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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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