Ranking the best Jack Nicklaus courses

Though the BMW Championship is at a new venue this year, Castle Pines might be familiar to those who remember it as host of The International, the longtime Stableford tour event. Anyone who enjoys great course architecture, beautiful aesthetics or towering drives will find it this week while watching players compete at 6,000 feet above sea level on this Jack Nicklaus design ranked on our America’s 100 Greatest list.
Castle Pines founder Jack Vickers urged Nicklaus to produce a mountain-venue layout worthy of a major championship, which Nicklaus did, making this one of his finest designs. To see where Castle Pines stacks up with other Nicklaus layouts, check out our ranking here.