Tillinghast (1923) More about this course , 6,659 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 63.0280Indian Hill, Ohio / Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1927)More about this course , 7,439 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.9432New Albany, Ohio / Pete Dye (1967)More about this course , Channing Benjamin/Courtesy of Ballyneal GC, 7,147 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.8794 Holyoke, Colo. / Tom Doak (2006)More about this course , Photo By: Channing Benjamin/Courtesy of Ballyneal GC, 7,400 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.8543 Springfield, N.J. / A.W. (Photo: Courtesy Les Bordes), Diamantes free-form architecture rests gently on the land, and the absence of any hard lines let the golfers eye soak in the delightful contrast between the dazzling Pacific Ocean, the dunescape and the emerald playing surfaces. Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Ian Woosnam are among those who won Irish Opens here. 2 and NGLA in the sense that one mans steady hand (in this case John Sutherland) elevated the course over a period of several decades. Apart from being handed a magnificently spacious piece of land upon which to work, Flynn was given something else nearly as valuable: time. Measuring just under 6,600 yards, monster length is not required when you have greens this good. Congrats to all of the named courses on being selected for Ironic for an architect who built template holes but the best hole on this Seth Raynor design may well be the thoroughly original risk-reward 520-yard par-5 15th, which doglegs left, over and around a ravine. Chicago Golf Club 8. The manner by which Maxwell draped the fairways across the rolling landscape resulted in few level lies. Colt & C.H. One of those bunkers, in the left-center of the 18th fairway, cost Adam Scott the 2012 Open. (Photo: LC Lambrecht), Donald Rosss chef doeuvre rolls spaciously through tall longleaf pines in the Carolina Sandhills with holes culminating with legendary inverted-saucer greens. The club prides itself on its firm playing surfaces, which were on full display during the 2021 Walker Cup. Seminole 9. His placement of the green sites some on knobs or plateaus, some at ground level and the magnificent 10th green at the holes low point beyond a hillock define the challenge. Bunkers were reshaped and relocated, fairways widened and a natural barranca was brought back into play as a strategic hazard. (Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images), Venue for five U.S. All I have to do is eliminate 100 of them. All that's missing is an ocean at this linksy-looking layout that played host to the 2002 U.S. Women's Open (Juli Inkster) and 2006 U.S. Senior Open (Allen Doyle). (Photo: Getty Images), Greg Norman has never been shy about professing his admiration for Alister MacKenzie. The club has two courses designed by Hugh Number of Golf Courses in the State of Florida: 1,250. Quite possibly the most beautiful club on this list, the Yellowstone Club is a 13,600 acre private residential ski and golf resort in Montana, USA. This award-winning course is one of the most scenic 18-hole Championship and Par 3 courses in Dubai and its location in the middle of the city makes it very accessible. Kudos to Phillips as the seamless melding of flat farmland and Old World links contours is quite the design accomplishment. Most are open in front to accommodate for the wind, some greens fall away from the player, a couple are knobs that are particularly hard to hold and the tiny putting surface at the 9th protects par at the drivable 295-yard par-4. Its thrilling finish features three consecutive -par holes where anything can happen: the drivable 16th, the brutish one shot 17th (which plays in the opposite direction as 16) and the par-5 18th, which cascades downhill toward the distinctive white art-deco clubhouse. Both casual golfers and architecture buffs alike should take note of the features that make the three longest par-4s (9, 11 and 16) so much fun to play. (Photo: Brian Morgan), Preeminent Canadian architect Stanley Thompson hit his professional peak at this quiet club near downtown Toronto. Located in On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, Jack Nicklaus once rated the West course a 12. Even today, with gobs of world class courses having been built in the past 100 years, no more thrilling, spectacular stretch exists than holes 4 through 10. At ultra-exclusive Ellerston, he and design partner Bob Harrison adapted MacKenzie strategies and bunker stylings on a rugged landscape, resulting in one of the strongest, most option-laden tests in the Southern Hemisphere. (Photo: Gary W Kellner), Sydneys magnificent Harbour Bridge and Opera House speak to a city of impossible beauty and the course at La Perouse is its crowning golf offering. The fact that you can walk Rye in two and half hours makes you question the merit of courses that are so much longer. Tillinghast (1928) / Gil Hanse and George Bahto (2014-2018)More about this course , 7,348 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.1595Springfield, N.J. / A.W. Fescue fairways help the ground-game options flourish as balls release across the rumpled ground. Set in the northwest county of Donegal, St. Patricks too will soon become a household name with golfers flocking here to experience the unbridled joy that comes from playing in and among big dunes as one battles the wind. States With The Most Golf Courses in the USA. The dunes extend inland only some 350 yards and the architects did a fabulous job in having the holes flow across them in every conceivable manner. Thats great architecture. Fun fact: The winning score at its four U.S. Thanks to the inspired positioning of the bunkers and the angled green, options abound on how to card a big number on this tiny hole. Yes, stalwarts remain, but, if you look closely at the list, youll notice that what was once considered great architecture is taking on a decidedly broader definition. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005)More about this course , 6,981 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.2244Edina, Minn. / Willie Watson (1911) / Donald Ross (1922)More about this course , Photo By: Peter Wong/Courtesy of Interlachen CC, 7,657 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.2194Tom Bendelow (1928)More about this course , David Normoyle/Courtesy The Garden City Golf Club, 6,922 Yards, Par 73 / Points: 62.1846Devereux Emmet (1899) / Walter Travis (1913)More about this course , Photo By: David Normoyle/Courtesy The Garden City Golf Club, 6,902 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 62.1752Scarborough-on-Hudson, N.Y. / C.B. Though the course just turned 30 years old, it already has an illustrious history of hosting big-time events, none more memorable than the drama-filled 1991 War by the Shore Ryder Cup. Set on the northern end of King Island in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia, this course occupies the windiest spot of any on our list. Neither World War was kind to the property, and Mackenzie Rosss reconstruction after WWII provides the core of todays layout. Thomass famous quote strategy is the soul of the game manifests itself at Riv. Most Junior Friendly Club: Trophy Club. (Photo: Gary Lisbon), H.S. Heathland golf around London is famous for all sorts of reasons but the strength of its par-5s isnt one of them. Some grouse that the courses reputation is built on the clubs exclusivity, which is unwarranted given that standout holes abound, including the 4th, 6th, 13th and one of the games finest finishing three-hole stretches. Indeed, the course is similar to Oakmont, Pinehurst No. The 6th has been abbreviated to accommodate a splendid new back tee at the home hole. Tillinghast, 1929/Gil Hanse, 2017, Davis Love III/Mark Love, 2010/Paul Cowley, 2016, Top 100 Courses in the World: GOLFs 2021-22 ranking of the best designs on the planet, This under-the-radar duo is our long-shot pick to win: 2023 Zurich Classic odds, I want to see what my competitive juices take me to: MLB Hall of Famer eyes Champions Tour, I totally thought about keeping it: This pro was once mistakenly sent Greg Normans trophy, 2023 RBC Heritage: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, Modern throwback: TaylorMades all-new BRNR Mini Driver, The first great American public oceanside course, Pebble benefits from an ingenious routing that brings the player to the oceans edge, then onto much higher ground, before returning to the cliffs for the climactic final two holes. NICK PRICES ZEBRA PUTTER. Macan, 1926/Alister MacKenzie, 1928/Kyle Phillips, 2007, W.C. Pickerman/George Ross/Mungo Park, 1894/George Coburn, 1896, Harry Vardon, 1905/H.S. Old Tom Morris 1893 design, coupled with Alister MacKenzies 1927 enhancements, including the 9th green, and Martin Hawtrees 2003 push into the big dunes, proves an irresistible combination of beauty, challenge and fun. Hogs Head Golf Club The other new entries are Blainroe (#91), Kilkenny (#93), Moyvalley (#95), Corballis Links (#97) and Dunfanaghy (#100). 1 Nick Faldo: I love the way it plays firm and fast-running, the way the bunkering frames and almost intrudes into the putting surfaces and the brilliance of the bunkering style with the native scrubby look. Tom Doak and Ian Andrew spearheaded a restoration that was completed in 2015. Be prepared for some of the fastest, purest running conditions that the game offers. A poor course set-up for the 1999 Open furthered its reputation as Carnastie. Thats a shame. Tiger Woods, the man who has arguably played to a higher level than anyone else, is a four-time winner. Lahinch Golf Club, Clare 3. (Photo: Courtesy St. George's Hill), Marrying classic Seth Raynor design with coastal South Carolina topography, Yeamans presents a charming tour of Redan, Biarritz and Road holes woven through marshland and magnificent live oaks. That was never meant to be the course's fate this was Donald Rosss parkland thought-provoking magnum opus. Cypress Point 4. Deep bunkers are Woodhall Spas defining trait, along with plentiful gorse and a stellar set of par-3s. Royal Portrush Golf Club, Antrim 9. (Photo: Evan Schiller). Some par-4s are short, others are monsters with the delta being as much as 200 yards. The standard quartet of Raynor template one-shot holes (Redan, Short, Biarritz and Eden) are here and rival his best set. The question is answered at the 1st, with a green that follows the natural contours and slopes away from the player. / Gil Hanse (2004)More about this course , 7,083 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5310Tom Fazio (1994)More about this course , 7,175 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.5303Banner Elk, N.C. / Tom Fazio (2003)More about this course , 7,308 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.5025Bridgeport, W.Va. / Pete Dye (1994)More about this course , 7,190 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.4607Willie Park Jr. (1922)More about this course , J. Krajicek/Courtesy of Hudson National GC, 7,151 Yards, Par 70 / Points: 61.4543 Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. / Tom Fazio (1996)More about this course , Photo By: J. Krajicek/Courtesy of Hudson National GC, 7,704 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3875Sugar Grove, Ill. / Jerry Rich & Greg Martin (1999)More about this course , 7,570 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 61.3383 Bethesda, Md. Phil Mickelson more than handled the putting surfaces on his way to his historic win at the 2021 PGA Championship. Nothing less than the finest seaside course I have ever seen, said Hall of Fame writer Herbert Warren Wind. Over the years, the courses original wonder faded as bunkers grew in and green complexes shrank. The removal of trees down the right of 11 prior to the 2022 Masters was met with applause by design aficionados who hope that the club continues to restore width and playing angles. With the wind more evident and the playing surfaces firm, the courses thorny playing attributes are once again on full display. NGLA 12. Great attention has been paid to the mow lines, with short tight fairway grass on the high side of the entrance to all the greens. Golf's greatest player, Jack Nicklaus, has six Green Jackets. (Photo: Patrick Koenig), Arnold Palmer, Tom Weiskopf and Tom Watson are among the Americans who have triumphed at Troon, yet the most memorable shot was struck by a non-winner: 71-year-old Gene Sarazen, who aced the 123-yard Postage Stamp 8th (pictured) during the 1973 Open with a 5-iron! Dye and owner Herb Kohler engineered a mind-boggling cleanup, moving 3 million cubic yards of dirt, trucking in 7,000 loads of sand to create the hills and bunkers and relocating the bluffs back off the shore. / Tom Fazio (1998)More about this course , 7,701 Yards, Par 72 / Points: 62.6336Castle Rock, Colo. / Jack Nicklaus (1981)More about this course , 7,523 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.6263Oak Brook, Ill. / George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974)More about this course , 6,784 Yards, Par 71 / Points: 62.5741 Bernardsville, N.J. / A.W. But a two decade-long renovation based on Raynors original property maps discovered in the clubhouse attic has returned this Golden Age masterpiece to its original brilliance. 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