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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 80
1 Costa Navarino – The Bay Course 54
1 Costa Navarino – The Hills Course 27
1 Costa Navarino – The Olympic Academy Golf Course 25
2 Finca Cortesin 193
3 Gleneagles – The PGA Centenary Course 287
3 Gleneagles – The King's Course 350
3 Gleneagles – The Queen’s Course 250
4 Trump Turnberry – The Ailsa 551
4 Trump Turnberry – The King Robert The Bruce (former Kintyre Course) 269
4 Trump Turnberry – The Arran Course 9 holes 60
5 Öschberghof Golf – The Old Course 14
5 Öschberghof Golf – The East Course 10
6 Trump Ireland Doonbeg 227
7 The Montgomerie Maxx Royal 92
8 Machrie Golf Links 161
9 Monte Rei 183
10 K Club – The Palmer North 191
10 K Club – The Palmer South 54
11 Terre Blanche – Le Chateau Course 101
11 Terre Blanche – Le Riou Course 46
12 Gloria Golf Club – The New Championship Golf Course 77
12 Gloria Golf Club – The Old Championship Golf Course 98
12 Gloria Golf Club – The Gloria Verde Golf Course 56
13 West Cliffs 143
14 GC Zillertal Uderns 15
15 La Reserva de Sotogrande 161
16 Dundonald Links 337
17 Gut Kaden 11
18 Carton House Golf Club – The O'Meara Course 51
18 Carton House Golf Club – The Montgomerie Course 64
19 Camiral Golf & Wellness - former PGA Catalunya Resort – The Stadium Course 218
19 Camiral Golf & Wellness - former PGA Catalunya Resort – The Tour Course 114
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 32
23 Crete Golf Club 12
24 Carya 128
25 Golf de l'Isle Adam 15
26 Abama Golf 87
27 Slieve Russell 11
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 213
30 Evian Resort Golf Club 26
31 Mount Juliet 61
32 Buenavista Golf 67
33 Minthis Golf Club 15
34 Black Sea Rama 56
35 Castelfalfi Golf Club – The Mountain Course 36
36 Powerscourt Golf Club – The East Course 30
36 Powerscourt Golf Club – The West Course 30
37 La Cala Resort – The Course Campo America 138
37 La Cala Resort – The Course Campo Asia 120
37 La Cala Resort – The Course Campo Europa 142
38 Golf Eichenheim 30
39 Golf Resort Achental 12
40 Domaine de Manville 12
41 Fota Island – The Barryscourt Golf Course 26
41 Fota Island – The Belvelly Golf Course 23
41 Fota Island – The Deerpark Golf Course 38
42 Trevose Golf & Country Club 159
43 Budersand Sylt Golf Club 58
44 Hardenberg Golf Resort – The Lower Saxony Course 12
44 Hardenberg Golf Resort – The Göttingen Course 10
45 Salobre Golf Resort – The North Course - New Course 45
45 Salobre Golf Resort – The South Course - Old Course 53
46 Diamond Country Club – The Diamond Course 41
46 Diamond Country Club – The Park Course 6
47 Thracian Cliffs 88
48 Vidago Palace Golf Club 22
49 Golf Las Américas 31
50 Kaya Palazzo Golf Club 30
51 Fairmont St. Andrews – The Torrance Course 204
51 Fairmont St. Andrews – The Kittocks Course 186
52 Golf du Médoc – The Course Chateaux 93
52 Golf du Médoc – The Vignes Course 83
53 The Heritage Golf Resort 10
54 Golf & Country Club Lauswolt 21
55 Lopesan Meloneras Golf 37
56 Robinson Golf Club Nobilis 44
57 Penha Longa – The Atlantico Course 211
58 Club de Golf Peralada 42
59 Emporda Golf Club 72
60 Sueno Hotels Golf Belek – The Pines Course 25
60 Sueno Hotels Golf Belek – The Dunes Course 26
61 Château de Taulane 27
62 Aphrodite Hills Golf Club 75
63 Royal Obidos 145
64 Golf Club Lignano 14
65 Palmares Golf Resort 137
66 GC Dolomitengolf Osttirol – The Red & Green Course 7
66 GC Dolomitengolf Osttirol – The Blue & Silver Course 6
67 Princely Golf Resort Bad Waldsee – The Old Course 8
67 Princely Golf Resort Bad Waldsee – The New Course 7
68 Amendoeira Golf Resort – The Faldo Course 84
68 Amendoeira Golf Resort – The O'Connor Jnr. Course 49
69 Quinta do Lago Country Club – The South Course 241
69 Quinta do Lago Country Club – The North Course 215
69 Quinta do Lago Country Club – The Laranjal Course 123
70 Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links 266
71 Golf course Château d'Augerville 9
72 Son Vida Golf - Arabella Golf 78
73 Cornelia Golf Club – The Prince Course 94
74 Golfresort Haugschlag – The Golfcourse Haugschlag 15
74 Golfresort Haugschlag – The Golfcourse Waldviertel 14
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Beckenbauer Golf Course 30
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 22
75 Quellness & Golf Resort Bad Griesbach – The Porsche Course 22
76 Kikuoka Country Club 37
77 The Grove 103
78 Fairplay Golf & Spa Resort 7
79 Boavista Golf 60
80 Quinta da Ria – The Golf Course Quinta da Cima 73
80 Quinta da Ria – The Golf Course Quinta da Ria 69
81 El Rompido Golf – The North Course 20
81 El Rompido Golf – The South Course 18
82 Celtic Manor – The Twenty Ten Course 180
82 Celtic Manor – The Montgomerie Course 73
82 Celtic Manor – The Roman Road Course 72
83 La Finca Resort – The La Finca 40
83 La Finca Resort – The Villamartín 24
84 Golf de Falgos 6
85 Oitavos Dunes 236
86 Udine Golf Club 20
87 Torremirona Golf Club 27
88 Golf Du Roncemay 3
89 Castro Marim Golf 38
90 Palheiro Golf 26
91 Vale do Lobo – The Ocean Golf Course 147
91 Vale do Lobo – The Royal Golf Course 131
92 Golf Park St. Wendel 6
93 Le Touquet – The Course La Mer 196
93 Le Touquet – The Course La Forêt 38
94 Tulfarris Golf Club 15
95 Golf De Saint Endréol 53
96 Golf Club Castelconturbia 80
97 Islantilla Golf Resort 29
98 Estoril Golf Club 28
99 Naxhelet Golf Club 44
100 The Vale Resort – The Lake Course 18
100 The Vale Resort – The Wales National Golf Course 33

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. Michael j. Noack 62
8. Borje Laurinsson 61
9. Erlend Malfait 59
9. Jim McCann 59
11. Jo Maes 58
11. Sven Hanfft 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. Van Lent Yves 53