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Pine Valley - Pine Valley Golf Club was the dream of a Philadelphian hotelier, George Crump, who sadly died before its completion.
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Cypress Point - Cypress Point Club is set at the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on the very tip of the Monterey Peninsula and the cliff top terrain is varied and thrilling.
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Royal County Down (Championship) - Royal County Down Golf Club is at Newcastle, a little holiday town nestling at the feet of the majestic Mountains of Mourne. It’s an exhilarating location for a classic links golf course...
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Shinnecock Hills - Not only was Shinnecock Hills Golf Club one of the five founding members of the USGA but also it was where one of the first specifically designed golf clubhouses was built.
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Augusta National - Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world and was designed by the world’s greatest golfer, who teamed up with the world’s greatest architect.
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Sand Hills - Sand Hills Golf Club is a club to respect and those in the know admire their non-commerciality and that is a delightful break from tradition these days...
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Oakmont - Apart from Augusta National, Oakmont Country Club has hosted more major Championships than any other course in the U.S. and it’s considered by many to be the toughest golf course in the world.
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Merion (East) - When Merion Golf Club was founded in 1896, Philadelphians were more likely to play cricket than golf.
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St Andrews (Old) - No other course has hosted more Opens than the Old Course at St Andrews. Its 28th Open and the 139th Open Championship returned “to the Home of Golf” in 2010.
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Muirfield - Muirfield is the course of “The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers” (HCEG), the world’s oldest golf club – according to direct written evidence – formed in 1744.
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Pebble Beach - Cypress Point is the course you can’t play at Pebble Beach, but thankfully Pebble Beach Golf Links is one you can.
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Royal Melbourne (West) - The West course at Royal Melbourne Golf Club is generally acknowledged as the best course in Australia and the finest design of Dr Alister MacKenzie.
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Royal Dornoch (Championship) - Royal Dornoch Golf Club is spellbinding. It seems to mesmerise amateur and professional golfers from all over the world...
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Royal Portrush (Dunluce) - Since its foundation in 1888, Royal Portrush Golf Club has undergone a transformation in more ways than one.
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National Golf Links of America - National Golf Links of America is a golf course of monumental historical importance, it’s a “Bear’s Best”, or “Blair's Best” of the early 20th century.
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Bandon Dunes (Pacific Dunes) - Pacific Dunes is considered by many to be the best course at the fabulous Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
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Turnberry (Ailsa) - The Ailsa course at the Turnberry Resort is probably the most scenic Open Championship golf course. Located right next to the Firth of Clyde, with craggy rocks and superb views across to the Mull of Kintyre...
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Kingston Heath - Kingston Heath Golf Club pushes Royal Melbourne – and in some opinions exceeds it – as the premier course in Australian golf.
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Ballybunion (Old) - As you drive from the historic town of Ballybunion, along the winding road to the golf club, your eyes feast upon the most spectacular links land imaginable.
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Crystal Downs - Crystal Downs Country Club is set delightfully on a headland that is wedged between Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake in America’s Midwest.
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Winged Foot (West) - The West course at Winged Foot Golf Club is the work of A.W. Tillinghast, one of America’s greatest golf course designers, and this is Tilly’s finest creation.
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Royal St George's - There's nothing artificial about Royal St George’s Golf Club; there's a natural look and feel to the course that blends beautifully into the surroundings.
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Chicago - Chicago Golf Club is one of America’s most exclusive golf clubs and today it is still intensely private.
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Fishers Island - Fishers Island Club is set romantically on a narrow island that is a mere two miles wide and eight miles long.
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Seminole - Situated on the Atlantic side of Florida’s coastline, Seminole Golf Club is considered by critics to be one of the finest examples of golf course routing.
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Royal Birkdale - Royal Birkdale Golf Club is the favourite English course on the British Open rota according to the results of a Top 100 poll...
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Pinehurst (No.2) - Pinehurst No.2 course opened for play in 1907 and its green sites are the ultimate test, legendary and quite unique.
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Sunningdale (Old) - The Old course at Sunningdale Golf Club is one of the British Isles’ most aesthetically pleasing inland courses.
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Carnoustie (Championship) - Carnoustie is a big natural seaside golf links and the Championship course is considered to be one of the most difficult in the British Isles.
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Barnbougle Dunes - Barnbougle Dunes is a memorable golf course made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.
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Prairie Dunes - Prairie Dunes Country Club is an inland links jewel, which is set in the heart of America. It has many characteristics of a classic seaside links.
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Friar's Head - Set in 350 acres, this rugged course was designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened for play in 2003 with the philosophy that golf at Friar’s Head should be about options and creativity.
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New South Wales - New South Wales Golf Club is one of the most spectacular golf courses in Australia and it’s one of the toughest tests in the country.
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Whistling Straits (Straits) - If you didn’t know the history behind Whistling Straits, you’d believe that the 560-acres of land had been shaped by the hands of time.
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Cape Kidnappers - If you can keep your eyes off the cliff top views, the main golfing points of the golf course at Cape Kidnappers are the bunkers and the greens.
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Country Club (Clyde & Squirrel) - The name may sound a little arrogant and for golfers in the know, there’s no need to explain that the Country Club was the first of its type in the USA.
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Kingsbarns - One of the many delights of Kingsbarns Golf Links is that you can see the North Sea from virtually every part of the course.
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Oakland Hills (South) - With many holes lined by trees, six US Opens and one Ryder Cup under its belt, Oakland Hills Country Club should be treated with respect.
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Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) - Woodhall Spa Golf Club is an oasis in the heart of Lincolnshire, set amongst glorious pine, birch and broom, this heathland golf course is an absolute delight to play.
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San Francisco - Albert Warren Tillinghast was probably the greatest American golf course architect of his day and “Tilly” was the genius who crafted San Francisco in 1915.
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Riviera - There are few courses with no weaknesses, but the Riviera Country Club can take the moniker. It’s a truly remarkable golf course routed across less than ideal terrain.
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Hirono - Hirono Golf Club has played host to all the major Japanese championships and, although it measures a mere 6,925 yards from the back tees, it’s a supreme test of golf.
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Lahinch (Old) - Lahinch Golf Club is an enchanting place to play golf. It’s rugged, distinctive, unusually varied and immensely entertaining.
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Royal Lytham & St Annes - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is the most northerly of the English championship links courses, situated only 10 miles from Royal Birkdale.
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Kiawah Island Resort (Ocean) - According to Pete Dye, "There’s no other golf course in the Northern Hemisphere that has as many seaside holes" as the Ocean course at Kiawah Island.
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Portmarnock (Old) - ”I know of no greater finish in the world than that of the last five holes at Portmarnock Golf Club”, said Bernard Darwin
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Olympic Club (Lake) - Host to four US Opens, the Lake course at Olympic Club is a serious challenge. Take your stabilisers and expect few level lies on these sloping fairways.
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Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog) - There’s one thing at Casa de Campo with a bark as well as a bite and that’s Dye’s Teeth of the Dog.
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Ballyneal - Ballyneal sounds Irish so it’s fitting that this is a links course albeit an inland links. Even the address – Holyoke – sounds like a British Open Championship venue.
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Bethpage (Black) - The Bethpage Black course really is as difficult and penal as the high slope rating suggests. It’s not for the faint hearted.
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Highlands Links - Highlands Links golf course is set in one of Canada’s most gorgeous spots and this is where golf and Mother Nature join together in sweet harmony...
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Oak Hill (East) - “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” Well, according to the top touring pros and the Seven Dwarfs, it’s the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester.
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Kauri Cliffs - Playing Kauri Cliffs golf course is quite a formidable test and I’m sure I’m not alone in fearing that a mounting tally of lost balls was beginning to detract from the views.
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Muirfield Village - No expense was spared in the construction of Muirfield Village Golf Club, with bold bunkering, water hazards and narrow fairways that require pinpoint tee shots.
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St George's - With tight twisting fairways and undulating terrain, St George’s is a man and woman-sized test of golf and four times host to the Canadian Open.
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Ganton - This sandy, gently undulating site was once a North Sea inlet. Consequently, Ganton Golf Club has all the characteristics of a links and a heathland course.
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Sunningdale (New) - Taken together, the New and Old courses at Sunningdale Golf Club represent the finest 36 holes of golf in the whole of the British Isles.
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Waterville - Waterville plays on a promontory surrounded by the sea. It’s a stunning, remote location...
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Morfontaine - Morfontaine remains a monument to Tom Simpson’s original design, although Kyle Phillips has recently made some minor changes to the course.
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Royal Troon (Old) - Royal Troon is a traditional out and back links course. On a clear day, you can see the distant Ailsa Craig in the south, and to the west, the majestic mountains on the Isle of Arran.
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Golf Club - The Golf Club is one of Pete Dye’s earliest and most understated creations and the course feels mature way beyond its years.
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Bandon Dunes (Bandon Dunes) - The Bandon Dunes course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort opened for play in 1999 and it has never looked back. It’s a rugged layout with huge slick greens and immaculate all-round conditioning.
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Los Angeles (North) - Beverley Hills conjures up images of the silver screen and the Wilshire location for the Los Angeles Country Club makes it possibly one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the world.
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Kawana (Fuji) - There are two courses on the Izu Peninsula at the Kawana Resort and the Fuji course is universally considered to be the best.
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Les Bordes - Les Bordes has a slight American feel to it, both in terms of design and conditioning but there is no doubting that you are in France.
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Loch Lomond - Loch Lomond Golf Club is set in more than 600 acres of sheltered seclusion, sandwiched between the mountains and the historic lochside.
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Baltusrol (Lower) - Baltusrol Golf Club takes its name from Mr Baltus Roll who once farmed this land in the 19th century before his untimely murder.
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European Club - The European Club is located in the garden of Ireland, between the coastal towns of Wicklow and Arklow, about 30 miles south of Dublin.
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Diamante Dunes - The spectacular dune landscape found on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula is where American developer Ken Jowdy decided to locate his latest project, Diamante Dunes...
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North Berwick (West) - The West course at North Berwick Golf Club is extremely close to the origins of golf. It’s the third oldest course in the world still playing over its original fairways...
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Sebonack - Sebonack Golf Club opened its tees for play in May 2006 and is the result of collaboration between Tom Doak and Jack Nicklaus.
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Cabo del Sol (Ocean) - Cabo del Sol is an intoxicating mixture of seaside and desert golf. It’s a dream location for a golf course and the design responsibility fell to Jack Nicklaus.
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Garden City - The strict men-only policy of the exclusive Garden City Golf Club puts it in the limelight for all the wrong reasons...
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Wade Hampton - Wade Hampton Golf Club was named after the respected Confederate cavalry leader, General Wade Hampton III, who was also Governor of South Carolina and later US Senator during the 19th century.
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Royal Porthcawl - Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a convivial, relaxed place to play golf in beautiful surroundings.
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Old Sandwich - "The green complexes are very interesting and include great contouring, and the bunker shaping by Jeff Bradley is excellent. I call him Mr. Sand Man" says Masa Nishijima.
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Royal Aberdeen (Balgownie) - The Balgownie at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club is a traditional out and back links course running along the shore of the North Sea and it has one of the finest first nine holes in golf.
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TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium) - Much has been written about the Stadium course at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass and we all know about the signature hole...
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Shadow Creek (North) - Once the preserve of the limited few, Shadow Creek can now be shared. Sculptured by Tom Fazio from the rugged Nevada desert, it’s set in the most breathtaking location.
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Walton Heath (Old) - Walton Heath Golf Club is where links golf meets inland golf. There is no salty whiff of sea air, but the course plays and feels like a seaside links.
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Swinley Forest - Swinley Forest Golf Club is an absolutely charming golf course sited on the famous sand belt, but it’s a club that is frozen in time, exclusive, unusual and eccentric...
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Somerset Hills - Somerset Hills Country Club is an A.W. Tillinghast creation and it’s naturally natural with nothing brash or ostentatious about the course.
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Bandon Dunes (Old Macdonald) - The latest layout to grace the Bandon Dunes property, Old Macdonald, has been built in the architectural spirit of Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor.
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Royal Liverpool - Without doubt, Royal Liverpool is a tough links. Only a couple of holes are in the dunes – otherwise there is little protection from the ever-changing wind.
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Barnbougle Lost Farm - The 20-hole Barnbougle Lost Farm links opened for play in December 2010 and commentators already think this new golf course is equal to its world-beating neighbour.
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PGA Catalunya (Stadium) - The Stadium course at the PGA Catalunya Resort is the culmination of more than a decade of planning and design by the European Tour. They wanted to build their own Players Championship course to rival the PGA's Sawgrass course.
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Southern Hills - There’s nothing flash about Southern Hills. Mature deciduous trees line many of the Bermuda grass fairways and the rough is notoriously thick and tangly.
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Maidstone - Maidstone is routed across the Gardiner Peninsula, which is one of the finest parcels of golfing ground in the world.
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Valderrama - Most golfers will be familiar with Valderrama from TV coverage. The club has hosted a plethora of championships, including the legendary 1997 Ryder Cup.
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National (Moonah) - The Mornington Peninsula could easily be one long stretch of golf holes and it must have been a challenge for the architects to decide on their routing plan.
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Quaker Ridge - Quaker Ridge Golf Club is perhaps the most underrated golf course in the USA and only those in the know have heard of it.
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Cruden Bay - Cruden Bay Golf Club is inspirational, regarded by some as quirky and considered by others as a masterpiece. Either way, it's a thrilling course...
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Tokyo - You’ll need an invite to play here at Tokyo Golf Club but if you are lucky enough to receive one, take it immediately. This is a world-class golf course that is mature way beyond its years.
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Bandon Dunes (Bandon Trails) - Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw designed Bandon Trails, the third of four courses at the magnificent Bandon Dunes Resort.
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Shoreacres - When you arrive at Shoreacres (after your mandatory invite) you can almost feel a throwback in time to the 1920s as you approach the David Alder clubhouse.
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Castle Stuart - Castle Stuart golf links will offer some serious competition to both Royal Dornoch and Nairn when it comes to attracting visiting golfers to the Highlands...
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Royal Adelaide - Although the sea hasn’t bordered the course at The Royal Adelaide for some 10,000 years, it remains, like Royal Lytham & St Annes, more a links than an inland course.
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Paraparaumu Beach - Host to twelve New Zealand Opens, the first in 1959, Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club is a New Zealand household name.
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Camargo - The Camargo Club is set amidst undulating countryside on the edge of Cincinnati in the State of Ohio. It’s a Seth Raynor jewel which opened for play in 1925.
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Noordwijkse - Noordwijkse is classic links course on undulating linksland with each hole winding its way through the dunes and occasionally, in a Formby-like style, through pine woods.
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Royal Zoute - Belgium's Royal Zoute Golf Club is situated near Knocke sur Mer on the North Sea coast and has been described by Nick Faldo as a "hidden gem".
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Chantilly (Vineuil) - According to the old Big Bopper song, "Chantilly Lace had a pretty face and a wiggle in her walk". Golf de Chantilly is far more than a pretty face; it’s one of Europe’s most glorious courses.
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Bro Hof Slott (Stadium) - Clearly Bro Hof Slott has a very bright future and playing host to the 2010 Scandinavian Masters will do the Stadium course no harm whatsoever.
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Hamburger Falkenstein - Falkenstein is an attractive golf course, which is routed in all directions of the compass. The wooded location provides a genteel oasis to play golf, away from the hustle and bustle of Hamburg’s city centre.
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National (L'Albatros) - 20 miles to the west of Paris at Guyancourt, surrounding the Chateau of Versailles – once home to Louis X1V – lies Golf National's stadium styled Albatros course.
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Fontainebleau - The Ile de France region has more golf courses than anywhere else in the country but they don't come much better than the delightful Golf de Fontainebleau.
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Monte Rei (North) - Set in the picturesque foothills of the Eastern Algarve, with sweeping views of the Serra do Caldeirão mountains to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
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Koninklijke Haagsche - The similarity between this Dutch linksland and that of the British coastline is uncanny. Koninklijke Haagsche Golf & Country Club is an exacting layout which pitches and rolls across undulating land.
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Kennemer - As soon as you arrive at Kennemer Golf & Country Club and you catch a glimpse of the undulating links land and the thatched-roof clubhouse, you know you are somewhere special.
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Barseback (Masters) - Situated on the west coast of Sweden lies the world renowned Barsebäck Golf & Country Club. With two championship courses, there’s no shortage of great golf to be had at Barsebäck.
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Sporting Club Berlin (Faldo) - There are golf holes to spare at the Sporting Club Berlin – 63 in total – but the centrepiece of this golf resort, which is situated in Bad Saarow next to the beautiful Lake Scharmützel, is the Nick Faldo course.
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Lubker (Sand and Sky) - Five years in the making, the Lubker Resort opened to much acclaim by Danish golfers in 2008 and this Robert Trent Jones-designed golf complex is the centrepiece of a 500-acre estate...
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Biella - Golf Club Biella known locally as "Le Betulle" is located in Valcarozza, one of the most evocative and serene spots in northern Italy. The club was founded in 1958 and the English architect John Morrison designed it.
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Oitavos Dunes - Oitavos Dunes is a lovely mix of woodland and links-type holes that have been expertly laid to make the most of the existing landscape.
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Prince de Provence - Founded in 1999 Prince de Provence is a totally private golf course and it was designed by the full compliment of Robert Trent Joneses.
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Sotogrande - Sotogrande was designed by Robert Trent Jones. It was his first European course, and it is a credit that the par 72, 6,224-metre layout is still enthralling players...
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Lykia Links - The Links course lies within the sprawling Lykia Estate in Turkey’s Antalya region and it’s yet another in a line of fabulous 18-hole layouts to emerge from the Belek tourist area...
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Sperone - Those that make the trip to the lovely island of Corsica to play the famous Spérone course will have one of the most unforgettable golfing experiences of their lives.
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Oceanico (Old) - Oceânico Old is the original and eldest course at Vilamoura but it's also the best. Grand, pine-lined, strategic and in tune with Mother Nature.
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Royal Park I Roveri (Robert Trent Jones) - Robert Trent Jones designed Royal Park I Roveri and it’s his first Italian architectural ensemble, which opened its doors for play in 1971.
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Budersand Sylt - The scale of the challenge at Budersand Sylt is set out at the very first hole on the fringe of the property, played downhill to a fairway that then veers left and up to a green with a sand hill to the right for protection...
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San Lorenzo - San Lorenzo is a world-class golf course, which is set alongside the Atlantic on sandy undulating terrain with fairways bordered by umbrella pines and the marshland bird sanctuary of the Ria Formosa.
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Royal Fagnes - Royal Golf Club des Fagnes was laid out at great expense and it was designed by the flamboyant English architect, Tom Simpson, amongst heather and pine.
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Terre Blanche (Chateau) - Dave Thomas slipped the Château course at Terre Blanche Golf Club onto the Provence landscape like a hand sliding into a silk glove.
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Praia D'El Rey - Praia D’El Rey is "A mix of holes – some in the mighty dunes, others among fragrant pines – that are an assault to the senses. Wild and wonderful"
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Vasatorps (Tournament) - In actual fact, the new Vasatorps Tournament course is not entirely new as it consists of nine remodeled and nine original holes – within a golf complex that now extends to 54 holes...
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Thracian Cliffs - The golf course at Thracian Cliffs is located on the northern Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria and it’s a Black Knight signature design that opened in 2011.
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Utrecht de Pan - Host to the Dutch Open on numerous occasions, Utrecht de Pan Golf Club is a strategic and exacting layout which requires thought rather than muscle, especially during the homeward nine.
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Domaine Imperial - Pete Dye courses in Europe are very scarce but Domaine Impérial Golf Club is one such rarity and it is one of a select few that were created on the continent by the acclaimed architect in the late 1980s.
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El Saler - Javier Arana designed El Saler and it opened for play in 1968 to a rapturous standing ovation. In fact, shortly afterwards, it was voted the No.1 layout in Continental Europe.
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Scandinavian (Old) - RTJ2’s lead architect Bruce Charlton was entrusted with the job of laying out the fairways at the 36-hole Scandinavian Golf Club and the Old course duly opened in the summer of 2010...
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Kempferhof - The Kempferhof is one of the toughest challenges in the Alsace region. Robert von Hagge designed the course and it opened for play in 1989.
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Las Brisas - Las Brisas was one of the first courses in Europe to use bent grass and the brave decision was quickly rewarded by being chosen as the host venue of the 1973 World Cup of Golf.
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Carya - Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the golf course architecture company founded by five-time Open Champion and Australian golf legend Peter Thomson, designed the course at Carya Golf Club.
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Santander - US architect, Rees Jones, has fashioned Santander into an extremely tough and long course which stretches out to almost 7,500 yards from the back tees. It’s one of Spain’s longest courses...
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Troia - Troia is located to the south of Lisbon a little farther down the coast, and you can reach the club via a lovely short ferry crossing from Setubal to the Peninsula of Troia.
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Fontana - Located to the south of Vienna on the edge of the spa town of Baden lies the prestigious Fontana Golf & Country Club.
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Kytaja (South East) - There is some seriously good golf to be played at Kytaja but the South East course is the best and it is set amidst the most delightful Finnish landscape...
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Royal Belgium (Old) - Royal Golf Club de Belgique, or Ravenstein as it is known, is one of the most important courses in Belgium, founded in 1906 and redesigned by the flamboyant Englishman Tom Simpson...
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Eindhoven - Eindhovensche Golf Club was inaugurated in 1930 and the great Harry S. Colt routed the course through a dense forest a few kilometres to the south of Eindhoven.
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Elea - Elea Golf Club is at the heart of a new, luxury residential development that is set in an idyllic spot, only two kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the vibrant town of Paphos.
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Seddiner See (South) - Seddiner See is one of Germany’s great golfing venues and it lies in the heart of the lake district, to the south of Berlin City Centre and it’s reachable by car in about 30 minutes via the autobahn.
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Verdura (West) - A couple of holes on the front nine of the West course at the Verdura Golf Resort skirt an old railway line before the blue waters of the Med are reached at holes 8 and 9…
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Dutch - Opened for members play in May 2011 and known simply as “The Dutch”, this new Colin Montgomerie inland links-styled golf course was at the heart of Holland’s bid to host the 2018 Ryder Cup.
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Gut Larchenhof - The Gut Lärchenhof championship course opened for play in 1997 and, with a Michelin star restaurant and in-house massage facilities, you could easily be in heaven.
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Halmstad (North) - Sweden has some fantastic golf courses and the North course at Halmstad is one of them. It’s a surreal setting where you can smell the salty sea air and you can hear the sea, but you can’t see it.
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St Germain - Host on numerous occasions to the French Open, Saint Germain is a delightful park course, which flows through avenues of majestic trees.
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Cornelia - According to Nick Faldo, Cornelia is routed over "an exceptional piece of land" and who can argue? It's an instant hit with holes routed through pines and across naturally sandy ground.
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Medoc (Chateaux) - Golf du Médoc is located to the north of Bordeaux, which everyone knows, or ought to know, is the world capital of wine.
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La Reserva - Cabell Robinson designed La Reserva and it’s a brutal 6,700 metres from the tips but with wide fairways and a hot driver it can be tamed.
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Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo (North) - Designed by Robert von Hagge and opened for play in 1997, the North course at Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo is one of Spain’s best courses.
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Castelconturbia (Blue & Yellow) - Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Castelconturbia Golf Club opened for play in 1984 to a standing ovation. It’s located about one hour’s drive to the north of Milan and it has bags of Italian style.
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Seignosse - A couple of kilometres inland from the Bay of Biscay lies one of France’s most beautiful and most challenging courses. Hidden in the forest amongst the Cork Oak and pine lies the stunning Seignosse.
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Frankfurter - Frankfurter Golf Club was a once a regular German Open venue and this historical layout was designed by the great Harry Colt in 1913.
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Le Touquet (La Mer) - Le Touquet's stunning sea course, La Mer, is one of Colt’s greatest achievements. It’s a classic links course that winds its way between the coastal dunes and rough grasses.
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Real Puerta de Hierro (Arriba) - The Arriba course at Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro is one of the oldest courses in Spain and it’s also one of the most private and exclusive.
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Adamstal - Adamstal is one of the world's most beautiful golf courses and it's certainly one of Austria's very best.
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Koln - Founded in 1906, Köln Golf Club is one of Germany’s oldest courses and is routed through the dense forest at Refrath.
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Villa d'Este - Peter Gannon cut Villa d’Este through a pine, ash and chestnut forest back in 1926 and this former Italian Open venue is still as stylish today as it was back then.
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Barbaroux - If you like variation, entertainment and interesting holes, Barbaroux is the course for you. Nobody could ever accuse it of being boring.
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Visby - Visby at Kronholmen celebrated the first fifty years of club history in 2008 and this remains an extremely popular European golf course.
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Finca Cortesin - Finca Cortesin is set a short distance inland from the Mediterranean and has been routed through a dramatic valley. It's one of Europe’s longest layouts and will soon become a household name.
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Quinta de Cima - American-styled golf here in Portugal. Only the very best golfers will score well - this is tough.
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Joyenval (Marly) - The Marly course at Joyenval is a classic Trent Jones design with plenty of bunkers and large undulating greens.
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Falsterbo - Falsterbo is one of the few true classic links courses in Continental Europe. It’s located at the southernmost tip of Sweden on the scenic Falsterbo peninsula, where the Öresund and the Baltic meet.
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Torino (Blue) - John Morrison designed the original Torino course and a number of holes were renovated by the Canadian architect Graham Cook in preparation for the 1999 Italian Open, won by Padraig Harrington.
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zur Vahr Bremen (Garlstedter Heide) - At the Club zur Vahr nestles one of Germany’s original and best courses. Carved through a pine forest the course is now called Garlstedter Heide and it’s even better after its 2004 facelift.
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Real Puerta de Hierro (Abajo) - Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro is one of the most private golf clubs in Spain. The Arriba is one of Spain’s oldest courses but the Abajo, on the other hand, is much younger.
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Rosendaelsche - Rosendaelsche Golf Club is one of the oldest clubs in the Netherlands (formed in 1895) and is heathland golf at its very best, played over gently undulating forested terrain.
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Gut Altentann - Gut Altentann is the Austrian course that Jack built and it’s set on the outskirts of Mozart’s hometown, Salzburg.
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Royal Antwerp - Royal Antwerp was inaugurated in 1888 and it’s the oldest golf club in Belgium. It’s also one of continental Europe’s masterpieces.
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Sporting Club Berlin (Palmer) - Arnold Palmer laid out the first course at the Berlin Sporting Club back in 1995 and it’s a cracker and probably the course you’ll want to limber up on first.
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Real Sevilla - Real Club de Golf de Sevilla opened for play in 1991 and in 2004 it was the host venue for the World Golf Championships (formerly the World Cup of Golf).
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Sueno (Pines) - The Pines course at Sueno Golf Club is an excellent addition to Turkey’s burgeoning portfolio of top-notch golf courses and it has elevated the Belek region to a new level.
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Holstebro (Skovbanen) - Holstebro Golf Club represents an honest challenge and, in the crisp and clear Danish air, there can be few more pleasant places to be.
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St Nom-la-Breteche (Rouge) - Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche was the long term venue for the Trophée Lancôme, which was played on a composite layout of the Red and Blue courses.
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Le Querce - To the northwest of Rome lies the beautiful Le Querce Golf Club, set in 60 hectares of delightful undulating land. With fairways flanked by stately oaks it's not surprising to note that the club is called “The Oaks” in English.
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Ljunghusen (Yellow & Red) - Ljunghusen dates back to 1932 and there are 27 holes to be sampled here on the unique maritime heath of the Falsterbo Peninsula.
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Hossegor - Hossegor is the perfect venue for golf and it is reminiscent of the sparkling heathland courses, which are in abundance to the west of London.
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PGA of Sweden National (Lakes) - The number of bunkers on the Lakes course averages four per hole, the same as the Links course, but the traps on the Lakes occupy an area three times that of the other course at the PGA of Sweden National.
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Schloss Schonborn - The 27-hole Schloss Schönborn complex is set in the heart of the Austrian wine region and it has the most impressive manor house 19th.
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Son Gual - Thomas Himmel's design is captivating and with bent grass from tee to green the whole Son Gual experience is polished to absolute perfection.
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Furnas - You’ll need to fly into the middle of the Atlantic to the Azorean island of San Miguel to find Furnas but to play this course only once is worth the trip alone.
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Sand - After a long search for land by architects Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest, they finally selected an old potato farm just outside Jönköping for Sand Golf Club.
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El Prat (Pink) - The Pink, or Rosa, course at Real Club de Golf El Prat is just over 7,000 yards long with a par of 72. Fairways are generally wide and greens are large with subtle borrows.
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Porto Santo - Porto Santo is set to become a must-visit island because the flamboyant Spanish maestro Seve Ballesteros fashioned a must-play ocean-side course
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Esbjerg (Marbaek) - On the edge of the Marbaek Forest, amongst stands of pine, spruce and larch lies the 42-hole Esbjerg Golf Club and one of Scandinavia’s best courses is the Marbaek.
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Linna - Linna golf course opened for play in 2005 and it’s routed through a pine and birch forest adjacent to the famous and historic Vanajan Linna Hotel.
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Abama - With Atlantic Ocean views across to the island of La Gomera and a thrilling collection of holes, Abama is a new European course destined for success.
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Emporda (Links) - The Green was the first nine to open at Emporda Golf Resort and this has been combined with the Red – the most recent nine – to form the new Links course.
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Hardelot (Les Pins) - Close to the Edwardian seaside resort of Hardelot in the Pas de Calais northern region of France lies the beautiful golf course, Les Pins. It's set amongst the dunes and a glorious pine forest.
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Moliets - Moliets is set in amongst the pines of Landes in a thoroughly agreeable and most natural setting.
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Antalya (PGA Sultan) - Carved through a forest of eucalyptus and pine, the PGA Sultan course is one of Europe’s best new courses and it’s attached to one of Turkey’s finest resorts.
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Keilir - The Kelir clubhouse commands spectacular views out over the Atlantic Ocean across the bay to "Snaefellsjokull" the glacier where Jules Verne’s "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" took place.
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Kytaja (North West) - Already hailed as one of the best Scandinavian golf facilities, the Kytäjä facility, and the North West in particular, can only improve as it matures.
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Saunton (East) - If there is a need for another seaside Open Championship venue, then surely the East course at Saunton Golf Club is a worthy candidate.
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Wentworth (West) - Wentworth's West course is the most televised course in the UK, hosting three professional tournaments every year...
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Royal West Norfolk - Check the tide times before you plan your trip to Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, the course plays on a narrow strip of links-land which gets cut off at high tide, turning it into an island.
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Nairn (Championship) - The Championship links at Nairn Golf Club is one of the most spectacular seaside courses in Scotland, boasting sea views from every hole.
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St George's Hill (Red & Blue) - The spectacular golfing panorama from the front of the St George's Hill clubhouse is a view that grabs you and makes your heart pound...
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Gleneagles (King's) - Gleneagles is the perfect setting for a game of golf and the King’s course is surely the best moorland track in the world.
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Western Gailes - The holes at Western Gailes Golf Club are wonderfully varied. The fairways undulate gently, interrupted occasionally by three meandering burns...
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Notts - “After being too long away I lately went back to Hollinwell, which, as all the golfing world knows, or ought to know, is the course of the Notts Golf Club.”
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Machrihanish (Championship) - Machrihanish Golf Club must be one of the most natural, romantic and enjoyable places to play golf in the whole of the British Isles. It’s not long, but it's sheer fun...
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Prestwick - The course at Prestwick Golf Club is a traditional monument, an authentic affair with a layout of holes that snake to and fro through rugged dunes and rippled fairways.
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St Enodoc (Church) - St Enodoc Golf Club is certainly a quixotic and rather hilly links course, set amidst towering sand dunes clad with tufts of wild sea grasses.
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County Sligo (Championship) - County Sligo Golf Club – or Rosses Point, as it is better known – is an exhilarating west coast links, situated in the heart of Yeats country.
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Burnham & Berrow (Championship) - Burnham & Berrow Golf Club has played host to many important amateur championships over the years and the course is regularly used for Open Championship qualification.
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Royal Cinque Ports - Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, or Deal as it is somtimes called, is an absolute brute of a links course. Its back nine, or rather the last seven holes, are relentless...
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Tralee - At Tralee Golf Club, Palmer has designed a golf course that will stimulate the senses every bit as much as the enchanting and breathtaking scenery.
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Royal St David's - The glorious setting for Royal St David’s Golf Club is nothing short of beautiful and romantic. The forbidding medieval Harlech castle and towering sand dunes guard the course.
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Formby - Set in 470 acres on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Formby Golf Club is one of the few places left in England where you might catch a glimpse of the native Red Squirrel.
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County Louth - The approach road to the links of County Louth Golf Club, or Baltray as it is better known, named after the local fishing village, is especially uplifting.
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Rye (Old) - So, we’ve arrived at Rye Golf Club, but will we get a game? Rye is so very private, that it is exceedingly difficult to secure a tee time, it's easier to get a game on the Old course at St Andrews.
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Hillside - Hillside Holf Club is an underrated gem, separated only by a footpath, but hiding in the shadow of its noble next-door neighbour, Royal Birkdale.
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Ballyliffin (Glashedy) - Ballyliffin Golf Club is often described as “the Ballybunion of the North” or “the Dornoch of Ireland” and the reason is simple; all the aforementioned are set amidst towering natural sand dunes.
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Alwoodley - Alwoodley is one of the finest and most subtle inland courses in the British Isles, located in a secluded spot.
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Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) - Rosapenna's fabulous new Sandy Hills golf course was designed by Pat Ruddy and opened for play in July 2003.
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Silloth on Solway - It’s well worth the time (and the money) to get to Silloth on Solway Golf Club and once you get here, you won’t want to leave...
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West Sussex - West Sussex Golf Club is one of our favourite inland courses. It is sheer delight to play golf on this charming sandy outcrop of heathland.
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Berkshire (Red) - Many people say that there is nothing better than a day’s golf amongst the forest, heather and springy turf of the Berkshire Golf Club.
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Queenwood - Queenwood Golf Club, in a similar mould to Loch Lomond and the Wisley, is reserved for its small but perfectly formed membership and their very lucky friends.
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St Andrews (Castle) - The Castle course is the newest member of St Andrews Links Trust’s portfolio and may be seen by some as the black sheep of the family due to its unnatural links character...
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Hunstanton - Hunstanton Golf Club is a connoisseur’s golf course, jammed full of memorable quality golf holes.
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Enniscrone (Dunes) - The location is ravishing; Enniscrone Golf Club is set on a promontory, which juts out into Killala Bay at the mouth of the Moy Estuary.
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Doonbeg - Doonbeg Golf Club is the course that Greg Norman built - his one and only architectural ensemble in the whole of the British Isles.
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Gullane (No.1) - Gullane Golf Club is blessed with the most exquisite turf – winter rules are not needed here. If you hit the No.1 course fairways, a perfect lie awaits, even in the depths of winter.
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Walton Heath (New) - Both courses at Walton Heath Golf Club are intertwined and have a very similar look and feel. The Old is tougher, although the New is a demanding course with memorable holes of great variety.
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Island - The Island Golf Club is a no-frills golf course. There is nothing manicured and it’s all very harmonious and in tune with its surroundings.
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Carne - The Carne Golf Links at Belmullet is the late Eddie Hackett’s swan song and many reckon it’s his finest golf course design.
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Blairgowrie (Rosemount) - The Rosemount course at Blairgowrie Golf Club is charmingly situated at the feet of the Grampians, amongst the majestic pines, birch and heather.
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Aberdovey - Aberdovey Golf Club is set enchantingly within the Snowdonia National Park at the mouth of the Dovey Estuary...
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Dundonald - Owned by Loch Lomond Golf Club, Dundonald is their newest addition. Kyle Phillips designed this natural links course and it's destined for life in the Top 100.
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Berkshire (Blue) - Herbert Fowler was the Berkshire Golf Club’s architect and the Blue course opened for play in 1928...
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Pennard - Pennard is a delightful old-fashioned affair and without doubt, this is one of the very best links courses in the British Isles.
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Addington - The Addington Golf Club is a natural inland golfing paradise, with plenty of heather, pine, bracken and silver birch. Very little has changed since the club was founded in 1914.
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St Andrews (New) - Situated adjacent to the Old course, the New course at St Andrews is often referred to as the local’s favourite because it is tighter and more defined than the Old.
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Machrie - Machrie is a wonderfully nostalgic links golf course located on the beautiful Hebridean island of Islay, famous for its distilleries and the fabulous rich and “peaty” single malt whisky such as Laphroaig and Bruichladdich.
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Trevose (Championship) - With dramatic views across the golden sandy shore of Boobys Bay to the rugged coastline, Trevose Golf & Country Club is sheer drama.
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Belfry (Brabazon) - The Brabazon course at The Belfry doesn’t need introducing. This course has played host to more Ryder Cups than any other course on the planet – four in total.
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Adare Manor - Undoubtedly Adare Manor is a dashing, stylish golf resort, with an excellent championship course attached – one of the best inland tracks in Ireland.
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Worplesdon - Worplesdon Golf Club is one of the prettiest and most delightful of Surrey’s many heath and heather courses...
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Mount Juliet - The course at Mount Juliet is set in lush, rolling parkland, part of a 1,500 acres old Irish country estate with an 18th century mansion as the clubhouse...
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Druids Glen - Druids Glen is the kaleidoscope of golf courses, for there is more colour here than at any other course in Ireland.
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Old Head - Laid out on a narrow headland, jutting out for two miles into the Atlantic Ocean, Old Head Golf Links has to be one of the world’s most exhilarating golf courses...
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Portstewart (Strand) - The Strand course at Portstewart Golf Club is exhilarating. Set amidst imposing, gigantic sand dunes with panoramic views across the Atlantic mouth of Lough Foyle to the Inishowen peninsula beyond.
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Hankley Common - There is an overwhelming feeling of spaciousness at Hankley Common, so much so that it seems plausible that a second or third course could be intertwined between the existing 18 holes.
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Woburn (Marquess) - The addition of the new Marquess course at Woburn Golf Club puts Woburn in a unique position, standing out on its own as the only venue in England to have three featured courses in the Top 100.
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Chart Hills - Chart Hills Golf Club is set in the peaceful rural heart of the Garden of England where old oak trees stand guard and where there is sand, lots and lots of sand.
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Machrihanish Dunes - The 392-yard 1st hole sets the tone for the round at Machrihanish Dunes golf course... a blind approach to a hidden punchbowl green will be the first of many such shots to be played during the round.
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West Hill - If it’s charm that you are looking for, then you need look no further than West Hill Golf Club. This is a truly delightful golf course.
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Woking - There is absolutely no doubt that Woking Golf Club is located in an idyllic spot and the unusual pavilion clubhouse only adds to the charisma.
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Gleneagles (Queen's) - The Queen’s course is the pretty little sister at Gleneagles. She’s only short course but she's exquisitely delicate and stunningly beautiful.
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Little Aston - Little Aston Golf Club is hidden away on the edge of exclusive suburbia in acres of tranquil, mature parkland. The former grounds of Little Aston Hall.
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Celtic Manor (Twenty Ten) - Twenty Ten is the first course built specifically for the Ryder Cup and is the result of collaboration between the PGA, architects and tour pros...
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Lindrick - Lindrick Golf Club is remembered passionately because it was here in 1957 that Great Britain and Ireland beat the USA to win the Ryder Cup.
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Panmure - There is a gentle beginning on Panmure Golf Club's Open Qualifying course before it opens up beyond the pine forest.
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Wentworth (East) - Wentworth West is the course that everybody rushes to play, but the East is more enjoyable for the average player. It is also more sandy, intimate and charming.
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Woburn (Duke's) - With fairways flanked by stately pine, birch and chestnut trees, the Duke’s at Woburn Golf Club is an intimate golf course. Each hole is played in splendid isolation.
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Bearwood Lakes - Bearwood Lakes is an oasis of calm and beauty with dramatic views of the whole Bearwood Estate. An exclusive golf club which appears mature beyond its age.
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Duke's St Andrews - The Duke’s is the course belonging to the famous Old Course Hotel and it’s the only non-links course in St Andrews.
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Lough Erne - Designed by Nick Faldo, the Lough Erne championship course extends to just over 7,000 yards from the back tees and it lies at the heart of an upmarket development...
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Donegal - The Murvagh peninsula jutting out into Donegal Bay is the home of Donegal Golf Club. It’s an enchanting and isolated setting for a big links course.
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New Zealand - Founded in 1895 and designed by Samuel “Mure” Fergusson, New Zealand Golf Club is a top-class course located within the famous Surrey heath belt.
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Broadstone - Broadstone Golf Club is laid out on glorious rolling terrain. The elevated homeward nine provides panoramic views of the Purbeck Hills and Poole Harbour.
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Castletown - Castletown Golf Club is located at the southeastern tip of the Isle of Man on a triangular links headland which is bordered on three sides by the Irish Sea.
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Southerness - Southerness Golf Club is set on the edge of a remote headland on the peaceful Solway coast and is virtually unknown by the golfing masses.
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Ladybank - Ladybank Golf Club is one of those courses that really should be a Top 100 regular, because it is one of Scotland’s very best inland courses.
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Brora - Brora Golf Club is a fine, natural seaside links. A Highland delicacy to be tasted alongside Royal Dornoch. One of the jewels in James Braid's crown.
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Montrose (Medal) - Did you know that the ancient golf links at Montrose is the fifth oldest course in the world? It has simply been overlooked because its neighbour, the mighty Carnoustie, has overshadowed it.
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Moray (Old) - The Old course at Moray Golf Club is a traditional treasure - a links which starts and ends in the town. The closing hole is one of the finest in the British Isles.
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Spey Valley - The golf course at Spey Valley has an old fashioned out and back routing and water comes into play along the way on several occasions.
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Skibo Castle - Carnegie Club - The Carnegie Club is located on the edge of the beautiful Dornoch Firth with views of the Struie Hills, the 7500-acre Skibo Castle estate is something very special. It’s a place where fairytales meet reality.
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Renaissance Club - The Renaissance Club opened in April 2008 with future tournament golf in mind and it's Tom Doak's first Scottish course design.
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Archerfield (Fidra) - Situated between Gullane and North Berwick, the Fidra course at Archerfield Links has a contrasting mix of pine-flanked and traditional styled links holes.
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Boat of Garten - Make no mistake – this is exciting golf. The lovely course at the Boat of Garten Golf Club wends its way, up and down, through heather, whin, pine and birch.
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Lundin - Lundin Golf Club has a bit of everything: burns, blind drives, out-of-bounds, a nimiety of bunkers (many of which are deep and punishing), the ever-present wind and truly excellent greens.
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Downfield - On the outskirts of Dundee, lies Downfield Golf Club, a stunning parkland course little known outside Scotland.
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Dunbar - The course at Dunbar Golf Club is laid out on a narrow strip of land with the best holes hugging the rocky coastline affording resplendent views across the North Sea to Bass Rock, a huge volcanic lump rising up out of the water.
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Glasgow (Gailes) - Glasgow Gailes is a classic golf links. “The turf is something softer – at least in my imagination – than that of the East Coast courses,” wrote Darwin, “and the greens are wonderfully green and velvety.”
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Turnberry (Kintyre) - The exhilarating Kintyre course re-opened for play in 2001. This Donald Steel layout is a complete redesign of Turnberry’s old Arran course.
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Monifieth (Medal) - There are two golf courses at Monifieth but it's the Medal course that's used as an Open qualifying venue when the Open is played at nearby Carnoustie.
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Archerfield (Dirleton) - Compared to the Fidra, the Dirleton course at Archerfield is a more traditional Scottish links with deep pot bunkers and sand dunes flanking each fairway.
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Murcar Links - Murcar Links Golf Club is located on a classic stretch of links land with huge sand dunes, crumpled fairways, whins, burns and heather.
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Leven Links - Leven Links Golf Course measures a modest 6,506 yards from the medal tees against a par of 71, but the wind often laughs in the face of the yardage figures.
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Gleneagles (PGA Centenary) - From the back tees, the PGA Centenary at Gleneagles is the longest inland course in Scotland. It's also the venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup.
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Gullane (No.2) - Many prefer the No.2 at Gullane Golf Club to No.1 - it's a course of great variety and challenge...it was used for Open Championship Qualifying in 1980.
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Scotscraig - Scotscraig Golf Club is situated close to the sea, but it's more heathland in character than links. The course plays over undulating terrain and is used for Open Qualifying when the Open is at St Andrews.
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Roxburghe - Located in the heart of the Scottish Borders, the Roxburghe golf course is set within a 50,000-acre estate, owned by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe.
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Kilmarnock (Barassie) - Kilmarnock (Barassie) is a classic golf links, used for Open Championship Final Qualifying when the Open comes to the Ayrshire coast.
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Crail (Balcomie) - The Balcomie Links is the relatively modern home of the Crail Golfing Society, the seventh oldest golf club in the world, which was formed in 1786.
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St Andrews (Torrance) - Designed by Denis Griffiths with the late golfing legend Gene Sarazen and evergreen Scottish senior Sam Torrance as the headline grabbers, the Torrance course at Fairmont St Andrews sweeps dramatically down to the coastline.
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St Andrews (Jubilee) - The Jubilee’s raised tees provide unparalleled views across St Andrews Bay to the east and the fluttering flags on the other St Andrews golf courses to the west.
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Dalmahoy (East) - Dalmahoy's East golf course was designed by the great James Braid, and it’s set amongst 1,000 acres of rolling, wooded parkland.
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West Kilbride - West Kilbride Golf Club really gets the pulse racing around the turn with a nice loop of holes.
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Tain - Overlooking the Dornoch Firth, Tain Golf Club arguably offers one of the best settings imaginable in the highlands for a round of golf. With sea on one side and the backdrop of the mountains behind.
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Carrick - The Carrick is the latest golfing facility to be added to the De Vere Deluxe Resort at Cameron House, Loch Lomond.
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Fraserburgh (Corbie Hill) - Fraserburgh Golf Club was founded in 1881 and the great James Braid designed the natural Corbie Hill links course.
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Irvine - Irvine Golf Club represents a tough test of golf. It's a classic traditional links course and plays host to Open Championship Final Qualifying...
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Kilspindie - Although it's not long, Kilspindie Golf Club is everything that links golf should be. Step back in time and enjoy this true gem.
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Letham Grange (Old) - If you're fed up slogging your way round the windy links courses, treat yourself to a scenic and tranquil piece of Letham Grange Golf Club.
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Belleisle - Ayr Belleisle is one of the best public courses in Scotland... designed by the great James Braid.
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Lanark - Founded in 1851, Lanark is the world’s 25th oldest golf club and the Royal Burgh has owned this common moorland since the 12th century.
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Fortrose & Rosemarkie - Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club lies north of Inverness on a narrow peninsula which juts out into Rosemarkie Bay...
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Glen - Glorious coastal views complement the delightful North Berwick East Links - Glen Golf Club is a true gem.
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Elie - The Golf House Club at Elie is where the great James Braid cut his golfing teeth. If you want to play an exciting but challenging historic links course, then look no further.
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Nairn Dunbar - Situated on the shores of the Moray Firth, Nairn Dunbar Golf Club is a classic course, steeped in history.
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Golspie - Golspie Golf Club is a vintage seaside course with a varied and enjoyable mix of links, heathland and parkland holes.
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Longniddry - With four of the very best golf course architects having left their distinguished marks on Longniddry Golf Club, it is a rather special place to play golf.
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Luffness New - Luffness New Golf Club is the custodian of probably the oldest “new” golf course in the world.
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St Andrews (Kittocks) - The Kittocks (previously known as the Devlin) is young, but it will grow into a classic. Sweeping alongside the rugged coastline - the views across St Andrews Bay towards the "auld grey toon" are sure to hold your attention.
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Blairgowrie (Lansdowne) - The Lansdowne course at Blairgowrie Golf Club is routed through swathes of pine and silver birch trees which put a premium on accuracy off the tee.
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Meldrum House - Meldrum House Golf Club is a beautiful parkland layout measuring a little less than 6,400 yards from the back markers...
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Duff House Royal - Duff House Royal Golf Club is a beautiful parkland course with large double–tiered greens (Alister MacKenzie design features) and well positioned bunkers...
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Portpatrick (Dunskey) - Although the ground is rolling moorland and seaside heathland in nature, the Dunskey course at Portpatrick Golf Club also has a very links-like feel to it.
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East Renfrewshire - The East Renfrewshire Golf Club, or ‘East Ren’ as it is known was established in 1922 and the great James Braid designed the course.
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Stranraer - Situated on an escarpment beside Loch Ryan, Stranraer Golf Club is laid out on former farmland with many stands of mature trees.
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Craigielaw - Craigielaw Golf Club has blended so well into the landscape, you would be hard pressed to know that it was anything less than a century old.
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Royal Burgess - Known as the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh since 1929, the club proudly takes their role in the history and tradition of golf very seriously...
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Newmachar (Hawkshill) - Newmachar is one of the most progressive golf clubs in this area of Scotland, boasting two exceptional 18-hole courses, Swailend and Hawkshill...
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Kilmacolm - The Kilmacolm Golf Club has been called “the finest village golf club in the country” by a former club captain and “a very pleasant golfing place” by none other than Walter Hagen...
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Royal Musselburgh - Founded in 1774, Royal Musselburgh is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. The baronial clubhouse contains plenty of interesting golfing memorabilia.
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Musselburgh - Five-time Open champion James Braid designed the Musselburgh Golf Club course at Monktonhall and he, along with Percy Alliss, Henry Cotton and Alf Padgham officially opened the course with a 4-ball match in 1938.
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Bruntsfield Links - The Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society dates back to 1761... but the current parkland course is relatively young, dating back to 1897.
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Auchterarder - Situated next door to the PGA Centenary course at Gleneagles, Auchterarder Golf Club’s 18- hole moorland layout was extended from a 9-hole course in 1979.
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Prestwick St Nicholas - Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club is a traditional links course with commanding views across the Firth of Clyde to the Isle of Arran.
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Mortonhall - Mortonhall Golf Club is rightly regarded as one of the best parkland courses in the Lothians with many holes characterised by mature trees that define wide, open fairways, leading to large, beautifully tended greens.
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Glasgow (Killermont) - Old Tom Morris designed the Killermont course at Glasgow Golf Club on the north side of the River Kelvin and the Lord Provost of Glasgow officially opened the undulating parkland layout in 1904.
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Duddingston - Duddingston Golf Club is well respected in the Lothians as one of the county's best with a run of demanding par fours from the 11th to the 13th holes.
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Crail (Craighead) - It’s a mystery as to why the Craighead course at Crail has not featured in any golf course ranking tables since it came into play in 1999...
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Forfar - The links-like undulations of many fairways at Forfar Golf Club are a mystery to visitors as the course is more than ten miles from the coast.
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Shiskine - Shiskine Golf Club is one of the most unusual courses featured on this website, a links that has reached true cult status.
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Rowallan Castle - Rowallan Castle Golf Club is laid out within an historic estate with fairways draped across a gently undulating landscape that incorporates open meadow, wetland and woodland sites.
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Pitlochry - If you can survive the climb up the first few holes at Pitlochry Golf Club, then the views are quite possibly the most breathtaking in golf.
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Inverness - Inverness Golf Club is a parkland course that has been used in the past to hold the Northern Open for Scottish golf professionals.
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Peterhead (Old) - Butch Harmon declared to those members present when he visited the golf club in 2005 that Peterhead Old course was a "hidden gem" which he really enjoyed playing.
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Powfoot - Powfoot Golf Club was founded in 1903 and the majority of the layout weaves its way beside the Solway Firth and across undulating links land with the last four holes taking on a more park-like appearance.
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Newburgh-on-Ythan - Additional land on higher ground was acquired in 1994, allowing Newburgh-on-Ythan Golf Club to form a new front nine – a round at Newburgh is now a game of two contrasting halves.
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Earl of Mar - With an overall length of no more than 6,507 yards from the back tees, the Earl of Mar golf course appeals to the strategically minded golfer...
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Royal North Devon - Royal North Devon Golf Club, or should we say Westward Ho! This nostalgic and monumental links course fits firmly into the “must-play” category.
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St Mellion (Nicklaus) - St Mellion is located in the Tamar Valley, on what was once rolling farmland. Bodmin Moor is not too far away but you need look no further – the beast is the Nicklaus course.
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Moortown - Moortown Golf Club is classic moorland golf course with lovely peaty turf that provides the bouncy cushion-effect when walking, a course that is gentle on the feet.
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Southport & Ainsdale - Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club is a relative youngster and it is set amongst exhilarating dunes and tangly heather.
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Sherwood Forest - Sherwood Forest Golf Club is set on a Site of Special Scientific Interest because it contains the largest area of low-lying heathland in the Midlands.
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West Lancashire - Its esteemed Royal neighbours keep West Lancashire Golf Club out of the limelight but it is a truly classical links course, located on a charming stretch of prime links land.
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Remedy Oak - Remedy Oak Golf Club opened for play in November 2005 and former Englishman and Ryder Cup Captain John Jacobs designed the golf course, which is set in more than 250 acres of ancient woodland...
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Aldeburgh - Play Aldeburgh Golf Club between May and late June and you will be presented with narrow fairways weaving their way between bright yellow gorse.
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Liphook - Liphook Golf Club is as pretty as a picture. A delightful, classic heathland course for the connoisseur, not for the dilettante.
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Royal Ashdown Forest (Old) - Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club is set stunningly, affording fantastic views from the high parts of the course across the forest and the rolling Sussex countryside.
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Delamere Forest - Delamere Forest Golf Club is a delightful Herbert Fowler designed course. Fowler made full use of the natural, undulating heathland.
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Parkstone - We’ve classified Parkstone Golf Club as a seaside heathland course. It’s not a traditional links and neither is it very far inland.
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Seacroft - The course begins in pleasant suburbia and immediately the scene is set – accurate driving is the order of the day at Seacroft Golf Club.
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Goodwood (Downs) - The original Goodwood downland golf course was designed by James Braid. It now measures 7,100 yards but you'll need to befriend a member to play here.
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East Devon - East Devon Golf Club is absolutely enchanting, the course is laid out on high ground, 400ft above the sea, close to the clifftops, where one can drink in the most spectacular views in golf.
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Hayling - Hayling is set upon a Site of Special Scientific Interest, on the South West peninsular of Hayling Island.
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Ashridge - The enchanting Ashridge Golf Club is set amongst thousands of acres of National Trust-owned woodland. The scene is set as you drive to the clubhouse.
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Stoke Park (Colt & Alison) - Stoke Park is surely one of the finest parkland golf courses in the South of England. With no heather here, the main line of defence is the abundance of huge stately trees and Colt’s clever design.
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Grove - Kyle Philips has done a neat job, using the natural contours of the land in an understated way to create The Grove...a discerning golf course.
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Prince's - In 1932, Prince’s Golf Club proudly hosted its first and only Open Championship. "The Squire", Gene Sarazen, was the eventual winner.
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Isle of Purbeck (Purbeck) - The vista from the Isle of Purbeck golf course is breathtaking, for the club is positioned on a high heathland plateau and the 360-degree panorama continually interrupts one’s concentration of the game at hand.
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Beau Desert - One of the many treats at Beau Desert Golf Club is that you play most holes in splendid isolation; you can lose yourself in the trees here. Additionally, the holes are varied and memorable.
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Hindhead - The front nine at Hindhead Golf Club is laid out through heather strewn Ice Age valleys and the back nine plays on a heathland plateau.
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Seaton Carew - There are now 22 holes at Seaton Carew Golf Club - the members now have a number of playing options.
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Slaley Hall (Hunting) - Dave Thomas is renowned for designing unique and interesting holes and he’s done himself proud at Slaley Hall. His bunkering design on the Hunting course is masterful.
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Perranporth - Perranporth Golf Club is probably the most underrated links course in the South West of England. The stunning views are worthy of the excellent value green fee alone.
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Saunton (West) - The West is the second course at Saunton Golf Club and was originally laid out in the mid-1930s. It’s shorter than its older sister but, nonetheless, the West represents a challenge.
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Ipswich (Main) - The Ipswich Golf Club at Purdis Heath compares favourably with any inland course in the British Isles, it's a James Braid classic.
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Sandiway - Sandiway Golf Club holds your interest right from the off with the opening seven holes having a different par to the last.
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Wisley (Garden & Mill) - Concealed behind the RHS gardens at Wisley lies one of the most delightful private golf clubs in the British Isles.
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Wallasey - Wallasey Golf Club, world famous as the "Home of Stableford". An undiluted links course with it's undulating fairways framed with spectacular dunes.
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Buckinghamshire - The elegant Buckinghamshire opened for play in 1992 and it’s set in more than 200 acres of mature parkland.
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Littlestone - Littlestone Golf Club is a hidden gem, overshadowed by the other famous links courses in the area: Rye, Royal St George’s and Royal Cinque Ports.
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Ferndown (Old) - Ferndown Golf Club plays across a sandy outcrop of land where there is a proliferation of heather and pines... it’s an inherently pretty golf course.
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Sheringham - Sheringham Golf Club is located high on the clifftops on an undulating thin sliver of land, which is wedged between the North Sea cliff edge and the North Norfolk Railway.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed - Founded in 1890 on land named Goswick (Goose Farm) by the Romans, Berwick-upon-Tweed Golf Club boasts views of the North Sea and to the south, Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle.
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East Sussex National (West) - The West course is considered to be the more intimate, and the prettier of the two courses at the East Sussex National golf complex.
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Blackmoor - Blackmoor Golf Club is sandwiched between the North and South Downs at the western end of the glorious sand belt, which cuts swathe through Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
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Wentworth (Edinburgh) - We think that the Wentworth Club is the best 54-hole golfing destination in the whole of Britain.
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Fulford - Fulford will always be remembered for the tree-climbing exploits of Bernhard Langer in the 1981 Benson & Hedges International.
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Woburn (Duchess) - The Duchess course fits into the Woburn Golf Club family exceptionally well – it’s a real gem... as good, if not better, than the Duke’s and the Marquess.
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East Berkshire - East Berkshire Golf Club has an abundance of heather and pine, it's an unsung hero. Many compare it to the famous Red and Blue courses at the Berkshire.
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London Club (Heritage) - With wide generous fairways, the Heritage course at the London Golf Club tempts you to reach for the driver on many tees...
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Oxfordshire - If you like tradition, then steer clear of the Oxfordshire Golf Club. If you are seeking excitement, this might be the course for you.
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Forest of Arden (Arden) - Despite the fact that the Arden is a modern golf course, Steel has blended the layout nicely into the natural landscape here at the Forest of Arden
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Blackwell - Six times an Open Championship Regional Qualifying course, Blackwell Golf Club is the quintessential English gem and has a proud history dating back to 1893.
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Brocket Hall (Palmerston) - With two courses, Brocket Hall Golf Club has 36 of the finest inland holes in England, but many believe the Palmerston is the best.
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Moor Park (High) - Moor Park Golf Club oozes quality. The High is a classy golf course and a warm welcome awaits in the spectacular clubhouse mansion.
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Fairhaven - Fairhaven Golf Club is a tough inland links course, used as an Open Championship Qualifier when the Open is at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
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Coombe Hill - Coombe Hill Golf Club is one of the few courses designed by J.F. “Aber” Abercromby and the heavily wooded layout is quintessentially English.
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Luffenham Heath - The course at Luffenham Heath Golf Club is charming, adorned by oak, elm and ash. Set in an area designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Mannings Heath (Waterfall) - The Waterfall course at Mannings Heath Golf Club is a beautiful West Sussex gem - part parkland, part heathland.
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Bovey Castle - Bovey Castle golf course is set magically in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. It's an English treasure originally laid out by J.F. Abercromby.
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Bamburgh Castle - "There is surely no lovelier view from any golf course" wrote Darwin. Bamburgh Castle Golf Club, whilst not long, is fun with a capital F.
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North Hants - North Hants - home of Justin Rose. A delightful undulating heathland course, touched by the hands of numerous great architects.
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Ilkley - The river setting at Ilkley is inspiring, it's a delightful place to play golf and it's a testing course too.
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Manor House - Situated on the southern edge of the Cotswolds, the Manor House Hotel and Golf Club is set magnificently in 365 acres of rolling countryside.
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Woodbridge - "Woodbridge Golf Club has everything in the world that one could desire except the sea. It has sand and bracken and gorse, beautiful turf and the smoothest of greens."
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Stoneham - Designed by Willie Park Junior in 1908, Stoneham Golf Club is set in delightful, historical parkland which was originally planted by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
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Seascale - Seascale Golf Club fits neatly into a small area, overlooked by the Sellafield Power Station, but providing views of the Isle of Man and the Lakeland Hills...
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Hanbury Manor - The two nines at Hanbury Manor Golf & Country Club are distinctly contrasting, each having a completely different look and feel.
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Thurlestone - Founded in 1897 and fashioned by Harry Colt, Thurlstone Golf Club is a glorious cliff top cum links-like course with stunning coastal views.
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Close House (Colt) - The Colt golf course at Close House Hotel opened in the Spring of 2011 and its fairways are laid out over 160 acres of the Tyne Valley with many of the holes sympathetically fitted around existing trees and lakes.
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Forest Pines (Forest & Pines) - There is a hint of Woburn and a touch of Wentworth at Forest Pines Golf & Country Club and with 27 holes it’s a popular and pleasantly informal corporate and society venue.
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Tandridge - Tandridge Golf Club is billed as “the best kept golfing secret in Surrey” but we make no apology for letting the cat out of the bag.
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Northamptonshire County - If Northamptonshire County Golf Club was located closer to London, it would not only be well known, but also a regular ranking contender for our Britain & Ireland Top 100.
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Copt Heath - Founded in 1907, Copt Heath Golf Club is a mixture of park and heathland with holes lined by mature and grand trees waiting to catch the wayward drive.
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Mullion - Mullion Golf Club is England's most southerly course and it's a beauty, set spectacularly on the cliffs of the Cornish Lizard Peninsula.
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Berkhamsted - If you like golf as Nature intended, or if sand bunker play is not a strong part of your game, you’ll love it here at Berkhamsted Golf Club...
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King's Lynn - The 10th at King's Lynn is regarded as one of the best holes in the East of England. The course plots its way through the delightful Castle Rising woods.
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Warwickshire (Earls) - The 36-hole Warwickshire Golf & Country Club boasts two courses (Kings and Earls). The Earls is the layout that receives the accolades due to its strong homeward nine.
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Huntercombe - Huntercombe Golf Club is just far enough removed from London to have effectively become an historical footnote in golf architecture.
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Brocket Hall (Melbourne) - The Melbourne is Brocket Hall Golf Club's oldest course. This challenging layout wends its way across undulating 18th Century parkland.
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Royal Worlington & Newmarket - Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf Club is a classic, sometimes referred to as Mildenhall and it’s the home of golf for undergraduates at Cambridge University.
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Royal Wimbledon - Royal Wimbledon Golf Club is a jewel in the heart of London. A delightful peaceful course with fairways lined with mature oak, chestnut and silver birch trees, with a little gorse thrown in for good measure.
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Kington - Kington Golf Club is the highest golf course in England and can be described as an inland-super-mare due to keen turf and rambunctious terrain.
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St Annes Old Links - Bobby Jones loved the par three 9th hole so much at St Annes Old Links Golf Club that he took detailed measurements and perhaps reproduced some aspects at Augusta.
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Thorpeness - Thorpeness Golf Club is laid out on predominantly sandy soil so, in a similar vein to nearby Aldeburgh, is a natural maritime heathland golf course...
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Moor Allerton - Moor Allerton was the first golf course in the UK to be designed by the American architect Robert Trent Jones Senior, featuring shallow bunkers, huge teeing grounds, lakes and large contoured greens.
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Heythrop Park - Heythrop Park opened for limited play in October 2009. Routed through the leafy grounds of the stately Heythrop Estate, it's one of the century’s most exciting English golf developments...
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London Club (International) - The International course at the London Golf Club is a high-class accompaniment to the Jack Nicklaus designed Heritage course.
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Felixstowe Ferry (Martello) - "I have the tenderest and most sentimental association with Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club," wrote Darwin, "because it was there that I began to play golf."
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Burhill (Old) - Burhill, set in rolling Surrey parkland, was once the home of the Duchess of Wellington and has been restored to its former Georgian splendour.
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East Sussex National (East) - Gordon Brand Jnr. and David Gilford won the European Opens here in 1993 and 1994 respectively. It will come as no surprise to hear that East Sussex National’s East course is a big tournament layout.
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Crowborough Beacon - There are similarities between Crowborough and its delightful near neighbour, Royal Ashdown Forest, with spectacular views across the treetops and springy heathland/moorland turf.
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Ross-on-Wye - With holes cut through dense woodland, premium is placed on accuracy rather than sheer length at Ross-on-Wye Golf Club.
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Bowood Golf & Country Club - Few approaches to golf clubs are as grand as the entrance to the 2,000-acre Bowood Estate and there is a lovely feeling of peace and spaciousness here at Bowood Golf & Country Club.
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Coxmoor - Coxmoor Golf Club is a thoroughly testing and enjoyable heathland course, reminiscent of nearby Holinwell.
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Llanymynech - With fifteen holes in Wales and three in England, Llanymynech Golf Club is totally unique. On the 4th hole, you tee off in England and putt out in Wales.
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Brancepeth Castle - There is a great deal of variation to the holes at Brancepeth Castle Golf Club and the famous deep ravine, cutting through the course, makes for exciting golf.
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Porters Park - Touched by the hands of three great architects, Porters Park Golf Club is a classic parkland course with memorable, varied and testing holes that weave their way between mature trees.
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Wychwood Park - Wychwood Park opened for play in 2002 and it measures a huge 7,191 yards from the tips. Expect a serious challenge.
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Cumberwell Park (Red & Yellow) - Patience is key to scoring well at Cumberwell Park Golf Club. There's a couple of extremely testing par fives and a number of well designed short holes.
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Knole Park - Designed by the great architect J.F. Abercromby in 1924, the unique Knole Park Golf Club has been described as an inland links.
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Players Club (Codrington) - If you like it long, you'll love The Players Golf Club. From the tips, the Codrington course is a monster, measuring 7,600 yards... choose your tee carefully!
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Carden Park (Nicklaus) - The historic 17th century Carden Park estate occupies some 750 acres of prime Cheshire countryside and has become a golfing Mecca in the northwest of England.
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Linden Hall - Linden Hall Golf & Country Club is a unique and undulating mixture of 19th century parkland, mature woodland and open countryside.
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Pleasington - Pleasington Golf Club is without doubt one of the best tests of golf in the North-West of England. Part heathland in character with a supreme layout of holes.
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Prestbury - Founded in 1920, Prestbury Golf Club has matured and developed into a fine parkland course - it's a real Cheshire jewel.
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Clitheroe - Undeniably, Clitheroe Golf Club is one of the best inland courses in Lancashire and there are some excellent holes to be played here.
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Pannal - The charming course at Pannal Golf Club enjoys lovely views over the North Yorkshire moors and on a clear day to York Minster.
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Brampton - Brampton Golf Club was once described as the "Jewel of Cumbria" and likened by some to Gleneagles.
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Collingtree Park - It’s Collingtree Park Golf Club's long par five 18th that everyone talks about and it’s worthy of the excellent value green fee alone.
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Cavendish - Cavendish Golf Club is an undulating and partially wooded layout set within the Duke of Devonshire's estate. This MacKenzie course offers wonderful views over the Peak District.
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Dartmouth (Championship) - Undoubtedly the Dartmouth Golf & Country Club's Championship course is tough, but also there is a great deal of excitement to be had here, even for the average golfer.
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Thorndon Park - Many of the holes at Thorndon Park Golf Club are surrounded by mature oaks, some of which are more than 500 years old.
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Gog Magog (Old) - Gog Magog isn't the biblical final opponent of Israel, nor is it located in the heart of Wales, it's Cambridgeshire's favourite golf club...
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Frilford Heath (Red) - "Frilford Heath is essentially one of those places where it is good to be alive with a golf club in one’s hand," wrote Darwin.
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Belfry (PGA National) - The PGA National has a distinctly American feel...it's a tough tournament course, which sits nicely alongside the Brabazon golf course at the Belfry.
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Portal (Championship) - There's plenty of golf to be played at the leafy Portal Golf and Country Club in the North West of England.
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Mendip - Close to historic city of Bath, you will find the village of Gurney Slade and the Mendip Golf Club. The highest point of the course is some 1,000 ft above sea level where the views are far reaching.
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Hesketh - Hesketh Golf Club is completely overshadowed by Royal Lytham & St Annes to the north and Royal Birkdale to the south but Hesketh pre-dates them both.
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Batchworth Park - Batchworth Park Golf Club opened for play in 1996 and is a classical Dave Thomas design. The bunkers are big, bold and plentiful, all doing their best to protect the massive greens.
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Orsett - Orsett Golf Club is unique... a heathland course in Essex. Designed by James Braid in 1929, Orsett is an Open Championship Regional Qualifying course that's full of charm and variety.
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Royal Norwich - Royal Norwich Golf Club is a very well established parkland course... a club with history. The layout has changed little since James Braid's alterations in 1924.
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Foxhills (Bernard Hunt) - The Bernard Hunt golf course at Foxhills plays across a delightful, undulating and densely forested parcel of land.
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Royal Blackheath - The 17th century Eltham Lodge is a worthy and fitting clubhouse for the Royal Blackheath Golf Club...
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Carlisle - The course at Carlisle Golf Club is attractive, surrounded by beech and pine and intersected by streams.
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High Post - With stunning views over Salisbury Plain, High Post Golf Club – founded in 1922 – is an intriguing downland golf course that is named after the site of an ancient gallows-pole.
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Manchester - Eight Scotsmen founded the Manchester Golf Club in 1882 but the current parkland cum moorland cum heathland course was designed by Harry Colt in 1912.
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Camberley Heath - Camberley Heath Golf Club is a Harry Colt gem and many of the master architect’s original design features remain intact...
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Reddish Vale - An Alister MacKenzie course that was designed in 1912, Reddish Vale Golf Club is a very pleasant moorland track laid out on the banks of the River Tame...
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Whittington Heath - Whittington Heath Golf Club is tucked away on an elevated heathland plateau in middle England where there are delightful views across to nearby Lichfield Cathedral.
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Bude & North Cornwall - Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club extends to just over 6,000 yards from the back markers but its modest overall length packs a punch late in the round...
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Orchardleigh - The country estate of Orchardleigh is the setting for the golf club and an 18-hole golf course that was designed in the mid 1990s by Brian Huggett in conjunction with Peter McEvoy.
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Hadley Wood - Hadley Wood Golf Club plays across majestic, undulating parkland. This challenging Open Qualifying Course was designed by the great Alister MacKenzie in 1922.
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Royal Cromer - Royal Cromer Golf Club stands some 320 feet above the sandy beaches. The wooded and bracken covered ground is pleasantly undulating.
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Sherborne - James Braid’s Sherborne Golf Club is set majestically on undulating ground with glorious views over Blackmore Vale. It’s a charming course and a polished gem.
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West Cornwall - With panoramic views over St Ives Bay, West Cornwall Golf Club is a testing seaside course.
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Bolton Old Links - Bolton Old Links Golf Club is laid out in two loops of returning nines with the inward half routed around the outside of holes 1 to 9...
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West Surrey - West Surrey Golf Club is one of Surrey’s quintessential gems, shaped by Herbert Fowler. It's set in rolling, well wooded and park-like surroundings with the added bonus of charming views.
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Brokenhurst Manor - Situated on the southern edge of the New Forest, the 18-hole layout at Brokenhurst Manor opened for play in 1919, four years after the golf club was founded.
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Caldy - Caldy Golf Club has a delightful mix of seaside and inland holes. It provides a good test for the low handicapper and is enjoyable for the average golfer.
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Sand Moor - Dr Alister MacKenzie’s trademark greens are still in evidence here at Sand Moor Golf Club which has hosted a number of leading amateur and PGA events over the years.
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John O'Gaunt (John O'Gaunt) - The John O'Gaunt course at John O'Gaunt Golf Club is a magnificent parkland course with majestic specimen trees lining the lush fairways.
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Huddersfield - With Fixby Hall as the magnificent clubhouse, it's no surprise that Huddersfield is one of Yorkshire's finest and most respected golf clubs.
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Shanklin & Sandown - The Isle of Wight boasts seven golf courses and the best of these is this James Braid-designed 18-hole layout, lying close to the small settlements of Shanklin and Sandown.
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Woodbury Park (Oaks) - Configured in two returning loops of nine with holes 1 to 9 encircling the inward half, the Oaks at Woodbury Park Golf & Country Club is a testing, if somewhat hilly, parkland course...
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Thetford - Laid out on sandy soil within the Breckland Forest amongst pine, oak and birch, Thetford Golf Club is not only a wonderful place to play golf but also it’s a serious challenge.
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Weston-Super-Mare - Weston-Super-Mare Golf Club is a seaside course, lying to the south of Weston-Super-Mare Bay, with wonderful views across the Bristol Channel...
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Hawkstone Park (Hawkstone) - The complex at Hawkstone Park Golf Club extends to forty two holes – featuring the 18-hole Hawkstone and Championship courses and a 6-hole par three layout...
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Harrogate - Located close to the centre of the charming spa town of Harrogate, the golf club has been in existence since 1892 but it was five years later before a course came into play...
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Wilmslow - The opening hole at Wilmslow Golf Club is a simple, but strategic par four that nicely sets the tone for the round as it’s one of many subtly doglegged holes to be faced.
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Shire London - The Shire London is the first golf course in England to be designed by Seve Ballesteros and it opened for play in 2007.
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Mere - Mere Golf and Country Club is an underrated layout. Home to the annual Howard Keel Celebrity-Am.
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Hallamshire - The course at Hallamshire Golf Club was once part of the Duke of Norfolk’s estate and it was laid out in 1897 when 100 acres of land was leased for golfing purposes.
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Bowood Park - The course at Bowood Park Golf Club is laid out within 230 acres of the 14th century hunting estate that belonged to Edward of Woodstock, Duke of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales...
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Royal Mid-Surrey (Outer) - The Old Deer Park is a pretty spot and it's home to Royal Mid-Surrey, one of London's greatest golf clubs.
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Rudding Park (Hawtree) - Rudding Park's Hawtree course was designed by the renowned golf architect Martin Hawtree and provides a stern test to handicap.
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Bath - Set out on a former stone quarry that operated on high ground overlooking the town, Bath Golf Club is blessed with free-draining soil...
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Tadmarton Heath - Tadmarton Heath Golf Club is a pretty little course sited close to the small market town of Banbury and its charming old Cotswold stone clubhouse is very much in keeping with its rustic surroundings.
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Woodsome Hall - Harry Colt designed Woodsome Hall Golf Club in 1922 and the club’s first professional, William Button, oversaw the construction.
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Newbury & Crookham - Newbury & Crookham Golf Club is one of the oldest in England but their present course at Greenham was laid out fifty years after the club’s 1873 formation.
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Old Thorns - The Old Thorns Estate was acquired by businessman Ken Wood in the late 1940s – a decade before he made his fortune with the development of the Kenwood food mixer...
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West Berkshire - The West Berkshire Golf Club is a monster, measuring more than 7,000 yards from the back tees. The tips are not for the faint hearted.
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Conwy - Conwy Golf Club has played host to a number of major tournaments, including the Martini in 1970, when Peter Thomson and Doug Sewell tied on 268...
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Nefyn & District (Old) - The course at Nefyn & District Golf Club is literally golf on the edge of the world and it makes the adrenaline pump...
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Denham - Donald Steel is a long-standing member at Denham Golf Club and he reckons it is the perfect model for any club...
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Tenby - Tenby Golf Club is situated on the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast, affording superb views across to one of the UK’s most fascinating and holiest of islands.
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Machynys Peninsula - With stunning views of Carmarthenshire Bay and the Gower Peninsula, the Nicklaus-designed 7,100-yard links-style Machynys Peninsula is set to become a Welsh flagship course...
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Ashburnham - Bernhard Gallacher picked up his first pay cheque at Ashburnham Golf Club when he won the 1969 Schweppes PGA Championship.
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Pyle and Kenfig - Pyle and Kenfig Golf Club, commonly known as P&K, is one of Wales’s finest links courses. Its famous regal neighbour, Royal Porthcawl, lies next door.
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Rolls of Monmouth - Set in the grounds of the former estate of Charles Stewart Rolls, the Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club really is the Rolls-Royce of hidden gems.
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Southerndown - Over time, sand has blown up from the seashore, coming to rest on the rolling slopes and giving the turf at Southerndown Golf Club a rather links-like character.
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Celtic Manor (Montgomerie) - Designed by Ryder Cup legend, Colin Montgomerie, his new course at the colossal Celtic Manor Resort opened for play in July 2007...
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St Pierre (Old) - It was here at St Pierre, in the 1980 British Masters, that Bernhard Langer became the first German to win a major tournament.
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Llandrindod Wells - Llandrindod Wells measures only 5,759 yards and features a number of old-fashioned design traits, including back-to-back par threes at the 10th and 11th holes...
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Celtic Manor (Roman Road) - Trent Jones Senior has created an American-style course that will appeal to golfers of all abilities for the holes are captivating and challenging.
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Welshpool - If you like old-fashioned golf with pulpit greens, ditches, greenside swales, the occasional blind shot and gorse lining almost every fairway then Welshpool Golf Club is for you!
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North Wales - North Wales is not only a test of ability but it also allows the golfer to relax and enjoy the exhilarating air and the magnificent scenery of the North Wales coast.
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Cardigan - The course sits high on a hill outside the town of Cardigan, overlooking the Teifi Estuary, with extensive views over Cardigan Bay and along the coast to Ceredigion in the north and Pembrokeshire to the south.
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Clyne - Founded in 1920, Clyne Golf Club was designed by Colt and Harris and the course is perched on the high ground of Clyne Common more than 300 feet above sea level.
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Holyhead - The delightful heathland course at Holyhead Golf Club is tucked away on Holy Island, in the very north west corner of Wales...
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Neath - Neath Golf CLub is a James Braid classic with many varied holes and magnificent views from its high hilltop location.
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Bull Bay - Bull Bay Golf Club is the most northerly course in Wales and was designed by the esteemed architect, Herbert Fowler...
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Porthmadog - Porthmadog Golf Club was founded in 1905 and James Braid designed it. The course is an exciting hybrid mix of parkland and links holes.
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Borth & Ynyslas - Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club is a rugged seaside links and they strongly claim to be the oldest club in Wales.
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Langland Bay - With delightful changes in elevation throughout, Langland Bay Golf Club is not long at 5,857 yards, but what it doesn’t have in yardage it makes up for in many other ways...
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Newport Golf Club - Founded in 1903, Newport Golf Club is one of the best parkland courses in South Wales and it’s set some 300-feet above sea level among the birch, beech and oak trees of the Llwyni Wood.
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Pwllheli - Pwllheli Golf Club is unique... park-like and links-like. The clubhouse is so close to the sea that it's almost a boathouse.
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Vale of Llangollen - Nestling in a delightful valley, Vale of Llangollen Golf Club is the quintessential gem. Shhh... don't tell too many people.
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Cradoc - Cradoc Golf Club can best be described, in the words of one golf commentator, as “an arboretum set down in scenery that can only be described as drop-dead gorgeous”.
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Royal Jersey - Royal Jersey Golf Club is routed over delightful sandy ground, flanked to the east by Royal Grouville Bay. This is where Harry Vardon cut his golfing teeth.
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La Moye - La Moye Golf Club is set spectacularly on a promontory, some 250 feet above sea level. The views are quite breathtaking, overlooking the wide sweep of St Ouen's Bay...
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Royal Guernsey - Royal Guernsey Golf Club was established in 1890 but the present course is a more recent creation, laid out by Philip Mackenzie Ross in 1949.
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Castlerock (Mussenden) - Living in the shadow of its famous neighbours, Portstewart and Royal Portrush, Castlerock Golf Club is every bit as good, and the Mussenden will not disappoint.
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Malone - If you are in Belfast and you’ve got your golf clubs handy, make sure you play the immaculately conditioned Malone Golf Club. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better parkland course in Northern Ireland.
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Belvoir Park - With undulating, lush fairways and avenues of trees, Belvoir Park Golf Club is quite rightly regarded as one of the best inland courses in Northern Ireland.
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Royal Portrush (Valley) - How many people have made a point of playing Royal Portrush Golf Club and never given a thought to playing the sadly underrated Valley course – something approaching 90%, perhaps even more?
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Ardglass - With the opening five holes hugging the cliffs with resplendent views across the Irish Sea, it's clear that Ardglass Golf Club is special.
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Clandeboye (Dufferin) - The Dufferin course at Clandeboye Golf Club offers compelling coastal views, a sea of dazzling yellow gorse and a wonderfully strategic challenge.
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Royal Belfast - Founded in 1881, Royal Belfast is Ireland's oldest golf club and there are panoramic views across Belfast Lough from this delightful park course.
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Galgorm Castle - The course at Galgorm Castle Golf Club lies within a spacious 220-acre estate that was once the ancestral home of the McQuillan clan and the Castle that looms over the 10th green dates back to 1618...
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Scrabo - The course at Scrabo Golf Club lies on the gorse-covered contours of Scrabo Hill and there are wonderful panoramic views to be enjoyed from many of the fairway vantage points...
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Kirkistown Castle - Kirkistown Castle Golf Club in Cloughey, County Down, is the most easterly 18-hole course in Ireland...
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Castlerock (Bann) - The 2,446-yard 9-hole Bann is Castlerock Golf Club's relief course and it's routed through towering dunes that sit just off the Atlantic shoreline.
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Templepatrick - Designed by David Jones and David Feherty, the par 71 Templepatrick layout can be set up from between 5,565 and 7,077 yards in length.
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Bangor - Bangor Golf Club still retains the original Braid design hallmarks that have delighted generations of local golfers.
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Cairndhu - Cairndhu Golf Club is a hilly seaside course, laid out on cliffs which offer absolutely sensational views of the Antrim coastline...
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Lisburn - Lisburn Golf Club is considered to be one of the best parkland courses in Ireland with a great variety of holes.
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Ballycastle - Ballycastle Golf Club is regarded by some as a quirky little course with many changes in elevation. Quirky it may be – but uninteresting? Never!
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Royal County Down (Annesley) - Donald Steel & Company undertook a major redesign of the original Annesley course at Royal County Down Golf Club, which included the formation of several new holes.
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Spa - Playing to a par of 72 with an overall yardage of 6,130 yards from the back tees, the course of Spa Golf Club at Ballynahinch is an engaging parkland track with a nicely balanced set of par threes...
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Massereene - Massereene Golf Club was formed back in 1895 so members have enjoyed playing in a lovely parkland setting on the shores of Lough Neagh for over one hundred years.
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Gracehill - Set in peaceful rural surroundings, Gracehill Golf Club is a challenging layout and considered to be one of the best parkland courses in Northern Ireland.
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Knock - Tree-lined fairways, well positioned bunkers and pristine putting surfaces result in an exceptional golfing challenge at Knock Golf Club but for how much longer?
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Ballyliffin (Old) - The Old course at Ballyliffin Golf Club is a classic links, with fairways that pitch and roll through wild dunes.
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K Club (Palmer) - The K Club is probably the most opulent golf resort in Ireland. This is where an Irish piper will greet you as you switch off your helicopter.
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Carton House (Montgomerie) - The Montgomerie course at Carton House hosted the 2005 Irish Open. Although not a links course, it looks and plays like one.
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Killarney (Killeen) - There are three golf courses at the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club and the Killeen is considered to be the best.
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Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links - For such a new layout, the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links is a very natural and understated course. There is nothing showy about the design; the natural links land is used simply and effectively.
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Royal Dublin - Royal Dublin Golf Club is located on Bull Island, in Dublin Bay. The island was formed following the building of a sea wall in the early 1800s. The result is a perfect sandy island, superb terrain for a golf course...
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Dooks - Dooks Golf Club is a tranquil, engaging and fun golf course. It also provides a true and traditional links experience.
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Portsalon - Portsalon Golf Club is an exhilarating golf course, situated in a stunning location with most of the holes weaving their way between sand dunes.
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Headfort (New) - The new course at Headfort Golf Club is a tough, sculptured parkland layout, designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr.
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Carlow (Deerpark) - Carlow Golf Club is set in a delightful wooded deer park that once formed part of the estate of Henry Bruen.
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Palmerstown House - Jim Mansfield bought the Palmerstown House Estate in 1999 and, with the help of Christy O’Connor Jnr, he has since transformed a substantial part of the former stud farm into a magnificent championship golf course
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Fota Island (Deerpark) - The Deerpark course at Fota Island has played host to three Irish Open Amateur Championships and the Irish PGA Championship, impressive for a track which only opened for play in 1993.
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Concra Wood - The O'Connor partnership carefully routed the layout at Concra Wood Golf & Country Club so that holes only reveal themselves as the golfer stands on the tee...
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Connemara (A & B) - If you are brave enough to tackle the brutal A & B golf course from Connemara Golf Club's back tees – good luck. Pray that the wind machine is turned off.
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Slieve Russell - Slieve Russell Golf & Country Club is set in the heart of beautiful rolling County Cavan countryside amongst the lakes and drumlins.
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Narin & Portnoo - Tucked away in the southwest corner of Donegal, Narin and Portnoo Golf Club is a links that deserves to be bracketed with many other natural, unspoilt courses that should be given greater recognition.
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Killeen Castle - Killeen Castle Golf Club hosted the revived Ladies Irish Open in 2010 – when Sophie Gustafson won the event by one stroke...
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Rosslare (Championship) - Rosslare is regarded as being the sunniest spot in Ireland and it is almost unheard of to have the course at Rosslare Golf Club closed due to bad weather or ground conditions.
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Heritage - The gently undulating course at the Heritage Golf and Spa Resort has been constructed to a high specification in a collaboration between Seve Ballesteros and Jeff Howes.
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K Club (Smurfit) - If you are a traditionalist then the Smurfit golf course is probably not up your street. If you are seeking thrills and excitement, then the K Club is for you.
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Seapoint - Seapoint Golf Club is one of the best courses on Ireland’s East Coast you have never heard of. Play this secret gem and tell nobody.
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Rathsallagh - Rathsallagh Golf Club at Rathsallagh House is a long and challenging course with plenty of variety and interest.
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Cork - Cork Golf Club is one of the most attractive courses in Ireland. It's delightfully situated on a tiny peninsula called Little Island...
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Ballybunion (Cashen) - Ballybunion Golf Club is unforgettable. Everyone comes here to play the Old course, but do not overlook the wild and controversial Cashen.
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Carton House (O'Meara) - The O'Meara is the oldest of the two courses at Carton House. Designed by Mark in conjunction with European Golf Design, opening for play in May 2002.
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Tullamore - With the Slieve Bloom Mountains as a backdrop, Tullamore Golf Club is a classic parkland course measuring 6,428 yards from the back markers.
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Dingle - Ceann Sibeal - Dingle Golf Club or Ceann Sibéal as it is sometimes called is a natural and evocative links course overlooking Dingle Bay.
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Rosapenna (Old Tom Morris) - In September of 2009, Rosapenna's Old Tom Morris golf course reopened after a major facelift.
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Westport - Westport Golf Club boasts fantastic views of the surrounding area from its elevated position above the shore of Clew Bay.
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Curragh - The Curragh Golf Club claim to play over the oldest course in all of Ireland. The club also holds a valid "Royal" title but chooses not use it.
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Rathcore - Rathcore Golf Club is located in rolling parkland with a number of natural springs that bring water into play at no fewer than twelve of the holes.
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Strandhill - Between the Atlantic and Knocknarea Mountain lies Strandhill Golf Club. Described by Christy O'Connor Senior as "the hidden jewel of the West".
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Skellig Bay - The front nine holes at Skellig Bay Golf Club run along the banks of the Fionnglassa River with the back routed over cliffs high above the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mullingar - With fine turf, Mullingar Golf Club is a delightful walk in the park and the course has a fine collection of one-shot holes.
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Druids Heath - The Druids Heath golf course at Druids Glen is a mix of heathland and parkland with some links-like elements thrown in for good measure.
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Bunclody - Set out on the banks of the River Slaney within the former Hall-Dare estate in Co Wexford, the course at Bunclody Golf & Fishing Club is another top-notch 18-hole layout from Jeff Howes...
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Portumna - The mature trees that bound many fairways provide a full range of seasonal colour at Portumna Golf Club and the wild deer that roam the course are a very pleasant diversion if spotted.
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Killarney (Mahoney's Point) - The last three holes on the Mahoney’s Point course at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club are part of Campbell’s original design, one of the finest finishing stretches in golf.
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Tramore - Tramore Golf Club is a parkland course built on rolling terrain with many fairways framed by mature stands of trees and it bears resemblance to London's great heathland courses.
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Mount Wolseley - The parkland golf course at the Mount Wolseley Resort is very demanding, where only the really big hitters will be teeing up from the championship markers.
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Grange - Grange Golf Club is renowned as one of the best parkland courses in Dublin with its 400-yard par four 18th hole as good a closing hole as any in Ireland.
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Luttrellstown Castle - Set in rolling countryside with several lakes and many stands of mature trees, Luttrellstown Castle is a very pleasant place to play golf.
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Dromoland Castle - The course at Dromoland Castle Golf Club has been around for over forty years but in the last two years, dramatic changes have elevated it to new levels.
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Powerscourt (West) - The West course at Powerscourt Golf Club was created by DMK Golf Design – whose founder, David McLay Kidd, was the man responsible for designing the much-acclaimed Bandon Dunes.
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Tulfarris - With no two holes alike, Tulfarris Golf Club is an exciting course having played host to the Irish Seniors Open Championship.
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Castle - Castle Golf Club, a 6,270-yard, par 70 parkland course is laid out in two loops of nine holes with a sting in the tail...
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Naas - Naas Golf Club is a traditional parkland course laid out on rolling terrain with tree-lined fairways.
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Woodenbridge - Woodenbridge Golf Club is a delightful, well-maintained, top quality parkland track which is situated in one of Ireland’s most scenic locations.
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Arklow - Arklow Golf Club’s 6,387 yards are laid out over classic links land with plenty of humps and hollows, sand hills, gorse, marram grass and bunkers to be negotiated throughout the eighteen holes.
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Moyvalley - Moyvalley is located about a 40-minute drive to the west of Dublin and the golf course is draped across part of the 550-acre Balyna Estate where the historic Balyna House provides a magnificent backdrop.
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New Forest - Located in the heart of the Irish Midlands, the 18-hole parkland course at New Forest Golf Club is laid out over gently undulating terrain...
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Ashford Castle - Ireland has many golf courses set in mature wooded estates but Ashford Castle Golf Club’s lovely little 9-hole layout in County Mayo is among the best...
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Connemara Isles - This, quite simply, is Irish golf at its very best. Connemara Isles Golf Club encapsulates all that is good about old fashioned golf played in stunning surroundings...
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Gowran Park - It is a well-known fact that the Irish love not only the game of golf, they also adore the sport of Kings – horseracing. Combine the two together and you have Gowran Park Golf Club in County Kilkenny.
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Dundrum - County Tipperary (or should we say Dundrum House Golf Club?) is set in an elegant Georgian estate featuring mature woodland and parkland flanked by the Multeen River.
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Hermitage - Hermitage Golf Club has earned the reputation of being the club of choice for the rich and famous in Dublin society.
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Athlone - Athlone Golf Club has been chosen many times by the Golfing Union of Ireland as a venue for competitions at all levels...
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Bantry Bay - Bantry Bay golf course lies along the coast from the town and although it is located beside the sea, it’s a parkland layout, sitting on cliff-tops overlooking the water.
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Galway Bay - The course at Galway Bay Golf Resort has been described as “parkland by the sea” with a strong American design influence.
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Bearna - The golf club motto, translated from the Gaelic, is "welcome, and may lark song accompany you." Bearna certainly love to bring wildlife into the naming of holes...
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Glasson - The Reid family must be thanked for the gift of Glasson, for they gave up their land and their period home to enable the birth of the Glasson Golf and Country Club.
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Dun Laoghaire - If ever a golf club was set to face the challenges of the modern golf game then it’s Dun Laoghaire.
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Galway - The design of the current course at Galway Golf Club is down to the efforts of the celebrated Scottish designer Alister MacKenzie who laid out the 18 holes in 1926.
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Cruit Island - Cruit Island Golf Club is considered by some to be one of the best 9-hole golf courses in the world. It is certainly one of the most scenic courses in Ireland.
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Kilkenny - Kilkenny Golf Club is one of the oldest clubs in the country, formed five years before the Golf Union of Ireland was established in 1891.
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Farnham Estate - The 18-hole layout at Farnham Estate Golf Club is a stunning contemporary course that came directly from the design studio of Kilkenny-based Canadian architect Jeff Howes.
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Shannon - Opened for play in 1966, Shannon Golf Club has developed into one of the best inland courses in the county of Clare, hosting a number of national amateur championships in recent years.
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Laytown & Bettystown - Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club contains many of the characteristics treasured by links lovers – humps and hollows, blind approaches and an out-and-back routing that follows the natural contours of the land.
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Birr - The Irish Midlands are often overlooked when searching for good golf courses but Birr Golf Club is a fine example of a mature parkland course.
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Greenore - Greenore Golf Club consists of a mixture of “links-like” and parkland holes framed by tall pine trees.
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Castletroy - Castletroy is a pleasant, though testing, parkland course that was radically updated in 2005 by architect Eddie Connaughton.
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Macreddin - The course at Macreddin Golf Club is Paul McGinley's inaugural design and it’s the main leisure component of a village which now comprises a 90-room country house hotel, spa, restaurant, pub and shops.
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Coollattin - Coollattin Golf Club is located in a 175-acre County Wicklow estate with a rich history.
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South County - South County Golf Club is a high quality new course, designed with strategy in mind. It’s set in a tranquil landscape with the mountains providing a delightful backdrop.
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Powerscourt (East) - The East course at Powerscourt Golf Club is a serious test, especially from the championship tees, which stretch out beyond 7,000 yards.
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Nenagh - Nenagh Golf Club has been very astute over the years in employing a number of top class golf course architects in the design of their golf course.
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Castlemartyr - The 6,790-yard golf course at the Castlemartyr Resort forms the main recreational option at a 5-star County Cork facility that also offers more sedate recreational facilities like archery and clay pigeon shooting.
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Wicklow - Wicklow is laid out on cliffs overlooking the Irish Sea, with stunning views from many vantage points as it follows the coastline contours and undulations.
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Dundalk - Dundalk Golf Club has undergone several design changes over the years. James Braid modified the course and then Dave Thomas upgraded it.
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Rossmore - One of only a handful of golf courses located in County Monaghan, Rossmore Golf Club is as close to a hidden gem as you could care to imagine.
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St Anne's - St. Anne’s Golf Club shares Bull Island with The Royal Dublin Golf Club and it was around the time that Harry Colt rebuilt the Royal course that nine holes were laid out by members and a club established in 1921.
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Otocec - Architects Peter Skofic and Howard Swan collaborated to produce the 18-hole Otočec golf course, which is routed thoughtfully between the pines on undulating ground near to Slovenia’s medieval Otočec castle.
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Efteling - Over three million visitors arrive every year to enjoy the delights of Efteling and, since 1995, golfers have been able to take advantage of this Donald Steel-designed golf course...
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Arabian Ranches - Arabian Ranches Golf Club opened in February 2004 and this was Ian Baker-Finch's first collaboration with Nicklaus Design.
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Ribagolfe (2) - The No.2 course at Ribagolfe opened for play in 2004 and was designed by the European Golf Design Company in collaboration with former Walker and Ryder Cup player Michael King.
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Alands (Castle) - Situated on a beautiful peninsula, the Castle course at Ålands Golf Club is the best track on this island archipelago.
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Steiermarkischer Murhof - Steiermärkischer Golf Club at Murhof is set most enchantingly and Bernhard von Limburger designed it in 1963 when few locals were interested in golf.
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Klagenfurt - Seltenheim - The province of Carinthia borders Italy and Slovenia and, not far from lake Wörthersee, is one of the country's leading courses - Klagenfurt-Seltenheim.
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Colony Club Gutenhof (West) - Colony Club Gutenhof is located a mere 10 kilometres to the south of Vienna and this was Austria's first 36-hole golf club.
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Eichenheim - When Kyle Phillips gets involved in golf design, everyone expects something special. Eichenheim is enchanting and perhaps the best new Austrian course.
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Diamond Country Club (Diamond) - There are two courses at the Diamond Country Club, the Diamond Leisure and the Diamond. The Diamond Leisure is a simple, pleasant affair but the Diamond course is the real thing.
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Haugschlag (Waldviertel) - There is not only one but three courses at Haugschlag, but the course that everyone wants to play is the Waldviertel, three times Austrian Open venue.
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Neusiedlersee-Donnerskirchen - Neusiedlersee-Donnerskirchen is another course from the prolific design duo Kurt Rossknecht and Hans Erhardt and it opened for play in 1990.
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Schloss Ebreichsdorf - Schloss Ebreichsdorf Golf Club opened for play in 1988 and it’s one of Keith Preston’s best designs.
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Dachstein-Tauern - Situated in the Styrian region of Austria, the 18-hole layout at Dachstein-Tauern Golf & Country Club is a Bernard Langer-designed alpine course that lies on the floor of a valley...
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Linz - British architect Donald Harradine designed Linz and it's set in the Tillysburg Estate on rolling land.
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Karntner Dellach - Kärntner Golf-Club Dellach in one of the oldest golf clubs in Austria, named after the federal state of Kärntner and Dellach, the adjacent lakeside resort.
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Limburg - Not unlike a British heathland course, Limburg twists and turns through beautiful woodland.
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Royal Waterloo (La Marache) - The golf course La Marache at the Royal Waterloo Golf Club is one of Fred Hawtree's finest designs, which his son redeveloped in 2007.
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Royal Hainaut (Bruyeres & Quesnoy) - Tom Simpson is credited with several Belgian designs and he laid out the original 18-hole course at Royal Golf Club du Hainaut in 1933.
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Royal Sart Tilman - Tom Simpson routed Royal Sart Tilman over high ground to the south of Liège and the glorious rolling wooded terrain provides a tricky golfing challenge.
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Royal Ostend - Belgium’s only links course – Royal Ostend – was founded in 1903 and it’s a technically challenging test of golf amongst the coastal dunes.
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Royal Latem - Royal Latem Golf Club is strategically bunked with an occasional pond to focus the mind. The course is routed through avenues of trees, so straight and accurate ball striking is always the order of the day.
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Dolina Kardinala - Designed by Howard Swan, Dolina Kardinala is named after the colloquial name for the Jastrebarsko region (“Valley of the Cardinals”) where many leading clergy, military leaders, politicians and artists have lived.
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BlackSeaRama - BlackSeaRama co-hosted the 5th Bulgarian Open Amateur Championship in 2009, sharing the tournament with another new venture, the Ian Woosnam-designed course at the Lighthouse Golf Resort...
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Aphrodite Hills - Routed over two plateaux, Aphrodite Hills is one of the best and most challenging Mediterranean courses.
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Secret Valley - All in all Secret Valley Golf Club is a very pleasant place for golf... but don't keep it a secret.
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Ypsilon - Ypsilon was designed by Austrian-based architect Keith Preston and it became an instant hit with local golfers when it opened for play...
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Karlovy Vary - The Czech Republic is certainly steeped in history and the spa town of Karlovy Vary is romantic and enchanting. But we think that the classic Karlovy Vary golf course is well worth a visit in its own right.
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Royal Marianske Lazne - Pine trees surround the Royal Marianske Lazne property and this majestic parkland golf course will test your driving skills and flatter your distances...
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Karlstejn - The 6,433-yard course at Karlstejn Golf Resort lies in the grounds of Karlstejn Castle and is routed over a hilly, wooded landscape with limestone outcrops, ravines and a couple of lakes.
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Casa Serena - The exclusive and private course at Casa Serena is routed with returning loops of nine holes over what was previously used as farmland, secluded from the modern world by dense forest.
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Prosper (Old) - Designed by Miguel Angel Jiménez, the Old course at Prosper Golf Resort Čeladná can be extended to a massive 7,177-yards and it opened for play in 2001.
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Kuneticka Hora - Laid out on a plain beneath Mount Kunětická, a cone-shaped hill topped by a 15th-century castle ruin, the Kuneticka Hora fairways spread out round three large lakes on an imposing 350-acre site.
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Konopiste (Radecky) - Konopiště's Radecky course – named after Napoleonic War marshal Václav Radecky of Radeč – is the creation of John Burns.
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Monachus (Mnich) - Opening to great acclaim in 2001, the 27-hole Monachus Golf Resort lies close to the Austrian border in a delightful area known as Czech Canada.
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Astoria - Set in western Bohemia, in the beautiful Slavkovsky forest, near Karlovy Vary, the Cihelny course is laid out on the flood plain of the river Teplá...
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Pilsen - Laid out in a wooded valley either side of the Klabava River, Pilsen is one of the best additions to the country’s portfolio of modern golf courses.
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Podebrady - Poděbrady's 6,684-yard course is one of the more established layouts in the country, having been constructed in 1961.
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Austerlitz - Austerlitz was designed by the Austrian golf architect, Hans-George Erhardt and it is complemented by a 30-room hotel which offers a wide and eclectic array of additional sporting pursuits...
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Nova Amerika - The three 9-hole courses at Nová Amerika each have their own design influences – "Woodland" is typically European, "Maple Hills" has an American feel and "Bohemian Garden" contains Scottish links elements.
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Scandinavian (New) - The New course at The Scandinavian Golf Club is a tight layout like its sibling and you are reminded of this at the very outset where the 1st plays to a very narrow fairway.
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Silkeborg - Silkeborg Golf Club is situated in Resenrbro in the part of Denmark known as “the heart of Jutland.” Formed in 1966, the club is one of the finest in the country.
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Simon's - Designed by English architect Martin Hawtree and opened for play in 1993 by Ian Woosnam, Simon’s hosted the first European Tour event in Denmark, the Nordic Open, won by Ian Poulter.
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Rungsted - Major Charles A. MacKenzie, brother of Dr Alister MacKenzie, designed Rungsted Golf Club in 1936 and it’s one of Denmark’s oldest and most important courses.
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Skjoldenaesholm (RTJ) - Skjoldenaesholm measures more than 6,500 metres from the championship tees but strategy as well as length is all-important because there is often more than one way to play each hole.
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Sct. Knuds - Before you cross the bridge between Fuen and Sealand – one of the longest suspension bridges in the world – you drive past Sct. Knuds Golf Club.
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Nordvestjysk - Nordvestjysk Golfklub is set some four kilometres from the sea and the course is routed across a layer of sand that over time has blown in from the coast.
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Hjarbaek Fjord (North & South) - Hjarbaek Fjord Golf Club is located on the eastern side of the crescent-shaped fjord from which the club takes its name. With 27 holes, this is a popular facility that comes highly regarded by many Danish golfers.
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Royal Oak - Royal Oak Golf Club is a lovely parkland course, laid out on the shores on Lake Jels in central south Jutland, with some beautiful holes routed along the edge of the water.
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Helsingor - Helsingor is one of Denmark's oldest courses. It enjoys a wonderful parkland setting and is highly regarded by members and visitors.
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Lyngbygaard (18-hole) - Lyngbygaard Golf Club was founded in 2008 and is located some five kilometres to the west of Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city.
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Kobenhavn - Founded in 1898, Copenhagen is the oldest golf club in Scandinavia and since 1899 the layout has been routed across part of the unique Dyrehaven nature reserve.
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Aalborg - Aalborg is the second oldest golf club in Denmark with members celebrating its centenary in 2008.
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Laeso Seaside - Laeso Seaside lies to the north east of the island – where half timbered houses thatched with seawood lie along the coast...
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Romo - Rømø Golf Links was laid out on reclaimed land on the shores of the Wadden Sea by architect Michael Traasdahl Møller and is an authentic links course.
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Trehoje - Opened in the mid 1990s, the pine and heather flanked Trehoje was designed by Poul Erik Hingebjerg and it’s already one of Denmark’s best courses.
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Vejle - The picturesque Danish town of Vejle lies on the southeast coast of the Jutland peninsula and a few miles outside the town, on the forested southern flank of the Veijle Fjord, sits a modern golf complex consisting of three 9-hole courses...
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Himmerland (PGA New) - With 36 holes from which to choose, Himmerland has plenty of golf on offer but if you want to play the best course then choose the PGA New course, which was designed by Jan Sederholm.
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Stensballegaard (Brakor & Elbaek) - Located on the northern bank of Horsens Fjord, Stensballegaard Golf Club comprises of three 9-hole loops – Brakor, Elbaek and Guldbjerg – which opened in 2009 and were laid out on former farmland by Rick Baril of von Hagge, Smelek and Baril.
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Samso - Architect Henrik Jacobsen set out the 18-hole course at Samso Golf Club in the north east corner of the island back in 1992 and it measures a modest 6,176 yards from the back tees
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Fano - You’ll need to catch the ferry to the island of Fano to play Fanø Golf Links. There’s a real hint of Scotland here on this windswept linksland.
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Mon - Mon Golf Club was formed in 1992 and within a couple of years a course was available for play, laid out on wooded, hilly terrain to the east of Stege.
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Falster - After an hour’s drive out of the capital, Copenhagen, you cross the bridge to the island of Falster where you’ll eventually find Falster Golfklub, built on land belonging to Skjørring Gods.
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Estonian (Sea) - The Estonian Golf & Country Club is recognised as one of the best complexes in Eastern Europe and it has been attracting a growing number of golfers to its fairways since it first opened in 2005.
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Fureso - Furesø is a 27-hole facility, parkland in style, with many small ponds coming into play. The original 18-hole championship course comprises of the Farum and Hestkøbsgård nines.
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Tallinn – Niitvalja - The members of Tallinn Golf Club are proud of the fact that their Niitvälja course was the first golf facility to open in the Baltic region back in 1993...
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Hvide Klit - Wind plays an important role at Hvide Klit and although the course measures a relatively modest 5,870 metres from the regular tees you’ll need a long iron in your hands for many approach shots.
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Gilleleje - A round at Gilleleje Golf Club starts gently, with three short par fours – measuring between 317 and 349 yards – in the opening five holes.
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Hillerod - Hillerød Golf Club is a very pleasant combination of gently undulating parkland and woodland golf, laid out on either side of a railway line.
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Nordcenter (Fream) - Nordcenter (Fream) has some eye-catching holes routed near to the coastline. In particular, the three holes from 6 to 8 are fantastic.
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Vierumaki (Cooke) - Located on the beautiful Salpausselkä ridge in the south of the country, the Vierumäki golf complex is part of a centre of excellence for the Sport Institute of Finland...
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Oulun (Sanki) - Ron Fream laid out 27 holes at Oulun and they opened for play in 1992. A further nine holes were added in 2005, creating the Sanki and Vaara 18-hole courses.
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Ruuhikoski - There is plenty of variation at Ruuhikoski to keep everyone entertained with some holes in open country and others cut through swathes of pines.
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Pickala (Forest) - The Forest layout measures 6,769 yards from the back tees and it’s routed in a giant clockwise loop around the perimeter of the Pickala golf complex...
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Aura - Aura golf course opened in 1958 within a former castle estate and magnificent oak trees frame most of the holes.
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Nordcenter (Benz) - The Nordcenter Benz layout is routed around six lakes which come into play on ten holes and the course tempts the big hitters to open their shoulders...
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Kymen - Designed by the respected Finnish architect Kosti Kuronen, Kymen is laid out in a naturally forested area, with numerous water hazards around the property...
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Espoo - Designed by Jan Sederholm and opened in 1997, Espoo Golf Club, or Espoon Golfseura, is laid out over a wooded river valley with an out and back routing.
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Tahko (Old) - Situated by beautiful Lake Syväri, the Jan Sederholm-designed Old course at Tahko Golf Club is widely acknowledged as one of the most scenic in the country.
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Helsinki - Helsinki Golf Club was Finland’s first golf course and it’s set within the grounds of Tali Manor and is routed over very pleasant parkland…
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Talma (Master) - Designed by Henrik Wartiainen and originally opened in 1990 as a 27-hole amenity, Talma has since been expanded to its current 45-hole configuration.
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St Laurence (New) - St Laurence has two championship 18-hole courses at their disposal, the Kalkki-Petteri (“Old course”) and Pyhä Lauri (“New course”) as well as a 6-hole par three practice facility.
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Sarfvik (New) - Fairways flanked by mature trees lend a tranquil ambience to the round on Sarfvik's New course and afford the golfer a feeling of complete isolation from the outside world.
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Kerigolf - The Kerigolf course is laid out in a beautiful forest setting with pleasant changes in elevation throughout.
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Master (Master) - Prolific Finnish architect Kosti Kuronen was responsible for the design of The Master and it opened for play in 1987.
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Pickala (Seaside) - The three 18-hole courses at Pickala Golf Club are part of the Pickala Village holiday resort golf facility which also includes a partly covered range, putting and pitching greens, short game area and practice course.
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Chiberta - Chiberta is a monument to one of the world’s greatest architects, Tom Simpson, and it is also one of the few links courses on the French Atlantic coastline.
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Courson (Vert & Noir) - The Green and Black (Vert & Noir) course is widely considered to form the better layout at Golf du Stade Français Courson...
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Limere - Limère is a modern, thoughtfully designed Cabell B. Robinson layout which opened for play in 1992 and can be enjoyed equally by golfers of all abilities.
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Paris International - Paris International is routed over hilly terrain with ponds to be negotiated at half the holes on the card, especially at the downhill, par five 18th that plays to an island green.
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Soufflenheim - At Golfclub International Soufflenheim Baden-Baden are the courses that Bernhard Langer created in the heart of Alsace...
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Saint-Cloud (Vert) - There have been 14 French Opens held at Saint-Cloud since 1926 – the last of them in 1987, when Jose Rivero won the competition...
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Nimes Campagne - Nîmes Campagne is located in the South of France on hilly heavily wooded terrain. The clubhouse dates back to 1902 and it was built by its former owner as a miniature replica of the White House in Washington.
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Pleneuf-Val-Andre - Pleneuf-Val Andre is not long, measuring a little less than 5,900 metres from the tips, but the trick here is to keep keep the ball in play, wrestle with the fickle wind and negotiate many uneven lies.
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Royal Mougins - Royal Mougins, open since 1993, reposes in a secluded valley near the town of Mougins and a short drive from Cannes.
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Belle Dune - Belle Dune nestles perfectly within some of the finest dune land in Europe, a stone’s throw away from the sea.
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Chateau de Taulane - The “Black Knight”, Gary Player designed the Taulane layout, which is set on some 120 hectares and opened for play in 1992 to critical acclaim.
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Pont Royal - Pont Royal Golf Club opened for play in 1992 and it’s the only golf course in France designed by Seve Ballesteros.
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Albi - Golf d’Albi Lasbordes was one of a dozen designs that Pern introduced to the French golfing public during a prolific nine year period from 1986 to 1994...
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Bondues (Trent Jones) - Host to many national and international events (most recently the European Young Masters), the Trent Jones course at Bondues has gained a good reputation.
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Lyon (Sangliers) - Villette d’Anthon was one of the first and biggest golf developments in the Rhone region and the championship Sangliers course was built in 1991.
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Grenoble Bresson - Golf International de Grenoble Bresson at Bresson is one of just a handful of Robert Trent Jones Jnr designs to be found throughout France...
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Les Aisses (Rouge & Blanc) - There are three 9-hole loops at the massive 625-acre Les Aisses Golf – Rouge, Blanc and Bleu...
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Saint Donat - One of half a dozen French golf projects that Robert Trent Jones II has been involved in, Saint Donat is a tree-lined parkland course that’s laid out over undulating terrain in two returning 9-hole circuits.
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Cannes-Mandelieu (Old) - Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia founded one of the oldest golfing layouts in France, the Old course at Cannes-Mandelieu in 1891.
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St Nom-la-Breteche (Bleu) - The two 18-hole golf courses here may only have been in use for around half a century but collectively they’ve given Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche the reputation as one of the best tournament venues in France.
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Le Touquet (La Foret) - La Forêt course at Le Touquet is set beautifully among pine trees which provides a calm and peaceful environment for all golfers whatever their handicap.
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St Leon-Rot (St Leon) - You’ll need a long and accurate game to tame the St Leon course at St Leon-Rot and you’ll also need a soft touch around these greens...
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St Dionys - St Dionys is a course for the ball-striker and this undulating moorland layout is set on the edge of the glorious Lüneburg Heath.
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Beuerberg - There is surely no lovelier view from any golf course than Beuerberg. The backdrop of the Bavarian Alps is nothing short of spectacular and the golf itself seems almost a secondary consideration...
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St Leon-Rot (Rot) - The Rot course at St Leon-Rot can now be described as one of the best German courses after alterations in the late 90s.
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Rethmar - Created by Arnold Palmer on a 300-acre site near the city centre and close to the exhibition grounds, Rethmar is one of less than a dozen designs by the great man in all of Europe...
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Schwanhof - With impeccable course maintenance and fascinating variation from hole to hole Schwanhof is a layout that will enthrall golfers of all abilities.
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Berliner - Motzener See - Berlin Golf & Country Club at Motzener See is an open parkland course which has been described as having both American and Scottish influences...
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Fleesensee (Schloss) - 63-hole Fleesensee Golf & Country Club lies in the heart of the spectacular Mecklenburg lake district and American Stan Eby designed their flagship course, Schloss, which is all about risk and reward.
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Bad Griesbach (Brunnwies) - Designed by Bernhard Langer, the Brunnwies course is one of six 18-hole layouts at the enormous Hartl Golf Resort at Bad Griesbach.
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Krefelder - With its tree-lined fairways and relatively modest 6,082-metre length, Krefelder requires accuracy rather than length from the tee...
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Lubeck-Travemunder - Lübeck-Travemünder Golf Club, with its historical clubhouse is one of Germany’s oldest courses and the club was founded way back in 1921.
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Winston (Links) - The Canadian architect David Krause certainly moved the earth to create the Winston Links course, which is set in sandy landscape, and is described as an inland links.
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Hardenberg (Niedersachsen) - The signature hole on the Niedersachsen course is the par three 11th and its island green complex is shaped like a boar’s head, exactly as depicted on the Hardenberg family crest.
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Habsberg - Graham Marsh, one of Australia’s most successful golfers, designed the course at Golf Club Am Habsberg and Colin Montgomerie opened the new layout with a cracking drive...
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Schloss Wilkendorf (Sandy Lyle) - The Sandy Lyle course at Schloss Wilkendorf is set in rolling secluded Brandenburg countryside to the north east of Berlin. The former Masters champion designed it with a little help from European Golf Design.
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Hubbelrath (East) - Hubbelrath Golf Club was founded in 1961 and it’s located a mere 10kms east of Düsseldorf City Centre on 90 hectares of heavily forested and rather hilly land.
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St Eurach - Situated to the south of Munich in the shadow of the Bavarian Alps, St Eurach lies within a heavily forested landscape, though the course doesn’t feel too restricted by the trees that define its perimeter.
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Schloss Ludersburg (Lakes) - The Jack Nicklaus-designed Lakes course at Schloss Lüdersburg Golf Resort opened in 1999 and it’s fashioned in an American links-like style with vast expanses of water, challenging greens and tight fairways.
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Hanau-Wilhelmsbad - Dating back to 1959, Hanau-Wilhelmsbad Golf Club has hosted several national German championships and is one of the country’s leading courses.
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Gut Kaden (B & C) - Set in extensive grounds, with an old manor house as a grand clubhouse, the three nines at Gut Kaden are named – in somewhat uninspiring fashion – A, B and C.
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Bad Griesbach (Beckenbauer) - The “Kaiser’s” playground is the nickname for the Beckenbauer course at the massive Hartl Golf Resort at Bad Griesbach.
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Costa Navarino (Dunes) - In 2010, the Dunes course was the inaugural signature 18-hole layout to open in Greece, the first of several intended courses to be constructed at the spectacular new Costa Navarino resort.
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Porto Carras (Olive Grove) - Originally designed by Geoff Cornish and Bill Robinson, the course at Porto Carras was renamed "Olive Grove" and given a total makeover and extended to 18 holes by David Mathews in 2002.
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Crete - Designed by Bob Hunt from PGA Design Consulting in the UK, the course at Crete Golf Club was laid out to USGA standard over quite difficult, rugged mountain terrain.
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Corfu - The course at Corfu Golf Club blends seamlessly into the picturesque Ropa Valley and the cleverly designed hazards make it a solid and fair test for both low and high handicap players.
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Glyfada - Wedged between the coast and the mountains, Glyfada was for many years the undisputed premier golf course in Greece and played proud host to the 1979 World Cup of Golf...
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Verdura (East) - The more undulating East course at Verdura features a number of outstanding holes and the waterside 6th is described with good reason as the golf resort’s “Postage Stamp” hole.
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Is Arenas - Set close to the sea on the beautiful island of Sardinia, Is Arenas plays through a forest of pine and juniper. It’s a cleverly designed Robert von Hagge layout.
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Bogogno (Conte) - Del Conte is one of two Robert von Hagge courses at the impressive golf club Circolo Golf Bogogno.
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Pevero - Pevero is located in Sardinia's chic Costa Smeralda region. The Aga Khan commissioned the course and it's one of RTJ’s finest and most daring designs.
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Bogogno (Bonora) - Bogogno Golf Club, or Circolo Golf Bogogno, is one of Europe’s most impressive 36-hole golf resorts. With two contrasting Robert von Hagge-designed courses, it’s a destination well worth knowing.
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San Domenico - The person to receive most plaudits for the San Domenico project should be shaper Brian Jorgensen as he moved plenty of earth on a largely level, featureless landscape to lay out a wonderful array of seaside fairways...
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Milano - Founded in 1928, Milano Golf Club is one of Italy’s most prestigious clubs and the course is routed through glorious parkland on fairly flat terrain.
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Is Molas (Championship) - Host to the Italian Open on four occasions, Is Molas completes the triangle of top-notch golf courses on the delicious Italian island of Sardinia.
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Terme di Saturnia - Terme di Saturnia is where American Ron Fream and his Golfplan team made their latest mark on the design front in 2007 with the introduction of a new course.
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Roma Acquasanta - Laid out over an enchanting parkland landscape, with views of the Via Appia Antica Roman aqueduct arches and ancient tomb of Cecilia Metella, Roma Acquasanta seems suspended in a time warp...
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Olgiata (West) - All 27 holes at Olgiata are set in sumptuous parkland surroundings where the terrain is mildly undulating and fairways are separated by avenues of magnificent mature trees.
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Bergamo-L'Albenza (Blue and Yellow) - The original eighteen holes at Bergamo-L’Albenza Golf Club were formed by C K Cotton in the early 1960s and this course was just one of several Italian layouts that he designed or restyled around that time.
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Venezia - Routed around the Venetian fortress of San Nicolo, Venezia is a delightful, eclectic amalgam of parkland-cum-links, with lovely tree-lined fairways laid out on sandy soil...
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Hilversumsche - Hilversumsche Golf Club is one of the most exclusive clubs in the Netherlands but thankfully you can still get a midweek game if you book in advance.
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Noord-Brabantsche - Toxandria - Noord-Brabantsche Golf Club Toxandria was founded in 1928 and Englishman John Morrison laid out a nine-hole course on a small parcel of sandy heathland located between Breda and Tilburg.
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Lage Vuursche - The Golfsociëteit De Lage Vuursche layout was fashioned by Kyle Phillips and it opened for play in the year 2000.
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Hoge Kleij - The Hoge Kleij golf course opened for play in 1985 and during its construction, a number of Bronze Age and Iron Age items were found on site...
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Goyer (North) - The North course at Goyer is very flat, as you would expect in this part of the world, with clever use of water, waste bunkers and mounding at many of the holes.
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Broekpolder - Frank Pennink originally designed Booekpolder Golf Club and he turned a flat, featureless landscape into an exciting, open parkland course. It’s now something of a modern Dutch master.
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Herkenbosch - Herkenbosch Golf and Country Club lies on the edge of the De Meinweg National Park and it's a beautiful forest course, hewn out of a dense pine forest...
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Het Rijk Nunspeet (North and East) - It’s one of four golf complexes in the Netherlands that operate under the banner of Het Rijk “The Empire” and its tight, tree-lined holes are laid out within woodland to the south of the small market town of Nunspeet.
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Miklagard - Miklagard is one of Norway’s best golf courses, opening for play in 2002 with every intention to rank alongside the world’s top courses. And it’s doing well, it is already in Scandinavia’s Top 10.
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Oslo - Oslo GolfKlubb is the oldest golf club in Norway which dates back to 1924. The course is set on the banks of Lake Bogstad which edge the layout on two sides.
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Moss & Rygge - Englishman Jeremy Turner designed the course at Moss & Rygge and the layout is routed across former farmland which lies close to the dramatic Oslofjord bay.
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Notteroy - Jeremy Turner has designed and upgraded a large number of Scandinavian courses and he was the architect behind Nøtterøy which opened in 2000.
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Bjaavann - The course here at Bjaavann Golf Club opened in 2006 and it’s based around Lake Bjaavann, with the opening trio and closing pair of holes hugging the edge of the water.
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Atlungstad - Located on the shore of the largest lake in Norway, Atlungstad started out as the idea of a local goldsmith. He used the fields as his golf practice area, and one day he had a bit of an epiphany...
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Kongsvinger - There are two elements that make Kongsvinger Golfklubb stand out. Firstly, each hole is lined with tall firs creating separate corridors...
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Meland - Meland is already receiving accolades as one of Europe's best new venues and the course looks good, with a unique setting among forests, lakes and mountains.
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Stavanger - The holes at Stavanger Golf Club are tree-lined and relatively tight so precision off the tee are the watchwords here.
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Larvik - Larvik Golf Club is set on the edge of Larvik Fjord and is naturally influenced by sea breezes.
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Holtsmark - The pay and play golf facility at Holtsmark is Scandinavian woodland golf at its very best, with tree-lined fairways laid out along ridgelines and across a number of steep valleys...
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Losby (Østmork) - Losby hosted the European Ladies Tour SAS Masters in 2007 – true recognition that the Østmork course is one of the very best in Norway.
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Borre (New) - Borre (New) is a 6,891-yard par 72 course set in a gently undulating park and forest landscape around the Semb Manor House beside Lake Borre.
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Vestfold - Vestfold Golf Club was established in 1958 so it’s one of the oldest in Norway. Jeremy Turner updated the open parkland course and his new layout opened in 2002.
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Sorknes - Measuring 6,715 yards from the back markers, the 18-hole course at Sorknes Golf Club lies within a beautiful pine forest in the valley of Osterdalen...
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Narvik - The village of Skjomen lies a few hundred kilometers to the north of the Arctic Circle and this is where you’ll find Narvik Golf Club, one of the world’s northernmost 18-hole golf courses.
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Stiklestad - Stiklestad Golf Club is considered by many to be one of the most challenging courses in Norway, as it is quite narrow and the penal rough and trees lining the fairways can quickly ruin a good score.
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Arendal & Omegn - The Arendal & Omegn Golf Club is a real Norwegian golfing success story as the club’s climb to prominence in the national course rankings is all down to the hard work and fund raising efforts of its core membership.
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Byneset (North) - Within the Trondheim municipality you will find Byneset Golf Club, the only course in Norway designed by the firm of Donald Steel.
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Hauger - Situated just north east of Oslo, the 18-hole golf course at Hauger Golf Club is yet another modern classic from the drawing board of Jeremy Turner.
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Modry Las - The Gary Player Design company has been busy on a number of projects in central Europe lately and the new Modry Las golf course in north west Poland is positive proof of its activities.
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Rosa - Architect Hans-Georg Erhardt moved 1,000,000 cubic metres of earth to build Rosa Golf Club. It may not be the most natural but it’s certainly exciting.
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Gdansk - Gdansk Golf & Country Club, or Postolowo as it is known, is not only one of Poland’s elder statesmen but also one of Europe’s longest layouts, stretching to a massive 7,758 yards from the back tees.
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Krakow Valley - Laid out over a forested, undulating landscape, Krakow Valley’s generous, wide rolling fairways are tempered by massive, steep-faced greenside bunkers that defend par on many of the putting surfaces.
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Toya - Jeremy Pern has fashioned a links-like course at Toya Golf & Country Club Wroclaw and it looks more mature than its tender age.
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Amber Baltic (Championship) - The Championship course at Amber Baltic Golf Club lies within the Woliński National Park on the Baltic island of Wolin, way up in the extreme north west of Poland, close to the German border.
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Sierra - Sierra Golf Club was formed in 2002 near the small town of Wejherowo, the spiritual capital of the Kaszuby region in northern Poland...
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First Warsaw - First Warsaw Golf & Country Club is the most historically important club in Poland’s recent history as it was the first to begin the process of establishing Poland as a modern Central European golfing centre.
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V Golf Club - The course at the V Golf Club is set within a 350-acre estate adjacent to Le Meridien Hotel at Villon, which is located some 20 kilometres to the northwest of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
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Paul Tomita - Located in the small Transylvanian village of Pianu de Jos, Paul Tomita Golf Club was created by, and named after, Romania’s finest golfing exponent, the late Pavel Tomitza.
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Oceanico (Victoria) - After an investment of €18m in 2004, the fifth course at Vilamoura opened. Arnold Palmer designed the Victoria and it’s a big course...
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Quinta do Lago (South) - American architect William Mitchell raised the bar in terms of golf course architecture here at Quinta do Lago by importing American standard greens, tees and bunkers.
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Oceanico (Faldo) - Faldo’s course at Amendoeira calls for golfers to play strategically, avoiding the desert scrub bunkers, rocky outcrops, wandering water hazards and olive trees that lurk in wait for errant shots.
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Penha Longa (Atlantico) - The Atlântico, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, opened in 1992 and received such acclaim that it played host to the Portuguese Open in 1994.
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Quinta da Ria - Quinta da Ria is an excellent new course set in an unspoilt and quieter part of the Algarve and we thoroughly recommend the trip east.
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Quinta do Peru - Quinta do Peru is located to the south of Lisbon and it’s one of the greatest courses in the area. It’s also one of the most exclusive, but thankfully you can still get a game if you book in advance.
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Penina (Championship) - Penina was built on land that was originally used for growing rice and it was the Algarve's first course which was fashioned by Sir Henry Cotton.
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Santo da Serra (Machico & Desertas) - Pray for a clear day when you play Santo da Serra. Perched at some 1,000 feet above sea level, the course can literally have its head in the clouds.
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Vale do Lobo (Royal) - Vale do Lobo is the Algarve’s most senior golf resort, founded in 1962 and it is currently the largest luxury resort in Portugal.
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Oceanico (O'Connor) - The future is bright for the Christy O'Connor Jnr. course at Amendoeira, which opened in October 2008, in fact, the architect “wanted one hole where it was just oranges”…
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Quinta da Marinha - The championship course at Quinta da Marinha is set within a luxury 5-star resort close to Cascais, a former fishing village on the Estoril coast that’s now a modern day affluent suburb of the Portuguese capital.
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Vale do Lobo (Ocean) - The Ocean course at Vale do Lobo is perhaps the understudy to the Royal layout, but nevertheless it’s a solid sandy course and it stands up on its own two feet.
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Vidago Palace - The original 9-hole Philip Mackenzie Ross golf course at Vidago Palace was remodeled by the Cameron Powell design company during the refit of the hotel and opened for play in 2010.
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Palmares (Praia & Lagos) - Palmares Golf is billed as the golfing “jewel in the crown of the Algarve” and it’s certainly an eclectic golf course, which originally opened in 1975, with distinct flavours.
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Estela - Estela is a wonderful golf course with all of the features expected of a true seaside ‘links’ golf course and will be a great test for any standard of golfer.
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Vila Sol (Prime & Challenge) - Donald Steel created Vila Sol without the need for excessive contouring or the creation of unnatural hazards.
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Aroeira 1 - Frank Pennink, the master architect, designed Aroeira 1 in 1972 and the course hosted the 1996 and 1997 Portuguese Opens.
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Oporto - The eldest club in Portugal – and fourth oldest in Continental Europe after Pau, Biarritz and Royal Antwerp – was renamed Oporto Golf Club in 1901 and it remained an exclusive British preserve for the next three decades.
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Palheiro - Palheiro is set magically within a pine forest and is bordered by glorious botanical woodlands. Factor in its elevated location, high above the town of Funchal and you have the recipe for perfect golf.
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Quinta do Lago (Laranjal) - The Laranjal course is the new kid on the block at Quinta do Lago and the reputation of their third course already is growing.
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Belas - Located between the town of Belas and Vale de Lobo – a short drive (by car) from Lisbon city centre – is the pretty golf course of Belas Clube de Campo.
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Aroeira 2 - Situated within a preservation area, on the Setubal Peninsula, lies Aroeira Golf Resort. A 900-acre paradise for golfers and non-golfers alike.
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Quinta do Lago (North) - The South course at Quinta do Lago is the layout that most avid golfers rush to play, but the North course, formerly called the Ria Formosa, named after the Nature Reserve, is definitely worth savouring.
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Oceanico (Laguna) - The Oceânico Laguna course is laid out over flat, low-lying ground and this well bunkered layout with a strong links-like feel is very different in style to the other Vilamoura courses.
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Ribagolfe (1) - Measuring 7,370 yards from the tips, the Ribagolfe No.1 course was designed by Peter Townsend of European Golf Design with tournament play in mind.
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Pinheiros Altos (Pines & Olives) - Pinheiros Altos is a course in two parts. The front nine is routed across an umbrella pine clad sandy hillside and the back nine, in complete contrast, is routed across comparatively open flatter parkland...
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Vale da Pinta - The Vale da Pinta golf course, set in the Pestana Golf Resort near Carvoeiro in the Western Algarve, is a course that accepts the ‘quality’ label with ease.
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Morgado - Golfe do Morgado is one of the newer courses to be laid out in the Algarve and it’s also one of the regions tougher layouts.
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Gramacho - American Ron Fream originally laid out nine holes in the early 1970s before the Gramacho course was subsequently doubled in size to a full 18-hole layout.
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Oceanico (Pinhal) - The Pinhal is one of the older courses at the sprawling Oceanico Vilamoura golf complex, opening as a Frank Pennink-designed layout in the mid-1970s.
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Golden Eagle - Golden Eagle is an excellent golf course that is well managed and maintained. Take your time and soak up the sunshine and beautiful surroundings.
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Pestovo - The English father and son team of Dave and Paul Thomas designed Pestovo as a Russian championship course that will compete with Moscow Country Club in terms of quality and challenge.
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Moscow - Almost half the holes at the Moscow Country Club golf course have water to contend with, especially at the signature, 576-yard par five 5th.
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San Roque (Old) - Dave Thomas and Tony Jacklin designed the Old course at San Roque and it opened for play in 1990 at an alleged cost of $1million per hole.
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Club De Campo Villa de Madrid (Negro) - On the outskirts of Madrid lies the famous Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, perhaps the largest sports club in Europe with more than 10,000 members.
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Neguri - Neguri, or Real Sociedad de Golf de Neguri to give the club its full title, was originally founded way back in 1911 but today’s course was laid out in 1961 and it’s located in Getxo, a few kilometres north west of Bilbao.
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San Roque (New) - The New course at San Roque may be one of the finest new resort courses in Europe and certainly one of the most beautiful.
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Alcanada - Set on the bay of Alcudia with stunning views across to the lighthouse on Alcanada Island from which the course takes name, this is a true Robert Trent Jones Jnr gem.
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Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo (South) - The South course at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo was created in 2001 and the major difference between it and the longer North course is its hillier layout.
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Emporda (Forest) - These pine-flanked holes of the Forest course at Emporda Golf Resort are amongst the most lovely in all Spain, with bold bunkering, a sprinkling of water and many raised greens...
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El Prat (Yellow) - Lavishly bunkered greensites represent a fearsome challenge, so you'll certainly need your ‘A’ game intact to conquer El Prat's strategic and delightfully sculpted Yellow course.
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Golf del Sur - Golf del Sur consists of three loops of nine holes – the North, South and Links. Black volcanic sand bunkers provide an interesting and unforgettable contrast against the lush green playing surfaces.
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El Bosque - El Bosque is one of several courses designed by Robert Trent Jones during his most prolific spell in Spain from the mid-60s to mid-70s.
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El Rompido (North) - The second course at El Rompido, the North, came along in 2005 and this Álvaro Arana creation has surpassed the very high standards set by its predecessor the South course.
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Pedrena - Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros learnt his golf here at Real Golf de Pedrena, a Harry Colt classical layout.
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PGA Catalunya (Tour) - The Tour course at the PGA de Catalunya Resort is shorter, more open and less demanding than its sibling, but its pine tree-lined fairways still have to be negotiated with care...
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Santana - Designed by Cabell B. Robinson and opened for play at the beginning of 2004, it has taken a year or two for Santana to become recognised as one of the Costa del Sol’s leading courses.
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Platja de Pals - Hidden away in the northeast corner of Catalunya, near the French border, the Platja de Pals course is a timeless classic routed through a dense forest of umbrella pines.
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Ulzama - Originally designed by Javier Arana in 1965, Ulzama lies in the Navarrese Valley of the same name, within an old oak forest.
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Mijas (Los Lagos) - One of several Robert Trent Jones designs that are strung out along the Costa del Sol, Mijas is a marvelous golf complex offering two wonderfully contrasting 18-hole courses.
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Arcos Gardens - The course at Arcos Gardens Golf & Country Club was constructed by American company Landmark, designers of courses like PGA West, Palm Beach Polo and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island.
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La Cala (America) - La Cala has overtaken La Manga in southeast Spain as the largest golf resort in the country.
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Montecastillo - Montecastillo is one of the most popular golf resorts in the world and they played host to the Volvo Masters Andalucia for five consecutive years beginning in 1997 when Lee Westwood won the event.
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La Manga (West) - The West course at La Manga club is totally different to the other two layouts. Gone are the palms and in come the pines, doglegs and tight, tricky holes.
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Aloha - Created in 1975 at the start of the Spanish golf course development boom, Club de Golf Aloha has remained one of Spain’s top tracks for over thirty years...
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Las Americas - The landscape gently slopes towards the coast, offering some pleasant elevation changes, particularly on the outward half of Las Americas.
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Las Colinas - The fairways at Las Colinas Golf & Country Club are generally wide and forgiving and they’ve been laid out in two returning nines that twist out and back along the floor of a valley...
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Bonmont - Robert Trent Jones Jnr – no stranger to Spanish course design – created Bonmont and it opened for play in 1990.
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El Cortijo - El Cortijo was the first of the numerous Canarian courses to be featured on the Top 100 website, but it certainly wasn't the last.
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Los Naranjos - Laid out on a 170-acre site adjacent to Las Brisas, complete with orange grove and river, Los Naranjos initially operated along with its next-door neighbour when it first opened in 1977.
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Maspalomas - Philip Mackenzie Ross is well known for his course design work in his native Scotland, but he also laid out the Maspalomas course on the island of Gran Canaria, six years before his death in 1974.
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Son Antem (West) - Designed by Francisco Lopez Segales, the West course at Son Antem is a good deal tighter than the East, with trees lining many of the fairways.
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Fontanals - Spanish architect Ramon Aspinosa created Fontanals in 1994 and it extends to 7,100 yards, routed over pleasantly undulating terrain with the Pyrenees as a magnificent backdrop.
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Torrequebrada - Torrequebreda golf course was one of the first designs of celebrated Spanish architect José Gancedo back in the mid 1970s...
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Hacienda del Alamo - "The gently undulating terrain together with the original orchards and groves provide Hacienda del Álamo with many opportunities for enjoyable and interesting golf..."
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Valle del Este - Valle del Este’s desert undulations have been used to great effect by architect José Canales with most tee boxes played from an elevated position where the landing area for the tee shot is wide and in full view...
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Rio Real - The oldest course in the Marbella area, Rio Real was built on a compact site back in 1965 when Javier Arana laid out an 18-hole course on the banks of the Real River...
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La Cala (Asia) - With a landscape similar to that on the hilly America course, there are many pleasant elevation changes over the modest 6,500-yard length of La Cala's Asia course.
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Buenavista - Buenavista is unashamedly holiday golf at its very best and should be on every visiting golfers itinerary when holidaying in Tenerife.
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Los Flamingos - The 18-hole Los Flamingos layout is part of a large, up-market residential and hotel estate located just outside Marbella.
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Tecina - Tecina is one of the most spectacular courses in the Canary Islands, occupying a sensational cliff top setting within a former banana plantation on the south side of the small island of La Gomera.
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Masia Bach - Masia Bach was created by José Maria Olazábal and it's laid out over rather hilly terrain on the edge of the Penedes wine growing region to the north west of Barcelona...
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La Manga (South) - The South course at La Manga Club was where the Spanish Open was held during the 70s. It’s a spacious and long layout set on fairly flat terrain. Bring your driver.
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Son Vida - Majorca or Mallorca is the largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands and Son Vida is the oldest golf course on the island.
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Lerma - Lerma the creation of Spanish architect, José Gancedo, who made good use of the natural Castellan terrain to fashion 18-holes in total sympathy with their surroundings...
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Puntiro - Puntiro is the first Majorcan course to come from the Nicklaus Design stable. The layout is intelligently routed across a mature 164 acres where specimen pines, olive and carob trees flank many fairways.
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Son Muntaner - Son Muntaner is one of three 18-hole layouts at the Arabella Golf and Spa Resort in Palma, Mallorca.
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La Quinta (A & C) - Situated close to the fashionable resort of Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol, La Quinta Golf & Country Club opened in 1989 with an 18-hole course that has since been extended into a 27-hole golf complex...
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La Manga (North) - The North course at La Manga Club is the more approachable of the three resort courses. Palm-lined, slightly hilly and well-bunkered, it’s where to make a decent score.
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Desert Springs (Indiana) - The Indiana course at Desert Springs is where the first full-blown Arizona/California desert themed layout – described by some as “a Wild West resort course” – first collided with the continent of Europe...
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Malaga - The oldest course on the Costa Del Sol, Malaga’s fairways were first laid out sometime after the formation of Málaga Golf Club in 1926 by none other than Harry Colt.
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Sant Cugat - Club de Golf Sant Cugat is hemmed in by city housing but it has resolutely repelled all residential encroachment over the years, affording appreciative golfers in Barcelona with an old-fashioned golfing retreat...
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Almenara (Pinos & Alcornoques) - Dave Thomas laid out the 27-holes at Almenera in the late 1990s and he made a fine job of routing a series of tight fairways over hilly terrain...
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Castillo de Gorraiz - Situated just to the north of Pamplona, in the heart of the Basque country, the golf course of Castillo de Gorraiz is an integral part of the city’s leisure facilities...
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La Moraleja (2) - Golf La Moraleja No.2 course is long – over 7,000 yards in length – with only two of the ten par fours measuring less than 400 yards.
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Mediterraneo - The 18-hole layout at the Club de Campo del Mediterráneo embodies all that is good about parkland Spanish golf.
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Novo Sancti Petri (A) - With three 18-hole courses on a substantial 990-acre residential development, Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri is one of the biggest golf resorts in Spain.
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Zaudin - One of only a handful of Gary Player golf course designs in Western Europe, Club Zaudin Golf burst onto the Spanish golf scene in the early 1990s.
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Alcaidesa (Links) - The Links course at the Alcaidesa Golf Resort was inaugurated in 1990 then remodeled in 1999 to improve its playability by widening fairways and ironing out some of the more severe undulations on the greens.
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Font del Llop - Opened in May 2010 and designed by Blake Stirling and Marco Martin, the layout at Font del Llop Golf Resort has the potential to become the finest golf course in the Alicante region.
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Los Arqueros - There are plenty of challenges at Los Arqueros (such as water hazards, doglegged fairways, out of bounds, multi-tiered greens, uphill and downhill holes) to keep golfers concentrating...
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Marbella Golf & Country Club - Laid out on a difficult, hilly site just outside the fashionable resort, the Marbella Golf & Country Club course routing makes the very best use of the available landscape...
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Guadalmina (Sur) - Designed by Javier Arana back in the mid 1960s, Guadalmina South course is the second oldest on the south coast of Spain,
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Atalaya (New) - “In-the-know” golfers regard both Atalaya courses as two of the most understated, esteemed tracks on the Costa del Sol.
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Alhaurin - Situated in the mountains between Mijas and Coín, the spectacular 18 holes at Alhaurin offer some of the most challenging golf to be found anywhere on the Costa del Sol.
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Atalaya (Old) - Atalaya Golf and Country Club is one of the more established golf facilities on the Costa del Sol and it is used as the headquarters for the European PGA.
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El Paraiso - El Paraiso was laid out in the early 1970s by “Black Knight” Gary Player and renowned architect Ron Kirby, back in the days when they were involved in a course design partnership.
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La Canada - You have to feel some sympathy for a course like La Canada where it is completely overshadowed by near neighbours Sotogrande, Valderrama and San Roque...
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Miraflores - Situated not far from the Mediterranean coast, midway between Fuengirola and Marbella, Miraflores is a great family golf course, ideally suited for holiday golf...
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La Duquesa - La Duquesa is one of the more recent Robert Trent Jones Snr courses on the Costa del Sol, opening in 1989...
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La Moraleja (1) - Located in an affluent area to the north of Madrid, Golf La Moraleja 1 was created by Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead, the Golden Bear’s partner on many golf course development projects...
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Villamartin - The golf course at Villamartin has been cleverly routed over the natural terrain, which is pleasantly undulating.
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Costa Ballena Ocean (Olivos & Palmeras) - Located close to the centre of the nation’s sherry region, Costa Ballena Ocean offers a number of leisure and sporting activities, including swimming, horse riding, windsurfing, tennis and, of course, golf.
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Islantilla (Verde & Azul) - Designed by Enrique Canales and Luis Recasens in 1992, Islantilla was considered good enough to host the Spanish Masters tournament in 1995...
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La Herreria - La Herrería sits beside the magnificent – and physically dominating – Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial...
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Mijas (Los Olivos) - The main features of the Los Olivos course are, as its name suggests, the olive groves that line many of the fairways and green complexes.
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Montenmedio - One of the great, unspoiled courses in the south west of Spain, the Montenmedio Golf and Country Club sits on a wonderful site where beautiful parkland fairways weave their way over lovely rolling terrain.
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Roda - Opened in 2006 and fashioned by Dave Thomas across relatively flat terrain featuring numerous lakes, Roda is set to become a challenging alternative to La Manga.
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Guadalhorce - Very much a course of two halves, Guadalhorce’s front nine are laid out in a classic European format over undulating terrain while the flatter back nine are routed around water hazards in an American style.
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San Sebastian - Real Golf Club de Golf de San Sebastián was inaugurated in 1910 and the club moved to their present location in the mid 1960s when French professional Pierre Hirigoyen laid out the course...
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Pula - A decade after it opened in 1995, Pula was extensively remodeled to transform the golf course from a resort-style layout to a championship course capable of holding European Tour events.
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Guadalmina (Norte) - Guadalmina lies right at the heart of Spain’s “Costa Del Golf” on the Costa del Sol.
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Costa Adeje - A decade after José "Pepe" Gancedo fashioned Golf del Sur on the island of Tenerife in the late 1980s, he created another 18-hole layout along the coast at Costa Adeje.
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Marbella Club - Marbella Club is one of the best mountain courses on the Costa del Sol. With some spectacular elevated tee shots, it’s a Dave Thomas special and a true Spanish gem.
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Estepona - The Estepona golf course lies in the shadow of the Sierra Bermeja Mountains and golfers enjoy sea views from nearly every hole.
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Salobre (South) - The South course at Salobre Golf Resort comprises 18 holes of a 36-hole golf complex within a residential estate near Maspalomas on the south coast of Gran Canaria.
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Andratx - Andratx is spectacular, challenging and a complete golfing one-off with blind shots galore, unfeasibly elevated teeing positions and dramatically doglegged fairways.
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Frosaker - Frösåker is situated on the northern shore of lovely Lake Mälaren and, because of its location on low-lying land so close to the lake, small ponds come into play at more than half the holes.
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Hills - Built with big tournaments in mind, Hills Golf Club has been in discussion with the European Tour with a view to hosting the 2018 Ryder Cup, which is scheduled to be played in continental Europe that year.
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PGA of Sweden National (Links) - It’s reckoned the Swedish PGA complex just outside Malmö took over ten years of planning and construction before the new 18-hole PGA National Links course emerged in the summer of 2009.
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Elisefarm - When it debuted in the summer of 2005, the 18-hole layout at Elisefarm Golf Club was the first Hawtree golf design in Sweden since 1929.
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Bro Hof Slott (Castle) - Robert Trent Jones Jnr designed the Castle course at Bro Hof Slott Golf Club and it opened for play in 2009. It’s kept from the limelight by the stellar Stadium course, but the Castle should also be sampled when visiting Bro.
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Vallda - Opened in 2009, the course at Vallda Golf and Country Club was fashioned by Hawtree Design in a classic British style, inspired by London’s heathland. With fescue seeded playing surfaces, Hawtree has created the feel good factor.
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Kristianstad (Ostra) - The East course (Östra) at Kristianstad Golf Club is one of Sweden’s elder statesmen and is located at Åhus on a soft and gently undulating landscape.
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Bokskogens (Old) - Laid out on the shores of Lake Yddingen, Bokskogen Old course was the venue for the European Boys Team Championship in 2006 and big tournaments are commonplace at this golf club.
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Vidbynas (Axa) - The Axa course at Vidbynäs Golf Club opened for play in 2004 and it was designed by American architects Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt...
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Torekovs - You’ll find the course at Torekov Golf Club at the end of the Bjäre peninsula, nine miles to the west of the charming old town of Båstad on Sweden’s west coast.
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St Arild - The course at St Arild Golf Club measures 6,956 yards and it’s laid out over a gently rolling landscape with relatively wide fairways winding their way around several small ponds and stands of trees...
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Vidbynas (South) - The South course at Vidbynäs Golf Club opened soon after the Axa in 2004. Designed by Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt, Curley reckons Vidbynäs is “a special golf experience in a truly special place”.
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Rya - The seaside course of Rya Golf Club is one of Sweden’s oldest, dating to 1934, and offers stunning views of the Öresund. Hawtree Limited has recently upgraded the course including the construction of three new holes.
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Omberg - Omberg was designed by Pierre Fulke and is routed alongside Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake.
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Gronhogen - Three-time European Tour winner Pierre Fulke revamped Grönhögen in 2004 and it reopened the following year...
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Varbergs (Vastra) - Varbergs Golf Club dates back to the 1950s but its two 18-hole courses are of more recent vintage. The Ostra (East) course debuted in 1976 and the Västra (West) was unveiled in 1992...
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Degeberga-Widtskofle - Degeberga-Widtsköfle Golf Club opened for play in 1990 and its springy heathland fairways are a joy to play on, even though they do rise and fall with regularity over some testing terrain.
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Arlandastad (Masters) - Host to the Scandinavian Masters in 2007, the parkland Masters course at Arlandastad Golf Club opened in 1993 and was joined by the opening of the New course in 2001. This 36-hole facility is one of Sweden’s most popular and progressive.
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Goteborgs - Göteborgs, or Gothenburg in English, was founded in 1904 and lays claim to being Sweden’s oldest golf club. Now located in Askim, to the south of Sweden’s second largest city, Goteborg is a parkland course with a twist of the seaside.
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Kallfors - The course at Kallfors Golf Club opened for play in 1999 and was designed by the man behind Frosaker, Swedish architect Sune Linde. Elevated tees and big undulating greens are key features of the rolling Kallfors course.
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Svartinge - Svartinge Golf Club is one of Peter Nordwall’s more recent creations, opening in 2001, and it sits in prime golfing country just outside the Swedish capital...
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Geneva - Golf de Geneve is the premier course in the Geneva region and it was designed by Robert Trent Jones, opening for play in 1972. It is set most beautifully with stunning panoramic views across Lake Geneva.
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Lausanne - Lausanne Golf Club's fairways plunge dramatically up and down through the avenues of trees, which occasionally open up to provide thrilling glimpses of Lake Geneva and the Alps.
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Sempachersee (Woodside) - The Woodside course was the first of two 18-hole layouts to be built before the addition of the Lakeside course transformed Sempachersee into the largest golf complex in the country.
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Crans-sur-Sierre - Perched at high altitude on a lush mountain plateau in the Alps, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club has to be the most spectacularly scenic tournament venue in the world.
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Schonenberg - The Harradine design company has undertaken well over 100 golf projects throughout Germany and Switzerland and the 18-hole course at Schönenberg Golf & Country Club is one of them.
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Vuissens - Vuissens Golf Club is one of Jeremy Pern’s Swiss creations and it opened with an initial six holes in 2001, seven years after its current owners acquired Château de Vuissens.
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Ascona - Golf Club Patriziale Ascona was founded in the late 1920s as Golf Club Ascona-Locarno and the course is owned and run by the local city fathers.
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Wylihof - The par 73 course at Wylihof Golf Club is the nation’s longest, measuring 7,242 yards from the back tees, and it’s an open, largely level layout with water only in play occasionally.
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Zurich-Zumikon - One of the top private facilities in the country, Golf & Country Club Zürich at Zumikon attracts discerning golfers in the area the same way as Geneva does in the west of Switzerland.
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National Antalya - The National Golf Club Antalya is a bit special even though it’s relatively new. This truly magnificent course is routed thoughtfully across gently rolling terrain and through mature pine and eucalyptus trees.
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Montgomerie Maxx Royal - The Montgomerie Maxx Royal (formerly known as the Papillon Golf Club) is the third EGD project in the Belek area with Colin Montgomerie marketed as the course’s attention-grabbing headline designer.
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Antalya (Pasha) - The Pasha course winds its way through the pine forest and compliments the Sultan beautifully.
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Gloria (Old) - The Old course is one of the eldest Turkish golf courses and has become a true favourite for thousands of travelling golfers.
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Gloria (New) - Opened in late 2005, the New course at the Gloria Golf Resort is an undulating tree-lined layout that is challenging yet fair with many unforgettable holes.
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Bled (King's) - An interesting fact about Slovenia's Bled Golf & Country Club is that in 1997 a "Bird-watching Ryder Cup" was held around the course and 44 different species of birds were spotted amongst the trees and fairways.
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Reykjavik (Grafarholt) - Although Reykjavik Golf Club was founded in 1934, the Grafarholt course opened for play in 1963 and a Swede, Niels Skjold, designed it.
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Sudurnesja (Holmsvollur) - The Hólmsvöllur course at Suðurnesja was constructed on farmland and involved the removal of stonewalls and boulders before the fairways could be shaped.
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Vestmannaeyja - Golf was first played here at Vestmannaeya Golf Club in 1938. Today’s 18-hole layout is a short but spectacular par 70, which measures 5,820 yards.
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Thorlakshofn - Þorlákshöfn lies along the shore on black sandy terrain and represents the best example of a links course in Iceland.
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Akureyri - The course at Akureyri Golf Club is called Jaðarsvöllur and it’s situated in the north east of Iceland at the head of the long Eyjafiordur Bay.
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European Lakes - Laid out amongst the rolling hills of the Zselic Natural Reserve, not too far from the Croatian border, European Lakes has an out-and-back routing with, as its name suggests, a number of holes featuring ponds...
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Kikuoka - Situated in the south east of the Grand Duchy, close to the Moselle wine making region, Kikuoka Country Club offers a 4-star hotel with pool, sauna and jacuzzi in addition to a championship 18-hole golf course.
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Gray Bear - Tále - Gray Bear was the very first 18-hole championship golf course to open in Slovakia, nearly ten years after the Velvet Divorce with the Czech Republic in 1993.
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Birdland - The fairways of the 7,000-yard golf course are routed around an 18-acre set of lakes and ponds that are home to a wide variety of birds – hence the name Birdland...
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Royal Malta - No trip to this beautiful island would be complete without a game at the historic Royal Malta Golf Club.
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Ozo - Subtle mounding, contoured bunkering, installation of ponds and planting of trees have all helped to fashion Ozo...
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Leinster Hills - Leinster Hills Golf Club is set in the northern foothills of Mount Leinster, the highest of the Blackstairs Mountains. The club was founded in 2004 and the going may be too strenuous for some but 13 and 14 are well worth the climb.
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County Cavan - Founded in 1894, County Cavan Golf Club is one of the oldest clubs in Ireland. Although the tree-lined course measures a modest 6,164 yards from the back tees this par 70 parkland layout has been tantalising golfers for years.
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East Clare - The parkland course at East Clare Golf Club opened in 1997 and was designed by Arthur Spring. Host to the 1998 West of Ireland Seniors Championship, East Clare has developed a strong reputation since opening its tees for play.
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Woodstock - Woodstock Golf Club is laid out over 155 acres beneath the Slieve Bernagh Mountains on a free-draining site which allows it to remain open most of the year.
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Inverness Club - For those readers who associate Inverness with a certain shy little Nessie, we can tell you that the Inverness Club has absolutely nothing to do with the Loch Ness monster.
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Medinah (No.3) - Medinah Country Club was originally founded in the Roaring Twenties and the objective was to create the finest country club in America.
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Spyglass Hill - Spyglass Hill is possibly the hardest golf course on the Monterey Peninsula. The hilly land tumbles down towards the sea, leaving fairways lined with cypress and pines, laced with areas of brilliant white sand.
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Pasatiempo - The great Alister Mackenzie designed Pasatiempo and it opened for play in 1929 with a mixed exhibition foursome between Marion Hollins, Bobby Jones, Glenna Collett and Cyril Tolley.
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Chambers Bay - Chambers Bay might be one of Washington's newest golf courses – opened in June 2007 – but it is set to be a high flyer in the rankings.
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Valley Club of Montecito - Dr Alister MacKenzie designed the Valley Club of Montecito in 1929 and by Mackenzie’s standards it is one of his more modest designs.
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Honors Course - The Honors Course set in a secret valley to the north of Chattanooga and it’s another jewel in America’s golf course crown.
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Peachtree - Peachtree Golf Club is located in Atlanta and it’s the course that the Joneses built. Bobby Jones was the inspiration and Robert was the architect.
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Plainfield - The name, Plainfield Country Club, is understated and perhaps suggests an ordinary run-of-the-mill golf course but we can assure you, plain it is not.
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Myopia Hunt - Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton Massachusetts started out in life way back in 1882. So many of the original "horsey" members were bespectacled that they decided to call the club Myopia.
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Pete Dye - The Pete Dye course is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia and is a private club which opened in 1994. Water, in the shape of ponds, creeks or streams, comes into play at nearly half the holes.
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Rock Creek Cattle Company - The Tom Doak-designed golf course at Rock Creek Cattle Company opened for play in 2008, competing with the 10,000-foot backdrop of the sometimes snow-capped but always dramatic Flint Creek Mountain Range.
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Winged Foot (East) - Just like the West course at Winged Foot Golf Club, the East is the work of A.W. Tillinghast and it’s another of his truly brilliant creations.
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Monterey Peninsula (Shore) - The magic is the way in which the Shore course blends into the topography. It's golf ‘au naturale’ and perhaps the finest architectural swan song.
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Interlachen - During the 1930 US Open at Interlachen Country Club, Bobby Jones skimmed his ball over the water on the 9th to make a birdie which went a long way to ensuring he achieved the "Grand Slam".
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Kinloch Golf Club - One unique feature at Kinloch Golf Club is the 19th hole and no, it's not the clubhouse. It's a 188-yard par three, better known as the "settle-the-bet" one-shotter.
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Kingsley Club - The Kingsley Club, located a few miles south of Traverse City in Michigan, is laid out on links-like sandy ground. It opened for play in 2001 and is already being lauded as a modern classic.
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Victoria National - Victoria National Golf Club rose like a phoenix from the ashes of an old coal mine and it was laid out in 1998 by Tom Fazio...
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Kittansett - The Kittansett Club is situated at the end of Butler Point which extends into Buzzards Bay. Its location offers spectacular views and challenging shot making in the ever-changing wind.
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Milwaukee - Golf in Wisconsin dates back to circa 1890 and the Milwaukee Country Club is one of the oldest in the State. The current Milwaukee layout was fashioned by the hands of Harry Colt and Charles Alison in 1929.
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Newport Country Club - Newport Country Club is private, exclusive and also one of the original five founding member clubs of the United States Golf Association.
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Harbour Town - Harbour Town Golf Links is the best of the three outstanding courses at the Sea Pines Resort and Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus designed it.
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East Lake - All profits from East Lake Golf Club go to support the local community. East Lake now stands for hope in Atlanta as well as tradition.
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Cherry Hills - If you get the chance to play this famous course, your driving distances will flatter to deceive. Denver is not called the Mile High city for nothing and Cherry Hills is certainly golf with altitude.
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Scioto - "Scioto Country Club is the course where Jack Nicklaus developed from a pudgy junior to a world beater."
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Castle Pines - Castle Pines is famous for the International tournament which is played under an unusual and unique scoring system which is similar to Dr Frank Stableford’s system.
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Olympia Fields (North) - Apart from the North course, Olympia Fields Country Club owns the world’s largest clubhouse, which took two years to build and cost a whopping $1.3 million way back in 1925.
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Congressional (Blue) - Founded in 1924 and officially opened by President Calvin Coolidge, the Congressional Country Club started out with a relatively straightforward 18-hole course designed by Devereux Emmet...
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Dallas National - Tom Fazio is a man on a mission, a mission to have his name tattooed on the top Texan courses, so naturally, he is the man behind the Dallas National Golf Club.
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Gozzer Ranch - Set on an elevated, forested peninsula that juts into the eastern flank of Lake Coeur d’Alene, Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club is spectacular.
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Baltimore (East) - Although the club was inaugurated in 1898, the East course at Baltimore Country Club was designed by the great genius of golf course architecture, A.W. Tillinghast and it opened for play in 1926.
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Yale - Yale remains a testament to everything that is truly magical about classical, penal and strategic golf course architecture.
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Yeamans Hall - Seth Raynor designed Yeamans Hall in South Carolina in 1925. It has been called "a time capsule in Charleston" in appreciation of it embodying all that is good in traditional golf course design...
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Nanea - Nanea Golf Club is so exclusive that it shuns publicity. The course was laid out on a thick lava mantle by David McLay Kidd with the heart of British seaside links at its roots.
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Salem - The greens but more specifically the green sites are considered perfection, each of Salem’s holes are thoughtfully designed and cleverly routed and not a single hole would ever be considered weak.
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Blackwolf Run (River) - The Blackwolf Run resort is named after Black Wolf, chief of the Winnebago Indians. A composite 18 holes from both the River and Meadow Valleys courses was used when the LPGA US Open was played here in 1998.
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Crooked Stick - Crooked Stick was one of Pete Dye’s first golf course commissions and it was constructed the year after he had spent some time in Scotland playing many of the traditional links...
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Calusa Pines - Calusa Pines Golf Club is an absolute blast and that’s official. $1m of dynamite was used to blast through tons of rock to create rare Floridian elevation changes...
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Hazeltine National - Hazeltine National was modified by Rees Jones (son of RTJ) ahead of the 1991 US Open which turned into a historic battle between Scott Simpson and Payne Stewart.
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Alotian - Billionaire investment banker, Warren Stephens, had a golf dream and his realisation, costing a cool $18m, is the Alotian Club.
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Butler National - Butler National Golf Club was founded by multi-millionaire Paul Butler, a local businessman, and it lies to the west of the Windy City in the Oak Brook suburb of Chicago.
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Boston - The Boston Golf Club – located in Hingham, Massachusetts – is a private members golf club and has been routed across more than 300 acres of prime golfing terrain
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Colorado - Colorado Golf Club only opened its tees for play in 2007 but it’s already a nationwide hit. Designed by the famous Bill and Ben duo...
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Wannamoisett - Wannamoisett Country Club is home to a classical Donald Ross jewel set in the middle of New England. Considered to be one of Ross’s favourite designs, the par 69 layout is routed across a meagre 104 acres.
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Estancia - Estancia is set underneath the northern slope of Pinnacle Peak, Scottsdale’s most famous landmark. Tom Fazio designed this desert course amongst the huge boulder outcrops and the saguaro cacti.
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Piping Rock - Charles Blair Macdonald laid out Piping Rock in 1911 and right from the off, he was up against fierce competition because polo was the sport of the day here at Locust Valley on Long Island.
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California - The California Golf Club of San Francisco can now boast tournament measurements. From the new back tees, which are aptly called Venturi, the course can be stretched to more than 7,200 yards.
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Sutton Bay - Sutton Bay is South Dakota’s most exhilarating golf experience. The course is draped over the landforms of the Missouri River and it has many characteristics of a seaside links.
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Whispering Pines - The 7,480-yard Whispering Pines course is set within a 400-acre property bordered by lakes and meandering creeks.
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World Woods (Pine Barrens) - Golf is both a mental and physical game and you can be assured that Pine Barrens will stretch both to breaking point here at the stunning World Woods Golf Club.
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Ridgewood (West & East) - There are three nine-hole loops at Ridgewood Country Club, West, East and Center, which refer to their location relative to their fabulous Clifford Wendehack designed clubhouse.
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Essex County Club - The par five 3rd hole at Essex County Club is a monster and it is nearly as long as the sum of the first two par fours that precede it. But there’s much more to this hole than length alone.
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Colonial - "It is often said that Ben Hogan’s success was partly due to the fact that, having played his early golf at Colonial, every other course in the world was easy in comparison."
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Shoal Creek - Jack Nicklaus designed the golf course at Shoal Creek in 1977 and the Club has hosted several top-flight competitions since then.
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Birmingham (West) - Donald Ross originally designed the West course at the Country Club of Birmingham but Robert Trent Jones modified it in the 1950s and Pete Dye made further changes in the mid 1980s. Today’s course is very much in the modern rather than classic mould.
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Old Overton - Co-designed by Jerry Pate and Tom Fazio the golf course of the Old Overton Club is nestled in the wooded, rolling hills to the south of Birmingham, at the site of a former strip mine. Opened in 1993 the architects have turned the mining scars into a landscape of true beauty.
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RTJ Golf Trail - Capitol Hill (Judge) - The Judge course is the star attraction of the Alabama Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. One of three RTJ 18-holers at Capitol Hill, the Judge is, according to a leading golf magazine, “one of the 10 public courses in America worthy of hosting the U.S. Open”.
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Greystone (Legacy) - Attractively set in deciduous woodland, the Rees Jones-designed Legacy course at Greystone Golf & Country Club opened in 2000, nine years after the Founders course. It’s an exacting test and an engaging one too, especially on the outward half which features a troublesome creek.
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Limestone Springs - Designed by former US Open Champion, Jerry Pate, Limestone Springs Golf Club opened in 1999 and is set dramatically in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where meandering creeks, thrilling elevation changes and clever routing combine to create an absorbing round.
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Turtle Point - Another golf course from the prolific Robert Trent Jones, the Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club is one of Alabama’s private facilities, so you’ll need to befriend a member to sample one of RTJ’s 1960s designs.
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FarmLinks - Designed by Dr Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, the course at FarmLinks Golf Club opened its tees for play in 2003 and has never looked back. Routed generously though part of a 3,500-acre hunting estate, FarmLinks continues to garner golfing admirers and for good reasons.
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Ledges - The golf course at The Ledges is a Dr Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry co-design that opened in 2000 and is set spectacularly on the highest ground in Huntsville. Despite the mountain setting the routing is not unduly arduous but an enjoyable challenge.
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RTJ Golf Trail - The Shoals (Fighting Joe) - If you like it long, and we mean seriously long, then you’ll love the RTJ Trial’s 8,092-yard Fighting Joe golf course at The Shoals. Named after the Confederate General, Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler, only play this track from the tips if your nickname is “Bubba”.
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Forest Highlands (Canyon) - Opened in 1988, the Canyon course at Forest Highlands Golf Club was created by the design duo of Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish. It is currently the premier golf course in the State of Arizona.
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Desert Forest - Desert Forest Golf Club was fashioned in 1962 by Robert "Red" Lawrence who went on to shape numerous other courses in the American Southwest
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Stone Canyon - Stone Canyon is a spectacular desert course where its elevated tees, lush fairways and testing greens are routed around stone outcrops and canyons...
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Seven Canyons - Seven Canyons lies in a stunning setting on the central Arizona plateau in the middle of Sedona's red rock landscape where its location has been described as “like playing classic golf in the basin of the Grand Canyon.”
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We-Ko-Pa (Saguaro) - The Saguaro course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is the second course built at this stunning facility and opened in December 2006.
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Rim - The Rim Golf Club is nestled amongst the vanilla scented stands of Ponderosa Pine and it was fashioned by the team that created Scotland’s famous Loch Lomond Golf Club.
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Whisper Rock (Upper) - Key to scoring well at Whisper Rock and maintaining a prickle free round is to keep the ball in play as rough desert and spiky cacti surround most holes.
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Quintero (Founder's) - The Founder's course at Quintero Golf & Country Club is routed through valleys in the foothills of the central Arizonan Hieroglyphic Mountains.
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Troon Country Club - Troon Country Club is perched at altitude in the striking Sonoran Desert. Designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf and named after its famous Scottish alma mater, Royal Troon...
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Mayacama - With a Tuscan styled clubhouse that stands on elevated ground and a Jack Nicklaus walking-only course, Mayacama is more reminiscent of a classy Italian estate than an American golf club.
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Ayodhya Links - Water hazards lie in wait at every one of the 18 holes at the private Thomson Perrett-designed Ayodhya Links course, where a notice on the scorecard reminds members and guests that “only butlers may operate a golf cart” during a round here – now that’s what we call exclusive!
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Amata Spring - Amata Spring Country Club was the venue for the Royal Trophy between 2006 and 2010 when the European professional team won three of the four events against their eight-man opponents from Asia.
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Torrey Pines (South) - Torrey Pines is situated on cliff tops some 20 minutes to the north of San Diego and is one of the best municipal golf facilities in the USA.
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Preserve - The Santa Lucia Preserve is an exclusive gated community where some 300 families share 20,000 acres of unspoilt California and a way of life.
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Thai - The Thai Country Club course flows past flowering trees and shrubs, with a sea breeze off the Gulf of Siam.
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Harding Park - Harding Park Golf Course has a long history that dates back to 1925 when the course was laid out by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting.
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Black Mountain - Designed by Phil Ryan of Pacific Coast Design, the course at Black Mountain Golf Club is situated 140 miles south of Bangkok, near the small town of Hua Hin. Opening in 2007, it quickl
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