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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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Lahinch Golf Club — Old Course (#10 in the World)
Full Review →: Lahinch Golf Club — Old Course (#10 in the World)The goats, the Dell blind par 3, the Klondyke, and the wildest Atlantic coast in Irish golf —…
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Royal Dornoch Golf Club (#9 in the World)
Full Review →: Royal Dornoch Golf Club (#9 in the World)Tom Watson, Ben Crenshaw and Tiger Woods all made the pilgrimage. Royal Dornoch — where Donald Ross learned…
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Carnoustie Golf Links — Championship Course (#8 in the World)
Full Review →: Carnoustie Golf Links — Championship Course (#8 in the World)Hogan’s triumph, Van de Velde’s disaster and the Barry Burn — Carnoustie is the hardest and most dramatic…
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Trump Turnberry — Ailsa Course (#7 in the World)
Full Review →: Trump Turnberry — Ailsa Course (#7 in the World)The Lighthouse hole, the Duel in the Sun and Watson at 59 — Turnberry Ailsa is Scotland’s most…
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Ballybunion Golf Club — Old Course (#6 in the World)
Full Review →: Ballybunion Golf Club — Old Course (#6 in the World)Tom Watson’s favourite course in the world. Clifftops, a cemetery fairway and the wild Atlantic — Ballybunion’s Old…
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Royal Birkdale Golf Club (#5 in the World)
Full Review →: Royal Birkdale Golf Club (#5 in the World)The fairest test in England — Royal Birkdale threads through Lancashire’s sand hills with 10 Open Championships and…
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Royal Portrush — Dunluce Links (#4 in the World)
Full Review →: Royal Portrush — Dunluce Links (#4 in the World)Dunluce Castle, Calamity Corner and the Antrim Coast — Royal Portrush is the most spectacular venue on the…
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Muirfield — The Honourable Company (#3 in the World)
Full Review →: Muirfield — The Honourable Company (#3 in the World)Jack Nicklaus’s favourite course in the world. Two concentric loops, severe revetted bunkers and the fairest test in…
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St Andrews — The Old Course (#2 in the World)
Full Review →: St Andrews — The Old Course (#2 in the World)The cathedral of golf. Shared fairways, the Valley of Sin, the Swilcan Bridge and the Road Hole —…
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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…
