Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top public and private courses in West Virginia

Golf in West Virginia is played across a scenic and mountainous landscape, and several of the state’s top layouts rank among the best in the U.S.

Golfweek’s Best offers many lists of course rankings, with that of top public-access courses in each state among the most popular. All the courses on this 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.

Also popular are the Golfweek’s Best rankings of top private courses in each state, and that list for West Virginia’s private offerings is likewise included below.

MORE: Best Modern | Best Classic | Top 200 Resort | Top 200 Residential | Top 100 Best You Can Play

(m): Modern course, built in or after 1960
(c): Classic course, built before 1960

Note: If there is a number in the parenthesis with the m or c, that indicates where that course ranks among Golfweek’s Best top 200 modern or classic courses. 

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Best public-access courses in West Virginia in 2022

The Stonehaven Course at Glade Springs (Courtesy of Glade Springs)

1. The Greenbrier (Old White)
White Sulphur Springs (132c)

2. Stonewall Resort
Roanoke (m)

3. The Resort at Glade Springs (Stonehaven)
Daniels (m)

4. Snowshoe Mountain (Raven)
Snowshoe (m)

5. The Resort at Glade Springs (Cobb)
Daniels (m)

Best private courses in West Virginia in 2022

Pikewood National in West Virginia (Courtesy of Pikewood National)

1. Pikewood National
Morgantown (17m)

2. Pete Dye GC
Bridgeport (42m)

3. Greenbrier Sporting Club (Snead)
White Sulphur Springs (m)

4. Williams
Weirton (c)

5. Wheeling CC*
Wheeling (c)