In Golf Courses
Which golf courses are the hardest to play?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiawah Island: Ocean Course | 6/6 | 79.7 |
| 2 | Carnoustie | 6/6 | 79.4 |
| 3 | Whistling Straits (Straits Course) | 6/6 | 60.1 |
| 4 | Pine Valley | 4/6 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Oakmont | 4/6 | 52.7 |
| 6 | Royal County Down | 4/6 | 45.2 |
| 7 | Bethpage Black | 4/6 | 42.7 |
| 8 | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain | 3/6 | 32.6 |
| 9 | Bethpage State Park | 2/6 | 27.4 |
| 10 | Ko’olau Golf Club | 3/6 | 21.0 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| golfdigest.comAmerica's most challenging courses, ranked | Golf Courses | Golf Digest |    3 surfaces |
| cnn.commedia · cnn.com | 2 surfaces |
| deemples.comTop 10 Toughest Golf Courses in the World - Deemples Golf | 2 surfaces |
| golf.comThe 11 toughest tee times in America | Travel | GOLF.com |  2 surfaces |
| golfpass.comAmerica's 20 toughest golf courses you can play - GolfPass | 2 surfaces |
| mygolfspy.comThe 10 Hardest Golf Courses In The World - MyGolfSpy | 2 surfaces |
| thegrint.comthegrint.com | 2 surfaces |
| bethpagegolfcourse.com | 1 surfaces |
| blog.golfnow.com10 Most Difficult Golf Courses in the World | GolfNow | 1 surfaces |
| carnoustie.com | 1 surfaces |
| edition.cnn.commedia · World’s 10 toughest golf courses | 1 surfaces |
| facebook.comsocial · What are some hard golf courses to play? | 1 surfaces |
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Rank trend
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