The goats, the Dell blind par 3, the Klondyke, and the wildest Atlantic coast in Irish golf — Lahinch Old Course is the most charismatic links in the world. Full scorecard, strategy and Clare travel guide.
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Tom Watson, Ben Crenshaw and Tiger Woods all made the pilgrimage. Royal Dornoch — where Donald Ross learned golf before creating Pinehurst No. 2 — is the world’s most compelling remote course. Full scorecard, strategy and Highland travel guide.
Hogan’s triumph, Van de Velde’s disaster and the Barry Burn — Carnoustie is the hardest and most dramatic of all the Open Championship venues. Full scorecard, strategy and travel guide.
The Lighthouse hole, the Duel in the Sun and Watson at 59 — Turnberry Ailsa is Scotland’s most dramatic links. Full scorecard, hole strategy and Ayrshire travel guide.
Tom Watson’s favourite course in the world. Clifftops, a cemetery fairway and the wild Atlantic — Ballybunion’s Old Course is pure, natural golf at its most magnificent.
The fairest test in England — Royal Birkdale threads through Lancashire’s sand hills with 10 Open Championships and a closing stretch that defines great golf. Full scorecard, strategy and travel guide.
Dunluce Castle, Calamity Corner and the Antrim Coast — Royal Portrush is the most spectacular venue on the Open Championship rota. Full scorecard, hole strategy and travel guide.
Jack Nicklaus’s favourite course in the world. Two concentric loops, severe revetted bunkers and the fairest test in links golf. Full scorecard, hole-by-hole strategy and East Lothian travel guide.
The cathedral of golf. Shared fairways, the Valley of Sin, the Swilcan Bridge and the Road Hole — every golfer’s ultimate pilgrimage. Full scorecard, hole-by-hole strategy and travel guide.
Costa Navarino Dunes, Aphrodite Hills Cyprus, Crete Golf Club and Corfu’s Ropa Valley — the definitive guide to golf in Greece and Cyprus.
Les Bordes Loire Valley, Golf National (2018 Ryder Cup), Golf d’Étretat’s Normandy cliffs and Château des Vigiers Dordogne — France’s greatest golf beyond the Riviera.
Golf Club Castelfalfi, Marco Simone (2023 Ryder Cup host), Villa d’Este Lake Como and Golf Club Ugolino Florence — the definitive guide to golf in Italy.
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, La Moraleja, Real Club La Herrería — golf in Spain’s capital combines Javier Arana’s masterpieces with the Prado and Europe’s finest food culture.
Abama, Golf Las Américas and Lanzarote’s volcanic fairways — Europe’s only year-round guaranteed golf destination in the Canary Islands.
Golf Son Gual, Arabella Son Muntaner and the Tramuntana mountains — the definitive guide to golf on Mallorca, Spain’s most sophisticated Mediterranean island.
Finca Cortesín, Los Flamingos, Real Club de Golf Las Brisas and the glamour of Marbella’s golden mile — the definitive guide to golf on Spain’s Costa del Sol.
Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo, Punta Espada, Playa Grande and Sandy Lane Barbados — the Caribbean’s greatest golf in the sun.
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Samanah, Al Maaden and the Atlas Mountain courses — Africa’s finest golf in Morocco’s imperial cities.
Heritage Golf Club, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Anahita and Ile aux Cerfs — the complete guide to championship golf in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean.
Pacific Dunes, Bandon Dunes, Sheep Ranch, Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald — the complete guide to America’s greatest golf resort on the Oregon coast.
Royal Birkdale, Royal Lytham, Hillside, Formby and Southport & Ainsdale — England’s greatest links collection on the Lancashire coast.
The Old Course, Kingsbarns, Carnoustie, Crail and Ladybank — the complete guide to the cradle of golf and the Kingdom of Fife’s finest links.
Pinehurst No. 2, Tobacco Road, Mid Pines and the Donald Ross Sandhills collection — the complete guide to golf in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Muirfield, North Berwick, Gullane and Archerfield — the Golf Coast guide to East Lothian’s five finest links courses.
Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Cape Wickham and Barnbougle Dunes — the complete guide to Australia’s greatest links and sandbelt golf.
Terre Blanche, Sperone, Golf de Barbaroux and the Var — the definitive guide to golf on the Côte d’Azur and Provence.
Royal Dornoch, Brora, Golspie and the links of Sutherland — the most dramatic and remote championship golf in the world.
Real Club Valderrama, PGA Catalunya, Arabella Son Muntaner and Costa Brava — the complete guide to golf in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.
Hirono, Kawana Fuji, Taiheiyo Gotemba and Rusutsu Hokkaido — the complete guide to Japan’s world-class golf courses and extraordinary golf culture.
Emirates Golf Club, Trump International and Abu Dhabi Golf Club — the complete guide to golf in Dubai and the UAE desert.
Sun City, Leopard Creek, Arabella and the Cape Winelands — the definitive golf travel guide to South Africa’s most extraordinary courses.
Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Spyglass Hill and the 17-Mile Drive — the definitive guide to playing golf on California’s Monterey Peninsula.
Old Head, Ballybunion, Lahinch, Dooks and Waterville — the Wild Atlantic Way’s greatest golf holes, with a full travel guide to Ireland’s west coast.
Old Prestwick, Turnberry’s Ailsa, Western Gailes and the Ayrshire coast — the definitive guide to Scotland’s most breathtaking links golf region.
Valderrama, La Reserva, Real Club de Golf Sotogrande and more — the definitive guide to golf in Sotogrande, Europe’s most exclusive golf enclave.
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