Before our AI overlords takeover the planet, deem human life unnecessary, and wipe us out, we decided to ask it to rank the best three golf courses in each state. What do you think of the list? Do you dare criticize A.I.?

Alabama: 

a. Shoal Creek (Birmingham) - A Jack Nicklaus-designed course, known for its challenging layout and picturesque setting.

b. Ross Bridge (Birmingham) - Part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, this course features beautiful scenery and challenging elevation changes.

c. The Judge at Capitol Hill (Prattville) - Also on the RTJ Golf Trail, The Judge offers a difficult layout with stunning views of the Alabama River.

Alaska: 

a. Anchorage Golf Course (Anchorage) - Offers scenic views of the city skyline, Alaska Range, and Cook Inlet.

b. Chena Bend Golf Course (Fort Wainwright) - Known for its well-maintained greens and beautiful views of the Chena River.

c. Settlers Bay Golf Course (Wasilla) - A challenging course with beautiful scenery and wildlife sightings.

Arizona: 

a. TPC Scottsdale - Stadium Course (Scottsdale) - A famous PGA Tour stop, known for its impressive 16th hole and desert landscape.

b. We-Ko-Pa Golf Club - Saguaro Course (Fort McDowell) - A minimalist course with no homes, offering a pure golf experience and beautiful desert vistas.

c. Troon North Golf Club - Monument Course (Scottsdale) - A challenging course featuring dramatic elevation changes, beautiful desert landscape, and large granite boulders.

Arkansas: 

a. The Alotian Club (Roland) - A Tom Fazio-designed course known for its stunning views and challenging layout.

b. Blessings Golf Club (Fayetteville) - Home to the University of Arkansas golf teams, this course features a challenging design in a beautiful setting.

c. Mystic Creek Golf Club (El Dorado) - Known for its rolling hills, wooded terrain, and superb course conditions.

California:

a. Cypress Point Club (Pebble Beach) - A world-renowned course with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and challenging coastal holes.

b. Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach) - A legendary course that has hosted multiple US Opens, offering breathtaking coastal views and iconic holes.

c. Riviera Country Club (Pacific Palisades) - A classic course known for its history, challenging design, and famous "Hogan's Alley" hole.

Colorado:

a. Ballyneal Golf Club (Holyoke) - A Tom Doak-designed course featuring beautiful sand dunes and natural grasslands.

b. Castle Pines Golf Club (Castle Rock) - A challenging course with stunning mountain views, known for its fast greens and elevation changes.

c. Cherry Hills Country Club (Englewood) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a beautiful parkland setting.

Connecticut:

a. Yale Golf Course (New Haven) - A classic C.B. Macdonald-designed course with challenging greens and beautiful tree-lined fairways.

b. Lake of Isles - South Course (North Stonington) - A picturesque course offering beautiful lake views and challenging elevation changes.

c. Wintonbury Hills Golf Course (Bloomfield) - A Pete Dye-designed course featuring beautiful rolling terrain and challenging holes.

Delaware:

a. Bayside Resort Golf Club (Selbyville) - A Jack Nicklaus Signature course offering stunning views of the Assawoman Bay and challenging holes.

b. The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay (Millsboro) - A private, gated community course with beautiful water views and a challenging Jack Nicklaus-designed layout.

c. Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club (Newark) - A picturesque, well-maintained course featuring rolling hills and beautiful wooded areas.

Florida:

a. Seminole Golf Club (Juno Beach) - A private, historic course with a stunning oceanside location and a classic Donald Ross design.

b. TPC Sawgrass - Stadium Course (Ponte Vedra Beach) - Known for its iconic island-green 17th hole, this course hosts the annual Players Championship.

c. Streamsong Resort - Red Course (Streamsong) - A Coore & Crenshaw design with dramatic elevation changes, sand dunes, and challenging holes.

Georgia:

a. Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta) - Home to the prestigious Masters Tournament, this course is known for its immaculate conditions and iconic Amen Corner.

b. Peachtree Golf Club (Atlanta) - A classic Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Bobby Jones design with a beautiful parkland setting and challenging holes.

c. Sea Island Golf Club - Seaside Course (St. Simons Island) - A beautiful coastal course that features stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and challenging holes.

Hawaii:

a. Kapalua Resort - Plantation Course (Lahaina, Maui) - Known for hosting the Tournament of Champions, this course offers stunning ocean views and a challenging layout.

b. Mauna Kea Golf Course (Kohala Coast, Big Island) - A classic Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design featuring ocean views and dramatic elevation changes.

c. Princeville Makai Golf Club (Princeville, Kauai) - A scenic course with views of the Pacific Ocean, mountains, and lush tropical landscape.

Idaho:

a. Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club (Harrison) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with stunning views of Lake Coeur d'Alene and challenging holes.

b. Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course (Coeur d'Alene) - Known for its floating green on the 14th hole, this course offers beautiful lake views.

c. The Club at Black Rock (Coeur d'Alene) - A challenging course with beautiful scenery, including views of Lake Coeur d'Alene and surrounding mountains.

Illinois:

a. Chicago Golf Club (Wheaton) - A historic course designed by C.B. Macdonald, known for its classic layout and challenging holes.

b. Butler National Golf Club (Oak Brook) - A challenging course with tight fairways and difficult greens, designed by George and Tom Fazio.

c. Medinah Country Club - Course No. 3 (Medinah) - A prestigious course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging design and beautiful setting.

Indiana:

a. Victoria National Golf Club (Newburgh) - A Tom Fazio-designed course known for its beautiful setting and challenging layout, featuring water hazards and undulating greens.

b. Crooked Stick Golf Club (Carmel) - A Pete Dye-designed course known for hosting the 1991 PGA Championship and the 2016 BMW Championship.

c. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort (French Lick) - A challenging, scenic course with dramatic elevation changes and panoramic views.

Iowa:

a. The Harvester Golf Club (Rhodes) - A Keith Foster design featuring rolling hills, beautiful views, and challenging holes.

b. Spirit Hollow Golf Course (Burlington) - Known for its immaculate conditions and challenging layout, this course is surrounded by beautiful, natural scenery.

c. Des Moines Golf and Country Club - North Course (West Des Moines) - A challenging, well-maintained course with beautiful tree-lined fairways and strategic bunkering.

Kansas:

a. Prairie Dunes Country Club (Hutchinson) - A classic, highly-ranked course designed by Perry Maxwell and Press Maxwell, known for its challenging greens and beautiful setting.

b. Flint Hills National Golf Club (Andover) - A Tom Fazio design with beautiful, rolling terrain and challenging holes.

c. Colbert Hills Golf Course (Manhattan) - A challenging, scenic course designed by Jeff Brauer and PGA Tour pro Jim Colbert.

Kentucky:

a. Valhalla Golf Club (Louisville) - A Jack Nicklaus-designed course known for hosting multiple major championships, featuring a challenging layout and beautiful setting.

b. Kearney Hill Golf Links (Lexington) - A Pete Dye and P.B. Dye design with beautiful views and challenging links-style holes.

c. Olde Stone Golf Club (Bowling Green) - A challenging Arthur Hills-designed course with beautiful rolling hills, water hazards, and bunkering.

Louisiana:

a. TPC Louisiana (Avondale) - A Pete Dye-designed course that hosts the Zurich Classic, featuring a challenging layout with water hazards and beautiful scenery.

b. Squire Creek Country Club (Choudrant) - A Tom Fazio-designed course known for its challenging layout, elevation changes, and picturesque setting.

c. The Bluffs Golf Resort (St. Francisville) - An Arnold Palmer-designed course offering beautiful views of the surrounding countryside and challenging holes.

Maine:

a. Sugarloaf Golf Club (Carrabassett Valley) - A Robert Trent Jones Jr. design featuring beautiful mountain scenery, elevation changes, and challenging holes.

b. Belgrade Lakes Golf Club (Belgrade Lakes) - Known for its beautiful setting amidst forests and lakes, this course features a challenging layout and immaculate conditions.

c. Sunday River Golf Club (Newry) - A scenic course with dramatic elevation changes and beautiful mountain views, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Maryland:

a. Caves Valley Golf Club (Owings Mills) - A Tom Fazio-designed course known for its challenging layout, beautiful parkland setting, and prestigious events.

b. Congressional Country Club - Blue Course (Bethesda) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging layout and beautiful setting.

c. Bulle Rock Golf Course (Havre de Grace) - A Pete Dye-designed course with a challenging layout, undulating greens, and beautiful scenery.

Massachusetts:

a. The Country Club - Brookline (Chestnut Hill) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, known for its challenging layout and beautiful setting.

b. Old Sandwich Golf Club (Plymouth) - A Coore & Crenshaw-designed course featuring beautiful, rolling terrain and a challenging layout.

c. Myopia Hunt Club (South Hamilton) - A classic course with a storied history, known for its challenging greens and picturesque setting.

Michigan:

a. Crystal Downs Country Club (Frankfort) - A classic Alister MacKenzie design with stunning views of Lake Michigan and a challenging layout.

b. Oakland Hills Country Club - South Course (Bloomfield Hills) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging Donald Ross design.

c. Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Arcadia) - A beautiful, challenging course with dramatic elevation changes and stunning views of Lake Michigan.

Minnesota:

a. Interlachen Country Club (Edina) - A historic course with a beautiful parkland setting, known for its challenging layout and prestigious events.

b. Hazeltine National Golf Club (Chaska) - A challenging course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a beautiful setting and strategic bunkering.

c. Spring Hill Golf Club (Wayzata) - A beautiful, well-maintained course with a challenging design and picturesque setting.

Mississippi:

a. Mossy Oak Golf Club (West Point) - A minimalist, nature-inspired course designed by Gil Hanse, featuring beautiful scenery and challenging holes.

b. Fallen Oak Golf Club (Saucier) - A Tom Fazio-designed course known for its beautiful setting and challenging layout, featuring mature oak trees and elevation changes.

c. The Preserve Golf Club (Vancleave) - A beautiful, well-maintained course with a challenging layout and natural, scenic setting.

Missouri:

a. Bellerive Country Club (St. Louis) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging layout and beautiful setting.

b. Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Course (Hollister) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with stunning views of the Ozark Mountains and a challenging layout.

c. The Club at Porto Cima (Sunrise Beach) - A Jack Nicklaus Signature course with beautiful views of the Lake of the Ozarks and a challenging design.

Montana:

a. The Reserve at Moonlight Basin (Big Sky) - A Jack Nicklaus-designed course with stunning views of the Rocky Mountains and a challenging layout.

b. Rock Creek Cattle Company (Deer Lodge) - A Tom Doak-designed course featuring beautiful scenery, elevation changes, and challenging holes.

c. Wilderness Club (Eureka) - A Nick Faldo-designed course offering stunning views of the surrounding mountains and a challenging layout.

Nebraska:

a. Sand Hills Golf Club (Mullen) - A minimalist, Coore & Crenshaw-designed course with beautiful sand dunes and challenging holes.

b. The Prairie Club - Dunes Course (Valentine) - A Tom Lehman and Chris Brands-designed course with stunning views and a challenging layout.

c. Dismal River Club - Red Course (Mullen) - A challenging, Tom Doak-designed course featuring beautiful sand dunes and rolling terrain.

Nevada

a. Shadow Creek Golf Course (North Las Vegas) - A prestigious, Tom Fazio-designed course known for its challenging layout, water features, and lush setting.

b. Cascata Golf Club (Boulder City) - A Rees Jones-designed course offering stunning views of the surrounding mountains and a challenging layout with water features.

c. Wolf Creek Golf Club (Mesquite) - A visually stunning course with dramatic elevation changes, challenging holes, and beautiful desert scenery.

New Hampshire:

a. The Golf Club at Baker Hill (Newbury) - A Rees Jones-designed course with beautiful views of Mount Sunapee and challenging holes.

b. Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club (New Durham) - A Clive Clark-designed course featuring stunning views of the surrounding lakes and mountains, with a challenging layout.

c. Portsmouth Country Club (Greenland) - A beautiful, well-maintained course with views of the Great Bay and challenging holes.

New Jersey:

a. Pine Valley Golf Club (Pine Valley) - Consistently ranked as one of the world's top courses, Pine Valley is known for its challenging layout and beautiful, secluded setting.

b. Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course (Springfield) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging A.W. Tillinghast design.

c. Somerset Hills Country Club (Bernardsville) - A classic A.W. Tillinghast design with a beautiful parkland setting and challenging holes.

New Mexico:

a. Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (Sandia Park) - A Ken Dye-designed course featuring stunning views of the Sandia Mountains and challenging holes.

b. Black Mesa Golf Club (Espanola) - A Baxter Spann-designed course with beautiful, rolling terrain, dramatic elevation changes, and challenging holes.

c. Twin Warriors Golf Club (Santa Ana Pueblo) - A beautiful course with stunning views of the Sandia Mountains and a challenging layout designed by Gary Panks.

New York:

a. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (Southampton) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, known for its challenging layout and beautiful setting.

b. National Golf Links of America (Southampton) - A classic C.B. Macdonald design with stunning views of Peconic Bay and challenging holes.

c. Winged Foot Golf Club - West Course (Mamaroneck) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging A.W. Tillinghast design.

North Carolina:

a. Pinehurst Resort - No. 2 Course (Pinehurst) - A historic Donald Ross design that has hosted multiple major championships, known for its challenging layout and iconic turtleback greens.

b. Wade Hampton Golf Club (Cashiers) - A beautiful, challenging Tom Fazio-designed course with stunning views of the surrounding mountains.

c. Quail Hollow Club (Charlotte) - A prestigious course that hosts the Wells Fargo Championship, featuring a challenging layout and beautiful setting.

North Dakota:

a. Hawktree Golf Club (Bismarck) - A challenging, Jim Engh-designed course with beautiful rolling terrain and stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

b. Links of North Dakota (Williston) - A Stephen Kay design featuring stunning views of Lake Sakakawea and challenging, links-style holes.

c. Bully Pulpit Golf Course (Medora) - A beautiful course set in the North Dakota Badlands, designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan.

Ohio:

a. Muirfield Village Golf Club (Dublin) - A Jack Nicklaus-designed course that hosts the Memorial Tournament, featuring a challenging layout and beautiful setting.

b. The Golf Club (New Albany) - A Pete Dye-designed course with a beautiful, parkland setting and challenging holes.

c. Inverness Club (Toledo) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging Donald Ross design.

Oklahoma:

a. Southern Hills Country Club (Tulsa) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging Perry Maxwell design.

b. Karsten Creek Golf Club (Stillwater) - A challenging, Tom Fazio-designed course with beautiful scenery and home to the Oklahoma State University golf team.

c. Oak Tree National (Edmond) - A challenging, Pete Dye-designed course with tight fairways and difficult greens, known for hosting prestigious events.

Oregon:

a. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Pacific Dunes (Bandon) - A Tom Doak-designed course with stunning ocean views and a challenging, links-style layout.

b. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon Dunes (Bandon) - A beautiful, David McLay Kidd-designed course with ocean views and a challenging layout.

c. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club - Ghost Creek (North Plains) - A challenging Bob Cupp-designed course with beautiful scenery, featuring rolling hills and wooded areas.

Pennsylvania:

a. Oakmont Country Club (Oakmont) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, known for its challenging layout and fast greens.

b. Merion Golf Club - East Course (Ardmore) - A historic course that has hosted multiple major championships, featuring a challenging Hugh Wilson design.

c. Philadelphia Cricket Club - Wissahickon Course (Flourtown) - A beautiful, historic A.W. Tillinghast design with challenging holes and a picturesque setting.

Rhode Island:

a. Newport Country Club (Newport) - A historic course with beautiful ocean views, known for its challenging layout and hosting the first U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur championships.

b. Wannamoisett Country Club (Rumford) - A classic Donald Ross design with a beautiful, parkland setting and challenging holes.

c. Shelter Harbor Golf Club (Charlestown) - A Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry design featuring beautiful scenery, wetlands, and a challenging layout.

South Carolina:

a. Kiawah Island Golf Resort - Ocean Course (Kiawah Island) - A Pete Dye-designed course known for its stunning ocean views, challenging layout, and hosting major championships.

b. Harbour Town Golf Links (Hilton Head Island) - A Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus-designed course that hosts the RBC Heritage, featuring beautiful views and challenging holes.

c. Yeamans Hall Club (Hanahan) - A classic Seth Raynor design with a beautiful, lowcountry setting and challenging holes.

South Dakota:

a. Sutton Bay Golf Club (Agar) - A Graham Marsh-designed course with stunning views of Lake Oahe, featuring a challenging layout and beautiful scenery.

b. Dakota Dunes Country Club (Dakota Dunes) - A beautiful, challenging Arnold Palmer-designed course set along the Missouri River.

c. The Golf Club at Red Rock (Rapid City) - A challenging course with beautiful views of the Black Hills and a layout designed by Ron Farris.

Tennessee:

a. The Honors Course (Ooltewah) - A beautiful, challenging Pete Dye-designed course known for its strategic layout and impeccable conditions.

b. Spring Creek Ranch (Collierville) - A Jack Nicklaus-designed course with beautiful, rolling terrain and a challenging layout.

c. The Golf Club of Tennessee (Kingston Springs) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with beautiful scenery, elevation changes, and a challenging layout.

Texas:

a. Whispering Pines Golf Club (Trinity) - A beautiful, challenging Chet Williams-designed course set along the shores of Lake Livingston.

b. Dallas National Golf Club (Dallas) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with stunning views, elevation changes, and a challenging layout.

c. Bluejack National (Montgomery) - A Tiger Woods-designed course offering a beautiful, natural setting and a challenging layout.

Utah:

a. Sand Hollow Resort - Championship Course (Hurricane) - A John Fought-designed course with stunning red rock formations, challenging holes, and beautiful scenery.

b. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Lehi) - A Johnny Miller-designed course with beautiful mountain views and a challenging layout.

c. Glenwild Golf Club (Park City) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with stunning views of the Wasatch Mountains and a challenging layout.

Vermont:

a. Ekwanok Country Club (Manchester) - A historic course with a beautiful setting and challenging holes, designed by Walter Travis and John Duncan Dunn.

b. The Country Club of Vermont (Waterbury Center) - A beautiful, challenging course designed by Graham Cooke, with stunning views of the Green Mountains.

c. Vermont National Country Club (South Burlington) - A Jack Nicklaus Signature course offering a challenging layout and beautiful views.

Virginia:

a. Kinloch Golf Club (Manakin-Sabot) - A beautiful, challenging course designed by Lester George and Vinny Giles, featuring a parkland setting and strategic bunkering.

b. The Olde Farm (Bristol) - A Bobby Weed-designed course with beautiful scenery, elevation changes, and a challenging layout.

c. The Virginian Golf Club (Bristol) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with a beautiful, rolling terrain and a challenging layout.

Washington:

a. Chambers Bay (University Place) - A challenging, links-style course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., known for hosting the 2015 U.S. Open.

b. Gamble Sands (Brewster) - A David McLay Kidd-designed course with stunning views of the Columbia River and a challenging, links-style layout.

c. Sahalee Country Club (Sammamish) - A beautiful, tree-lined course with a challenging Ted Robinson design, known for hosting major championships.

West Virginia:

a. The Greenbrier - Old White TPC (White Sulphur Springs) - A historic, challenging C.B. Macdonald and Seth Raynor-designed course with beautiful scenery.

b. Pikewood National Golf Club - (Morgantown) - A challenging, John Raese and J. Robert Gwynne-designed course with stunning views of the surrounding mountains.

c. The Pete Dye Golf Club (Bridgeport) - A beautiful, challenging course designed by Pete Dye, featuring stunning views and dramatic elevation changes.

Wisconsin:

a. Whistling Straits - Straits Course (Sheboygan) - A Pete Dye-designed course with stunning Lake Michigan views and a challenging, links-style layout, known for hosting major championships.

b. Erin Hills (Erin) - A challenging, Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry, and Ron Whitten-designed course known for hosting the 2017 U.S. Open.

c. Sand Valley Golf Resort - Sand Valley Course (Nekoosa) - A beautiful, Coore & Crenshaw-designed course with a challenging, links-style layout and stunning scenery.

Wyoming:

a. Snake River Sporting Club (Jackson) - A beautiful, challenging Tom Weiskopf-designed course with stunning views of the surrounding mountains.

b. Shooting Star Golf Club (Teton Village) - A Tom Fazio-designed course with beautiful scenery, elevation changes, and a challenging layout.

c. Powder Horn Golf Club (Sheridan) - A Todd Eckenrode-designed course featuring beautiful mountain views, lush fairways, and challenging holes.

That’s a wrap folks. Did ChatGPT do a good job?

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