Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock - for the big blue 7. (CHAMPIONSHIP)ScotlandOld Tom Morris (1892), George Duncan (1947), Donald Steel (1993), Tom Mackenzie (2013)6,704 yards, par 70Score: 8.553. 15 [15] SUNNINGDALE G.C. It fits in perfectly. Rye has long been considered the toughest par-68 on earth. (HOTCHKIN)Lincolnshire, EnglandHarry Vardon (9, 1905), H.S. Alister MacKenzie's 1926 routing fits snuggly into the contours of the rolling sandbelt land. Hello, I'm Phillip Lockhart I have been playing the game of golf for 12 years now. Call it Canada's Portmarnock, though Ireland has no match for Cabot's postcard par-4 11th, a dogleg-left around a tidal yacht basin. Designer Ron Fream, a globe-trotting American, routed as many holes as he could along the water's edge, resulting in the now-famed "Dragon's Tail," a loop of holes, four through six, with island fairways around a tidal basin. That was the result of H.S. Colt's 1925 redesign. He mortgaged his home to buy the land and spent five years designing and building it. Former Australian Open champion Alex Russell and greenkeeper Mick Morcom built the West Course to plans of Alister MacKenzie, then added the East in 1931, on somewhat less inspiring land, flatter and more wooded. The routing has holes lined up with every prominent mountain peak in the distance. 29 [38] VALDERRAMA G.C.Sotogrande, SpainRobert Trent Jones (1975), Kyle Phillips (2012)6,990 yards, par 71Score: 7.854. With holes inspired by Cypress Point, Royal Dornoch and Royal St. George's, and views everywhere of the Hauraki Gulf, this might be New Zealand's answer to Pebble Beach's Carmel Bay. Portmarnock Golf Club - Championship Course in Portmarnock, County Dublin: details, stats, scorecard, course layout, photos, reviews . 41 [31] LAHINCH G.C. But the hole everyone must see to believe is the par-3 fifth, Het Girdle, its green a frying pan turned upside down with bunkers gouged into its sides. 16), with taller dunes but fewer of them, Lost Farm has not 18, but 20 holes, counting its two short pitch-shot bye holes. Hermitage Golf Club, Lucan - for a cityside game of golf 5. 26 [43] KAURI CLIFFSMatauri Bay, New ZealandDavid Harman (2000)7,151 yards, par 72Score: 7.901. 16 [16] BARNBOUGLE DUNESBridport, AustraliaTom Doak, Mike Clayton (2004)6,724 yards, par 71Score: 8.120. Capilano is definitely Old School updated to modern times. The Stadium Course at this 36-hole complex outside of Stockholm plays like a mashup of mid-century American design trends. Another sensational Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw design, Cabot Cliffs overflows with variety with its southernmost holes in Lahinch-like sand dunes, its northernmost atop Pebble Beach-type ocean cliffs and bits of pine-lined Scottish highlands in between. 51 [53] CRUDEN BAY G.C.ScotlandOld Tom Morris, Archie Simpson (1899), Tom Simpson (1926), Tom Mackenzie (2015)6,615 yards, par 70Score: 7.582. Just down the coastline from the links at St. Andrews, Kingsbarns looks absolutely natural in its links setting. Colt (1911), Frank Pont (2012)6,045 yards, par 69Score: 7.942. He served in World War I with the British Army, reaching the rank of Corporal in the Royal Engineers. Twelve courses made this years list that werent featured in the previous ranking. Bump-and-run on firm fescue turf is the game on this understated layout, with muted dunes, austere bunkering and gentle, generous greens. T-62 [40] PORTMARNOCK G.C. The city of Dublin lies directly opposite to the West and the Irish Sea, Ireland's Eye, and the Hill of Howth to the East. Tramore Golf Club 9. (NEW)EnglandH.S. Latest polarizing topic: Martin Hawtree's design changes in advance of the 2015 Open Championship, which many considered blasphemy beforehand. Thompsons bunkering is spectacular and prolific. 27 [NR] Monte Rei G. & C.C.Cacela, PortugalJack Nicklaus (2007)7,182 yards, par 72Score: 7.885. America's Golf Courses The Palm Springs Area Golf Guide The American Private Golf Club Guide Be a Player Golf Course Guide 2011 The Northwest Golfer; Oregon Edition: A Guide to Every Golf Course Where the Public Is . (WEST)Black Rock, AustraliaAlister MacKenzie, Alex Russell (1931), Tom Doak (2015-16)6,645 yards, par 72Score: 8.551. A legendary links ravaged by WWII, architect Philip Mackenzie Ross re-established it to its present quality, tearing away concrete landing strips to create a dramatic back nine and building a set of varied greens, some receptive, other not so much. next door.) 22 [52] NATIONAL G.C. Over the decades, various publications have listed various Gleneagles holes as Best in the World, including the long, uphill par-4 fourth, the dinky Denty Den 14th, now a drivable par 4 thanks to advanced technology, and the short par-4 17th with its wasp-waist of a fairway. One would not be surprised to see a giraffe lope by one of the squat, umbrella-like moonah trees that are scattered along hillsides. 10% - Consistency 10% - Presentation Today's Golfer/ Golf World Ranking Evaluation Well see how the latest (minor) alterations play out when the historic links hosts the 150th Open Championship in July. Portmarnock Golf Club (Championship) : 3 Portsalon Golf Club Rosapenna Golf Club (Sandy Hills) : 11 Tralee Golf Club : 12 Trump International Golf Links, Doonbeg : 15 Waterville Golf Club : 4 Notable golfers [ edit] Pdraig Harrington was the first golfer from Ireland to win The Open Championship. Get insight to top players, instructions & drills and extensive coverage of equipment; Plus tips on how to play better and interviews with the biggest names; From 24.99 I'm still not convinced, however, there's enough charm there to elicit such a high world ranking among the top 40 courses in the world. was designed by C.H. American architect Gene Bates revamped the design in 2007, adding length, new green complexes and a new bunker scheme. The Royal County Down Golf Club 3. Partly because it was created on a site far more rugged than the duo normally tackleland that housed a World War II Army barracks, complete with stone tunnels. 33 [70] MID OCEAN CLUBTucker's Town, BermudaCharles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor (1923), Tom Doak (2014-15)6,548 yards, par 71Score: 7.805. It's a journey rewarded, from one of the games greatest opening tee shots, which the bold will carry over a beach and Atlantic tide on the left, to the remainder of the links in some of the most rugged dunes known to links golf. Looks are deceiving at Royal Troon. (SERAPONG) Singapore Ron Fream (1983), Gene Bates (2007), Andrew Johnston (2020). Fall in love this February with a Golf Monthly subscription; USE CODE LOVE5 AT CHECKOUT TO GET AN EXTRA 5% OFF! The Co Cavan star jumped to a career-high 11th in the Rolex Women's World Rankings following her lucrative ($550,000) runner-up finish to Lydia Ko in the . Portmarnock, Ireland This low-profile but character-filled Dublin-area links played host to the 1991 Walker Cup, where Phil Mickelson and the Yanks prevailed, despite strong efforts from Padraig. A beautiful collection of short par 4s await, including the sharp, partially blind dogleg seventh and the remarkable 10th snaking through a narrow passage of mounds. Two holes on the back nine once played past around a long lagoon, but have been replaced by new 12th and 13th holes on the beach. The older sister to No. Back in the ranking for the first time since 2016, Memphrmagog in southern Quebec, an hour east of Montreal, is perhaps the toughest ticket in Canadian golf. Within a picturesque curve of coastline, 10 miles to the north of Dublin City and only a 15-minute drive from Dublin Airport, Portmarnock Golf Club sits majestically on a narrow tongue of shallow duneland. The design is dramatic and unusual, particularly the par-4 fifth, a dogleg right along the river, whose blind tee shot brings to mind the 17th at St. Andrews. (OLD)ScotlandCharles Hunter (1878), Willie Fernie (1909), Martin Ebert (2014)7,202 yards, par 71Score: 7.566. Portmarnock Golf Club is a walking course. Portmarnock Golf Club 110 Golf Courses By BCM1225 Thankfully, playing with two members allowed us to understand the best lines to play including taking the wind into. Gardiner (1905), Alister MacKenzie (1925), Tom Doak (2015-17)6,557 yards, par 73Score: 7.393. MacKenzie made a brief visit the following year and suggested the bunkering, which was constructed by greenkeeper Mick Morcom before he built Royal Melbourne's two courses. Official World Golf Ranking 2023. Perhaps the least dramatic-looking links in The Open rota, mainly because it's surrounded by houses and a rail line, with the seacoast being hundreds of yards distant and never in sight. To complete the new look, Ebert replaced revetted bunkers with ragged-edged ones. 74 [85] SHESHAN INTERNATIONAL G.C.Shanghai, ChinaNeil Haworth, Robin Nelson (2004)7,199 yards, par 72Score: 7.370. That, combined with extensive works, has seen Lahinch climb six places to 26th our latest UK&I Top 100 rankings. In early routings, that was going to be the closing hole. Alison (1932), Martin Ebert (2018-19)7,169 yards, par 72Score: 8.461. The greatest meeting of land and sea is clearly up for debate. Now all of the second nine is adjacent to the ocean, amidst the tallest dunes. Though the final stretch might be a bit underwhelming visually, its holes are just as testing. Hotchkin, Sir Guy Campbell (1926), Tom Doak (2018)7,080 yards, par 73Score: 7.404. 39 [T-35] CABOT LINKSInverness, Nova Scotia, CanadaRod Whitman (2013)6,854 yards, par 70Score: 7.776. The old Colt course, set across beautiful links terrain, gained roughly 300 yards through the addition of new tees and green extensions (the par 5 third received an entirely new green 65 yards beyond where it was) along with numerous new fairway bunkers and several putting surface expansions. Read more about it HERE Voted Best golf resort by The IGTOA 2016 Book A Tee Time Today 31 [18] THE CLUB AT NINE BRIDGESJeju Island, South KoreaDavid Dale, Ron Fream (2001); David Dale, Steve Wenzloff (2016)7,196 yards, par 72Score: 7.833. The links is also known for its fairness, as nearly every feature is plainly in view from tee to green. That "composite course" was once ranked among the best in the world by several publications. 66 [94] KINLOCH G.C.New ZealandJack Nicklaus (2007)7,364 yards, par 72Score: 7.416. Tom Clark, who spent 20-plus years as consulting architect, rebuilt greens and did work to further emphasize the land contours. Or did they create those "natural" green sites? Rymill offered to supervise any redesign MacKenzie proposed, but instead MacKenzie had his representative, Alex Russell, rebuild the bunkers into their now-famous MacKenzie style. T-67 [T-60] WOODHALL SPA G.C. Taylor, and 1920 won by George Duncan. Troubled economic times when the course opened has meant the resort development is peacefully underbuilt, an advantage in accentuating a feeling of remoteness in the surrounding hill country. He laid out Hirono in the early 1930s in a hilly pine forest slashed by gulleys, clearing wide corridors and positioning greens on the crests of ridges. In preparation, architect Martin Ebert added new seventh and eighth holes, fashioned from land on the club's Valley Course, to replace its weak 17th and 18th. . 46), owner Mark Parsinen found another ideal venue farther north, on the shores of the Moray Firth. The standing of Portmarnock's quality as decided by ranking panels is one of those examples where the regional opinion differs from the worldwide one. The design is mostly the work of Weiskopf, who lived on site supervising construction while Morrish recovered from a heart attack at home. 99. A true links in rolling ground with soft rather than dramatic dunes, Portmarnock, on a spit of land in the Irish Sea north of Dublin, is known for its routing, which hasn't been altered in over a hundred years and was revolutionary at the time for constantly changing wind direction with every shot. Valderrama contains one of the more controversial holes in golf: the par-5 17th guarded by water in front, which European captain Seve Ballesteros toughened for that Ryder Cup. Originally designed by Japanese architect Ichisuke Izumi, Siam Country Club was just the country's second course when it opened in 1970. Bernard Darwin famously said golfers playing Ganton suffer either sandy or prickly disaster. But to host. Original owner John Mulcahy and 1947 Masters champion Claude Harmon (Butch's dad) collaborated with Irish golf architect Eddie Hackett on the early 1970s design. 65 [T-76] THE BLUFFS HO TRAM STRIPHo Tram, VietnamGreg Norman (2014)6,855 yards, par 71Score: 7.428, 2015 Khalid Redza/Asian Tour/Getty Images. Rate this course! It opened in 1996 with nine holes along ledges 300 feet above the surf. (CHAMPIONSHIP)Newcastle, Northern IrelandOld Tom Morris (1889), Donald Steel (remodeled, 1998)7,186 yards, par 71Score: 8.659. Ballyliffin Golf Club has taken a step forward in the battle against soaring energy costs by installing a Solar PV system. Men's Top 200. Club members voted 83.4% in favour of the motion to remove the words "who shall be Gentlemen" from the. 12 [21] CAPE WICKHAM LINKSKing Island, AustraliaMike DeVries, Darius Oliver (2015)6,725 yards, par 72Score: 8.216. 3. Then, if play out to the ninth hole is downwind, as it usually is, the homeward nine becomes a long march into a stiff breeze, if not an ocean gale. Holes 18 Par 72 Length 7021 yards. But no course in America has views of elephants, hippos and crocodiles in the wild. That's the challenge: hitting those greens in a Dornoch wind. Fairways pitch and tumble, often posing downhill lies to uphill targets. The club recently brought Fazio back to design three new holes on land it had acquired to the west of the existing course. Colt. But the bunkering and green contours are very similar to the West. Greens, mostly long and thin or wide and shallow, are guarded by revetted pot bunkers. (WEST/SOUTH) Ancaster, Ontario, Canada H.S. LEONA MAGUIRE could be competing for a Major on home soil before the decade's end with Portmarnock Golf Club being actively considered by the R&A as a potential venue for the AIG Women's Open. Cruden Bay is yet another marvelous links, stretched along the base of a high bluff with tall dunes to the immediate east blocking views of the North Sea shoreline. But they couldnt blame the Albatros Course, a Florida-style design of the late Robert von Hagge, who delighted in sculpting courses with massive humps and bumps that cast shadows at high noon and carving out water hazards at every turn. For championships, holes 8 and 9 and 13 through 16 are skipped in favor of six from the East Course, which is ranked 19th. This is a 2014 design by Greg Norman, an Australian who now lives in Florida, so it's no surprise that Bluffs Ho Tram is very reminiscent of a Florida golf course, Jupiter Hills. When he returned for the 1975 Open, he found it had been converted to a pot bunker. It took until 1910 to implement his revisions, which included 90 bunkers, many of which were criticized by Alister MacKenzie when he inspected the course in 1926. Still, the first hole, a stern dogleg-right around an internal out-of-bounds, is considered one of the most testing opening holes in links golf. Alison, the talented Englishman who visited Japan in the early 1930s and transformed the countrys golf architecture with such courses as Hirono and Kawana Hotel. 83 [NR] Memphrmagog G.C.Magog, QuebecThomas McBroom (2008)7,498 yards, par 72Score: 7.293. A dozen years ago, this writer (architecture editor emeritus Ron Whitten) suggested that Royal Liverpool, which hadn't seen an Open since 1967, was past its prime as a championship venue. Waterville has some superb dunes holes, next to the Ballinskelligs Bay, and several laid out in former potato fields. In the process, he abandoned the beloved, blind par-3 fourth, called Sandy Parlour, but his replacement fourth, playing off a dune toward the ocean, has become beloved as well. AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (December 7, 2016) -- Ireland's Portmarnock Golf Club opened with a 7-under to take the lead after day one of the 12th World Club Championship. Significant work was done in 2014 to bring this gem on Irelands northwest coast up to the standards and demands of modern players. Ireland's Content Pool The World's Top 100 Golf Course ranking from Golfscape includes 11. 1. Still, for the public players money, theres more visceral excitement at Tobiano than almost anywhere else on the continent. Royal Dublin is unique in that it is only 3 miles from the centre of Dublin. The championship 18 at the multi-course Le Golf National may well be an albatross around the necks of 2018 American Ryder Cup teammates, given their lopsided loss to the Europeans. An outstanding Stanley Thompson design, it's routed through forest-covered glacial land, with meandering fairways that diagonally traverse valleys to greens perched on domes. The bunkers are long, sinewy, shaggy, gnarly, windswept and, of course, strategically placed. 85 Old Head in Ireland plays along the top of escarpments, Banff in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta lies beneath escarpments, with near-vertical cliffs of Mount Rundle towering 3,000 feet over almost every fairway. He consulted with Irish legends Paddy Merrigan, Eddie Hackett, Joe Carr and Liam Higgins. 96 in 2018) could be short-lived: the course suffered massive flooding in the spring of 2022 that put 15 holes under water, and its future remains unclear. They may well be, compared to those at nearby Trump International, but the routing is excellent, looping north then south, crisscrossing at the eighth and 16th. 6 [13] HIRONO G.C.Hyogo, JapanC.H. The holes at Quivira are strung out across extreme lengths over Cabos stark high desert landscape requiring lengthy cart rides to access the disparate sections. All its quirks are worth it, for its proximity along the South China Sea is outstanding. Our ranking would suggest Oliver's is the minority opinion. 90 [NR] Tobiano G.Cse.Kamloops, British Columbia, CanadaTom McBroom (2007)7,367 yards, par 72. Which makes its maze of bunkers and subtle greens all the more testing. 100 [100] GLENEAGLES HOTEL G.C. 93 [95] THE EUROPEAN CLUBBrittas Bay, County Wicklow, IrelandPat Ruddy (1992, 2000-11)7,377 yards, par 71Score: 7.200. But ultimately, its the difficult, enormously contoured putting surfaces that leave the biggest impression. 71 [84] GANTON G.C.Yorkshire, EnglandTom Chisholm, Robert Bird (1891)6,998 yards, par 71Score: 7.384. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk. The Jameson's once had a nine-hole golf course here and the land is now incorporated into the Portmarnock Golf Club and the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links. The move turned the old finish of anticlimactic back-to-back par 5s, into the fourth and fifth holes, and shifted the new closing holes to ones in spectacular dunes just north of the intersection of the Shannon River and the Atlantic Ocean. The 2004 design truly demonstrates the lay-of-the-land philosophy of American architect Tom Doak, who ran holes out and back along a series of ridges perpendicular with the coastline, most framed by deep canyons. (The entire project, including land, clubhouse, condos and spa, cost $100 million.) Durbans return to the rankings (it was No. Hutchison (1935)6,458 yards, par 71Score: 7.962. Russell returned in 1951 and supervised more modifications. Both have fields of heather, gorse, Scotch broom and clusters of pine, oak and silver birch. Kirby lived on the site for two years, determined to find an ideal routing that would maximize the rocky ocean cliffs that encircle the peninsula. History [ edit] The western half of the course is more treelined and sedate, and one wonders if a different routing could have taken the game more effectively in and out of the best land. In the 1968 Open, Jack Nicklaus complained that a knob in the middle of the ninth fairway kicked his drives into the rough. Oct 04, 2021 Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links has been named amongst the best 100 golf courses. The golf potential of Vietnams eastern seaboard is still just beginning to be discoveredthe vast stretches of dunes and coastal vegetation scream for links golf, if only resort developments dont commandeer the best of it. St. Marnock's Church-6th Century Historic Sites 6. Colt (1925), Martin Hawtree (2011)7,245 yards, par 71Score: 8.440. (DUNLUCE)Northern IrelandTom Gilroy (9, 1888), Old Tom Morris (9, 1889), H.S. Tillinghast's 10th at Winged Foot's West course. Phone Number: +353 1 846 2968. Soon after completion, writers were calling Hirono the Pine Valley of Japan. Read more about it here. Holes hug the flowing terrain with little artificiality. 94 [T-76] CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS LINKSIngonish Beach, Nova Scotia, CanadaStanley Thompson (1941), Ian Andrew (2011)6,592 yards, par 72Score: 7.188. beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Except for a blind tee shot on the 11th, every shot is visible and well-defined. That means the notorious Calamity Hole, an uphill 210-yard par 3, will now be the 16th instead of the 14th, and the old dogleg-right par-4 16th will now be the closing hole, with a new back tee. The opening and closing holes sit at the highest location, and a spectacular trio lead down on the water's edge: the par-3 eighth, plunging 100 feet down to a peninsula green, the par-5 ninth with a lake hard against the right edge, and the par-3 10th, over a lake cove to a clifftop green. Hoylake is a layout of stark contrastsa series of splendid natural holes within coastal sand dunes (holes attributed to a 1930s H.S. Colt (1923), Martin Ebert (2010)7,118 yards, par 70Score: 7.691. Ross (1951), Martin Ebert (2015)7,489 yards, par 71Score: 8.189. Its par-3 first hole is unusual, while its finish, six straight par 4s, is a terrific challenge that was, in 2011, the downfall of Adam Scott and a triumph for Ernie Els. Cost: 145 - 225 Click for current rates. Though the greens are surprisingly flat, as if to compensate for the rugged terrain and numerous blind shots, bunkers are a definite highlight, most with arched eyebrows of dense marram grasses and impenetrable clumps of heather. With that dramatic deep bunkering, Naruo looks both lovely and lethal. The north Dublin coastal suburb of Portmarnock is the site of another Irish club ranked in the world's top 100 by Golf Digest, one rightly proud of the fact that World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernard Darwin is quoted as saying 'I know of no greater finish in the world than that of the last five holes at Portmarnock.' The club's location on a sandy peninsula . A 2004 collaboration of American superstar designer Tom Doak and Australian tour-pro-turned-architect Michael Clayton, Barnbougle Dunes is a tremendous 18 in a fantastic stretch of sand dunes along Bass Strait, the sea that separates Tasmania from Melbourne. H.S. More recently, Englishman Martin Ebert was brought in to re-establish Colt's design philosophy from original drawings. Golfers may ground the club anywhere. D13 KD96 8.18 C light rain Sat 8.33C 8.18C Sun 6.84C 6.84C Mon 6.38C 6.38C Tue 6.1C 6.1C Wed 7.09C 7.09C Thu 7.24C 7.24C Telephone Office: +353 1 8462968 CaddyMaster: +353 1 8462979 Pro Shop: +353 1 8462634 Holes 27 holes Facilities Lunch Menu Dinner Menu Owner Trump Golf Inc. wants an Open; we suspect it'll someday host a Ryder Cup. Greens are perched and edged by deep hollows. Surroundings: Some courses fell off the World 100, perhaps temporarily, perhaps not, including South Koreas South Cape Owners Club, Ellerston in Australia, Doonbeg in Ireland and Cabo del Sols Ocean Course in Mexico. 97 [NR] The Durban C.C.Durban, South AfricaLaurie Waters & George Waterman (1920); S.V. Scotland's superb Cruden Bay, which is No. Equality body faces huge bill for golf club's legal costs. Colt, who was the club's secretary from 1901 to 1913, laid out the New Course in 1923, well after he'd established his reputation as a grand golf architect. (MAJLIS)Dubai, United Arab EmiratesKarl Litten (1988), Tim Lobb, Ross Perrett (2014)7,301 yards, par 72Score: 7.173. The Links hosted the 2003 Presidents Cup as well as the 2005 South African Open and 2012 Volvo on the European Tour. That makes the Irish design priceless. 35 [71] NARUO G.C.Inagawa, Hyogo, JapanRokuro Akaboshi, Shiro Akaboshi (1929), C.H. 6 and 11, converting the old par-4 ninth into an ocean-edge par 3, and turning the fifth, 10th and 14th into par 5s and the 17th into a long par 4. Lying in the shadow of skyscrapers in the Songdo International Business District, this is an impressive Nicklaus design, one that transformed a flat, dull site into a surprisingly rolling, pine-dotted layout with water on 11 holes, equitably distributed with six hazards to the left and five to the right. What the European team had going for it was familiarity with the design, as it has hosted the European Tours French Open for decades. World #36 Golf Course Architecture #47 Top 100 Golf Courses #47 Golf Magazine #47 Golf Digest. That doesn't matter. Perhaps the homeliest, certainly the longest and toughest of Open venues, Carnoustie is a no-holds-barred layout intended to test the best. This Robert Trent Jones Jr. design on the shoreline of Yang Zong Hai Lake (as gorgeous as Lake Tahoe) opened a year after the club's Mountain Course, a Jack Nicklaus design. Macdonald used his pet template holes mainly on the par 3sShort, Eden, Biarritz and Redan are all represented but the par-4 fifth is the standout, with its bite-off-what-you-dare tee shot over Mangrove Lake. Alison (1930), Harry C. Crane (1948)6,564 yards, par 70Score: 7.789. Our Current Rankings Ranked 92nd - Golf Monthly UK & Ireland's Top 100 Golf Courses 2017 Ranked 23rd - Golf Digest Ireland Top 100 Courses 2017 Ranked 22nd - Golf World Top 100 Golf Courses in Ireland What makes Hirono special was Alison's spectacular bunkering, which ranged from diagonal cross bunkers, fearsome carry bunkers and strings of ragged-edged ones. Colt remodeling), with a less scenic start and finish inland on dead flat land. 91 [NR] County Sligo G.C. On the opposite Nova Scotia coast from Cabot Cliffs and Cabot Links is the 80-year-old Highlands Links in Cape Breton, a sterling Stanley Thompson design routed to give golfers the full coastal experience, from ocean beach, to deep forest, to rivers edge and back. Chapman in 1908 and was revised in 1926 by famed architect Alister MacKenzie, as part of his two-month visit to Australia. The sea also backdrops the steep downhill fourth, seventh, 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th holes. In 2005, Tom Fazio, who helped his uncle with the original 1974 design, rebunkered some holes and created a new par-4 16th. 24 [20] CARNOUSTIE G. LINKS (CHAMPIONSHIP)ScotlandAllan Robertson (1838), Old Tom Morris (1895), James Wright (1931), Martin Hawtree (2006), Martin Ebert (2016)7,421 yards, par 71Score: 7.950. Eight holes play along a vast intracoastal waterway that leads to the Persian Sea, including holes 14 through 18, a most invigorating stretch. The fairway of the par-4 seventh was also shifted, and the former 11th and 12th have been combined into the new par-5 ninth. Yes, that would be. Western Gailes is located north of Royal Troon, just off the Firth of Clyde, squeezed on the east by active railroad tracks, and thus its north-south routing over and between rolling sand dunes seems far tighter than its neighbors. (OLD)EnglandWillie Park Jr. (1901), H.S. The course, another masterful design by Canadian Stanley Thompson, is tucked into the narrow Y-shaped valley formed by the Bow and Spray Rivers. 54 [45] RYE G.C. (Kings)ScotlandJames Braid, C.K. 17 Royal Birkdale and No. 30 Royal St. George's. Founded in 1894, a timeless links classic, played and lauded by the greats, a masterpiece for the golf. Holes 12 through 17 skirt the beach making for a lovely run of holes (the course is named for the peninsula of land that juts into Drumcliff Bay), but the real intrigue comes from a system of burns that meander in rhymeless direction through fairways and in front of greens. That's evident from the opening hole, which drops down a tumbling fairway framed by twisted pines to a green with Sagami Bay as its backdrop. Instead of old black sheds, a high dune blocks view of the fairway from the tee. James Braid is usually credited with the present design, but it was green chairman James Wright who in 1931 created the stirring last three holes, with 17 and 18 harassed by twisting, turning Barry Burn. A little more steeply, Brora GC (No. Manchester City from England and Barcelona from Spain complete the Top 5. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Jack Nicklaus (2014) 7,019 yards, par 72 Score: 7.255. Holywood Golf Course 4. To play such seemingly natural holes as the par-3 seventh on Rye's rolling links today, you'd never suspect it. The routing of this Tom Fazio design, one of only two in Mexico, wanders the rugged terrain and low-growth vegetation of a high desert plateau above the Sea of Cortez. Much of its reputation is built around its five par 3s, each with its own personality and challenge. Spurred by the 18th Amendment, which established alcohol prohibition in America, Macdonald and his partners bought a bunch of onion and potato fields for the course. 2. 20 [32] CASA DE CAMPO (TEETH OF THE DOG)La Romana, Dominican RepublicPete Dye (1971)7,471 yards, par 72Score: 8.000, Tony Arruza/Courtesy of Casa de Campo/The Leading Hotels of the World. His crisp bunkering, with vertical edges, a foot or taller, chew into fairways and putting surfaces. Par 70Score: 7.691 like a mashup of mid-century American design trends 's 10th at Winged Foot 's West.. 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