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Full ranking
Courses appear in the order published by the editor, limited to those documented in the Atlas.
- 1
St Andrews LinksOld Course · St Andrews · Scotland - 2
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh GolfersMuirfield · Gullane · Scotland - 3
Trump TurnberryAilsa Course · Turnberry · Scotland - 4
Royal Dornoch Golf ClubChampionship Course · Dornoch · Scotland - 5
Carnoustie Golf LinksChampionship Course · Carnoustie · Scotland - 6
North Berwick Golf ClubWest Links · North Berwick · Scotland - 7
Kingsbarns Golf LinksKingsbarns Golf Links · Kingsbarns · Scotland - 8Ardfin Golf CourseArdfin Golf Course · Isle of Jura · Scotland
- 9
Cabot HighlandsCastle Stuart Golf Links · Inverness · Scotland
- 10
Cruden Bay Golf ClubChampionship Course · Cruden Bay · Scotland
- Publisher
- Published by Top 100 Golf Courses, the British reference site that reviews and ranks courses worldwide.
- Criteria
- Ranked from the assessments of a panel of correspondents and travelling golfers: design quality, terrain, conditioning, consistency across the 18 holes and club atmosphere.
- Scope
- Worldwide scope: the 100 best courses across all categories, with no distinction between private, public or resort courses.
Top 100 Golf Courses – Scotland Top 100 · GB-SCT