SCOTLAND
Scotland
The home of the game, ranked: St Andrews, Turnberry, Dornoch and the essential links.
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The best golf,
ranked and reviewed.
We rank from the turf up: every list here is built on courses we rate, with a plain spoken verdict on each and a route to play it. Start with a destination, a theme or a month, then let us fold the picks into a trip costed to the head.
By destination
The best courses, country by country
UNITED STATES
United States
From Pebble Beach to Pinehurst, the rounds worth crossing an ocean for.
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JAPAN
SOUTH AFRICA
BELGIUM
MALTA
BRAZIL
COSTA BLANCA
EAST LOTHIAN
SURREY AND BERKSHIRE HEATHLAND
Surrey and Berkshire Heathland
The sandbelt of England: Sunningdale, Wentworth, Swinley.
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Cape Town and the Garden Route
Table Mountain backdrops and clifftop links to the east.
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MONTEREY PENINSULA
By theme
Resorts, designers and the game's great venues
BEST GOLF RESORTS IN EUROPE
BEST STAY AND PLAY RESORTS IN IRELAND
Best Stay and Play Resorts in Ireland
Adare, Mount Juliet and the island's finest resort golf.
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BEST GOLF AND SPA RESORTS
BEST TOM DOAK COURSES
BEST DUNES COURSES IN EUROPE
OLD TOM MORRIS ERA LINKS
BEST WINTER GOLF IN EUROPE
By season
Where to play, month by month
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