Looking to play the best golf courses in Mississippi? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.
Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.
* indicates new or returning to the rankings
Best public-access courses in Mississippi
Old Waverly in Mississippi (USGA/Russell Kirk)
1. Fallen Oak
Saucier (T83m)
2. Mossy Oak
West Point (T129m)
3. Old Waverly GC
West Point (m)
4. The Preserve
Vancleave (m)
5. Dancing Rabbit (Oaks)
Philadelphia (m)
6. Shell Landing
Gautier (m)
7. Dancing Rabbit (Azaleas)
Philadelphia (m)
8. Grand Bear
Saucier (m)
9. The Oaks*
Pass Christian (m)
10. Windance
Gulfport (m)
Best private courses in Mississippi
1. Hattiesburg CC
Hattiesburg (c)
2. Annandale
Madison (m)
3. Reunion
Madison (m)
4. Laurel CC
Laurel (c)
5. CC of Jackson
Jackson (m)