The UK & Ireland’s Top 100 Golf Courses


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The UK & Ireland’s Top 100 Golf Courses 2017/18

1            Trump Turnberry Resort (Ailsa) Up 3

2            Muirfield Down 1

3            Royal County Down (Championship) Down 1

4            St Andrews (Old) Down 1

5            Carnoustie (Championship) Up 1

6            Royal Birkdale Down 1

7            Royal Dornoch (Championship) Up 1

8            Trump International Golf Links, Scotland Up 6

9            Sunningdale (New) Up 1

10            Royal St George’s (pictured below) Down 3

Royal St George's

11            Royal Lytham & St Annes Down 2

12            Sunningdale (Old) Up 1

13            Royal Portrush (Dunluce) Down 2

14            Royal Liverpool Down 2

15            Ballybunion (Old) Up 1

16            Royal Aberdeen (Balgownie) Up 1

17            Kingsbarns Up 4

18            Waterville Down 3

19            The European Club Up 1

20            Royal Troon (Old) Up 9

21            Castle Stuart (pictured below) Up 2

Castle Stuart

22            Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) Down 4

23            Royal Porthcawl Down 1

24            St George’s Hill (Red & Blue) No Move

25            Ganton Down 6

26            North Berwick Up 2

27            Portmarnock (Red & Blue) Down 2

28            Lahinch (Old) Down 2

29            Walton Heath (Old) Down 2

30            Hillside No Move

31            Burnham & Berrow (Championship) Up 2

32            Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Ireland (pictured below) No Move

Trump International Links Ireland

33            Nairn (Championship) Up 1

34            Hankley Common Up 7

35            Old Head Up 4

36            St Enodoc (Church) No Move

37            Gleneagles (King’s) Up 3

38            Swinley Forest No Move

39            Formby Down 2

40            Notts Up 8

41            Saunton (East) Down 6

42            The Berkshire (Red) Up 1

43            Prestwick Up 3

44            Royal St David’s No Move

45            Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) No Move

46            Silloth On Solway Up 5

47            Royal West Norfolk (pictured below) No Move

Royal West Norfolk

48            Alwoodley Up 4

49            Tralee Up 4

50            Walton Heath (New) Down 1

51            West Sussex Up 4

52            Western Gailes Up 2

53            Machrihanish Down 3

54            Rye (Old) Up 4

55            County Louth Up 4

56            Royal Cinque Ports No Move

57            The Berkshire (Blue) No Move

58            Blairgowrie (Rosemount) Up 4

59            Hunstanton Up 5

60            Moortown (pictured below) No Move

Moortown

61            Saunton (West) No Move

62            Gleneagles (Queen’s) Up 1

63            Gullane (No.1) Up 5

64            Worplesdon Up 2

65            St Andrews (New) Up 2

66            Southport & Ainsdale Up 3

67            Liphook Up 3

68            Aberdovey Down 3

69            Ballyliffin (Glashedy) Up 4

70            Aldeburgh (Championship) Up 1

71            Woburn (Marquess’) (pictured below) Up 3

Woburn Golf and Country Club Marquess' course

 

72            The Island Up 3

73            Druids Glen Up 3

74            Royal North Devon Down 2

75            Trevose (Championship) Up 2

76            Cruden Bay (Championship) Up 13

77            Mount Juliet Up 5

78            West Lancashire Up 1

79            West Hill Up 6

80            Lough Erne Down 2

81            The Belfry (Brabazon) Down 1

82            Parkstone Up 9

83            The Grove Up 4

84            Sherwood Forest Up 8

85            St Andrews (Castle) (pictured below) Up 5

St Andrews Castle Course

86            Woking Up 9

87            County Sligo (Championship) Up 6

88            K Club (Palmer Ryder Cup) Down 4

89            Woburn (Duchess’) Up 5

90            Ferndown (Old)  New Entry

91            Woburn (Duke’s) Up 6

92            Portmarnock Links Up 6

93            Carne (Hackett) Up 6

94            Enniscrone (The Dunes) New Entry

95            Close House (Lee Westwood Colt) Up 5

96            Broadstone New Entry

97            Pennard New Entry

98            Ladybank Down 2

99            Tandridge New Entry

100            Murcar New Entry

 

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