26 KemperSports Courses Honored Among Best in Golf by GolfPass

Annual Lists Represent Best Courses Played by Recreational Golfers Last Year

Twenty-six (26) KemperSports courses have been recognized on a GolfPass 2025 Golfers’ Choice list, an honor determined by recreational golfers who shared nearly 275,000 reviews in 2024 through GolfNow. Unlike other industry golf course rankings, GolfPass’ Golfers’ Choice lists are totally consumer driven – by recreational golfers, for recreational golfers – and aim to represent the best golf courses played by recreational golfers last year.

The 26 KemperSports properties rank among the best in several categories, including the Top 50 U.S. Public Courses and best in state, as well as the Top 25 Public Golf Course Layouts and Course Conditions. Additionally, 15 of the 26 KemperSports courses ranked inside the top 10 of their respective “Best of State” rankings.

This year marks the 11th addition of the highly sought-after lists. In order to be eligible for a list, a golf course must be both publicly accessible and have received at least 10 reviews in the previous year. In determining the final rankings, GolfPass weighs six factors, each of which correspond to the way their reviews are structured.

• Overall Rating
• Value
• Course Conditions
• Layout
• Pace of Play
• Staff Friendliness
• Off-Course Amenities

KemperSports properties featured on 2025 Golfers’ Choice lists include:

Top 50 U.S. Public Golf Courses (see full list)

• #13 – Heron Glen Golf Course (Ringoes, NJ)
• #36 – Thornberry Creek at Oneida (Oneida, WI)
• #37 – Covered Bridge Golf Club (Sellersburg, IN)

Top 25 Public Golf Course Layouts (see full list)

• #2 – Desert Willow Golf Resort: Firecliff Course (Palm Desert, CA)
• #14 – Thornberry Creek at Oneida

Top 25 Public Courses for Best Conditions (see full list)

• #20 – Thornberry Creek at Oneida

Best of State Golf Courses:

California (full list)

• #16 – Desert Willow Golf Resort: Firecliff Course
• #21 – Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club (Dinuba, CA)

Delaware (full list)

• #1 – Heritage Shores Golf Club (Bridgeville, DE)
• #5 – White Clay Creek Country Club (Wilmington, DE)

Florida (full list)

• #5 – Streamsong Blue (Streamsong, FL)
• #6 – Streamsong Red (Streamsong, FL)

Illinois (full list)

• #23 – Cantigny Golf (Wheaton, IL)

Indiana (full list)

• #3 – Covered Bridge Golf Club
• #6 – The Golf Club at Eagle Pointe (Bloomington, IN)
• #24 – Champions Pointe Golf Club (Henryville, IN)

Maryland (full list)

• #5 – Whiskey Creek Golf Club (Ijamsville, MD)
• #8 – Blue Mash Golf Course (Laytonsville, MD)
• #9 – Waverly Woods Golf Club (Marriottsville, MD)

Minnesota (full list)

• #19 – The Jewel Golf Club (Lake City, MN)

Mississippi (full list)

• #7 – Tunica National Golf & Tennis (Tunica Resorts, MS)

New Jersey (full list)

• #1 – Heron Glen Golf Course

North Carolina (full list)

• #11 – Sequoyah National Golf Club (Whittier, NC)

Ohio (full list)

• #10 – The Golf Club of Dublin (Dublin, OH)

Texas (full list)

• #18 – Buffalo Creek Golf Club (Rockwall, TX)

Washington (full list)

• #6 – Chambers Bay (University Place, WA)

Wisconsin (full list)

• #4 – Thornberry Creek at Onedia
• #22 – Riverside Golf Course (Janesville, WI)

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