The Greatest Golf Courses Worldwide: UK & Ireland

Here you will find some of the best golf courses the UK & Ireland has to offer. Our aim is to showcase the world’s greatest courses within one site, allowing our visitors a factual insight into the courses themselves.

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Royal County Down

The Royal County Down Championship Course is easily among the world’s top 10 greatest courses. The course is renowned for its breathtaking views and its extraordinary, very raw and challenging golfing experience. The course itself is made up of naturally shaped fairways, rugged sand dunes and small greens. 

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St Andrews (Old Course)

The St Andrews Old Course is one of todays oldest and most famous links courses. The course is steeped in history with golf being played here dating back to the 12th century. The old course has many famous features, Swilken Bridge, the Road Hole and Hell Bunker all help to make this 6,721 yard course an unforgettable classic links.

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Royal Portrush (Dunluce)

The Royal Portrush golf course in Northern Ireland is another classic links course, similar in standard to Royal County Down. The course was designed by Harry Colt and is Situated on the stunning North Antrim Causeway coast, sporting spectacular ocean views. The course was the first outside Great Britain to host the British Open Championship in 1951.

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Muirfield

Muirfield opened for play in 1891 and was designed by Old Tom Morris. Originally the course was a 16-holer but shortly after two more holes was added. In 1928 Harry Colt and Tom Simpson were brought it to make alterations to the course, most golf historians say these changes evolved Muirfield into a truly spectacular links course.

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