These 10 golf courses played the most difficult on the PGA Tour in 2025

All the 2025 PGA Tour events are done and accounted for. That means all the 2025 PGA Tour stats are now complete and we can take a deeper dive into some of the more interesting numbers.

For example, which golf courses played the most difficult. It's probably no surprise to anyone that the U.S. Golf Association set up the most challenging layout, as Oakmont Country Club played more that four strokes over par on average for the U.S. Open. Weather did play a factor this year but it's a reminder just how good J.J. Spaun was that week in June.

Where did the four major venues rank in difficulty in 2025?

So again, the U.S. Open had the most difficult golf course. Behing it were Quail Hollow Club, which hosted the PGA Championship, in third; Augusta National, home of the Masters, checking in at No. 7; and Royal Portrush at No. 10 for the Open Championship.

10 most difficult golf courses on PGA Tour in 2025

Rank

Course

Tournament

Yardage

Average score

Over par

1

Oakmont Country Club

U.S. Open

7372

74.177

4.178

2

Torrey Pines Golf Course (South)

Farmers Insurance Open

7765

73.685

1.685

3

Quail Hollow Club

PGA Championship

7626

72.505

1.505

4

Muirfield Village Golf Club

Memorial Tournament

7569

73.381

1.381

5

Hurstbourne Country Club

ISCO Open

7056

71.118

1.119

6

Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead)

Valspar Championship

7352

71.865

0.865

7

Augusta National Golf Club

Masters Tournament

7555

72.807

0.807

8

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge

Arnold Palmer Invitational

7466

72.577

0.577

9

Torrey Pines Golf Course (North)

Farmers Insurance Open

7258

72.571

0.571

10

Royal Portrush Golf Club

The Open Championship

7381

71.513

0.513

Both golf courses in La Jolla, California, for the Farmers Insurance Open made the top nine.

Just missing the top 10 was TPC Sawgrass for the Players Championship, which was 13th most difficult in 2025.

In all, 17 golf courses had an average score of over par.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: The 10 most difficult golf courses on the PGA Tour for the 2025 season