Anchorage Golf Course

Anchorage Golf Course is Alaska's most-played course and the state's #1 public-access track per Golfweek Magazine, a Bill Newcomb design (not Robert Muir Graves, as the DB has) that opened in 1987 on a property overlooking both downtown Anchorage and Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. Newcomb, best known for his Michigan resort portfolio (Boyne Mountain Alpine, Boyne Monument), took the commission in a state where full 18-hole golf is a logistical and meteorological feat, glacial terrain, short summer season, and the need to play in the state's characteristic midnight-sun daylight hours. The views are the headline. Denali visible on clear days, downtown Anchorage skyline rising on the other horizon, and moose roaming the fringes of the course as a regular occurrence. For the Alaska trip visitor, this is the essential golf round, and since it's the most-played course in the state, it's worth booking ahead during the compressed May-September season. Pair with Settler's Bay (Wasilla) for a two-course Alaska itinerary.