The complete list of the 18th biennial GOLF rating among the many 100 best courses on this planet is not any longer available and you’ll be able to select which country or region you should visit to your next bucket list adventure.
Look no further, here’s a world roundup of where to search out the 100 best golf courses on this planet.
Out of 100, it’s surprising to understand that there is simply ONE course that you would be able to travel near.
UNITED STATES (44 COURSES)
Seven of the highest 10 golf courses on this planet are within the US, including the highest two in Pine Valley (New Jersey) and Cypress Point (California). Augusta National is ranked fifth on the world list, and US courses rounding out the highest 10 are Shinnecock Hills (sixth), National Golf Links (seventh), Oakmont (eighth) and Pebble Beach (ninth). All 44 American courses on the worldwide list were also included within the 2015 rating (and for many of them earlier). Inverness in Toledo, Ohio, is the lowest-ranked American golf course on the World’s Top 100 list, rating 98th.
SCOTLAND (13)
Surprise, surprise: the highest-ranked golf course in Scotland is St. Andrews’ Old Course, which is ranked No. 3, behind only Pine Valley and Cypress Point. Muirfield at No. 10 is the second Scottish golf course in the highest 10. While the US has nine courses in the highest 16, Scotland can be on the highest list. Royal Dornoch’s Masterclass is fifteenth and Trump Turnberry’s Alisa is sixteenth. Carnoustie (twenty eighth), Trump International (forty sixth), Royal Troon (forty seventh) are also in the highest 50.
ENGLAND (10)
Sunningdale (Old) is the very best English course on the list, rating thirty first, up 4 places from its previous rating. Two Open Rota courses are the following highest in England: Royal Birkdale (thirty fourth) and Royal St. George’s (forty second).
AUSTRALIA (7)
Royal Melbourne (West) just missed out on the highest ten, but still moved up one place from its previous rating to eleventh place. Kingston Heath, also based in Melbourne, jumped eight places to twentieth, and Barnbougle Dunes (thirty eighth) and New South Wales (forty third) also made the highest half of the list.
IRELAND (5)
Ballybunion (Old) has not dropped from its previous rating (seventeenth) and continues to steer the long list of Irish honors. Lahinch (Old) and Portmarnock (Old) were placed thirty fifth and forty ninth respectively, with Waterville (82nd) and European Club (97th) also making the list.
JAPAN (3)
Hirono in Kobe rose two places to fortieth, while Kawana (Fuji) and Tokyo finished 68th and 99th respectively.
CANADA (3)
Three Canadian courses made the rankings, highlighted by newcomer Cabot Cliffs (fiftieth) in Nova Scotia, a Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw project that’s certainly one of two courses at Cabot Links. Cabot Links, which opened before Cliffs, is ranked 96th, two spots behind the opposite Canadian course on the list, St. George’s, Ontario (94th).
NEW ZEALAND (2)
Te Arai newcomer Tara Iti makes her debut in twenty ninth place and is joined by Hawke’s Bay’s Cape Kidnappers in forty fourth place.
NORTHERN IRELAND (2)
Only two dishes from Northern Ireland make the highest 100, but you haven’t got to scroll right down to find them. Royal County Down in Newcastle has moved up one place and is now fourth (swapping places with Augusta National). Royal Portrush (Dunluce) also made the list at number 14.
Countries with one course Top 100 (11)
China, Wales, South Korea, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, France, THAILANDNetherlands, Spain, Mexico, Dominican Republic.
In Thailand, AYODHYA LINKS in Bangkok was on the list.
Designed and led by Australian legend Peter Thomson and his partner Ross Perrett, Ayodhya is an inspiring project and extraordinary set of greenery that was accomplished by co-founder and CEO Pitak Intrawityanunta in 2007.
Forced to rebuild after the 2011 flood, Ayodhya emerged higher than ever, with excellent fitness and a remarkable number of holes – and no weak links.
