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You independently nominated each golf course featured in “Your Gems”. These courses have not previously appeared on a ranking list. But that’s not to say that they might not be future Top 100 contenders. If you’d like to see your favourite course featured here, click on "your nomination". | |
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| Jack's Point | | The new (2008) golf course at Jack’s Point is spectacularly located on the edge of Lake Wakatipu with the razorback Remakables Mountains providing a dramatic backcloth. It's set to be a high-flyer in the rankings. |
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| Lake Nona | | Lake Nona starts off under a canopy of tall trees on the front nine, becoming more open on the inward half as the final five holes play around natural inland lakes. |
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| Manchester | | Eight Scotsmen founded the Manchester Golf Club in 1882 but the current parkland cum moorland course was designed by Harry Colt and opened for play in 1912. |
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| Pinnacle Point | | According to Peter Matkovich – the architect behind Pinnacle Point – this is: "The most dramatic golf course site I've ever encountered anywhere in the world!" |
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| Ronneback | | Rönnebäck is set on undulating ground, parts of which are reminiscent of Scottish moorland and parts of which are traditional parkland in character. |
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| Sandpiper | | With breathtaking scenery all around, it’s difficult to concentrate on your game at the spectacular Sandpiper Golf Resort. |
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| TPC Scottsdale (Stadium) | | The Stadium course at TPC Scottsdale was fashioned by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish. They were commissioned by the City of Scottsdale to design a municipal golf course that would also test the world’s best players. |
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| Washington National | | Washington National Golf Club combines world-class golf with the beauty, history and traditions of the University of Washington. |
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| Wolf Creek | | Spectacular, visually stunning, jaw dropping views, awe inspiring... Wolf Creek is a golf course you will never forget. |
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| Addington Palace | | Once the home of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Addington Palace is set in mature rolling parkland and it presents an honest golfing test. |
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| Al Badia Golf Club | | Twelve holes contain water hazards in the shape of ponds, streams or waterfalls and architect Robert Trent Jones is rather pleased with this proliferation of aquatic features... |
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| Bay Hill (Challenger & Champion) | | Palmer and his partner Ed Seay have altered much of Dick Wilson’s original design, so today’s Bay Hill is very much the spirit of the King. |
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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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| 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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| Castle Stuart | | Castle Stuart will offer some serious competition to both Royal Dornoch and Nairn when it comes to attracting visiting golfers in the future but that can only be a good thing for the Highlands... |
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| Castlebar | | Castlebar's parkland setting, with tree-lined fairways and occasional ponds, suits golfers who employ a strategic game plan, as opposed to those in the “grip-it-and-rip-it” brigade... |
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| Dungarvan | | A number of water features come into play at Dungarvan and they contribute, in no small measure, to the challenge of the layout. |
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| El Plantio | | El Plantio opened in 2000 and it's a quality pay-and-play course with excellent off-course facilities. |
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| Erin Hills | | The course at Erin Hills only opened in 2006 but it has already been selected to hold the US Amateur Championships in 2011. |
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| Forfar | | The links-like undulations of many Forfar fairways are a mystery to visitors as the course is more than ten miles from the coast. |
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