Top 100 Golf Courses UK and Ireland 2019/20


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top 100 golf courses UK and Ireland

Top 100 Golf Courses UK and Ireland

The UK and Ireland is blessed with some of the world’s greatest golf courses, from historic links to beautiful heathlands, pretty parklands and breathtaking clifftops. Below, we list our Top 100 courses on these shores…

1 Trump Turnberry Resort (Ailsa) NO MOVE

2 St Andrews (Old) UP 2

3 Muirfield DOWN 1

4 Royal County Down (Championship) DOWN 1

5 Carnoustie (Championship) NO MOVE

6 Royal Birkdale NO MOVE

7 Royal Dornoch (Championship) NO MOVE

8 Royal Portrush (Dunluce) UP 5

9 Sunningdale (New) NO MOVE

10 Trump International Golf Links, Scotland DOWN 2 (pictured below)

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11 Sunningdale (Old) UP 1

12 Royal Lytham and St Annes DOWN 1

13 Royal St George’s DOWN 3

14 Royal Liverpool NO MOVE

15 Kingsbarns UP 2

16 Royal Aberdeen (Balgownie) NO MOVE

17 Royal Troon (Old) UP 3

18 The European Club UP 1

19 Castle Stuart UP 2

20 Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) UP 2

21 Waterville DOWN 3

22 Ballybunion (Old) DOWN 7

23 Royal Porthcawl NO MOVE

24 St George’s Hill (Red and Blue) NO MOVE

25 Adare Manor RE-ENTRY (pictured below)

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26 Portmarnock (Red and Blue) UP 1

27 Walton Heath (Old) UP 2

28 Ganton DOWN 3

29 North Berwick DOWN 3

30 Burnham and Berrow (Championship) UP 1

31 Old Head UP 4

32 Lahinch (Old) DOWN 4

33 Hankley Common UP 1

34 Hillside DOWN 4

35 Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Ireland DOWN 3

36 Notts UP 4

37 Gleneagles (King’s) NO MOVE

38 Nairn (Championship) DOWN 5

39 Swinley Forest DOWN 1

40 St Enodoc (Church) DOWN 4

41 Formby DOWN 2

42 Prestwick UP 1

43 The Berkshire (Red) DOWN 1

44 Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) UP 1

45 Saunton (East) DOWN 4

46 Royal St David’s DOWN 2

47 Silloth On Solway DOWN 1

48 Tralee UP 1

49 Western Gailes UP 3

50 Alwoodley DOWN 2 (pictures below)

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51 Walton Heath (New) DOWN 1

52 West Sussex DOWN 1

53 County Louth UP 2

54 Royal West Norfolk DOWN 7

55 Gleneagles (Queen’s) UP 7

56 Machrihanish DOWN 3

57 Rye (Old) DOWN 3

58 Royal Cinque Ports DOWN 2

59 The Berkshire (Blue) DOWN 2

60 Southport and Ainsdale UP 6

61 Gullane (No.1) UP 2

62 Hunstanton DOWN 3

63 Moortown DOWN 3

64 Worplesdon NO MOVE

65 St Andrews (New) NO MOVE

66 Liphook UP 1

67 Blairgowrie (Rosemount) DOWN 9

68 Ballyliffin (Glashedy) UP 1

69 Woburn (Marquess’) UP 2

70 Saunton (West) DOWN 9

71 Cruden Bay (Championship) UP 5

72 Aberdovey DOWN 4

73 West Hill UP 6 (pictured below)

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74 Aldeburgh (Championship) DOWN 4

75 The Island DOWN 3

76 Trevose (Championship) DOWN 1

77 Druids Glen DOWN 4

78 Parkstone UP 4

79 West Lancashire DOWN 1

80 Woking UP 6

81 Mount Juliet DOWN 4

82 Royal North Devon DOWN 8

83 Sherwood Forest UP 1

84 St Andrews (Castle) UP 1

85 The Grove DOWN 2

86 Woburn (Duke’s) UP 5

87 The Belfry (Brabazon) DOWN 6

88 Ferndown (Old) UP 2

89 County Sligo (Championship) DOWN 2

90 The Machrie RE- ENTRY

91 Lough Erne DOWN 11 (pictured below)

Lough Erne

92 Woburn (Duchess’) DOWN 3

93 Enniscrone (Dunes) UP 1

94 Broadstone UP 2

95 Pennard UP 2

96 Murcar UP 4

97 Portstewart NEW ENTRY

98 Close House (Lee Westwood Colt) DOWN 3

99 Tandridge NO MOVE

100 Ballyliffin (Old) NEW ENTRY

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The wealth of wonderful golf throughout the UK…