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go_golfer reviewed Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland, United Kingdom
Recognised as a National Scenic Area and a conservation site, Loch Lomond Golf Club is a beautiful, secluded course located directly on the shores of Loch Lomond, with a spectacular mountain backdrop to its other side. The course itself is long and chall…"
go_golfer reviewed Fishers Island Golf Links in New England, United States
Fishers Island Club is a links-style course on a narrow island that is a mere two miles wide and eight long. The island sits between the National Estuary of the Long Island Sound and a series of lakes and ponds, with difficult rough and large bunkers aro…"
go_golfer reviewed Portmarnock (Old) Golf Club in Dublin, Ireland
Portmarnock Golf Club is situated on its own sandy peninsula, approximately two miles long and covering some 500 acres. The land belonged to the famous distiller, John Jameson, and from around 1850 the links was used as the Jamesons' private golf course.…"
go_golfer reviewed Carnoustie (Championship) Golf Club in Scotland, United Kingdom
Carnoustie is a very large natural seaside links course, one of the most difficult to play in the UK, and during poor weather it is beyond many. Some of the holes are fabulously taxing, particularly the final two, which cross water five times between th…"
go_golfer reviewed Cape Kidnappers Golf Course in Hastings, New Zealand
Tom Doak is a distinctively different and intelligent course architect and at Cape Kidnappers, he has created a course of great drama, interest, originality and beauty."
go_golfer reviewed Oakland Hills (South) Golf Course in Kalamazoo, United States
Affectionately known as 'The Monster', the Oakland Hills South course dates back to 1918 and is rated amongst the top ten golf courses in the USA. It is regularly used for the United States Open Championships and once hosted the Ryder Cup. It has many tr…"
go_golfer reviewed Crystal Downs Golf Club in Lakes Midwest, United States
Crystal Downs is set delightfully on a headland that is wedged between Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake in America’s Midwest. The course runs partly through open ground and partly through woodland. It has very fast greens, can be extremely windy and incorp…"
go_golfer reviewed Kingsbarns Golf Links in Scotland, United Kingdom
The full length of Kingsbarns runs next to majestic views of the North Sea. Only six miles from St Andrews, it is one of the most important of the famous links courses in the region. Originally built in 1793, the course was re-modelled by Kyle Phillips a…"
go_golfer reviewed Kingston Heath Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia
Kingston Heath is a classic design that has stood the test of time and it certainly rates among the best courses in Australia and the world. Its final five holes are widely considered to be the best in championship golf, and the Australian Golf Open and …"
go_golfer reviewed Winged Foot (West) Golf Club in New York, United States
A few members of the New York Athletic Club founded Winged Foot in 1923 and the name originated from the athletic club’s emblem. Winged Foot is now synonymous with a everything American and it’s a true classic. There is great variety bewteen the holes an…"
go_golfer reviewed Pinehurst (No.2) Golf Course in Appalachian States, United States
Pinehurst No.2 opened for play in 1907 and its Donald Ross green sites are the ultimate test, legendary and quite unique. The putting greens are unusually small and demand great control, not least on the turtle-backs, and some of the holes are world-reno…"
go_golfer reviewed Seminole Golf Course in West Palm Beach, United States
Situated on the Atlantic side of Florida’s coastline, Seminole is considered by critics to be one of the finest examples of golf course routing. The design is a classic one, with a number of direction changes and a seaside breeze. Set between sand dunes …"
go_golfer reviewed National Golf Links of America in US East Coast, United States
The National Golf Links of America is set in more than 250 acres of gently rolling Long Island landscape. The varied topography is not only beautiful but dramatic too, holding you captivated from the opening tee shot to the last putt. Designed by Charles…"
go_golfer reviewed Sand Hills Golf Course in Plains Midwest, United States
One hundred golf holes might easily have been laid out on this amazingly natural piece of land, but Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw settled on just eighteen to create the amazing Sand Hills course, which really does seem to have sprung up from the middle of …"
go_golfer reviewed Royal Melbourne Golf Club (West) in Melbourne, Australia
The West course at Royal Melbourne is generally acknowledged as the best course in Australia and the finest design of Dr Alister Mackenzie, one of the world's greatest golf course architects. It was the first of the Sandbelt clubs and although it can be …"
go_golfer reviewed Royal Portrush Golf Course in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The Open Championship has been held outside of Scotland and England only once; that occasion was here at Royal Portrush in 1951 when Max Faulkner triumphed. Constructed on the natural scaffolding of the sweeping seaside valleys and dunes on the north Ant…"
go_golfer reviewed Royal Birkdale Golf Links in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Royal Birkdale is a truly famous links. It is England's highest-rated course and widely recognised for its fairness. It lies in a series of valleys surrounded by dunes and is kept in constant good condition, with challenging greens and some excellent ho…"
go_golfer reviewed Muirfield Golf Course in Scotland, United Kingdom
Designed in 1891 Muirfield Golf Course is one of the most famous golf courses as well as one of the best golf courses in the world. Since then it has hosted over a dozen Open Golf Championships, as well as the Ryder, Walker and Curtis Cups. Just under …"
go_golfer reviewed Merion East Golf Club in Philadelphia, United States
Merion Golf Club was brought into being by Scotsman Hugh Wilson in 1912, when local wealthy Philadelphians began to clamour for improvement to their old golf course. The result was more than respectable, and Merion East Golf Course is now one of the USA'…"
go_golfer reviewed Oakmont Country Club Golf Course in Pittsburgh, United States
Oakmont Country Club has hosted more major Championships than any other course in the U.S. and it’s considered by many to be the toughest golf course in the world. The hard, downhill greens are extremely fast and there are 180 deep bunkers. The site itse…"
go_golfer reviewed Ailsa Golf Course in Scotland, United Kingdom
The Ailsa course at Turnberry is probably the most scenic Open Championship course, often referred to as Scotland’s Pebble Beach. Located right next to the Irish Sea, with craggy rocks and superb views across to the Isles of Mull and Arran."
go_golfer reviewed Pebble Beach Golf Course in US West Coast, United States
Pebble Beach is accessible to any golfers who can afford the fee, and it has an intriguing professional golfing history dating back to 1919. Loved by many, amateur and professional alike, it is possibly the most famous in the USA and as well as being hom…"
go_golfer reviewed St Andrews (Old) Golf Links in Scotland, United Kingdom
Designed by Mother Nature, there is little left to write about St Andrews. St Andrews is the spiritual home of golf, St Andrews is world's most famous links golf course, St Andrews is the mother of golf and so on. It is probable that golf was played …"
go_golfer reviewed Cypress Point Golf Course in US West Coast, United States
Cypress Point Golf Course is set at the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on the very tip of the Monterey Peninsula and the cliff top terrain is varied and thrilling. Almost as many superlatives have been used about the beauty of the location as h…"
go_golfer reviewed Augusta National Golf Course in US South East, United States
The Augusta National Golf Course is one of the most exclusive golf clubs in existence and was designed by Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie, a golfer and a golf architect both at the peak of their professions. The immaculately-kept course undulates a g…"
go_golfer reviewed Royal County Down Golf Links in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Royal County Down Golf Course is in Newcastle, a little holiday town nestling at the feet of the majestic Mountains of Mourne. It is an exhilarating location for a classic links golf course, where the Bay of Dundrum sweeps out into the Irish Sea. Datin…"
go_golfer reviewed Pine Valley Golf Club in Philadelphia, United States
Pine Valley Golf Club was the dream of a Philadelphian hotelier, George Crump, who sadly died before its completion. The legacy that he left behind is universally considered to be the perfect example of penal golf course architecture."
