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Bucket-List Pilgrimage Courses in the United States

By Scott Mabin, Founder · Updated 12 Aug 2026

At a glance

Birdied's bucket-list pilgrimage courses in the United States are Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Spanish Bay, Bandon Dunes, Bandon Trails, Pinehurst No. 2, the Ocean Course at Kiawah and Bethpage Black - eight courses worth crossing the country for. They are not where you would put them if you were starting from scratch: a cliff-edge stretch of the Monterey Peninsula, dunes above the Oregon coast, the North Carolina sandhills, a barrier island in South Carolina, and a state park on Long Island. Whole trips get built around them.

  1. Pebble Beach Golf Course Pebble Beach, United States
  2. Spyglass Hill Golf Course Pebble Beach, United States
  3. The Links at Spanish Bay Pebble Beach, United States
  4. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, United States
  5. Bandon Trails Bandon, United States
  6. Pinehurst No. 2 Pinehurst, United States
  7. Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course Kiawah Island, United States
  8. Bethpage Black Farmingdale, United States

Planning a pilgrimage? Put these eight on a list, then log the rounds when you play them.

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