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Resorts in Europe by Leadingcourses 2023

In cooperation with Leading courses we bring you a special category. The list has become a reference source for the golfers in Europe looking for a great golf trip or golf break. 

Since 2016 Leading Courses has published a ranking for the Best Golf Resorts in Europe every year (except in 2021 due to COVID-19). The Best Golf Resort ranking has always sparked the interest of our community and other golfers alike, as it inspires them and helps them discover great (new) golf resorts! We use our own review data for golf courses (50%) and our hotel partner Booking.com's reviews (50%) to provide a comprehensive list of the Best Golf Resorts in Europe.

It does not matter whether you have stayed at the resort in question. If you have played more than one course in the same resort, they all count towards your TOP 100 score. Therefore, the final number may be higher than 100.

Courses

Rank Course Players
1 Costa Navarino – The Dunes Course 82
1 Costa Navarino – The Bay Course 56
1 Costa Navarino – The Hills Course 28
1 Costa Navarino – The Olympic Academy Golf Course 26
2 Finca Cortesin 199
3 Gleneagles – The PGA Centenary Course 309
3 Gleneagles – The King's Course 381
3 Gleneagles – The Queen’s Course 274
4 Trump Turnberry – The Ailsa 593
4 Trump Turnberry – The King Robert The Bruce (former Kintyre Course) 296
4 Trump Turnberry – The Arran Course 9 holes 65
5 Öschberghof Golf – The Old Course 14
5 Öschberghof Golf – The East Course 10
6 Trump Ireland Doonbeg 236
7 The Montgomerie Maxx Royal 98
8 Machrie Golf Links 179
9 Monte Rei 187
10 K Club – The Palmer North 196
10 K Club – The Palmer South 56
11 Terre Blanche – Le Chateau Course 104
11 Terre Blanche – Le Riou Course 47
12 Gloria Golf Club – The New Championship Golf Course 79
12 Gloria Golf Club – The Old Championship Golf Course 100
12 Gloria Golf Club – The Gloria Verde Golf Course 59
13 West Cliffs 145
14 GC Zillertal Uderns 18
15 La Reserva de Sotogrande 168
16 Dundonald Links 371
17 Gut Kaden 11
18 Carton House Golf Club – The O'Meara Course 53
18 Carton House Golf Club – The Montgomerie Course 68
19 Camiral Golf & Wellness - former PGA Catalunya Resort – The Stadium Course 221
19 Camiral Golf & Wellness - former PGA Catalunya Resort – The Tour Course 115
20 Villa Padierna Golf Club – The Alferini Golf Course 43
20 Villa Padierna Golf Club – The Flamingos Golf Course 50
20 Villa Padierna Golf Club – The Tramores Golf Course 22
21 Zala Springs Golf Resort 21
22 San Domenico Golf 34
23 Crete Golf Club 12
24 Carya 136
25 Golf de l'Isle Adam 15
26 Abama Golf 89
27 PGA National Ireland Slieve Russell 16
28 Verdura Golf & Spa Resort – The East Course 61
28 Verdura Golf & Spa Resort – The West Course 40
29 Praia D'El Rey Golf Course 214
30 Evian Resort Golf Club 27
31 Mount Juliet 67
32 Buenavista Golf 68
33 Minthis Golf Club 20
34 Black Sea Rama 56
35 Castelfalfi Golf Club – The Mountain Course 36
36 Powerscourt Golf Club – The East Course 33
36 Powerscourt Golf Club – The West Course 33
37 La Cala Resort – The Course Campo America 143
37 La Cala Resort – The Course Campo Asia 124
37 La Cala Resort – The Course Campo Europa 146
38 Golf Eichenheim 32
39 Golf Resort Achental 13
40 Domaine de Manville 12
41 Fota Island – The Barryscourt Golf Course 28
41 Fota Island – The Belvelly Golf Course 24
41 Fota Island – The Deerpark Golf Course 40
42 Trevose Golf & Country Club 168
43 Budersand Sylt Golf Club 59
44 Hardenberg Golf Resort – The Lower Saxony Course 14
44 Hardenberg Golf Resort – The Göttingen Course 11
45 Salobre Golf Resort – The North Course - New Course 45
45 Salobre Golf Resort – The South Course - Old Course 54
46 Diamond Country Club – The Diamond Course 43
46 Diamond Country Club – The Park Course 8
47 Thracian Cliffs 88
48 Vidago Palace Golf Club 22
49 Golf Las Américas 34
50 Kaya Palazzo Golf Club 32
51 Fairmont St. Andrews – The Torrance Course 226
51 Fairmont St. Andrews – The Kittocks Course 204
52 Cabot Bordeaux (former Golf du Médoc) – The Course Chateaux 95
52 Cabot Bordeaux (former Golf du Médoc) – The Vignes Course 85
53 The Heritage Golf Resort 13
54 Golf & Country Club Lauswolt 22
55 Lopesan Meloneras Golf 38
56 Robinson Golf Club Nobilis 47
57 Penha Longa – The Atlantico Course 213
58 Club de Golf Peralada 42
59 Emporda Golf Club 72
60 Sueno Hotels Golf Belek – The Pines Course 26
60 Sueno Hotels Golf Belek – The Dunes Course 28
61 Château de Taulane 28
62 Aphrodite Hills Golf Club 80
63 Royal Obidos 146
64 Golf Club Lignano 16
65 Palmares Golf Resort 139
66 GC Dolomitengolf Osttirol – The Red & Green Course 9
66 GC Dolomitengolf Osttirol – The Blue & Silver Course 8
67 Princely Golf Resort Bad Waldsee – The Old Course 9
67 Princely Golf Resort Bad Waldsee – The New Course 9
68 Amendoeira Golf Resort – The Faldo Course 87
68 Amendoeira Golf Resort – The O'Connor Jnr. Course 51
69 Quinta do Lago Country Club – The South Course 247
69 Quinta do Lago Country Club – The North Course 222
69 Quinta do Lago Country Club – The Laranjal Course 130
70 Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links 271
71 Golf course Château d'Augerville 9
72 Son Vida Golf - Arabella Golf 82
73 Cornelia Golf Club – The Prince Course 97
74 Golfresort Haugschlag – The Golfcourse Haugschlag 16
74 Golfresort Haugschlag – The Golfcourse Waldviertel 15
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Beckenbauer Golf Course 32
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Brunnwies Course 26
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Uttlau Course 20
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Lederbach Course 23
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Porsche Course 22
76 Kikuoka Country Club 37
77 The Grove 107
78 Fairplay Golf & Spa Resort 8
79 Boavista Golf 60
80 Quinta da Ria – The Golf Course Quinta da Cima 75
80 Quinta da Ria – The Golf Course Quinta da Ria 70
81 El Rompido Golf – The North Course 20
81 El Rompido Golf – The South Course 18
82 Celtic Manor – The Twenty Ten Course 187
82 Celtic Manor – The Montgomerie Course 77
82 Celtic Manor – The Roman Road Course 78
83 La Finca Resort – The La Finca 44
83 La Finca Resort – The Villamartín 27
84 Golf de Falgos 6
85 Oitavos Dunes 241
86 Udine Golf Club 22
87 Torremirona Golf Club 27
88 Golf Du Roncemay 3
89 Castro Marim Golf 38
90 Palheiro Golf 27
91 Vale do Lobo – The Ocean Golf Course 150
91 Vale do Lobo – The Royal Golf Course 134
92 Golf Park St. Wendel 7
93 Le Touquet – The Course La Mer 202
93 Le Touquet – The Course La Forêt 43
94 Tulfarris Golf Club 17
95 Golf De Saint Endréol 55
96 Golf Club Castelconturbia 81
97 Islantilla Golf Resort 29
98 Estoril Golf Club 28
99 Naxhelet Golf Club 44
100 The Vale Resort – The Lake Course 20
100 The Vale Resort – The Wales National Golf Course 37

Ranking

Player Courses
1. Mikael Erdtman 102
2. Jacqueline Hagius 100
3. Tim Hyland 80
4. Rex Tattersall 73
5. Aulis Ranua 65
6. Håkan Nilsson 63
7. Borje Laurinsson 62
7. Michael j. Noack 62
9. Jim McCann 59
9. Erlend Malfait 59
11. Sven Hanfft 58
11. Jo Maes 58
13. Oiva Kuva 57
13. Rusty Koys 57
15. Din Can 55
16. Gunnel Laurinsson 54
16. Rob Smith 54
16. Brian Ward 54
19. Johan Kullenberg 53
19. Stephen Vincent 53