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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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Congressional Country Club — Blue Course (#64 in the World)
Full Review →: Congressional Country Club — Blue Course (#64 in the World)Rory McIlroy’s record-breaking 2011 US Open. Four US Opens in all. Congressional Blue Course is Washington DC’s most…
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Quinta do Lago — South Course (#63 in the World)
Full Review →: Quinta do Lago — South Course (#63 in the World)Portugal’s most celebrated venue — Quinta do Lago South Course’s par-3 15th over the Ria Formosa lagoon is…
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Erin Hills Golf Course (#62 in the World)
Full Review →: Erin Hills Golf Course (#62 in the World)Brooks Koepka’s 2017 US Open venue — Erin Hills’ Wisconsin glacial moraines and links-style fescue fairways create the…
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Burnham & Berrow Golf Club (#61 in the World)
Full Review →: Burnham & Berrow Golf Club (#61 in the World)England’s finest links south of Lancashire — Burnham & Berrow’s Bristol Channel setting, massive dunes and Herbert Fowler’s…
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New South Wales Golf Club (#60 in the World)
Full Review →: New South Wales Golf Club (#60 in the World)MacKenzie’s Tasman Sea clifftop masterpiece 20 minutes south of Sydney — New South Wales Golf Club is Australia’s…
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Riviera Country Club (#59 in the World)
Full Review →: Riviera Country Club (#59 in the World)Hogan’s Alley, Tiger’s professional debut and the Genesis Invitational — Riviera Country Club is American golf’s most glamorous…
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Hamburger Golf Club (#58 in the World)
Full Review →: Hamburger Golf Club (#58 in the World)Harry Colt’s 1906 Fischbeker Heide masterpiece — Germany’s finest course is a Surrey-quality heathland that remains Europe’s most…
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Sun City — Lost City Golf Course (#57 in the World)
Full Review →: Sun City — Lost City Golf Course (#57 in the World)38 live Nile crocodiles on the 13th island green. Gary Player’s Lost City Course at Sun City is…
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Winged Foot Golf Club — West Course (#56 in the World)
Full Review →: Winged Foot Golf Club — West Course (#56 in the World)The Massacre at Winged Foot — Tillinghast’s uncompromising West Course has hosted five US Opens and broken more…
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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…
