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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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Loch Lomond Golf Club (#37 in the World)
Full Review →: Loch Lomond Golf Club (#37 in the World)Weiskopf and Morrish’s lochside masterpiece — holes along the eastern shore of Loch Lomond with Ben Lomond rising…
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Kennemer Golf & Country Club (#36 in the World)
Full Review →: Kennemer Golf & Country Club (#36 in the World)Harry Colt’s 1927 North Sea duneland masterpiece — 30 minutes from Amsterdam and consistently rated one of Europe’s…
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Spyglass Hill Golf Course (#35 in the World)
Full Review →: Spyglass Hill Golf Course (#35 in the World)The hardest course in the AT&T Pro-Am — Spyglass Hill drops from Del Monte Forest to a dramatic…
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Pine Valley Golf Club (#34 in the World)
Full Review →: Pine Valley Golf Club (#34 in the World)Pine Valley’s legendary private island of perfection — America’s most exclusive course and the ultimate test of shot-making…
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Yas Links Abu Dhabi (#33 in the World)
Full Review →: Yas Links Abu Dhabi (#33 in the World)Kyle Phillips’s Arabian Gulf links — genuine sea breezes, fescue rough and authentic links conditions in the UAE.…
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Kasumigaseki Country Club — West Course (#32 in the World)
Full Review →: Kasumigaseki Country Club — West Course (#32 in the World)The 2021 Olympic golf venue — Charles Alison’s deep bunkers, immaculate conditioning and Tokyo’s most accessible elite course.…
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Barnbougle Dunes — Tasmania (#31 in the World)
Full Review →: Barnbougle Dunes — Tasmania (#31 in the World)Tom Doak’s untouched Tasmanian potato farm — Barnbougle Dunes entered the world top 20 on opening in 2004.…
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Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (#30 in the World)
Full Review →: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (#30 in the World)America’s oldest club and its finest course — Shinnecock Hills commands the Southampton barrens like a British links…
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Pacific Dunes — Bandon Dunes Resort (#29 in the World)
Full Review →: Pacific Dunes — Bandon Dunes Resort (#29 in the World)Tom Doak’s Oregon masterpiece — no land movement, no compromise, five courses on the Pacific cliff-tops. Pacific Dunes…
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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…
