Top 100 Golf Courses

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Early visitors have also praised the quality of the greens and the club's facilities. With visitor access limited to Monday to Thursday, from 12:00 to 14:00, planning ahead is essential. Save this for your next Madrid trip.📍 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid

One of the course's defining characteristics is the quality of the playing experience. LaFinca Golf carefully manages visitor access, allowing golfers to enjoy a more relaxed pace of play, greater freedom on the course and easier access to tee times.

Madrid is one of Europe's great capital cities, and LaFinca Golf offers a distinctive golfing experience just 15 minutes from the city centre. Opened in 2024, the championship course combines exceptional conditioning with a design inspired by iconic lakes from around the world.

Forfar Golf Club at Cunninghill in Angus is the world's first golf course designed as an 18-holer by Old Tom Morris in 1871. Thirteen original greens remain in play across 80 acres of rig-and-furrow heathland, 22km from Carnoustie on Scotland's east coast golf corridor.

La Reserva sits right next door to Valderrama, currently ranked 13 in Spain. Cabell Robinson gave it wide fairways, huge greens, stretching to 7327 yds from the back tees. If Sotogrande's on your list, La Reserva should be on your list. 📍 Sotogrande, Spain

@GaryLisbonGolf @LarryLambrecht Where would you send the Open? 📸 @Garylisbongolf - RCD / Portmarnock @LarryLambrecht - Royal Porthcawl

The Open only ever visits a handful of English, Scottish, and Northern Irish links. That leaves some of the finest golf on earth off the rota. Where would you send the Open? 📸 @Garylisbongolf - RCD / Portmarnock @LarryLambrecht - Royal Porthcawl

The Renaissance Club is one of two Tom Doak Scottish designs. Since 2019, it's been the home of the Genesis Scottish Open. In the build-up to The Open, this is the course that prepares the field. 📍 North Berwick, East Lothian

Surrey has some of the best heathland golf in the world & Camberley Heath sits right in the middle of that cluster. Classic routing, seriously undulating terrain, excellent par 3s, and pristine conditioning from £132 a round.📍 Camberley, Surrey

Generous fairways, huge Laggan Bay views, and a course you'll often have to yourself. Available July to October 2026 - book the break via the link in bio. 📍 Isle of Islay, Scotland #TheMachrie #IslayGolf #ScotlandGolf #linksgolf #golftravel

Islay is the whisky capital of the world - and home to one of Scotland's finest links. Another Place, The Machrie's Summer Stay and Play makes the trip easy: two nights for two, breakfast each morning, and two rounds each on the championship links.

Named for "Laddie" Lucas, the Spitfire pilot who once landed on these very links, it’s only available to play at select times of year. Tag the golfer you're booking this with. #PrincesGolfClub #SandwichBay #TheLaddie #linksgolf #golftravel

Prince's just gave you a new reason to revisit Kent's coastline. The Laddie is the new championship composite course, built from the best of all three nines.

Joe, Jemima, and Jasper visit The Alto Club in Sotogrande, Spain. The resort sports an 18-hole course, a 9-hole executive course, an academy and all the amenities of a world-class resort and more. Full video live now on YouTube.

Join Top 100 to preview Streamsong's newest course, Bone Valley, this November 8-10. A loop around the new DMK design, the infamous Red Course and unlimited rounds on The Chain short course. You don't want to miss this! 🔗 in Bio.

Where will Brittas Bay sit? The new Kyle Phillips design on the site of the old European Club will be spectacular. Does it crack the Top 5? The Top 10? European Club sat 8th when it closed its doors.

The worst part of English summers is that they don't last long enough... which is never an issue at The Alto Club in Sotogrande, Spain. A brilliant golf resort with all the amenities, the Alto Club is the perfect base to work on your game and relax! Video dropping Sunday.

George Bush is a terrible golfer... Bill Clinton is better in the dark... Pete and Alice Dye's working relationship. Get the inside track from the man in the know at Casa de Campo - Gilles Gagnon. Watch or listen to the latest pod on YouTube - Link in Bio.

Fighting to find a tee time this summer in Ayrshire? Kilmarnock Barassie welcomes visitors 6 days a week. Availability is limited and going fast. Enjoy 27 holes of pure links golf, currently ranked 7th in Ayrshire & Arran.

James sits down with Gilles Gagnon to discuss the legendary Casa de Campo and its recent renovation. Watch or listen to the pod on YouTube. Like & Subscribe