GOLF Magazine Top 100 Golf Courses in the World - 2013
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GOLF Magazine Top 100 Golf Courses In The World - 2013 2013 Rank Name Location Architect(s) & Opening 1 Pine Valley US H.S. Colt, George Crump, 1918 2 Cypress Point US Alister MacKenzie, 1928 3 Augusta National US Bobby Jones, Alister MacKenzie, 1933 4 St. Andrews (Old Course) Scotland Nature, 1400 5 Shinnecock Hills US William Flynn, 1931 6 Royal County Down N. Ireland Old Tom Morris, 1889 7 Pebble Beach Golf Links US Douglas Grant, Jack Neville, 1919 8 Oakmont US Henry Fownes, 1903 9 Merion (East) US Hugh Wilson, 1912 10 Muirfield Scotland H.S. Colt, Old Tom Morris, 1891 11 National Golf Links of America US C.B. Macdonald, 1911 12 Sand Hills US Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, 1994 13 Royal Melbourne (West) Australia Alister MacKenzie, 1926 14 Royal Dornoch (Championship) Scotland Old Tom Morris, 1886 15 Royal Portrush (Dunluce) N. Ireland H.S. Colt, 1929 16 Pinehurst (No. 2) US Donald Ross, 1907 17 Ballybunion (Old) Ireland Tom Simpson, P. Murphy, 1893 18 Turnberry (Ailsa) Scotland P. Mackenzie Ross, Willie Fernie, 1909 19 Crystal Downs US Perry Maxwell, Alister MacKenzie, 1932 20 Pacific Dunes US Tom Doak, 2001 21 Winged Foot (West) US A. W. Tillinghast, 1923 22 Seminole US Donald Ross, 1929 23 Carnoustie (Championship) Scotland Old Tom Morris, A. Robertson, 1842 24 Fishers Island Club US Seth Raynor, 1926 25 Chicago US Seth Raynor, C.B. Macdonald, 1895 26 Prairie Dunes US Press Maxwell, Perry Maxwell, 1937 27 San Francisco US A. W. Tillinghast, 1918 28 Kingston Heath Australia Alister MacKenzie, Des Soutar, 1925 29 Royal St. George's England Laidlaw Purves, 1887 30 Los Angeles (North) US George Thomas, 1921 31 Royal Birkdale England Fred Hawtree, George Lowe Jr., 1889 32 Friar's Head US Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, 2003 33 Riviera US Bill Bell Sr., George Thomas, 1926 34 Barnbougle Dunes Australia Mike Clayton, Tom Doak, 2004 35 Oakland Hills (South) US Robert Trent Jones, Donald Ross, 1917 36 Bethpage (Black) US A.W. Tillinghast, 1936 37 Hirono Japan C.H. Alison, 1932 38 Cape Kidnappers New Zealand Tom Doak, 2004 39 Sunningdale (Old) England H.S. Colt, Willie Park Jr., 1901 40 Lahinch (Old) Ireland Alister MacKenzie, Old Tom Morris, 1893 41 New South Wales Australia Eric Apperly, Alister MacKenzie, 1928 42 The Country Club US Rees Jones, Willie Campbell, 1895 43 Kiawah Island (Ocean) US Pete Dye, 1991 44 Royal Troon (Old) Scotland Willie Fernie, 1887 45 Nine Bridges Korea David Dale, Ron Fream, 2001 46 Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog) Dominican Republic Pete Dye, 1971 47 Garden City Golf Club US Devereux Emmet, 1899 48 Muirfield Village US Desmond Muirhead, Jack Nicklaus, 1974 49 Whistling Straits (Straits) US Pete Dye, 1998 50 Trump International Golf Links Scotland Martin Hawtree, 2012 Wide World of Golf President Bill Hogan is one of the 100 Panelists for GOLF Magazine. www.wideworldofgolf.com GOLF Magazine Top 100 Golf Courses In The World - 2013 51 Baltusrol (Lower) US A.W. Tillinghast, 1922 52 Diamante Mexico Davis Love III, 2010 53 Morfontaine France Tom Simpson, 1927 54 Portmarnock (Old) Ireland W.C. Pickeman, George Ross, 1894 55 Kingsbarns Scotland Kyle Phillips, 1999 56 Castle Stuart Scotland Gil Hanse, Mark Parsinen, 2009 57 Olympic (Lake) US Sam Whiting, 1924 58 TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium) US Pete Dye, 1982 59 Royal Lytham & St. Annes England George Lowe Jr., 1897 60 Oak Hill (East) US Donald Ross, 1923 61 Shoreacres US Seth Raynor, 1921 62 Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin) England H.S. Colt, Harry Vardon, 1905 63 Bandon Dunes US David McLay Kidd, 1999 64 Southern Hills US Perry Maxwell, 1936 65 Oitavos Dunes Portugal Arthur Hills, 2001 66 The Golf Club US Pete Dye, 1967 67 Maidstone US Willie Park, Jr., John Park, 1891 68 North Berwick (West) Scotland David Strath, 1878 69 Royal Liverpool England George Morris, 1869 70 Camargo US Seth Raynor, 1921 71 Kawana (Fuji) Japan Kinya Fujita, C.H. Alison, 1936 72 Barnbougle Lost Farm Australia Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, 2010 73 Quaker Ridge US A.W. Tillinghast, 1926 74 Kauri Cliffs New Zealand David Harman, 2000 75 Ballyneal US Tom Doak, 2006 76 Waterville Ireland Eddie Hackett, 1973 77 Somerset Hills US A.W. Tillinghast, 1918 78 Shanqin Bay China Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, 2012 79 Cruden Bay Scotland Tom Simpson, Herbert Fowler, 1926 80 Walton Heath (Old) England Herbert Fowler, 1904 81 Harbour Town Golf Links US Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, 1969 82 Cabot Links Canada Rod Whitman, 2012 83 Inverness US Donald Ross, 1919 84 Ganton England Harry Vardon, 1905 85 Medinah (No. 3) US Tom Bendelow, 1928 86 European Club Ireland Pat Ruddy, 1992 87 St. George's Canada Stanley Thompson, 1929 88 Old Macdonald Scotland Jim Urbina, Tom Doak, 2010 89 Loch Lomond Scotland Jay Morrish, Tom Weiskopf, 1994 90 Old Sandwich US Ben Crenshaw, Bill Coore, 2004 91 Machrihanish Scotland Old Tom Morris, Charles Hunter, 1876 92 Swinley Forest England H.S. Colt, 1910 93 Tokyo Japan Komei Ohtani, 1940 94 Royal Melbourne (East) Australia Alex Russell, 1932 95 Royal Porthcawl Wales H.S. Colt, 1913 96 Rye England Tom Simpson/Guy Campbell, H.S. Colt, 1895 97 Cabo del Sol (Ocean) Mexico Jack Nicklaus, 1994 98 Valderrama Spain Robert Trent Jones, 1975 99 Royal Adelaide Australia Alister MacKenzie, 1926 100 Durban Country Club South Africa George Waterman, Laurie Waters, 1922 Wide World of Golf President Bill Hogan is one of the 100 Panelists for GOLF Magazine. www.wideworldofgolf.com.