Greatest 100 Golf Courses
A personal journey through 190 of the finest golf courses in the world, across 21 countries — with photos, videos, descriptions, lists and ratings. A few famous courses are still to be played, and hopefully will be in due course. I hope you enjoy the site.
Courses
Countries
Bookable
Explore the Greatest 100
Six ways into the rankings — by course, by hole, by where you can play, or by region.
Courses 1 to 190
The complete ranking, from the very best downwards — each course with its own page.
Summary List of All 190
Every course on one page. Click any course to go straight to its page.
The Greatest Golf Holes in the World
The finest par 3s, par 4s and par 5s I have played — pick your length.
World’s Top 125 Bookable Courses
The great courses that you can actually reserve and play.
Top 100 Courses – Ireland, GB & Europe
The premier links, heathland and parkland courses of Ireland, Great Britain and Europe.
Country & Regional Lists
The best courses by country and region — from America to Asia.
Looking for the most scenic courses, the toughest tests or the best hole stretches? They’re all in the menu at the top of the page.
The Top Six
The six courses at the head of the list — a taste of what’s inside.
Pebble Beach, California, USA
Southampton, New York, USA
Melbourne, Australia
Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Dornoch, Highlands, Scotland