What are the Top Ten Golf Courses in the World?

There are many golfers who are willing to spend great amounts of money each year in order to play a sport that they love so much. But as well as wanting to play golf courses close to where they live they want to have the opportunity to play some others around the world. Below we take a look at what some golfers consider to be the top 10 golf courses worldwide.

Course 1 – Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand – If you are looking for a course that is not only beautiful but will offer a challenge then you cannot go far wrong with trying this one designed by Tom Doak an American architect. This course overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is built on what use to be a 2,000 hectare sheep farm and is suitable for players of all levels.

Course 2 – Royal County Down, Northern Ireland (UK) – This is one of the UK’s more well established and beautiful courses with views out of the Irish Sea. Designed by Tom Morris this course is a real challenge for any golfer especially the 7th and 12th holes.

Course 3 – Pebble Beach, USA – This is one course in the USA that as long as you can pay the green fees will allow you to play on it. This is one of the oldest courses in the USA and was designed by Douglas Grant and Jack Neville more than 90 years ago. The biggest challenge player’s face at this course are the water hazards located around holes 5 to 8.

Course 4 – Leopard Creek, South Africa – This is a course like none other in our list of top 10 golf courses worldwide. Not only are there traditional hazards to cope with as you play around there are some slightly unconventional ones as well. Along with the wildlife roaming across the course should you find yourself close to a water hazard you need to be extra vigilant. These are places where the crocodiles like to spend time relaxing.

Course 5 – Green Monkey, Barbados – This course has been designed by one of the world’s best golf course architects, Tom Fazio. Built on a tabletop landscape it covers a total of 7,400 yards. You may find the first few holes a little uninspiring but when you come to the 9th that when things change. The par 5, 9th requires you to hit the ball 100ft down into a quarry before aiming towards the green whilst towering walls of rock close around you.

Course 6 – Turnberry, Scotland -This is a course that many people don’t consider as it is in the same country where St Andrews is to be found. Yet it is worth considering playing as there are two great courses to challenge your skills on.

Course 7 – Valderrama, Spain – The new course opened in 1985 and is very popular with both amateur and professional golfers from around the world. Located in the Andalucian region of Spain it offers players breathtaking views out over the Mediterranean Sea. All holes are challenging however the 5th offers the biggest challenge of all as it has a two tiered green.

Course 8 – St Andrews Old Course, Scotland – This is the course where the game of golf is believed to have originated and is well established and prestigious course. It doesn’t matter what level of skill your golf is at you will find this course very challenging and you may well find it helps to improve the way you play.

Course 9 – Augusta, USA – This course is actually one of the easiest to play in the world but it is the weather which often makes playing this course difficult. The course which opened in 1933 was designed by Alister Mackenzie and Clifford Roberts and is one that all players around the world would like to play.

Course 10 – Ballybunion, Southern Ireland – Another course that offers a challenge to golfers but also beautiful scenery. The course has been situated in County Kerry, Ireland since 1893 and through changes to the design and it being expanded is now considered to be one of the top 10 golf courses worldwide today.

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