States where I have the same favorite public:
Alabama- FarmLinks at Purcell Farms ✅
Alaska- Moose Run ✅
California- Pebble Beach✅
Florida- TPC Sawgrass✅
Idaho- Circling Raven✅
Illinois- Cog Hill (Dubsdread)✅
Iowa- Spirit Hollow✅
Kansas- Buffalo Dunes✅
Michigan- The Loop at Forest Dunes✅
Montana- Old Works✅
New Hampshire- Omni Mount Washington✅
Oregon- Pacific Dunes✅
Wisconsin- Whistling Straits✅
Wyoming- Rochelle Ranch✅
States where I have a different favorite public (❌= haven't played this course)
Arizona- We Ko Pa (Saguro) ❌ (Sedona ✅)
Arkansas- Mystic Creek ❌ (Burns ✅ - only place I've play in Arkansas)
Colorado- Broadmoor (East) ❌(Bear Dance✅)
Connecticut- Keney Park ❌ (Fox Hopyard✅)
Delaware- Baywood Greens ❌ (Deerfield✅)
Georgia- Sea Island (Seaside) ❌(Lakes at Laura Walker✅)
Hawaii- Kapalua (Plantation) ❌(royal Hawaiian✅)
Indiana- French Link (Pete Dye) ❌(Warren✅)
Kentucky- Park Mammoth ❌(Heritage Hill✅)
Louisiana- TPC Louisiana ❌(Atchafalaya✅)
Maine- Belgrade Lakes ❌(Poland Spring✅)
Maryland- Bulle Rock ❌(Worthington Manor✅)
Massachusetts- Taconic ❌(Marion✅)
Minnesota- Giants Ridge (Quarry) ❌(Maddens - classic✅)
Mississippi- Fallen Oak ❌(MSU✅)
Nebraska- Landmand ❌(WildHorse (unless you could Prairie Club as public, then Dunes)✅)
Nevada- Shadow Creek❌(Edgwood✅)
New Mexico- Paa Ko Ridge ❌(Cochiti✅)
New York- Bethpage Black ❌(Ravenwood✅)
North Dakota- Links of North Dakota ❌(Bois de Sioux - only course I've played in N.D.✅)
Ohio- Manakiki❌(Black Diamond✅)
Oklahoma- Karsten Creek ❌(Cherokee Hills✅)
Pennsylvania- Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)❌(Olde Stonewall✅)
Rhode Island- Newport National ✅(Triggs✅)
South Dakota- Red Rock❌(Prairie Green✅)
Texas- Fields Ranch (West) at PGA Frisco ❌(Lost Pines✅)
Utah- Black Desert ❌(Sand Hollow✅)
Virginia- Omni Homestead (Cascades)❌(Potomac Shores✅)
Washington- Chambers Bay/Gamble Sands✅✅(Wine Valley✅)
West Virginia- Greenbrier (Old White)❌(The Woods✅)
States I have only played private courses:
Missouri- Ozarks National 🚫
New Jersey- Twisted Dune🚫
North Carolina- Pinehurst No. 2🚫
South Carolina- Kiawah Island (Ocean) 🚫
Tennessee- Sweetens Cove 🚫
Vermont- Equinox 🚫
Best Public Course in Each State:
Alabama- FarmLinks at Purcell Farms
Alaska- Moose Run
Arizona- We Ko Pa (Saguro)
Arkansas- Mystic Creek
California- Pebble Beach
Colorado- Broadmoor (East)
Connecticut- Keney Park
Delaware- Baywood Greens
Florida- TPC Sawgrass
Georgia- Sea Island (Seaside)
Hawaii- Kapalua (Plantation)
Idaho- Circling Raven
Illinois- Cog Hill (Dubsdread)
Indiana- French Link (Pete Dye)
Iowa- Spirit Hollow
Kansas- Buffalo Dunes
Kentucky- Park Mammoth
Louisiana- TPC Louisiana
Maine- Belgrade Lakes
Maryland- Bulle Rock
Massachusetts- Taconic
Michigan- The Loop at Forest Dunes
Minnesota- Giants Ridge (Quarry)
Mississippi- Fallen Oak
Missouri- Ozarks National
Montana- Old Works
Nebraska- Landman
Nevada- Shadow Creek
New Hampshire- Omni Mount Washington
New Jersey- Twisted Dune
New Mexico- Paa Ko Ridge
New York- Bethpage Black
North Carolina- Pinehurst No. 2
North Dakota- Links of North Dakota
Ohio- Manakiki
Oklahoma- Karsten Creek
Oregon- Pacific Dunes
Pennsylvania- Nemacolin (Mystic Rock)
Rhode Island- Newport National
South Carolina- Kiawah Island (Ocean)
South Dakota- Red Rock
Tennessee- Sweetens Cove
Texas- Fields Ranch (West) at PGA Frisco
Utah- Black Desert
Vermont- Equinox
Virginia- Omni Homestead (Cascades)
Washington- Chambers Bay/Gamble Sands
West Virginia- Greenbrier (Old White)
Wisconsin- Whistling Straits
Wyoming- Rochelle Ranch