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Top 100 Golf Courses
One hundred courses. Thirty-two countries. Six continents. Every ranking personally assessed for Golf Quality, Playability, Setting, Conditioning and the Complete Experience — the most authoritative list in golf travel.
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Teeth of the Dog – Casa de Campo (#100 in the World)
Full Review →: Teeth of the Dog – Casa de Campo (#100 in the World)Pete Dye moved coral rocks by wheelbarrow — seven oceanfront holes above the Caribbean Sea. Teeth of the…
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Cabot Links (#99 in the World)
Full Review →: Cabot Links (#99 in the World)North America’s only true shoreline links — Rod Whitman’s Gulf of St Lawrence masterpiece plays along the water…
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Golf National — Albatros Course (#98 in the World)
Full Review →: Golf National — Albatros Course (#98 in the World)The 2018 Ryder Cup venue — Golf National’s Albatros Course produced one of sport’s great occasions. Europe’s 17½–10½…
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Terre Blanche — Château Course (#97 in the World)
Full Review →: Terre Blanche — Château Course (#97 in the World)The French Riviera’s finest resort course — Dave Thomas’s Provençal masterpiece through olive groves, lavender and oak forests…
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Royal Golf Dar Es Salam — Red Course (#96 in the World)
Full Review →: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam — Red Course (#96 in the World)Africa’s greatest course — Robert Trent Jones Sr.’s cork oak forest masterpiece for King Hassan II hosted the…
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Harbour Town Golf Links (#95 in the World)
Full Review →: Harbour Town Golf Links (#95 in the World)The lighthouse hole, the RBC Heritage and Pete Dye’s most influential design — Harbour Town proved that precision…
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Heritage Golf Club — Mauritius (#94 in the World)
Full Review →: Heritage Golf Club — Mauritius (#94 in the World)The Indian Ocean’s finest course and European Tour host — Heritage Golf Club’s Bel Ombre estate delivers seven…
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Emirates Golf Club — Faldo Course (#93 in the World)
Full Review →: Emirates Golf Club — Faldo Course (#93 in the World)Nick Faldo’s precision design at Emirates Golf Club — the more technical of Dubai’s two courses at the…
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Muirfield Village Golf Club (#92 in the World)
Full Review →: Muirfield Village Golf Club (#92 in the World)Jack Nicklaus’s legacy course — Muirfield Village combines Augusta’s beauty with genuine strategic severity and hosts Nicklaus’s own…
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Royal County Down — Championship Course (#1 in the World)
Read More →: Royal County Down — Championship Course (#1 in the World)Location: Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland Partner Accommodation: Slieve Donard Resort Editor’s Note (Low-Handicap Perspective): > RCD is…
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Discover Scotland’s Top 3 Hidden Gem Links Courses: Luxury Golf Classics
Read More →: Discover Scotland’s Top 3 Hidden Gem Links Courses: Luxury Golf ClassicsIf you love golf as much as I do, then Scotland feels like hallowed ground. It’s the birthplace…
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A Family Affair on a Ryder Cup Icon: Playing the Twenty Ten at Celtic Manor
Read More →: A Family Affair on a Ryder Cup Icon: Playing the Twenty Ten at Celtic Manor6–7 Min Read • The Global Golfer Some golf courses have history. A few have pedigree. But only…
