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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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Gullane Golf Club — No. 1 Course (#19 in the World)
Full Review →: Gullane Golf Club — No. 1 Course (#19 in the World)The finest hilltop view in Scottish golf — Gullane No. 1’s 7th tee reveals the entire Edinburgh coastline.…
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Southerness Golf Club (#18 in the World)
Full Review →: Southerness Golf Club (#18 in the World)Mackenzie Ross’s Solway Firth masterpiece — green fees from £50, views to the Lake District and the finest…
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Ballyliffin Golf Club — Glashedy Links (#17 in the World)
Full Review →: Ballyliffin Golf Club — Glashedy Links (#17 in the World)The 2018 Irish Open host at the tip of Donegal — Ballyliffin Glashedy is Ireland’s most remote championship…
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Machrihanish Golf Club (#16 in the World)
Full Review →: Machrihanish Golf Club (#16 in the World)Old Tom Morris’s divinely ordained links — the opening tee shot across the Atlantic beach has no equal…
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Portstewart Golf Club — Strand Course (#15 in the World)
Full Review →: Portstewart Golf Club — Strand Course (#15 in the World)Portstewart’s Thistly Hill opening dunes and the Irish Open’s 2017 host — one of the most naturally dramatic…
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Kingsbarns Golf Links (#14 in the World)
Full Review →: Kingsbarns Golf Links (#14 in the World)Kyle Phillips’s masterpiece — 11 North Sea-facing holes and a course that feels ancient despite opening in 2000.…
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Waterville Golf Links (#13 in the World)
Full Review →: Waterville Golf Links (#13 in the World)Tiger and Payne Stewart’s Open preparation ground — Waterville Links at the end of the Ring of Kerry…
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Cruden Bay Golf Club (#12 in the World)
Full Review →: Cruden Bay Golf Club (#12 in the World)Tom Morris’s masterpiece on the Firth of Forth — Cruden Bay’s Bram Stoker connection, dramatic dunes and utterly…
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Royal Liverpool Golf Club — Hoylake (#11 in the World)
Full Review →: Royal Liverpool Golf Club — Hoylake (#11 in the World)Tiger’s bunkerless 2006 Open. Rory’s 2014 demolition. The cop, the flatlands and the Wirral wind — Royal Liverpool…
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Courses, Homepage: Editor’s Picks, Top 100 Golf Courses, Top 100: UK & Ireland, UK & Ireland, World-Class CoursesRoyal 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…
