Top 100: Europe

Top courses across continental Europe: Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Scandinavia and beyond.Quinta do Lago South Course-Algarve-Portugal

France’s most private golf club — Tom Simpson’s 1927 Picardy heathland masterpiece rivals Sunningdale for design quality and remains almost entirely unknown outside French golf circles.

Les Bordes’ Old Course is Robert von Hagge’s demanding forest-and-water test in France’s Loire Valley. TGG covers the course, private access reality, the wider estate and how to plan a Loire golf journey.

Harry Colt’s 1906 Fischbeker Heide masterpiece — Germany’s finest course is a Surrey-quality heathland that remains Europe’s most underrated golf destination.