Doak Scale Collection
Tom Doak's excellent, outstanding and nearly perfect courses in the UK&I.
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Fife, KY16 9JD, ScotlandReason to Visit:
Unreservedly, it is the greatest and most influential golf course in the history of the game.
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Highland, IV25 3LW, ScotlandReason to Visit:
A top course to visit as a student of golf course architecture is also Donald Ross's home course.
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County Kerry, V31 RX37, IrelandReason to Visit:
Simply put... It is one of the greatest links on earth.
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East Lothian, EH31 2EG, ScotlandReason to Visit:
It should be on the dream list of any serious golfer. It is a perennial contender to be named the greatest golf course in the world.
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County Down, BT33 0AN, Northern IrelandReason to Visit:
Arguably it is the best golf course in the world!
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Kent, CT13 9QB, EnglandReason to Visit:
The pinnacle of quintessential English golf links.
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East Lothian, EH39 4BB, ScotlandReason to Visit:
It's charming, quirky, unusual, interesting and fun. In short, it's a must play!
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Suffolk, IP28 8SD, EnglandReason to Visit:
Tom Doak rates these greens as some of the best he has ever seen. He isn't alone, acclaimed golf writer Lorne Rubenstein ranks the green complexes among the best in the world.
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East Sussex, TN31 7QS, EnglandReason to Visit:
It is the course that made Harry Colt an architect instead of a lawyer.
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County Clare, V95 HD00, IrelandReason to Visit:
It's the St Andrews of Ireland and every bit as memorable.
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County Antrim, BT56 8JQ, Northern IrelandReason to Visit:
Northern Ireland's only Open venue is a pure links in every sense.
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Ayrshire, KA9 1QG, ScotlandReason to Visit:
The birthplace of the world's greatest championship and steeped in history, Prestwick is a must-play.
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Berkshire, SL5 9LE, EnglandReason to Visit:
In Colt's own words, it is his 'least bad course.'
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Angus, DD7 7JE, ScotlandReason to Visit:
A strategic links masterpiece that has tested the worlds best to the limit from 1931 until now.
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Berkshire, SL5 9RR, EnglandReason to Visit:
Debate rages as to which is the better course... either way, both need to be experienced.