The Top 10 Golf Courses Worldwide
Hundreds of thousands of golfers every year will spend vast sums of money in order to play this sport which they enjoy so many. But not only will they want to play courses close to where they live but around the world if they can afford to as well. In this article we take a look at what some people consider to be the Top 10 golf courses worldwide today.
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 a beautiful course that has been established for some considerable time now and looks out over the Irish Sea. This is course that has been designed by Tom Morris and it is the 7th and 12th holes which offer the greatest challenge to any player of this sport.
Course 3 – Pebble Beach, USA – This is one of the few courses established in the USA where anyone can play as long as they can pay the green fees. The course was designed by Jack Neville and Douglas Grant and built more than 90 years ago. It is one course that many will find a challenge especially when faced with the water hazards between holes 5 and 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 created by one of the worlds best designers of golf courses namely Tom Fazio. The course covers a total of 7,400 yards across a tabletop landscape. However, the first few holes may leave you uninspired but when you reach the 9th then things really change. This hole is a par five but in order to reach the green you must first hit it down 100ft into a quarry and once down here you are enclosed by towering walls of rock.
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 where the sport of golf is believed to have begun and is now not only one of the oldest but most prestigious of all the golf courses in the world today. This is a place that offers challenges to golfers of varying levels of playing skills. So playing one that suits yours shouldn’t prove a problem.
Course 9 – Augusta, USA – This is a course which on paper looks relatively easy to play but the challenge comes from the weather. The course was designed by Clifford Roberts and Alister Mackenzie and opened in 1933 and it is still a course that golfers from around the world would like to play.
Course 10 – Ballybunion, Southern Ireland – Want a course that is a challenge but has beautiful scenery this is one to consider visiting. Found in County Kerry, Ireland this course has been situated in the same location since 1893. Today it is considered to be one of the top 10 golf courses worldwide because of the changes made to expand it.
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