GOLF Top 100 Golf Courses in the World 2020-21
The GB&I entries from the GOLF Top 100 Courses in the World 2020-21.
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Aberdeenshire, AB29 8YE, ScotlandReason to Visit:
It's a stadium links in perhaps the most spectacular set of dunes in the world.
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County Kerry, V23 W940, IrelandReason to Visit:
Dunes for days that rival only a handful of other courses in the British Isles.
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Argyll & Bute, PA28 6PT, ScotlandReason to Visit:
The opening hole itself is worth the journey. The collection of greens may be one of the best in the world.
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Surrey, KT20 7TP, EnglandReason to Visit:
James Braid designed more than 400 courses. As head professional, he refused to touch Herbert Fowler's masterpiece.
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Surrey , KT13 0NL, EnglandReason to Visit:
Considered to be Harry S Colt's crowning achievement, this is heathland golf at its very best.
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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 9RR, EnglandReason to Visit:
Perhaps the finest collection of 36 inland holes anywhere in the world.
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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.
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Fife, KY16 8QD, ScotlandReason to Visit:
Perhaps the greatest Scottish links built in the last 50 years. It's expensive but worth every penny.
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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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Highland, IV2 7JL, ScotlandReason to Visit:
One of Scotland's best links is also one of its newest.
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Merseyside, CH47 4AL, EnglandReason to Visit:
One of golf's greatest links is known for its controversial abundance of O.B.
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Aberdeenshire, AB42 0NN, ScotlandReason to Visit:
The routing is spectacular - hitting every highlight and making use of the best natural features. Tom Doak wishes he could claim it as his own.
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Lancashire, FY8 3LQ, EnglandReason to Visit:
More than 200 bunkers pepper this links; it is known for its clubhouse and close proximity to the railway.
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Berkshire, SL5 9LE, EnglandReason to Visit:
In Colt's own words, it is his 'least bad course.'