Golf Digest has released its’ always anticipated biennial ranking of the World’s Greatest 100 Golf Courses. Apart from the big news that Royal County Down in Northern Ireland has replaced Pine Valley as the highest ranked course in the world, Australia as a country has improved in the rankings with 9 courses now included on the important list, up from 7 when the rankings were previously compiled in 2014.
In addition to the improvement of our top rated course with Royal Melbourne (West) moving from number 9 to number 6 on the list, Cape Wickham, the stunning new course on Tasmania’s King Island has debuted in the rankings at number 24! Congratulations to Cape Wickham’s creators, Aussie Darius Oliver and American Mike DeVries, on such a rapid, but deserved, elevation into the World Top 100. And with Tasmania now hosting 3 World Top 100 courses, it surely has become one of the truly great golfing destinations in the world.
If you would like to play any of the amazing courses on the following list, whether at home or abroad, don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance in organising your golfing holiday!
Here’s the list:
1 – Royal County Down (Northern Ireland)
2 – Augusta Georgia (United States)
3 – Pine Valley (United States)
4 – Cypress Point (United States)
5 – Royal Dornoch (Scotland)
6 – Royal Melbourne, West (Australia)
7 – Shinnecock Hills (United States)
8 – Old Course St Andrews (Scotland)
9 – Muirfield (Scotland)
10 – Merion, East (United States)
11 – Oakmont (United States)
12 – Pebble Beach (United States)
13 – National Golf Links of America (United States)
14 – Winged Foot, West (United States)
15 – Fishers Island Club (United States)
16 – Cape Kidnappers (New Zealand)
17 – Sand Hills (United States)
18 – Kingston Heath (Australia)
19 – Cabot Cliffs (Canada)
20 – Golf De Morfontaine (France)
21 – Hirono (Japan)
22 – Turnberry, Ailsa (Scotland)
23 – Sunningdale, Old (England)
24 – Cape Wickham (Australia)
25 – Portmarnock (Ireland)
26 – Carnoustie (Scotland)
27 – Royal Portrush (Northern Ireland)
28 – Seminole (United States)
29 – Ellerston (Australia)
30 – New South Wales (Australia)
31 – Crystal Downs (United States)
32 – Chicago Golf Club (United States)
33 – Barnbougle Dunes (Australia)
34 – Muirfield Village (United States)
35 – Royal Birkdale (England)
36 – Oak Hill (United States)
37 – Shanqin Bay (China)
38 – Oakland Hills, South (United States)
39 – Pacific Dunes (United States)
40 – Barnbougle Lost Farm (Australia)
41 – St George’s (Canada)
42 – The Country Club, Clyde/Squirrel (United States)
43 – The Links at Fancourt (South Africa)
44 – The Ocean Course @ Kiawah (United States)
45 – Royal St George’s (England)
46 – Yas Links (UAE)
47 – Royal Porthcawl (Wales)
48 – Wade Hampton (United States)
49 – Kauri Cliffs (New Zealand)
50 – North Berwick (Scotland)
51 – Whistling Straits (United States)
52 – Diamante, Dunes (Mexico)
53 – Friar’s Head (United States)
54 – Trump International Golf Links (Scotland)
55 – Royal Melbourne, East (Australia)
56 – Casa De Campo, Teeth of the Dog (Dominican Republic)
57 – Riviera (United States)
58 – Sentosa GC, Serapong (Singapore)
59 – Prairie Dunes (United States)
60 – Los Angeles CC, North (United States)
61 – Swinley Forest (England)
62 – The Alotian Club (United States)
63 – Pinehurst, No 2 (United States)
64 – Kawana Hotel, Fuji (Japan)
65 – Lahinch, Old (Ireland)
66 – National Golf Club of Canada (Canada)
67 – Southern Hills (United States)
68 – Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club (United States)
69 – Kingsbarns (Scotland)
70 – Cabo del Sol, Ocean (Mexico)
71 – Valderrama (Spain)
72 – The Honors Course (United States)
73 – Shadow Creek (United States)
74 – The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip (Vietnam)
75 – Spring City, Lake Course (China)
76 – Punta Espada (Dominican Republic)
77 – Olympic Club, Lake (United States)
78 – Memphremagog Golf Club (Canada)
79 – The Club at Nine Bridges (South Korea)
80 – Peachtree Golf Club (United States)
81 – San Francisco (United States)
82 – Royal Lytham & St Annes (England)
83 – The Els Club Teluk Datai (Malaysia)
84 – Nirwana (Indonesia)
85 – Tokyo (Japan)
86 – Sheshan (China)
87 – The National GC, Old Course (Australia)
88 – Leopard Creek (South Africa)
89 – The Golf Club (United States)
90 – Bandon Dunes (United States)
91 – Machrihanish (Scotland)
92 – Sunningdale, New (England)
93 – Cabot Links (Canada)
94 – Sebonack Golf Club (United States)
95 – Emirates GC, Majlis (UAE)
96 – Naruo GC (Japan)
97 – Jumeirah GC, Earth (UAE)
98 – Querencia GC (Mexico)
99 – Gary Player GC (South Africa)
100 – Olgiata GC, West (Italy)