 18 holes
Rogell Golf Course
Detroit, MI · 18 holes
Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Ionia, MI · 18 holes
St. Clair River Country Club
Saint Clair, MI · 18 holes
Warren Valley Golf Course
Dearborn Heights, MI · 18 holes
Western Golf and Country Club
Redford, MI · 18 holes
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3 Course at Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst, NC · 36 holes
Alamance Country Club
Burlington, NC · 18 holes
Asheboro Municipal Golf Course
Asheboro, NC · 18 holes
Benvenue Country Club Course
Rocky Mount, NC · 18 holes
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Asheville, NC · 18 holes
Blowing Rock Country Club
Blowing Rock, NC · 18 holes
Blue Ridge Carolina Course at Waynesville Country Club Inn
Waynesville, NC · 27 holes
Buncombe County Municipal Golf Course
Asheville, NC · 18 holes
Cape Fear Country Club Golf Course
Wilmington, NC · 18 holes
Carolina Dogwood Course at Waynesville Country Club Inn
Waynesville, NC · 27 holes
Catawba Country Club
Newton, NC · 18 holes
Country Club of Asheville
Asheville, NC · 18 holes
Country Club of Salisbury
Salisbury, NC · 18 holes
Dogwood Blue Ridge Course at Waynesville Country Club Inn
Waynesville, NC · 27 holes
Farmville Country Club
Farmville, NC · 18 holes
Forsyth Country Club
Winston-Salem, NC · 18 holes
Greensboro Country Club Irving Park Golf Course
Greensboro, NC · 18 holes
Grove Park Country Club
Asheville, NC · 18 holes
Hendersonville Country Club
Laurel Park, NC · 18 holes
High Point Country Club
High Point, NC · 18 holes
Highland Country Club
Fayetteville, NC · 18 holes
Hope Valley Country Club
Durham, NC · 18 holes
Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course
Lake Lure, NC · 9 holes
Lenoir Golf Course
Lenoir, NC · 18 holes
Mimosa Hills Country Club
Morganton, NC · 18 holes
Monroe Country Club
Monroe, NC · 18 holes
Myers Park Country Club
Charlotte, NC · 18 holes
New Bern Golf & Country Club
New Bern, NC · 18 holes
Pennrose Park Country Club
Reidsville, NC · 18 holes
Pinecrest Country Club
Lumberton, NC · 18 holes
Pinehurst No. 2
Pinehurst, NC · 18 holes
Raleigh Country Club
Raleigh, NC · 18 holes
Richmond Pines Country Club
Rockingham, NC · 18 holes
Roaring Gap Club
Roaring Gap, NC · 18 holes
Sanford Municipal Golf Course
Sanford, NC · 18 holes
Sedgefield Country Club, Dye Course
Greensboro, NC · 18 holes
Southern Pines Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC · 18 holes
Stryker Golf Course
Fort Bragg, NC · 18 holes
Tryon Country Club
Rutherfordton, NC · 18 holes
Wilmington Municipal Golf Course
Wilmington, NC · 18 holes
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Bald Peak Colony Club
Moultonborough, NH · 18 holes
Carter Country Club
Lebanon, NH · 18 holes
Crotched Mountain Golf Club
Francestown, NH · 18 holes
Kingswood Golf Club
Wolfeboro, NH · 18 holes
Lake Sunapee Country Club
New London, NH · 18 holes
Manchester Country Club
Bedford, NH · 18 holes
Mount Washington Course at Mount Washington Hotel & Resort
Bretton Woods, NH · 27 holes
Panorama Course at Balsams Grand Resort Hotel
Dixville Notch, NH · 27 holes
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Bay Course at Marriotts Seaview Country Club Resort
Absecon, NJ · 36 holes
Bergen Hills Country Club
River Vale, NJ · 18 holes
Crestmont Country Club
West Orange, NJ · 18 holes
Echo Lake Country Club
Westfield, NJ · 18 holes
Essex Fells Country Club
Essex Fells, NJ · 18 holes
Knickerbocker Country Club
Tenafly, NJ · 18 holes
Mountain Ridge Country Club
West Caldwell, NJ · 18 holes
Plainfield Country Club
Edison, NJ · 18 holes
Riverton Country Club
Cinnaminson Township, NJ · 18 holes
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Bellevue Country Club
Syracuse, NY · 18 holes
Chautauqua Golf Club
Chautauqua, NY · 18 holes
Country Club of Buffalo
Limonsylvania, NY · 18 holes
Country Club of Rochester
Town of Brighton, NY · 18 holes
Glens Falls Country Club
Queensbury, NY · 18 holes
Irondequoit Country Club
Rochester, NY · 18 holes
Mark Twain Golf Course
Elmira, NY · 18 holes
Monroe Golf Club
Pittsford, NY · 18 holes
North Fork Country Club
Cutchogue, NY · 18 holes
Oak Hill Country Club
Rochester, NY · 18 holes
Rip Van Winkle Country Club
Town of Catskill, NY · 18 holes
Sagamore Resort & Golf Club
Bolton Landing, NY · 18 holes
Siwanoy Country Club
Town of Eastchester, NY · 18 holes
Teugega Country Club
Rome, NY · 18 holes
Thendara Golf Club
Thendara, NY · 18 holes
Tupper Lake Country Club
Town of Tupper Lake, NY · 18 holes
Whippoorwill Club
Armonk, NY · 18 holes
Wykagyl Golf Club
City of New Rochelle, NY · 18 holes
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Acacia Country Club
Lyndhurst, OH · 18 holes
Brookside Country Club
North Canton, OH · 18 holes
Championship Course at Columbus Country Club
Columbus, OH · 27 holes
Congress Lake Golf Club
North Canton, OH · 18 holes
Dayton Community Golf Club
Dayton, OH · 18 holes
Delaware Golf Club
Delaware, OH · 18 holes
Elks Country Club
McDermott, OH · 18 holes
Granville Golf Course
Granville, OH · 18 holes
Hawthorne Valley Country Club
Solon, OH · 18 holes
Hyde Park Golf & Country Club
Cincinnati, OH · 18 holes
Inverness Club
Toledo, OH · 18 holes
Maketewah Country Club
Cincinnati, OH · 18 holes
Manakiki Golf Course
Willoughby Hills, OH · 18 holes
Miami Shores Golf Course
Troy, OH · 18 holes
Miami Valley Golf Club
Dayton, OH · 18 holes
Mill Creek Golf Course (North)
Boardman, OH · 18 holes
Mill Creek Golf Course (South)
Boardman, OH · 18 holes
Mohawk Golf and Country Club
Tiffin, OH · 18 holes
Oakwood Club
Cleveland Heights, OH · 18 holes
Piqua Country Club
Piqua, OH · 18 holes
Scioto Country Club
Columbus, OH · 18 holes
Shaker Heights Country Club
Shaker Heights, OH · 18 holes
Tippecanoe Country Club
Boardman, OH · 18 holes
Westbrook Country Club
Mansfield, OH · 18 holes
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Aronimink Golf Club
Newtown Square, PA · 18 holes
Championship Course at Silver Creek Country Club
Hellertown, PA · 27 holes
Chester Valley Golf Club
Malvern, PA · 18 holes
Country Club of York
York, PA · 18 holes
East Course at Pocono Manor Inn & Golf Resort
Pocono Manor, PA · 36 holes
Edgewood Country Club
Pittsburgh, PA · 18 holes
Elkview Country Club
Carbondale, PA · 18 holes
Elmhurst Country Club
Moscow, PA · 18 holes
Green Oaks Country Club
Verona, PA · 18 holes
Gulph Mills Golf Club
King Of Prussia, PA · 18 holes
Hill Nine Course at Silver Creek Country Club
Hellertown, PA · 27 holes
Immergrun Golf Club
Loretto, PA · 18 holes
Jeffersonville Golf Club
Norristown, PA · 18 holes
Kahkwa Golf Club
Erie, PA · 18 holes
Kennett Square Golf and Country Club
Kennett Square, PA · 18 holes
Lu Lu Country Club
North Hills, PA · 18 holes
Rolling Rock Club
Ligonier, PA · 18 holes
Schuylkill Country Club
Orwigsburg, PA · 18 holes
St. Davids Golf Club
Wayne, PA · 18 holes
Tumblebrook Golf Course
Coopersburg, PA · 9 holes
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Metacomet Country Club
East Providence, RI · 18 holes
Rhode Island Country Club
Barrington, RI · 18 holes
Sakonnet Golf Club
Little Compton, RI · 18 holes
Triggs Memorial Golf Course
Providence, RI · 18 holes
Wannamoisett Country Club
Rumford, RI · 18 holes
Warwick Country Club
Warwick, RI · 18 holes
Winnapaug Country Club
Westerly, RI · 18 holes
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Aiken Golf Club
Aiken, SC · 18 holes
Camden Country Club
Camden, SC · 18 holes
Cheraw Country Club
Cheraw, SC · 18 holes
Country Club of Spartanburg
Spartanburg, SC · 18 holes
Dogwood Hills Country Club
Walterboro, SC · 9 holes
Fort Mill Golf Club
Fort Mill, SC · 18 holes
Riverside Course at Greenville Country Club
Greenville, SC · 36 holes
Sunset Country Club
Sumter, SC · 18 holes
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Belle Meade
Nashville, TN · 18 holes
Brainerd Golf Course
Chattanooga, TN · 18 holes
Chattanooga Golf & Country Club
Chattanooga, TN · 18 holes
Cherokee Country Club
Knoxville, TN · 18 holes
Holston Hills Country Club
Knoxville, TN · 18 holes
Memphis Country Club
Memphis, TN · 18 holes
Ridgefields Country Club
Kingsport, TN · 18 holes
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Jefferson Lakeside Country Club
Glen Allen, VA · 18 holes
Kinderton Country Club
Clarksville, VA · 18 holes
Old Course at Homestead
Hot Springs, VA · 36 holes
Sewells Point Golf Course
Norfolk, VA · 18 holes
The Country Club of Virginia - Westhampton
Richmond, VA · 18 holes
The Woodlands Golf Course
Hampton, VA · 18 holes
Washington Golf and Country Club
Arlington, VA · 18 holes
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Frequently asked about Donald Ross
What is the hardest Donald Ross course?
Inverness Club in Toledo, OH is the hardest Donald Ross course in the Stymie directory with a maximum slope rating of 151. Slope rating measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch player — 113 is average, 140+ is very difficult.
What is the longest Donald Ross course?
Inverness Club in Toledo, OH is the longest Donald Ross course at 7,730 yards from the back tees.
What is the easiest Donald Ross course to play?
Among public and municipal Donald Ross courses, Southern Pines Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC has the lowest slope rating at 88. Courses with a slope under 115 are typically considered beginner-friendly.
How many Donald Ross courses have a slope of 140 or higher?
52 Donald Ross courses in the Stymie directory carry a max slope rating of 140 or higher, out of 223 with published scorecard data.
How long is the average Donald Ross course?
Across 223 Donald Ross courses with published scorecards, the average maximum yardage from the back tees is 6,530 yards. The longest plays to 7,730 yards.