Golf Digest - "100 Best Golf Courses Outside The United States"

"100 Best Golf Courses Outside The United States"

The magazine also compiles a list of the leading courses outside the United States. This is created using information from national golf associations, plus votes by the same panelists supplemented by some additional ones with international knowledge.

In 2007 the most represented countries were Scotland with fourteen courses in the top 100, Canada with ten, England with ten, Canada with nine, and Australia and Republic of Ireland with eight. The top 10 were:

  1. Royal County Down Golf Club - Newcastle, Northern Ireland
  2. Old Course at St Andrews - St. Andrews, Scotland
  3. Royal Dornoch Golf Club (Championship Course) - Dornoch, Scotland
  4. Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Course) - Portrush, Northern Ireland
  5. Muirfield - Gullane, Scotland
  6. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course) - Melbourne, Australia
  7. Ballybunion Golf Club (Old Course) - Ballybunion, Ireland
  8. Turnberry (Ailsa Course) - Ayrshire, Scotland
  9. Carnoustie Golf Links - Carnoustie, Scotland
  10. Cape Kidnappers Golf Course - Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

In 2005 the most represented countries were Scotland and Canada with thirteen courses each in the top 100. The top 10 were:

  1. Old Course at St Andrews - St. Andrews, Scotland
  2. Royal Melbourne Golf Club - Melbourne, Australia
  3. Royal Portrush Golf Club - Portrush, Northern Ireland
  4. Royal County Down Golf Club - Newcastle, Northern Ireland
  5. Royal Dornoch Golf Club - Dornoch, Scotland
  6. Muirfield - Gullane, Scotland
  7. Ballybunion Golf Club - Ballybunion, Ireland
  8. New South Wales Golf Club - Sydney, Australia
  9. National Golf Club - Woodbridge, Canada
  10. St. George's Golf and Country Club - Toronto, Canada

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