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Full ranking
Courses appear in the order published by the editor, limited to those documented in the Atlas.
- 1
Cypress Point ClubCypress Point Club · Pebble Beach · United States
- 2
Pine Valley Golf ClubPine Valley Golf Course · Pine Valley · United States
- 3
Royal County Down Golf ClubChampionship Course · Newcastle · Ireland - 4
Shinnecock Hills Golf ClubShinnecock Hills Course · Southampton · United States - 5
National Golf Links of AmericaNational Golf Links of America · Southampton · United States - 6
Royal Melbourne Golf ClubWest Course · Black Rock · Australia - 7
St Andrews LinksOld Course · St Andrews · Scotland - 8
Oakmont Country ClubOakmont Country Club Course · Oakmont · United States - 9Royal Portrush Golf ClubDunluce Links · Portrush · Northern Ireland
- 10
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh GolfersMuirfield · Gullane · Scotland - 11
Sand Hills Golf ClubSand Hills Golf Club Course · Mullen · United States
- 12
Trump TurnberryAilsa Course · Turnberry · Scotland - 13
Merion Golf ClubEast Course · Ardmore · United States - 14
Hirono Golf ClubHirono Golf Club · Miki · Japan
- 15
Royal Dornoch Golf ClubChampionship Course · Dornoch · Scotland - 16
Augusta National Golf ClubAugusta National Golf Club Course · Augusta · United States - 17
Kingston Heath Golf ClubChampionship Course · Cheltenham · Australia - 18
Los Angeles Country ClubNorth Course · Los Angeles · United States
- 19
Royal St George's Golf ClubChampionship Course · Sandwich · England - 20
Fishers Island ClubFishers Island Club Course · Fishers Island · United States - 21
Tara Iti Golf ClubTara Iti Golf Club Course · Mangawhai · New Zealand
- 22
Sunningdale Golf ClubOld Course · Sunningdale · England - 23
Friar's HeadFriar's Head Course · Baiting Hollow · United States
- 24
Chicago Golf ClubChicago Golf Club Course · Wheaton · United States
- 25
BarnbougleThe Dunes · Bridport · Australia - 26
Bandon Dunes Golf ResortPacific Dunes · Bandon · United States
- 27
Pebble Beach ResortsPebble Beach Golf Links · Pebble Beach · United States - 28
Prairie Dunes Country ClubPrairie Dunes Country Club Course · Hutchinson · United States - 29
Ballybunion Golf ClubOld Course · Ballybunion · Ireland - 30
Riviera Country ClubRiviera Country Club Course · Pacific Palisades · United States - 31
Crystal Downs Country ClubCrystal Downs Country Club Course · Frankfort · United States
- 32
Lahinch Golf ClubOld Course · Lahinch · Ireland - 33
Winged Foot Golf ClubWest Course · Mamaroneck · United States - 34
Carnoustie Golf LinksChampionship Course · Carnoustie · Scotland - 35
Shanqin Bay Golf ClubShanqin Bay Course · Wanning · China
- 36Cal ClubCal Club · South San Francisco · United States
- 37
Rosapenna Golf ResortSt Patrick’s Links · Downings · Ireland - 38
Old TownOld Town · Winston-Salem · United States - 39San Francisco Golf ClubSan Francisco Golf Club · San Francisco · United States
- 40Somerset HillsSomerset Hills · Bernardsville · United States
- 41Sunningdale Golf ClubNew Course · Sunningdale · England
- 42
North Berwick Golf ClubWest Links · North Berwick · Scotland - 43
Kingsbarns Golf LinksKingsbarns Golf Links · Kingsbarns · Scotland - 44Ardfin Golf CourseArdfin Golf Course · Isle of Jura · Scotland
- 45
Golf de MorfontaineGrand Parcours · Mortefontaine · France - 46
Oakland Hills Country ClubSouth Course · Bloomfield Hills · United States
- 47
Cape Wickham Golf LinksCape Wickham Links · King Island · Australia
- 48
Camargo ClubCamargo Course · Cincinnati · United States - 49
St Enodoc Golf ClubChurch Course · Rock · England - 50SantapazienzaSantapazienza · Itatiba · Brazil
- 51ShoreacresShoreacres · Lake Bluff · United States
- 52
Swinley Forest Golf ClubChampionship Course · Ascot · England
- 53CapRock RanchCapRock Ranch · Valentine · United States
- 54
Cabot HighlandsCastle Stuart Golf Links · Inverness · Scotland
- 55
Seminole Golf ClubSeminole Course · Juno Beach · United States
- 56
Utrechtse Golfclub De PanChampionship Course · Bosch en Duin · Netherlands
- 57
Pinehurst ResortPinehurst No. 2 · Pinehurst · United States - 58
Bethpage State ParkBlack Course · Farmingdale · United States - 59Oak Hill Country ClubEast Course · Pittsford · United States
- 60
Sand Valley Golf ResortThe Lido · Nekoosa · United States
- 61
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubChampionship Course · Lytham St Annes · England - 62
Maidstone ClubMaidstone Course · East Hampton · United States - 63
South Cape Owners ClubSouth Cape Course · Namhae · South Korea
- 64
St. George’s Golf and Country ClubSt. George’s Course · Toronto · Canada - 65
Royal Porthcawl Golf ClubChampionship Course · Porthcawl · Wales - 66
Baltusrol Golf ClubUpper Course · Springfield · United States - 67Myopia Hunt ClubMyopia · South Hamilton · United States
- 68
New South Wales Golf ClubChampionship Course · La Perouse · Australia - 69
Kawana Hotel Golf CourseFuji Course · Itō · Japan - 70
Cruden Bay Golf ClubChampionship Course · Cruden Bay · Scotland - 71Eastward Ho!Eastward Ho! · Chatham · United States
- 72
Ganton Golf ClubChampionship Course · Ganton · England - 73
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf CourseJasper Park Lodge Course · Jasper · Canada
- 74
Portmarnock Golf ClubChampionship Course · Portmarnock · Ireland - 75
Garden City Golf ClubGarden City Course · Garden City · United States
- 76
Ballyneal Golf ClubBallyneal Course · Holyoke · United States - 78
- 79
- 80
Lofoten LinksLofoten Links · Gimsøysand · Norway - 81
Inverness ClubInverness Course · Toledo · United States - 82
Royal Birkdale Golf ClubChampionship Course · Southport · England - 83Rock CreekRock Creek · Deer Lodge · United States
- 84
Cabot Cape BretonCabot Cliffs · Inverness · Canada - 85Red & BlueRed & Blue · Weybridge · England
- 86
Royal Hague Golf & Country ClubChampionship Course · Wassenaar · Netherlands - 87
Whistling StraitsStraits Course · Kohler · United States
- 88
Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubBalgownie Links · Aberdeen · Scotland - 89
St Andrews Beach Golf CourseSt Andrews Beach Course · Fingal · Australia - 90
Royal Cinque Ports Golf ClubChampionship Course · Deal · England - 91
Paraparaumu Beach Golf ClubChampionship Links · Paraparaumu · New Zealand
- 92North CourseNorth Course · Tomarata · New Zealand
- 93
Prestwick Golf ClubPrestwick Golf Club · Prestwick · Scotland - 94PeachtreePeachtree · Atlanta · United States
- 95
Naruo Golf ClubNaruo Golf Course · Kawanishi · Japan - 96
Yas Links Abu DhabiYas Links Course · Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates - 97South CourseSouth Course · Tomarata · New Zealand
- 98
Cape Kidnappers Golf CourseCape Kidnappers · Te Awanga · New Zealand
- 99Yangtze DunesYangtze Dunes · Chongming Island · China
- 100
Real Club ValderramaValderrama Course · Sotogrande · Spain
- 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.
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