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Pine Valley - Pine Valley was the dream of a Philadelphian hotelier, George Crump, who sadly died before its completion.
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Royal County Down - An exhilarating location for a classic links golf course where the Bay of Dundrum sweeps out into the Irish Sea...
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Cypress Point - Cypress Point 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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St Andrews (Old) - The Old course itself usually isn’t an instant hit, it’s a course you have to get to know and love...
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Augusta National - Who would argue that Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie were the perfect duo to lay down the perfect course?
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Shinnecock Hills - Shinnecock Hills is an old club with old traditions and Scottish professional Willie Dunn can take credit for the inaugural authentic US golf course design.
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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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Oakmont - 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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Sand Hills - Sand Hills 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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Turnberry (Ailsa) - The Ailsa course at Turnberry is probably the most scenic Open Championship course, often referred to as Scotland’s Pebble Beach.
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Muirfield - Muirfield is the course of “The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers”, the world’s oldest golf club, formed in 1744.
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Royal Portrush (Dunluce) - This is a seaside links paradise, located in an evocative setting on the north Antrim coastline, blessed with magnificent ocean views.
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Royal Melbourne (West) - The West course at Royal Melbourne is generally acknowledged as the best course in Australia and the finest design of Dr Alister Mackenzie.
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Kingsbarns - One of the many delights of Kingsbarns is that you can see the North Sea from virtually every part of the course.
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Royal Birkdale - Royal Birkdale is the favourite English course on the British Open rota according to the results of a recent Top 100 poll...
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Carnoustie (Championship) - Carnoustie is a big natural seaside links and considered to be one of the most difficult courses in the British Isles.
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Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) - An oasis in the heart of Lincolnshire, set amongst glorious pine, birch and broom, this heathland course is an absolute delight to play.
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Ballybunion (Old) - As you drive from the historic town of Ballybunion, along the winding road to the golf course, your eyes feast upon the most spectacular links land imaginable.
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Royal Dornoch (Championship) - Royal Dornoch is spellbinding. It seems to mesmerise amateur and professional golfers from all over the world...
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Pacific Dunes - The Pacific Dunes design is at least as good as the setting and if they can harden up and quicken the playing surfaces, this could be one of the world’s greatest links.
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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" of the early 20th century.
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Seminole - Situated on the Atlantic side of Florida’s coastline, Seminole is considered by critics to be one of the finest examples of golf course routing.
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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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Crystal Downs - Crystal Downs is set delightfully on a headland that is wedged between Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake in America’s Midwest.
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Pinehurst (No.2) - Pinehurst No.2 opened for play in 1907 and its green sites are the ultimate test, legendary and quite unique.
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Kingston Heath - Kingston Heath pushes Royal Melbourne – and in some opinions exceeds it – as the premier course in Australian golf.
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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 should be treated with respect.
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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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New South Wales - New South Wales 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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Cape Kidnappers - The owner and architect, in recognition of the nature of the land have deliberately retained a rugged feel to Cape Kidnappers and its surrounds.
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Country Club (Main) - 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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Prairie Dunes - Prairie Dunes 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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Chicago - Chicago Golf Club is one of America’s most exclusive golf clubs and today it is still intensely private.
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Hirono - Hirono 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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Bethpage (Black) - The Bethpage Black course really is as difficult and penal as the high slope rating suggests. It’s not for the feint hearted.
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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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Muirfield Village - No expense was spared in the construction of Muirfield Village with bold bunkering, water hazards and narrow fairways that require pinpoint tee shots.
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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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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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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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Lahinch (Old) - Old Tom Morris believed that Lahinch was the finest natural course that he had seen.
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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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Medinah (No.3) - Medinah was originally founded in the Roaring Twenties and the objective was to create the finest country club in America.
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Loch Lomond - It doesn't matter whether you take the high road or the low road, a visit to the bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond is a romantic experience.
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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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Waterville - Waterville plays on a promontory surrounded by the sea. It’s a stunning, remote location...
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Portmarnock (Old) - ”I know of no greater finish in the world than that of the last five holes at Portmarnock”, said Bernard Darwin
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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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Royal St George’s - There is nothing artificial about Royal St George’s; there is a natural look and feel to the course that blends beautifully into the surroundings.
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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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Sunningdale (Old) - The Old course at Sunningdale is one of the British Isles’ most aesthetically pleasing inland courses.
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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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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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Kiawah Island (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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Royal Lytham & St Annes - Royal Lytham & St Annes is the most northerly of the English championship links courses, situated only 10 miles from Royal Birkdale.
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Bandon Dunes - Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is a bit special and in many ways it’s a rather romantic place too.
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Riviera - There are few courses with no weaknesses, but Riviera can take the moniker. It’s a truly remarkable course routed across less than ideal terrain.
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Barnbougle Dunes - Barnbougle Dunes is a memorable golf course made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.
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Kauri Cliffs - Kauri Cliffs is a cliff top golf course situated in an enormous tract of land.
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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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Quaker Ridge - Quaker Ridge is perhaps the most underrated golf course in the USA and only those in the know have heard of it.
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Ganton - This sandy, gently undulating site was once a North Sea inlet. Consequently, Ganton has all the characteristics of a links and a heathland course.
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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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Nine Bridges - Nine Bridges is located on Jeju Island, the volcanic island south of South Korea’s continental landmass sometimes referred to as Korea’s Maui.
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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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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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Wentworth (West) - Wentworth's West course is the most televised course in the UK, hosting three professional tournaments every year...
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Walton Heath (Old) - Walton Heath 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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Inverness - For those readers who associate Inverness with a certain shy little Nessie, we can tell you that this Inverness has absolutely nothing to do with the Loch Ness monster.
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Royal Troon (Old) - On a clear day at Troon, you can see the distant Ailsa Craig in the south, and to the west, the majestic peaks on the Isle of Arran.
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Cruden Bay - Cruden Bay is an inspirational golf course, regarded by some as quirky and considered by others as a masterpiece. Either way, it's thrilling...
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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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Highland Links - Highland Links 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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Shadow Creek - 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hamilton (West & South) - Hamilton Golf & Country Club, or Ancaster as it is known locally is located on land which once known as Grange Farm and it is set most beautifully in elegant, heavily wooded seclusion.
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Royal Porthcawl - Royal Porthcawl is a convivial, relaxed place to play golf in beautiful surroundings.
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Spyglass Hill - “Spyglass Hill is possibly the hardest of the courses on the Monterey Peninsula. The hilly land tumbles down towards the sea, leaving fairways lined with cypress trees and Californian pines liberally laced with areas of brilliant white sand."
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Scioto - "Scioto is the course where Jack Nicklaus developed from a pudgy junior to a world beater."
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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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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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Prestwick - The course 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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Machrihanish - Machrihanish 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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Durban (Country Club) - The Country Club course at Durban Country Club has played host to sixteen South African Opens, more than any other course in the land.
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Congressional (Blue) - "President Calvin Coolidge opened Washington’s Congressional Country Club in 1924, yet it was not until forty years of a chequered history had passed that the US Open came to the club in 1964."
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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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Naruo - Naruo shares all the traditional aspects of Japan’s older clubs. The continuity in tradition here is maintained by the 700 members whose average age is 71.
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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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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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Royal Melbourne (East) - While it does not quite offer the grand theatre of the West, the East is still a fantastic golfing experience and holds its own versus all other courses in the Melbourne area.
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Shoreacres - When you arrive at Shoreacres (after your mandatory invite) you can almost feel a throwback in time to the 1920’s as you approach the David Alder clubhouse.
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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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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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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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Kasumigaseki (East) - The East course at Kasumigaseki Country Club employs the traditional Japanese dual green system, one for the winter and one for the summer, which takes a bit of getting used if you’re not familiar with this feature.
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Nairn - 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 - The spectacular 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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North Berwick (West) - North Berwick is a course that is extremely close to the origins of golf. It’s the second oldest course in the world still playing over its original fairways...
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Royal Aberdeen (Balgownie) - Royal Aberdeen is a traditional out and back links running along the shore of the North Sea and is regarded by many as having the finest first nine holes in golf.
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Saunton (East) - If there is a need for another seaside Open Championship venue, then surely the East course at Saunton is a worthy candidate.
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St Enodoc (Church) - St Enodoc is a quixotic links, set amidst towering sand dunes clad with tufts of wild sea grasses.
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Carne - The Carne links at Belmullet is the late Eddie Hackett’s swan song and many reckon it’s his finest design.
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Hillside - Hillside 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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Old Head - Laid out on a narrow headland, jutting out for two miles into the Atlantic Ocean, Old Head has to be one of the world’s most exhilarating sites...
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Western Gailes - The holes at Western Gailes are wonderfully varied. The fairways undulate gently, interrupted occasionally by three meandering burns...
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Silloth on Solway - It’s well worth the time (and the money) to get to Silloth on Solway and once you get here, you won’t want to leave...
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Doonbeg - Doonbeg is the course that Greg Norman built - his one and only architectural ensemble in the whole of the British Isles.
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Formby - Formby is the prettiest of the eight top-notch links courses located between the seaside town of St Annes and the city of Liverpool.
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Swinley Forest - Swinley Forest 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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Royal West Norfolk - Check the tide times before you plan your trip to Royal West Norfolk, 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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Sunningdale (New) - Taken together, the New and Old courses at Sunningdale represent the finest 36 holes of golf in the whole of the British Isles.
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K Club (Palmer) - The K Club is probably the most opulent resort in the whole of the British Isles.
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Tralee - Palmer has designed a course that will stimulate the senses every bit as much as the enchanting and breathtaking scenery. According to folklore, Palmer created the first nine and Mother Nature did the rest.
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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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Gullane (No.1) - Gullane is blessed with the most exquisite turf – winter rules are not needed here. If you hit the fairways, a perfect lie awaits, even in the depths of winter.
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County Sligo (Championship) - County Sligo – 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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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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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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Island - The Island 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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Royal St David's - The glorious setting for Royal St David’s is nothing short of beautiful and romantic. The forbidding medieval Harlech castle and towering sand dunes guard the course.
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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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Notts - Behind the course stands a hill covered with bracken from which Robin Hood used to watch for signals at Nottingham warning him that the Sheriff was setting out in pursuit.
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Ballyliffin (Glashedy) - Ballyliffin 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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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.
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Nefyn & District (Old) - Nefyn & District is literally golf on the edge of the world and it makes the adrenaline pump...
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Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) - Rosapenna's fabulous new Sandy Hills course was designed by Pat Ruddy and opened for play in July 2003.
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Royal Cinque Ports - Royal Cinque Ports, 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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Blairgowrie (Rosemount) - Blairgowrie is charmingly situated at the feet of the Grampians, amongst the majestic pines, birch and heather.
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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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County Louth - The approach road to the links of County Louth, or Baltray as it is better known, named after the local fishing village, is especially uplifting.
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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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Rye (Old) - So, we’ve arrived at Rye, 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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Worplesdon - Worplesdon is one of the prettiest and most delightful of Surrey’s many heath and heather courses...
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Enniscrone (Dunes) - The location is ravishing; Enniscrone is set on a promontory, which juts out into Killala Bay at the mouth of the Moy Estuary.
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Aberdovey - Aberdovey is set enchantingly within the Snowdonia National Park at the mouth of the Dovey Estuary...
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Woburn (Duke's) - With fairways flanked by stately pine, birch and chestnut trees, the Duke’s is an intimate golf course. Each hole is played in splendid isolation.
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West Sussex - West Sussex 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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Machrie - Machrie is a wonderfully nostalgic links 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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Hunstanton - Hunstanton is a connoisseur’s golf course, jammed full of memorable quality golf holes.
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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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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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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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Bearwood Lakes - Bearwood Lakes is an oasis of calm and beauty with dramatic views of the whole Bearwood Estate. An exclusive club which appears mature beyond its age.
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Woburn (Marquess) - The addition of the new Marquess course at Woburn Golf and Country 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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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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Adare Manor - Undoubtedly Adare Manor is a dashing, stylish resort, with an excellent championship course attached – one of the best inland tracks in Ireland.
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Moortown - Moortown 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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Chart Hills - Chart Hills 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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Aldeburgh - Play Aldeburgh between May and late June and you will be presented with narrow fairways weaving their way between bright yellow gorse.
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Berkshire (Blue) - Herbert Fowler was the Berkshire’s architect and the Blue course opened for play in 1928...
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West Hill - If it’s charm that you are looking for, then you need look no further than West Hill. This is a truly delightful golf course.
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Burnham & Berrow - Burnham and Berrow is a challenging layout with tumbling fairways laid out in narrow valleys, protected by deep pot-bunkers and thick rough.
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Woburn (Duchess) - The Duchess fits into the Woburn family exceptionally well – it’s a real gem. In our opinion, the Duchess is as good, if not better, than the Duke’s and the Marquess.
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Addington - Addington 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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Murcar - Murcar is located on a classic stretch of links land with huge sand dunes, crumpled fairways, whins, burns and heather.
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Castlerock (Mussenden) - Living in the shadow of its famous neighbours, Portstewart and Royal Portrush, Castlerock is every bit as good, and will not disappoint.
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St Andrews (Torrance) - The Torrance course at Fairmont St Andrews sweeps dramatically down to the coastline.
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Trevose (Championship) - With dramatic views across the golden sandy shore of Boobys Bay to the rugged coastline of Trevose Head, it’s sheer drama.
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Castletown - Castletown is located at the southeastern tip of the Isle of Man on a triangular headland which is bordered on three sides by the Irish Sea.
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Walton Heath (New) - Both courses at Walton Heath are intertwined and have a very similar look and feel. The Old is tougher and marginally better, although the New is a demanding course with memorable holes of great variety.
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Royal North Devon - "To go to Westward Ho! is not to make a mere visit of pleasure as to an ordinary course, it is a reverent pilgrimage."
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Portstewart (Strand) - And what an exhilarating golf course Portstewart is, 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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St Andrews (New) - Situated adjacent to the Old course, the New is often referred to as the local’s favourite because it is tighter and more defined than the Old.
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Lindrick - Lindrick is laid out on prime common land and the excellent turf has a mixed heathland and moorland feel...
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Royal Ashdown Forest (Old) - Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin had many adventures here in the dark and mysterious Ashdown Forest. Winnie invented “Poohsticks” on the edge of the Forest...
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Saunton (West) - The West is the second course at Saunton and was originally laid out in the mid-1930s. It’s shorter than its older sister – the East – but, nonetheless, the West represents a challenge.
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Headfort (New) - Headfort is a tough, sculptured parkland course, designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr.
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Isle of Purbeck (Purbeck) - The vista from the Isle of Purbeck golf course is breathtaking, for the course 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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Gleneagles (PGA Centenary) - From the back tees, the PGA Centenary is the longest inland course in Scotland. It's also the venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup.
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Killarney (Killeen) - Here we have some of the most magical and enchanting scenery in Ireland, the Killeen course being set on the banks of Lough Leane, the largest freshwater lake in the southwest.
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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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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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Brora - Brora 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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Palmerstown House (PGA National Ireland) - The PGA National Ireland course at Palmerstown House is perhaps the best of the three UK & Ireland PGA branded courses.
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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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Wisley (Garden & Mill) - Concealed behind the RHS gardens at Wisley lies one of the most delightful private members clubs in the British Isles.
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Dromoland Castle - The course at Dromoland Castle 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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Ashburnham - Bernhard Gallacher picked up his first pay cheque here at Ashburnham, when he won the 1969 Schweppes PGA Championship.
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Ballybunion (Cashen) - Ballybunion is an unforgettable experience, with two thoroughly bewitching courses. Everyone comes here to play the Old course. That is understandable, but do not overlook the Cashen.
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Southport & Ainsdale - Southport & Ainsdale is a relative youngster and it is set amongst exhilarating dunes and tangly heather.
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Machynys Peninsula - With stunning views of Carmarthenshire Bay and the Gower Peninsula, this Nicklaus designed 7,100-yard links-style course is set to become one of Wales's flagship destinations.
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Luffenham Heath - Luffenham Heath is a charming course, adorned by oak, elm and ash. Set in an area designated as a site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Royal Worlington & Newmarket - This is a classical golf course, often referred to as Mildenhall and it’s the home of golf for undergraduates at Cambridge University. The turf has all the qualities of a seaside links, free draining and springy.
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Hindhead - The front nine at Hindhead is laid out through heather strewn Ice Age valleys and the back nine plays on a heathland plateau.
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Little Aston - Little Aston 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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Dooks - Dooks Golf Links is a tranquil, engaging and fun golf course. It also provides a true and traditional links experience.
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West Lancashire - Its esteemed Royal neighbours keep West Lancashire 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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Malone - If you are in Belfast and you’ve got your clubs handy, make sure you play Malone. You won’t be disappointed – the course is kept immaculately and you’ll be hard pressed to find a better parkland course in Northern Ireland.
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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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Liphook - Liphook is as pretty as a picture. A delightful, classic heathland course for the connoisseur, not for the dilettante.
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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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Brocket Hall (Palmerston) - With two courses, Brocket Hall has 36 of the finest inland holes in England, but many believe the Palmerston is the best.
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London Club (Heritage) - With wide generous fairways, the Heritage is a course that tempts you to reach for the driver on many tees...
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Skibo Castle - Located on the edge of the beautiful Dornoch Firth with views of the Struie Hills, the 7500-acre Skibo Castle estate is something special, very special. It’s a place where fairytales meet reality.
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Royal Dublin - Royal Dublin 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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Fota Island - Fota Island has played host to three Irish Open Amateur Championships and the Irish PGA Championship, impressive for a course which only opened for play in 1993.
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Lundin - Lundin 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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Woking - There is absolutely no doubt that Woking is located in an idyllic spot and the unusual pavilion clubhouse only adds to the charisma.
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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 complex.
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Ladybank - Ladybank 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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Royal Portrush (Valley) - Wedged between the beach and the mighty Dunluce, the underrated Valley course at Royal Portrush Golf Club is a must for links lovers.
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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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London Club (International) - The International course at the London Club is a high-class accompaniment to the Jack Nicklaus designed Heritage course.
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Connemara - Connemara is a remote golf course, but everyone here is exceptionally welcoming. If you are brave enough to tackle this brutal course from the back tees – good luck. Pray that the wind machine is turned off.
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Ring of Kerry - The Ring of Kerry Golf & Country Club sits high above the spectacular Kenmare Bay. It's one of Ireland's most scenic courses.
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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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Roxburghe - Located in the heart of the Scottish Borders, the Roxburghe course is set within a 50,000-acre estate, owned by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe.
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Archerfield (Dirleton) - Compared to the Fidra, the Dirleton at Archerfield is a more traditional Scottish links with deep pot bunkers and sand dunes flanking each fairway.
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Dunbar - The course at Dunbar 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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Dundonald - Owned by Loch Lomond Golf Club, Dundonald is their newest addition. Kyle Phillips designed this natural links course and it's destined for the Top 100.
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Montrose (Medal) - Did you know that the ancient 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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Southerness - Southerness 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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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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Conwy - Conwy is a challenging links course with breathtaking holes along the coastline...
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Downfield - On the outskirts of Dundee, lies Downfield, a stunning parkland course – little known outside Scotland.
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Wentworth (Edinburgh) - We think that Wentworth is the best 54-hole golfing destination in the whole of the British Isles.
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Stoke Park (Colt & Alison) - Stoke Park is surely one of the finest parkland golf courses in the South of England. There is no heather here at all; the main line of defence is the abundance of huge stately trees and Colt’s clever design.
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Shiskine - Shiskine is one of the most unusual courses featured on this website, a links that has reached true cult status.
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Nairn Dunbar - Situated on the shores of the Moray Firth, Nairn Dunbar is a classic course, steeped in history.
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Pyle and Kenfig - Pyle and Kenfig, 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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Prince's - In 1932, Prince’s proudly hosted its first and only Open Championship. "The Squire", Gene Sarazen, was the eventual winner.
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Cork - Cork is one of the most attractive courses in Ireland. It's delightfully situated on a tiny peninsula called Little Island...
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Seaton Carew - There are now 22 holes at Seaton Carew - the members now have a number of playing options.
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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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Bovey Castle - Bovey Castle 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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Cruit Island - Cruit Island is often considered the greatest 9-hole golf course in the world. It is certainly one of THE most scenic courses in Ireland.
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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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Oxfordshire - If you like tradition, then steer clear of the Oxfordshire. If you are seeking excitement, this might be the course for you.
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Bamburgh Castle - "There is surely no lovelier view from any golf course" wrote Darwin. Bamburgh Castle, whilst not long, is fun with a capital F.
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Broadstone - Broadstone 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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Boat of Garten - Make no mistake – this is exciting golf. The lovely Boat of Garten course wends its way, up and down, through heather, whin, pine and birch.
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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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Glasgow Gailes - Glasgow Gailes is a classic 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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St Andrews (Devlin) - The Devlin is young, but it will grow into a classic. The course sweeps 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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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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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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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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Delamere Forest - Delamere Forest is a delightful Herbert Fowler designed course. Fowler made full use of the natural, undulating heathland.
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Tandridge - Tandridge 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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