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Great Britain & Ireland 2024

Golf World Top-100 Courses in Great Britain & Ireland was first launched in the late 1980s. With literally hundreds of fine golf courses across the breadth of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, it is arguably our most competitive ranking. And with many of the best golf courses on the list boasting incredible history, heritage, and prestige, it is also the one that is most difficult to judge. In this ranking, you’ll find courses worthy of hosting major championships and internationally-acclaimed tournaments, those that actually do just that, and a selection of unsung heroes that you may not even have heard of before. www.golfworldtop100.com

Courses

Rank Course Players
1 St. Andrews Links – The Old Course 980
2 Royal County Down Golf Club – The Championship Links 521
3 Trump Turnberry – The Ailsa 704
4 Royal Dornoch – The Championship Course 678
5 Muirfield 536
6 Royal Portrush Golf Club – The Dunluce Course 538
7 Royal St. George's Golf Club 510
8 Sunningdale Golf Club – The Old Course 395
9 Royal Birkdale Golf Club 521
10 North Berwick Golf Club - West Links 702
11 Ballybunion Golf Club – The Old Course 493
12 Kingsbarns Golf Links 717
13 Carnoustie Golf Links – The Championship Course 784
14 Portmarnock Golf Club – The Championship Course 502
15 Ardfin Golf Course 54
16 Sunningdale Golf Club – The New Course 343
17 Lahinch Golf Club – The Old Course 446
18 Woodhall Spa Golf Club – The Hotchkin Course 329
19 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The St. Patrick’s Links 161
20 Swinley Forest Golf Club 290
21 Cruden Bay Golf Club – The Championship Course 584
22 Waterville Golf Links 355
23 Royal Troon Golf Club – The Old Course 518
24 Cabot Highlands - former Castle Stuart Golf Links 513
25 Trump International Scotland – The Old Course 466
26 Royal Liverpool Golf Club 478
27 Skibo Castle - The Carnegie Club 147
28 Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club 429
29 St George's Hill Golf Club – Red & Blue Courses 273
30 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 498
31 Prestwick Golf Club 558
32 Loch Lomond Golf Club 255
33 Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 381
34 Gleneagles – The King's Course 453
35 Royal Aberdeen Golf Club – The Balgownie Course 502
36 Walton Heath – The Old Course 349
37 Alwoodley Golf Club 207
38 Machrihanish Golf Club – The Championship Course 404
39 Ganton Golf Club 296
40 St. Enodoc Golf Club – The Church Course 284
41 Rye Golf Club – The Old Course 255
42 Royal West Norfolk Golf Club 198
43 Adare Manor 103
44 Machrie Golf Links 214
45 Woking Golf Club 180
46 Formby Golf Club 409
47 Silloth on Solway Golf Club 265
48 Saunton Golf Club – The East Course 285
49 Western Gailes Golf Club 441
50 Burnham & Berrow Golf Club – Championship Course 296
51 Island Golf Club 300
52 Notts Golf Club 196
53 County Louth Golf Club 252
54 The Berkshire Golf Club – The Red Course 223
55 Carne Golf Links – The Hackett 244
56 Hankley Common Golf Club 178
57 Royal St. David's Golf Club 299
58 West Sussex Golf Club 175
59 Brittas Bay Club - former European Club 349
60 Trump Ireland Doonbeg 280
61 Tralee Golf Club 356
62 County Sligo Golf Club – The Championship Course 284
63 Hunstanton Golf Club 205
64 Nairn Golf Club – The Championship Course 523
65 Gullane Golf Club – Nr. 1 524
66 Hillside Golf Club 357
67 Prince's Golf Club – The Composite - Himalayas, Shore and Dunes Courses (all 27 holes) 398
68 Dumbarnie Links 259
69 Gleneagles – The Queen’s Course 330
70 Pennard Golf Club 241
71 West Lancashire Golf Club 298
72 Wentworth Club – The West Course 309
73 Addington Golf Club 159
74 Machrihanish Dunes 303
75 Old Head of Kinsale 207
76 Ballyliffin Golf Club – The Glashedy Links 267
77 Enniscrone Golf Club – The Dunes Course 271
78 Aberdovey Golf Club 244
79 Worplesdon Golf Club 177
80 Moortown Golf Club 217
81 Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort – The Sandy Hills Links 244
82 West Hill Golf Club 183
83 Parkstone Golf Club 124
84 Portstewart Golf Club – The Strand Course (Championship) 316
85 The Golf House Club Elie Links – Elie and Earlsferry 351
86 Broadstone Golf Club 130
87 Liphook Golf Club 131
88 Brora Golf Club 419
89 Wallasey Golf Club 263
90 The JCB Golf 70
91 St. Andrews Links – The New Course 669
92 The Berkshire Golf Club – The Blue Course 196
93 Walton Heath – The New Course 206
94 Southport & Ainsdale G.C. 341
95 Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club – The Old Course 177
96 Hindhead Golf Club 123
97 Castletown Golf Links 64
98 Renaissance Club 272
99 Southerness Golf Club 231
100 Ballyliffin Golf Club – The Old Links 259

Ranking

Player Courses
1. Brian Ward 100
1. Gareth Hill 100
1. Stuart Bendoris 100
4. James Pinkstone 99
4. Rob Smith 99
4. Mike Brooks 99
4. Joseph Andriole 99
4. Ed Battye 99
4. Greg Ohlendorf 99
4. Rex Tattersall 99
11. Pam Allen 98
11. Michael Bailey 98
11. Harris Kaplan 98
14. Thomas Dean 97
15. Olle Dahlgren 96
16. Erlend Malfait 95
16. Clyde Johnson 95
16. Mark Vandenberghe 95
19. Kirk Baert 94
20. Geoff Steer 93