The course is a living instrument
Each course plate joins forecast, architecture, turf, clubs, tees, and native flora. The advice changes with the wind; the visual identity changes with the ground.
The national register
MAPPED ACTIVE · OPEN DATA SNAPSHOT 2026-08-25
A rebuildable starting registry of operating golf facilities, organized into state field books. Every listing carries its source and review status; richly researched Weather Caddy plates will replace scaffold records as each course is verified.
12,672 named facilities after lifecycle, non-course, and close-duplicate filtering. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. “Mapped active” is a source classification, not an operator guarantee.
COURSES · CLUBS · TEES · VERIFIED FLORA
01
Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina
Ross angles, sandy native areas, and crowned greens reward the controlled approach.
Firm Bermuda · favor the landing number over the flag number
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02
Bandon, Oregon
Coastal wind, rumpled fairways, and open approaches make trajectory the first decision.
Fine fescue · allow for chase and use the contours
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03
Fort McDowell, Arizona
Broad desert views frame exacting targets where the miss matters as much as the carry.
Bermuda · expect grain around the putting surfaces
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04
Pebble Beach, California
A figure-eight routing repeatedly meets cliffs, coves and crosswinds; tiny angled greens and exposed approaches make placement and trajectory a sterner defense than raw length.
Poa annua and ryegrass by the Pacific · use the shaved coastal slopes when the wind allows, but favor an approach beneath the hole over a links-style chase through Pebble's tiny greens.
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05
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Dye’s balanced routing changes direction at every hole, using lakes, abrupt contours, and spectator mounds to make wind, angle, and exact carry matter across short, medium, and long holes.
Bermuda underfoot · use the shaped contours when an approach mouth is open; beside bulkheads and water, favor the landing number over hopeful chase.
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06
Farmingdale, New York
Heaving corridors, narrow landing areas, high rough, enormous sculpted bunkers, and small elevated greens make position off the tee the price of an attainable approach.
Cool-season Poa, rye, and bentgrass · favor full carry into the elevated, front-bunkered greens; useful run-up entrances are rare.
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07
University Place, Washington
A walking-only links laid through a reclaimed sand-and-gravel mine, where immense fairways, tilted dunes, and Puget Sound wind turn the ground into the primary hazard.
Tawny fine-fescue corridors · use the slopes and allow for chase; the putting surfaces have been Poa annua since 2019
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